Online esports wagering platform Thunderpick announced Tuesday that it is teaming up with Berlin-based LVL and GRID Esports for the upcoming Thunderpick World Championship 2024 Finals, the culmination of the company’s marquee Counter-Strike 2 competition.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
With cooperation from GRID, LVL will serve as the official venue for the LAN event set to take place in Berlin, Nov. 2 – 3.
The Thunderpick World Championship features a total prize pool of $1M USD, and participation from such teams as BLEED, Cloud9, Legacy, M80, Imperial, BESTIA, BIG, HEROIC, FNATIC, Team Falcons, Virtus.Pro and more.
The Thunderpick World Champions 2024 Finals begin with an online GSL Group Stage taking place from Oct. 21 – 25. Sixteen teams will be split into four groups of four teams each, competing for a spot in the single-elimination Playoffs. The top two teams in each group advance, leaving only eight teams left to move on to compete in head-to-head best-of-three matchups on Oct. 26 in the Quarterfinals. The four winning teams proceed to the Semifinals on Nov. 2, which will be played live at LVL in Berlin.
On Nov. 3, the two losing teams will compete for third place, followed by a best-of-five Grand Final, where the two winning teams will then compete for the title of champion and the $500K first prize.
Tickets for the competition went on sale this morning.
Thunderpick also announced the on-air talent for the event including desk host Tres “stunna” Saranthus, analyst Janko “YNk” Paunović, analyst Sudhen “Bleh” Wahengbam, caster Hugo “Hugo” Byron, caster Adam “Dinko” Hawthorne, and interviewer Edona “Dona Spock” Musliu.
Esports wagering data platform GRID will serve as the official esports services provider and data partner of the Thunderpick World Championship.
Thunderpick is a competitive, gaming-focused crypto-gambling and casino platform regulated through a Curaçao gambling license. The company’s products and services are not available or legal to use in the United States, Canada, and the UK. In the legal disclaimer section of its website, the company puts the onus of compliance with local laws related to gambling on the end user.