Hotspawn secures partnership with Thunderpick World Championship 2025

Hotspawn is heading to Malta. With the Thunderpick World Championship 2025 officially announced with its total $1 million prize pool and a commitment to 2026 locked in, Hotspawn has partnered with Thunderpick to bring you the most exciting content from now until the Malta LAN Finals in October.

Hotspawn heads to Malta for the Thunderpick World Championship 2025

With the LAN Finals in Malta locked in between October 15 and 19, Hotspawn will be boots on the ground for the event, bringing you exclusive content with some of the best CS2 teams and players for the duration of the Thunderpick World Championship 2025. Our aim is to bring the community closer to all the Counter-Strike action, and by partnering with the Thunderpick World Championship, we’re excited to have the opportunity to do so at one of the most exciting events on the calendar.

The MongolZ and FaZe Clan won previous iterations of the Thunderpick World Championship, showcasing the leading online esports betting platform’s commitment to providing world-class Counter-Strike for players and fans alike. It’s sure to be a banger, and we can’t wait to see you there.

Before the main event can get underway, there’s the small matter of the online qualifiers, which will determine some of the teams in attendance at the Thunderpick World Championship 2025. The schedule is as follows:

● TWC EU1: April 28 – May 7, 2025
● TWC NA1: May 8 – May 16, 2025
● TWC SA1: June 27 – July 2, 2025
● TWC SA2: July 8 – July 13, 2025
● TWC NA2: July 24 – August 1, 2025
● TWC EU2: August 5 – August 14, 2025
● TWC Finals Closed Qualifier: September 9 – September 11, 2025
● TWC Finals Malta (LAN): October 15 – October 19, 2025

All matches for the event are broadcast live on the official Twitch channel.

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