Thunderpick World Championship 2025 South America Series 2

The Thunderpick World Championship 2025 South America Series 2 is a chance for the best Counter-Strike teams from South America to test their mettle in a gauntlet of online matches throughout mid-July. The end goal is qualification for the Thunderpick World Championship 2025, which is returning for its third iteration in October, with LAN finals set to head to Malta later this year. It all starts right here, with online regional qualifiers to determine which teams are worthy of a spot in the main event.

Thunderpick World Championship 2025 South America Series 2 Tournament Format

The format for the Thunderpick World Championship 2025 South America Series 2 is standard for the regional qualifiers that Thunderpick is hosting over the next few months. Double-elimination Groups and single-elimination Playoffs won’t rewrite the book on CS2 tournaments, but it does provide a familiar feeling for fans to jump in and know exactly where they stand. And best of all, no best-of-ones.

• Group Stage: Eight teams play out two double-elimination Groups. Each Group has four teams. The top two teams from each Group then progress through to the Playoffs. All matches are best-of-three.
• Playoffs: Single-elimination bracket, kicking off with the Quarter Finals. Four top teams are invited to play the four CS2 teams who qualified from the Group Stage. The winner takes home a coveted spot in the Thunderpick World Championship Closed Qualifiers. All matches are best-of-three.

All Thunderpick World Championship 2025 South America Series 2 Teams

As the Thunderpick World Championship 2025 South America Series 2 approaches, 12 teams will be invited to the online event, although it’s currently unclear which teams will accept their invites to attend. Eventual invites will be sent out based on the Valve Regional Standings on June 25th, so we’ll keep you in the loop right here when the teams are announced.

Four teams at the top of the South American VRS will receive direct invites to the Playoffs, while the remaining eight will be left to fight through the brutal Group Stage to stay alive. Two of the Group Stage teams will take part in the Thunderpick World Championship 2025 South America Series 2 courtesy of wildcard invites, which come at the discretion of Thunderpick.

Thunderpick World Championship 2025 South America Series 2 Prize Pool Distribution

Unfortunately, the teams that finish below the top two in the Thunderpick World Championship 2025 South America Series 2 leave empty-handed. Second place gets a $5,000 cash prize, while the winner receives a tidy $20,000 reward. However, the spot in the Closed Qualifiers in the main event is the real prize on offer here.

Because this is the second South American qualifier for the Thunderpick World Championship 2025, it’s the last chance some of these teams will have to continue their route to the main event. This will up the stakes tenfold in these online CS2 matches.

How to Watch Thunderpick World Championship 2025 South America Series 2

Thunderpick World Championship 2025 South America Series 2 can primarily be found on the official Thunderpick Twitch channel. That is where the tournament organizer is hosting the rest of its online qualifiers, too, so it’s worth a follow if you want to catch all the action on the server.