Official: TWC 2025 offline finals will be held in Malta, with a prize of $850,000

E-sports betting platform Thunderpick recently announced that the offline finals of the 2025 Thunderpick World Championship (TWC 2025) will be held in Malta from October 15 to 19. There will be a total of 8 teams participating, including 4 teams from the VRS system and 4 teams from the closed-door qualifiers.

The prize money for this year's finals is as high as $850,000, accounting for about 85% of the total prize money (1 million US dollars). However, the event overlaps with the CS Asia Championship (CAC 2025) held in Shanghai from October 14 to 19, which may affect the participation decisions of some teams.

According to the official announcement, TWC 2025 will be divided into three stages: regional series, closed-door qualifiers and offline finals. There are six regional series, two in Europe, two in North America and two in South America, with a prize of $25,000 each. With the victory in the first two regional series, Legacy and NAVI Junior have already secured the closed-door qualifier seats in advance.

The closed-door qualifiers are scheduled to be held from September 9 to 11, with the participating teams consisting of the six regional series winners and 10 teams invited through the VRS system.

Thunderpick also confirmed that it will continue to host the event in 2026 and beyond. In this regard, Kelly Saunders, Thunderpick's head of strategy, explained: "As the Thunderpick World Championship enters its third year, our mission remains clear: to provide a world-class event experience for players and fans."

“Planning for 2025 is already underway, and preparations for 2026 have already begun, and we are proud to continue investing in the future of CS2.”

Here is the full schedule for the 2025 Thunderpick World Championship:

South America Region 1: June 27 to July 2

South America Region 2: July 8-13

Second stop in North America: July 24 to August 1

Second stop in Europe: August 5-14

TWC Closed Qualifiers: September 9-11

TWC offline finals: October 15-19