Thunderpick World Championship 2025 sets series viewership high as FURIA claim the title

Thunderpick World Championship 2025 concluded in Malta with FURIA lifting the trophy after a dramatic reverse-sweep over NAVI in a best-of-five grand final. The A-tier CS2 LAN (Oct 15–19) featured eight teams and a $340,000 prize pool for players (plus a club share), and it delivered the biggest audience in the event series’ history. 

The numbers

According to Esports Charts, Thunderpick World Championship 2025 peaked at 400,333 concurrent viewers, generated 4.77 million hours watched, and averaged 98,732 viewers across 48 hours of airtime. Broadcasts ran on Twitch, Kick, YouTube Live, Facebook Gaming, and TikTok. The NAVI vs FURIA grand final was the most-watched match. 

The result & MVP

Down 0–2 in the grand final, FURIA stormed back to win 3–2 over NAVI—securing their second LAN trophy in a month and momentum heading into the fall calendar. HLTV named Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato the tournament MVP—his first MVP medal—after a consistently dominant event. 

Prize pool & dates (official overviews)

HLTV lists the finals as Oct 15–19 in Malta, with $340,000 in player prize money (and additional club share). Liquipedia’s event page confirms the A-tier, offline LAN status and organizer details. 

What the players and talent said

KSCERATO (FURIA), on finally earning MVP: “Everything in God’s time, you know?” He highlighted a shift toward a more aggressive playstyle and delivering above a 1.00 rating in all 11 maps in Malta. 

Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo (FURIA), on playing Malta and the run to the final: “We postponed our break to play [here] because we want to give back to Malta,” he said after the semifinal win over Aurora that sent FURIA to the grand final. 

Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen (NAVI), on facing FURIA: “They have a unique style that’s always nice to watch,” the NAVI IGL said ahead of the first meeting between the lineups in the BO5 final. 

Desk host Tech Girl, on FURIA’s form (pre-final): “Our lord and savior of Counter-Strike, FalleN, he will take FURIA to victory… and then they will go on to win the Major.” (A light-hearted on-air prediction that—at least for TWC—proved prescient.) 

How the final swung

Match reports describe NAVI taking early control before FURIA adapted and closed out the last two maps emphatically, including a lopsided decider. Detailed recaps from HLTV and outlets like Esports Insider and esports.gg outline the reverse-sweep narrative and key rounds that flipped momentum. 

Related news & context

Event viewership round-up: Multiple outlets echoed Esports Charts’ numbers, with reports noting ~393K–400K peak concurrent viewers and ~4.7M hours watched; the grand final topped the charts. 

Road to Malta & format: Thunderpick’s official coverage recaps the six regional series, the Valve-sanctioned Closed Qualifier, and the four direct invites (The MongolZ, Aurora Gaming, NAVI, FURIA). 

Third place: The MongolZ defeated Aurora in the 3rd-place decider to round out the podium. 

What’s next: Coverage notes FURIA’s strong positioning for upcoming tier-one events on the calendar (e.g., IEM Chengdu) and the Budapest Major later in the season.