Thunderpick World Championship 2026: South American Series #2 Preview: Format, Participants, Schedule
Alexey Mikhailov
The Thunderpick World Championship 2026: South American Series #2 matches begin tomorrow. The tournament format, participants, prize pool distribution, roster of players, and schedule for the first day of competition are detailed below.
Format and Dates
The Thunderpick World Championship 2026: South American Series #2 will take place online from July 8 to 12. A total of 12 teams will compete in the championship—8 of them will face off in the group stage, while the top 4 teams will advance directly to the playoffs. The final stage of the tournament will be a single-elimination bracket.
List of Participants
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Playoffs
- BESTIA
- LargadosyPelados
- Imperial Esports
- Bounty Hunters Esports
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Group Stage
- Fake do Biru
- Yawara E-Sports
- Keyd Stars
- Isurus
- UNO MILLE
- MIBR Academy
- Metanoia Wolves
- paiN Gaming Academy
Prize Pool Distribution
As part of the Thunderpick World Championship 2026: South American Series #1, teams will compete for a $20,000 prize pool.
- 1st place — $10,000;
- 2nd place — $4,000;
- 3rd–4th place — $1,500 each;
- 5th–8th place — $750 each.
List of English-speaking players
- Travis “Trav” Landau Mott;
- Matthew “HAzE” Stott;
- Brandon “BDog” Rowlings;
- John “JRT” Tsupanarias;
- Cole “xner” McGentry;
- Charlie “Cmd64” Drage;
- Fred “ZolaSMH” Schwafel;
- Mark “GETTHEBAGMARK” Latreille;
- Zachary “V1nson” Vinson.
Schedule for Day 1 of Play
July 8, times listed in Moscow time.
- 4:00 p.m. — Isurus vs. UNO MILLE.
- 7:00 p.m. — Fake do Biru vs. paiN Gaming Academy.
- 10:00 p.m. — Yawara E-Sports vs. Metanoia Wolves.
July 9
- 1:00 a.m. — Keyd Stars vs. MIBR Academy.
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Alexey Mikhailov
