{"id":435484,"date":"2026-10-18T21:54:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T21:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=435484"},"modified":"2026-10-18T21:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T21:54:48","slug":"furia-are-champions-of-thunderpick-world-championship-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/furia-are-champions-of-thunderpick-world-championship-2026","title":{"rendered":"FURIA Are Champions of Thunderpick World Championship 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

FURIA defeated BETBOOM 3:2 in the Grand Final to become champions of Thunderpick World Championship 2026. The Brazilian team recovered from a 1:2 deficit by winning Mirage and Cache, securing a second consecutive Thunderpick World Championship title.<\/p>

The victory earned FURIA $250,000, while BETBOOM finished as runners-up and received $125,000.<\/p>

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Tournament context<\/h2>

Thunderpick World Championship 2026 featured eight teams competing in Malta for a $1,000,000 prize pool.<\/p>

FURIA started the tournament with a 2:0 victory over BETBOOM before continuing through Group B and reaching the playoffs. They then defeated Aurora in the semifinal to secure their first Grand Final appearance since the IEM Cologne Major.<\/p>

BETBOOM recovered from the opening loss to FURIA by beating PARIVISION and Legacy to reach the playoffs. A semifinal victory over Falcons gave them another opportunity against FURIA, this time in a Bo5 title match.<\/p>

The Grand Final required all five maps.<\/p>

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BI-CAMPEÃO 🏆<\/p>\n

#FURIACS https:\/\/t.co\/Xu6HMOH8wf<\/p>\n

— FURIA (@FURIA) October 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>

How the Grand Final unfolded — FURIA vs BETBOOM<\/h2>

Series score: 3:2 in favor of FURIA<\/p>

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  1. Dust2 (pick FURIA) — 13:6 in favor of FURIA
    \nFURIA started their own pick with an 8:4 first-half advantage and allowed BETBOOM only two rounds after the side switch to take the opening map.<\/li>\n
  2. Ancient (pick BETBOOM) — 19:16 in favor of BETBOOM
    \nFURIA led 7:5 after the opening half, but BETBOOM answered after the break and forced overtime at 12:12. BETBOOM then took the extended game to level the series.<\/li>\n
  3. Nuke (pick FURIA) — 13:9 in favor of BETBOOM
    \nBETBOOM built an 8:4 lead in the first half and maintained the advantage after the side switch, moving one map away from the trophy.<\/li>\n
  4. Mirage (pick BETBOOM) — 13:11 in favor of FURIA
    \nFURIA produced a 10:2 opening half on the opponent pick. BETBOOM came close to completing the comeback with a 9:3 second half, but FURIA held on to force Cache.<\/li>\n
  5. Cache — 13:6 in favor of FURIA
    \nFURIA took control of the deciding map with another 8:4 first half and closed the tournament by winning five of the next seven rounds.<\/li>\n<\/ol>
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    Player statistics for the Grand Final taken from HLTV<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>

    Player of the Grand Final — Kirill “Magnojez” Rodnov<\/h2>