{"id":8741,"date":"2023-11-08T13:59:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T13:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderpick.gl\/blog\/?p=8741"},"modified":"2023-11-08T13:59:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T13:59:35","slug":"thunderpick-world-championship-finals-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderpick.gl\/blog\/thunderpick-world-championship-finals-review","title":{"rendered":"Thunderpick World Championship Finals Review<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From Nov. 3 to Nov. 5, we were ecstatic to see the Thunderpick World Championship<\/a> finals come to fruition as some of the best Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports teams in the world competed for their share of the $500,000 prize pool. If you couldn’t watch the action live, we\u2019ve compiled highlights from the playoffs and final round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thunderpick World Championship Playoffs Highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While the Group Stage delivered some fantastic matches, the quarterfinals and semifinals turned the heat up to 11. The single-elimination bracket with best-of-three (BO3) matches proved exciting, as one mistake could send a team packing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take a look at how the final two teams\u2014FaZe Clan<\/a> and Virtus.pro<\/a>\u2014made their way through the playoffs bracket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FaZe Clan’s Thunderpick World Championship Journey<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the quarterfinals, the two highest-ranked teams of the event\u2014FaZe Clan<\/a> and MOUZ<\/a>\u2014faced off in a grueling battle. On the first map, Vertigo, MOUZ<\/a>’s David “frozen” \u010cer\u0148ansk\u00fd scored four Glock kills to kick off the match. Despite their best efforts, FaZe Clan could not recover and ended up losing the first map 13-5 with some close calls and powerful plays from MOUZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n