PARIVISION and BETBOOM TEAM lose opening matches at Thunderpick World Championship 2026

The opening Group B matches of Thunderpick World Championship 2026, a Counter-Strike 2 tournament, have concluded in Malta.

In the first round of the bracket, Legacy beat PARIVISION (13:11 on Dust2, 16:14 on Mirage) and FURIA got the better of BETBOOM TEAM (13:10 on Ancient, 13:9 on Mirage). The losing sides drop to the lower bracket, while the winners will face each other for a spot in the playoffs. The current Group A bracket can be found via the link.

Thunderpick World Championship 2026 is being held in Malta from October 14 to 18, with eight teams competing for a share of $1 million in prize money. More details about the tournament are available in our previous article.

The current Group A bracket looks as follows: