FURIA makes history with back-to-back Thunderpick World Championship titles after epic comeback

FURIA beat BetBoom 3–2 to win the Thunderpick World Championship 2026 for the second year in a row after an epic comeback.
Carlos Melo Silva Junior10/19/20262 min read
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FURIA, a Brazilian esports organization with a professional Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) team, beat BetBoom 3–2 in the final to win the Thunderpick World Championship for a second consecutive year. The team earned $500,000 in prize money.

The international CS2 tournament final went to five maps: Dust2, Ancient, Nuke, Mirage, and Cache. FURIA won the opener, lost the next two maps, then took the final two to secure the championship.

FURIA won Dust2 13–6. KSCERATO led the map with 21 kills, eight deaths, 121.6 average damage per round, and a 1.83 rating. Every FURIA player finished the opener with a rating above 1.

Ancient: BetBoom levels the score in overtime

BetBoom won Ancient 19–16 in overtime. S1ren led the Russian team with 29 kills and a 1.54 rating, while zorte added 28 kills. FURIA led 7–5 at halftime but could not hold on to the advantage. BetBoom moves within one map of the title

BetBoom took the series lead with a 13–9 win on Nuke. Magnojez recorded 23 kills, seven deaths, and a 1.92 rating, putting BetBoom one map away from the championship.

FURIA forces a deciding map

FURIA won Mirage 13–11 to send the final to Cache. The Brazilian team built a 10–2 lead in the first half, but BetBoom narrowed the gap after the break. FalleN finished with 21 kills, while KSCERATO posted FURIA’s highest rating on the map at 1.34.

FURIA closes out the championship

On the deciding map, FURIA led 8–4 at halftime and won five of the next seven rounds to finish the series 13–6. YEKINDAR led the map with a 1.56 rating, and yuurih recorded 18 kills.

KSCERATO leads FURIA; Magnojez tops BetBoom’s stats

KSCERATO finished the final as FURIA’s highest-rated player, with a 1.13 rating, 82 kills, and 72 deaths. FalleN posted a 1.08 rating, and YEKINDAR finished at 1.06. Molodoy recorded the most kills for FURIA across the series, with 85.

For BetBoom, Magnojez led the individual stats with 90 kills, 84.7 average damage per round, and a 1.23 rating. Zorte was close behind with 88 kills and a 1.18 rating.

BetBoom earned $250,000 for second place. Aurora Gaming finished third, and Team Falcons placed fourth. FURIA’s $500,000 prize was split evenly between the players and the organization, with $250,000 going to each.

How much did FURIA win at the Thunderpick World Championship 2026?

FURIA earned $500,000 for winning the tournament. The prize money was divided equally between the players and the organization.

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source: DotEsports