Falcons and FURIA Esports headline Thunderpick World Championship field

Falcons and FURIA Esports headline Thunderpick World Championship field

Falcons and FURIA Esports will headline the eight-team lineup for the Thunderpick World Championship 2026 in Malta .

The $1 million lan will take place from October 14–18 at the BLAST Arena studio and will represent one of the final major opportunities for teams to earn Valve Ranking points before the November 2 cutoff for Singapore Major invitations.

Falcons and defending champions FURIA Esports are the only top-five teams in attendance.

Four top-10 teams confirmed

FISSURE Playground 3 champions Legacy and aurora complete the tournament's top-10 representation.

9z , BETBOOM, and PARIVISION have also received invitations.

The final place was secured by Virtus.pro through the closed qualifier.

Thunderpick World Championship 2026 teams

• Falcons

• FURIA Esports

• Legacy

• aurora

• 9z

• BETBOOM

• PARIVISION

• Virtus.pro

The tournament's proximity to the Major invitation cutoff means strong performances in Malta could have a significant impact on several teams' qualification hopes.