Update Club Share + Participation Fee
With Valve’s approval, we are happy to announce two changes to the Financial Distribution structure for the Thunderpick World Championship 2025 Finals! A $150,000.00 USD Participation Fee is added for Direct VRS Invites, while the announced Prize-Pool ($850,000.00 USD) will be distributed into Player and Club Share.
While the Total Prize-Pool will remain unchanged, with both shares counting towards the Valve Regional Standings (VRS), the Participation Fee will be an extra financial incentive that won’t count towards the VRS.
The new Prize-Pool Breakdown is now divided into 60% for Club Share and 40% for Player Share, as follow:
| Total | Player Share | Club Share | |
| Total | $850,000.00 | $340,000.00 | $510,000.00 |
| 1st Place | $500,000.00 | $200,000.00 | $300,000.00 |
| 2nd Place | $150,000.00 | $60,000.00 | $90,000.00 |
| 3rd Place | $70,000.00 | $28,000.00 | $42,000.00 |
| 4th Place | $50,000.00 | $20,000.00 | $30,000.00 |
| 5th Place | $20,000.00 | $8,000.00 | $12,000.00 |
| 6th Place | $20,000.00 | $8,000.00 | $12,000.00 |
| 7th Place | $20,000.00 | $8,000.00 | $12,000.00 |
| 8th Place | $20,000.00 | $8,000.00 | $12,000.00 |
The Participation Fee of $150,000 USD will be awarded for the Top 8 Directly Invited by VRS Teams into the TWC Finals (Awarded as per the Team Ranking on the Invite Date, not related to Event Performance):
| Team Slot | Stage | Total |
| Global VRS Invite #1 | TWC Finals (Malta) | $25,000.00 |
| Global VRS Invite #2 | TWC Finals (Malta) | $25,000.00 |
| Global VRS Invite #3 | TWC Finals (Malta) | $25,000.00 |
| Global VRS Invite #4 | TWC Finals (Malta) | $25,000.00 |
| Europe VRS Invite #1 | TWC Finals CQ (Online, Europe) | $12,500.00 |
| Europe VRS Invite #2 | TWC Finals CQ (Online, Europe) | $12,500.00 |
| Europe VRS Invite #3 | TWC Finals CQ (Online, Europe) | $12,500.00 |
| Europe VRS Invite #4 | TWC Finals CQ (Online, Europe) | $12,500.00 |
| Total | $150,000.00 |
