Thunderpick names 12-person talent roster for Malta Worlds

Thunderpick announced a 12-person broadcast team for the $1,000,000 World Championship in Malta, scheduled for Oct. 14-18. The roster covers play-by-play casting, analyst desk duties and stage and sideline hosting for the five-day event.

The casting pairs are Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill with Alex “Machine” Richardson, and Harry “JustHarry” Russell with Hugo “Hugo” Byron.

Sam “Tech Girl” Wright and Tres “stunna” Saranthus will lead the analyst desk. They will be joined on the desk by analysts Janko “YNk” Paunović, Sudhen “Bleh” Wahengbam, Teodor “tedd” Borisov and Jason “moses” O’Toole.

James “BanKs” Banks and Anastasija “Heccu” Tolmačeva will provide stage hosting and sideline reporting throughout the tournament.

Eight teams will compete for the $1,000,000 prize pool. The field comprises FURIA, Falcons, Legacy and Aurora, plus BETBOOM, 9z, PARIVISION and Virtus.pro.

Teams will be divided into two GSL-style Best-of-3 groups. The top two teams from each group will advance to a single-elimination playoff bracket. Group play begins Oct. 14 and the event concludes Oct. 18.

Thunderpick confirmed the full on-air lineup ahead of the event to cover live commentary, tactical analysis and on-site interviews across matches and the playoff stage.

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