Complexity claim Thunderpick's $20,000 qualifier prize
Complexity and Nouns met in the grand finals to see who would take home the $20,000 prize money, and the Dallas-based team came out victorious. Nouns didn't lose everything though, as a spot in the main event was already guaranteed and they also received $5,000 for finishing in second place.
Both teams will travel to Europe in order to play the main event which has a $500,000 prize pool. Thunderpick World Championship 2023 will run from October 27th to November 5th, and it will be an online event.
The series between Complexity and Nouns wasn't a long one. The match had Anubis as its opener, picked by Complexity. Nouns chose to start on the T-side but that proved to be the wrong move, as Complexity completely dominated the first half, with a 13-2 score. Going into the second half, Nouns tried to mount a comeback even winning a force buy after losing the pistol, but the lead was too big to surmount. Complexity took Anubis 16-6.
Going into Nouns' pick of Nuke, Complexity decided to start on the CT-side, and in this case, it was the right move. Complexity went into the half with a huge 12-3 lead, as Nouns' T-side was simply not working during the grand final. Once again, the CT-side was better for Nouns, but the game was already out of reach. Complexity closed the map 16-7 and the series 2-0, to claim the $20,000 prize money.
Despite the loss, Nouns had already clinched a spot in the main event, where they, and Complexity, will join fellow Americans M80 and Wildcard. The other already-confirmed teams are Heroic, ENCE, MOUZ, and BIG.
NounsComplexity| Nouns |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David 'cynic' Polster |
25 - 36 | -11 | 61.2 | 51.1% | 0.72 |
 Edgar 'MarKE' Maldonado |
23 - 39 | -16 | 56.9 | 51.1% | 0.63 |
| Christopher 'cJ dA K1nG' Jones |
19 - 38 | -19 | 51.6 | 44.4% | 0.58 |
| Brendan 'Bwills' Williams |
20 - 40 | -20 | 60.0 | 46.7% | 0.57 |
| Carson 'nosraC' O'Reilly |
18 - 39 | -21 | 51.1 | 46.7% | 0.51 |
| Complexity |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski |
46 - 22 | +24 | 110.4 | 86.7% | 1.73 |
| Michael 'Grim' Wince |
48 - 19 | +29 | 94.1 | 91.1% | 1.66 |
| Ricky 'floppy' Kemery |
39 - 20 | +19 | 82.2 | 86.7% | 1.43 |
 Håkon 'hallzerk' Fjærli |
36 - 23 | +13 | 92.6 | 77.8% | 1.39 |
 Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou |
23 - 22 | +1 | 64.5 | 82.2% | 1.08 |
