Virtus.pro vs HEROIC (2-1) - Thunderpick World Championship 2026 - Closed Qualifier

Virtus.pro edged out HEROIC 2–1 at Thunderpick World Championship 2026 - Closed Qualifier on 13 September 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Ancient, Dust2, Mirage.

Ancient went 13–6 to Virtus.pro. tO0RO led the map with a 1.90 rating and 25 kills. Dust2 went 13–2 to HEROIC in one-sided fashion. Martinez led the map with a 1.84 rating and 19 kills. Mirage went 13–11 to Virtus.pro in a tight finish. F0r3ver led the map with a 1.42 rating and 23 kills.

Standout moments: b1st's an ace in round 24 on Mirage, Brollan's a 1v4 clutch in round 1 on Ancient, MartinezSa's a 1v2 clutch in round 5 on Ancient. b1st earned series MVP with a 1.18 rating (39–40 K–D, 74 ADR).