Dust2 Was the Most Popular Map at Thunderpick World Championship 2026

Dust2 was the most-played map at the Thunderpick World Championship 2026. Teams played it nine times throughout the tournament, while Anubis appeared in only three matches.

A total of 37 maps were played at the event. Nearly half of them came from just two maps - Dust2 and Mirage.

Dust2 Finished Ahead of Mirage, Anubis Finished at the Bottom of the List, Two Maps Made Up Nearly Half of the Tournament

Dust2 Finished Ahead of Mirage

According to tournament statistics, Dust2 accounted for 24.3% of all maps played. Mirage was slightly behind with eight appearances.

The full map distribution was:

1. Dust2 — 9 matches (24.3%)

2. Mirage — 8 (21.6%)

3. Nuke — 5 (13.5%)

4. Inferno — 4 (10.8%)

5. Ancient — 4 (10.8%)

6. Cache — 4 (10.8%)

7. Anubis — 3 (8.1%)

Dust2 and Mirage were clearly ahead of the rest of the map pool. Together, they were played 17 times, accounting for 45.9% of all maps at the tournament.

Nuke finished third with five appearances. Three other maps - Inferno, Ancient, and Cache - were each played four times.

Anubis Finished at the Bottom of the List

Anubis was the least-played map at the Thunderpick World Championship 2026. It appeared in only three series.

That means the gap between the most popular and least popular map was six matches. Dust2 was played exactly three times as often.

At the same time, the bottom half of the list was fairly close: Anubis was only one appearance behind Inferno, Ancient, and Cache.

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Two Maps Made Up Nearly Half of the Tournament

One of the main features of the Thunderpick World Championship map pool was the clear dominance of Dust2 and Mirage. The other five maps combined for 20 appearances, while the two most popular maps accounted for 17.

The distribution also differed from ESL Pro League Season 24. There, Mirage led the tournament with 25 appearances, while Dust2 was second with 19. At the Thunderpick World Championship, the order changed: Dust2 took first place, although only narrowly ahead of Mirage.