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Watch Top Teams Battle it out in Thunder CUP 2025 and Get Yourself Awesome Twitch Drops!
30 January 2025 eSport

2024 was an incredible year — we held several major Esports events that were high-intensity, with many teams taking part and coming out with success, victory and lots of emotion. Now it’s time to find out who will take home the Grand Champion title of 2024!

What better way to do this than to bring together the 8 best teams of the 2024 season and have them battle it out in a unique tournament featuring a variety of new game modes? Will the DODEC Team continue their success story with 3 major wins out of 4? That’s what we’ll find out in Thunder CUP 2025.

This year, we’ve decided to make the teams compete in a variety of formats that are representative of the Esports 2024 season.

Each team will consist of a roster of 8 players.

We’ll start with the first weekend in 4v4 tank format for our tank commanders.

During the second weekend we’ll feature a 4v4 jet format with 4-point maps that include the much sought-after “D” point.

During the last weekend, the final of this event will take place in a format most known and loved by Esports players, the 5v5 mixed format. Teams will clash on the beloved Advance to the Rhine map, which has been reworked to make gameplay truly epic!

From January 31st until February 28th, these packs dedicated to the 8 participating teams will be available in the store. Make sure to check them out!

Team DODEC pack
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The Kit Includes:
  • Rafale C F3 DODEC Esports Team camouflage
  • "DODEC Team Fan"
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  • "DODEC Team"
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  • 300 Golden Eagles
Team Hide pack
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The Kit Includes:
  • Su-27SM Hide Esports Team camouflage
  • "Hide Team Fan"
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  • "Hide Team"
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  • 300 Golden Eagles
Team Restart pack
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The Kit Includes:
  • Leclerc AZUR Restart Esports Team camouflage
  • "Restart Team Fan"
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  • "Restart Team"
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  • 300 Golden Eagles
Team RAWR pack
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The Kit Includes:
Team BIH pack
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The Kit Includes:
  • ◄EF-2000 BIH Esports Team camouflage
  • "BIH Team Fan"
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  • "BIH Team"
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  • 300 Golden Eagles
Team AVReS pack
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The Kit Includes:
Team Leet pack
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The Kit Includes:
  • Typhoon FGR.4 Leet Esports Team camouflage
  • "Leet Team Fan"
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  • "Leet Team"
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  • 300 Golden Eagles
Team LetsGo pack
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The Kit Includes:
About the teams (open spoiler)▼

Team DODEC

  • Clearly the favorite team of the tournament, will they succeed in continuing their legendary rise and end up as the team that imposed their supremacy in 2024?

Team Hide

  • Will the team that won the last Air Superiority tournament, shaking their opponents in the air, be able to do the same on the ground?

Team Restart

  • Cocoricoo! The only full French-speaking team in the event, with ever-increasing results, this group of friends is aiming for greatness in this one!

Team RAWR

  • A team accustomed to podium finishes and a complete, varied team that has every chance of making history!

Team BIH

  • Finishing at the top level of all the air tournaments this year, this international team is made up of exceptional pilots who never give up. They’ve been training hard for Thunder CUP 2025!

Team AVReS

  • With a roster made up of mainly the MRCLS Esports team, this season AVReS spiced up the competition with their unique style of play.

Team Leet

  • One of today’s oldest Esports teams. Equipped with a new roster, Team Leet is back with vengeance and is ready to take on the world! Their goal? Victory!

Team LetsGo

  • They impressed everyone in the Armored Apex Major tournament and did well in the Air Superiority Major tournament, let’s see what they’ve prepared for in Thunder CUP 2025.

You can also buy a discounted bundle containing all the packs at -20%.

Team pack bundle -20%
Team pack bundle -20%
The Kit Includes:
  • Team DODEC Pack
  • Team Hide Pack
  • Team Restart Pack
  • Team RAWR Pack
  • Team BIH Pack
  • Team AVReS Pack
  • Team Leet Pack
  • Team LetsGo Pack

There will be a total of 9 days of events broadcast on multi-language Esports channels!

Watch the tournament and claim your Twitch Drops on the official English, German, French, Russian and our new Polish War Thunder Esports channels!

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“Tale of Fenrir” camouflage for the Rafale C F3

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“Night Sword” camouflage for the PzH 2000

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“Nocturne” camouflage for the Yak-3U

— January 31st from 17:00 GMT and February 1st-2nd from 15:00 GMT

  • 1 day of Premium
  • 50% Silver Lion Booster
  • 50% Research Point Booster
  • “Thunder CUP” avatar frame
  • Snake Box
  • “Night Sword” camouflage for the PzH 2000
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“Thunder CUP” avatar frame

— February 7th from 17:00 GMT and February 8th-9th from 15:00 GMT

  • 1 day of Premium
  • 50% Silver Lion Booster
  • 50% Research Point Booster
  • “Team mountain” decal
  • Snake Box
  • “Tale of Fenrir” camouflage for the Rafale C F3
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“Team mountain” decal

— February 14th from 17:00 GMT and February 15th-16th from 15:00 GMT

  • 1 day of Premium
  • 50% Silver Lion Booster
  • 50% Research Point Booster
  • “Unexploded Bomb” decoration (ground vehicles)
  • Snake Box
  • “Nocturne” camouflage for the Yak-3U
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“Unexploded Bomb” decoration

Login to your Twitch account → link your Gaijin account → click “Allow” to be able to receive Twitch Drops!

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