This Thunderpick World Championship 2026 clash sees in-form Aurora Gaming, ranked #6 by our site and boasting three wins from their last five matches, taking on Ninjas in Pyjamas, currently #26 in our ranking. NiP are also in good form with four victories in their last five outings. Aurora Gaming hold a 2:0 head-to-head advantage over NiP, having most recently defeated them 2:0 at IEM Cologne 2025 on July 26th, 2025. Based on our data analysis, Aurora Gaming are slight favourites going into this encounter with approximately a 61% chance of victory.