War Thunder’s 2026 WTCS Pro League Grand Finals begin October 23, and viewers can earn two event vehicles, camouflage, boosters, Premium time, and Tri-Color Smoke by watching the Twitch broadcasts.
Air runs October 23-25, Ground follows October 30-November 1, and Mixed closes the Grand Finals schedule November 6-8. Gaijin’s Steam announcement puts $15,000 in prize money on the line for the eight qualified teams.
Twitch broadcasts will be available in English, German, French, Russian, and Polish. The event will also stream on YouTube, where highlights and full match replays will be available.
Weekend 1 rewards include a Bf 109 E-3
The first live broadcasts start October 23 at 14:50 GMT and October 24-25 at 13:50 GMT. Reruns are scheduled for October 26-28 at 17:00 GMT.
- 30 minutes: 50% Silver Lion Booster
- 1 hour: 50% Research Point Booster
- 2 hours: 1 day of Premium
- 5 hours: “Vampir” camouflage for the Bf 109 E-3
- 10 hours: Bf 109 E-3, a Germany Rank II event vehicle
Weekend 2 brings the same boosters and Premium time, with a different vehicle and camouflage. The BT-7M is a USSR Rank I event vehicle, separate from its researchable counterpart, and both event vehicles have unique default historical camouflage.
Weekend 2 adds the BT-7M
Live streams begin October 30 at 14:50 GMT and continue October 31-November 1 at 13:50 GMT. Reruns are set for November 2-3 at 17:00 GMT.
- 30 minutes: 50% Silver Lion Booster
- 1 hour: 50% Research Point Booster
- 2 hours: 1 day of Premium
- 5 hours: “Scarlet Razor” camouflage for the BT-7M
- 10 hours: BT-7M event vehicle
Tri-Color Smoke closes the final weekend
The Mixed broadcasts start November 6 at 14:50 GMT and November 7-8 at 13:50 GMT. Reruns will air November 9-11 at 17:00 GMT.
- 30 minutes: 50% Silver Lion Booster
- 1 hour: 50% Research Point Booster
- 2 hours: 1 day of Premium
- 4 hours: “WTCS Grand Finals” camouflage for the T-34-85 (STP)
- 6 hours: “WTCS Grand Finals” camouflage for the M-24 TL
- 8 hours: “WTCS Grand Finals” camouflage for the P-51A
- 10 hours: Tri-Color Smoke
Players who already own one of the three “WTCS Grand Finals” camouflage rewards can exchange its coupon for 100 War Bonds. To receive Drops, sign in to Twitch, link a Gaijin account, and select “Allow.”
Which reward would you most like to earn during the finals? For updates as the Air, Ground, and Mixed events unfold, follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
War Thunder
Developed by Gaijin Entertainment
War Thunder is a free-to-play vehicular combat MMO featuring aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval craft spanning from the early 20th century to the modern era. Players progress through technology trees across multiple nations, unlocking increasingly advanced military vehicles. The game offers three realism tiers for each vehicle type: arcade, realistic, and simulator modes. Originally developed as a flight simulator under the name "World of Planes," the game expanded to include tanks in 2014 and naval forces later, becoming a combined-arms experience. A mobile version was released in 2023.
- Genre Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
- Perspective First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release January 28, 2013
- Publisher Gaijin Entertainment
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