Counter-Strike 2 season continues, now with the second edition of the FISSURE Playground. Your eyes do not deceive you, this is another $1 million tournament, even though it’s not one of the Majors.
World-class teams are fighting for a piece of this pie in one of the biggest LAN tournaments this year, and the main event is about to kick off. We’ve also got some better offers locked and loaded, sneaky beaky like!
The Clash of Counter-Strike Giants
FISSURE have brought in all the guns for this edition of the Playground. The event is held in a bigger venue, the Belgrade Arena in Serbia, an arena that can accommodate almost 20,000 Counter-Strike fans.
The prize pool is raised to $1.25 million to be on par with other Tier 1 CS2 tournaments. There are several livestreams, and you’ll see and hear familiar casters and analysts during the event.
As for the teams, the biggest favourites are Team Falcons and Aurora Gaming, followed by FURIA, G2 Esports, and The MongolZ. All teams were invited based on their Global VRS, so the tournament includes the current top 10 Counter-Strike teams.
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FISSURE Playground 2 Schedule and Format
So, who’s sniping for a piece of the prize pool in this edition of the FISSURE Playground? After the first stage of the tournament, played through the Swiss format, eight teams are left in the competition.
These are the pairings for the quarterfinals:
- Aurora Gaming - Team Liquid
- The MongolZ - G2 Esports
- FURIA - Astralis
- paiN Gaming - Team Falcons
The playoffs start on 19 September. This will be a single-elimination tournament, played as the Best of 3 maps. It all culminates on 21 September with the Grand Finals match that will be a Best of 5 event.
All matches will be streamed live on the official Kick channel, with highlights available later on FISSURE’s YouTube.
