Sixteen teams, a Swiss stage into a packed Belgrade Arena for playoffs, and one of the biggest prize pools on the calendar set the stage for FISSURE Playground 2.
Dates and location
️ September 12th to September 21st, 2025
Group Stage is online, Playoffs in Belgrade Arena, Serbia, September 19th to 21st
Total prize pool $1,250,000, with $500,000 to players and $750,000 club share
Format
- Group stage: Swiss, all best of three. Teams need three wins to qualify and are eliminated after three losses. Opponents are paired by current Swiss record.
- Playoffs: Single elimination, best of three until final.
- Grand final: Best of five for the title.
Attending teams
Attending teams were invited based on their global VRS ranking. Here are the teams which accepted the invites and their current global VRS rank:
- The MongolZ (#3)
- Falcons (#5)
- Aurora (#6)
- FURIA (#7)
- 3DMAX (#8)
- FaZe (#10)
- TYLOO (#11)
- Astralis (#12)
- G2 (#13)
- Lynn Vision (#14)
- HEROIC. (#15)
- GamerLegion (#16)
- paiN (#17)
- Virtus.pro (#18)
- Legacy (#20)
- Liquid (#27)
Broadcast Talent
The FISSURE Playground 2 broadcast talent is yet to be announced.
The VRS impact
This event carries a VRS weight of 1,000,000 dollars and a lot of possible wins on LAN, so a deep playoff run can swing invites and seedings for the rest of the season. For many teams this is the final tournament before the Major invite cut-off date.
How to watch
- Official English broadcast on Kick via the FISSURE channel.
