FISSURE Playground #1 viewer’s guide for Dota 2 fans
Starting this Friday (24 January 2025), the first huge offline LAN event of 2025 for Dota 2 esports fans to enjoy will begin. We are, of course, talking about the FISSURE Playground #1 tournament, with the best teams in the world competing for their share of a massive prize pool. Let’s jump in and discuss the essential details viewers need to know about.
FISSURE Playground #1 details
The FISSURE Playground #1 tournament will be held at the Sava Centar venue in Belgrade, Serbia, from 24 January to 2 February 2025. Sixteen teams will compete for their share of the $1 million prize pool, which is roughly R18.8 million.
The tournament format will see all teams compete in a modified swiss-system format from 24 to 27 January as part of the Group Stage, with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs and the bottom eight sent packing.
Teams competing:
- BetBoom Team
- Team Falcons
- PARIVISION
- Xtreme Gaming
- Team Spirit
- Team Liquid
- Gaimin Gladiators
- Tundra Esports
- Aurora Gaming
- Shopify Rebellion
- AVULUS
- HEROIC
- Chimera Esports
- Talon Esports
- Yakult Brothers
- Wildcard
From 28 January to 2 February, the remaining teams will compete in a double-elimination bracket playoff. All matches are best-of-three, except for the grand finale, which is best-of-five.
With the event taking place in Serbia, the timing of matches should be good for South Africans. You can watch all the FISSURE Playground #1 action via the official Twitch and YouTube channels. Stay tuned at Esports Central as we’ll bring you the results and highlights from this big Dota 2 esports tournament.
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