Your guide to FISSURE Playground #2
There’s no slowing down for Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports fans. As one event comes to an end, another begins shortly thereafter, delivering a fantastic viewing experience. With the dust still settling over the BLAST Open London event, it’s time to take a look at FISSURE Playground #2, so let’s do that right now!
FISSURE Playground 2 details
From tournament organizer FISSURE and main sponsor BetBoom comes the 2nd big FISSURE Playground CS2 event of the year. The FISSURE Playground #2 tournament begins this Friday, 12 September, and runs until Sunday, 21 September.
This is a huge LAN event, taking place at the Belgrade Arena in Serbia. There are a total of 16 teams competing for their share of the huge $1,250,000 prize pool. That’s roughly R22 million. The prize pool is split into a player share ($500,000) and a club share ($750,000), in case you didn’t know.
The tournament begins with a 16 Team Swiss System Format from 12 to 17 September, where all matches are best-of-three, and the top eight advance to the Playoffs Stage.
Teams competing:
- The MongolZ
- Team Falcons
- Aurora Gaming
- FaZe Clan
- FURIA
- G2 Esports
- GamerLegion
- HEROIC
- 3DMAX
- Virtus.pro
- Astralis
- paiN Gaming
- Team Liquid
- Lynn Vision Gaming
- TYLOO
- Legacy
In the Playoffs Stage (19 to 21 September), the remaining eight teams will compete in a single-elimination bracket. Semifinals and Quarterfinals matches are best-of-three, and the Grand Final is best-of-five.
This is considered an S-Tier LAN event, which means there’s a lot on the line, including VRS points, for the teams competing, hoping to make their way to the upcoming StarLadder Budapest Major.
You can watch all the CS2 esports action from FISSURE Playground #2 via the official Twitch, YouTube, or Kick channels. Stay tuned as we’ll also bring you the results of the tournament right here at Esports Central.
Header image via Valve.
