{"id":27298,"date":"2025-07-14T07:13:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T07:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=27298"},"modified":"2025-07-14T07:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T07:23:08","slug":"fissure-playground-1-cs2-tournament-preview-format-top-teams-dark-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/fissure-playground-1-cs2-tournament-preview-format-top-teams-dark-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"FISSURE Playground 1 \u2014 CS2 Tournament Preview: Format, Top Teams &amp; Dark Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>FISSURE Playground 1<\/strong> is an S-tier tournament with a prize pool of <strong>$1 million<\/strong>. It will be held in <strong>Belgrade, Serbia<\/strong>, from<strong> July 15 to July 20<\/strong>. It will be the first after the summer break since<a href=\"https:\/\/blast.tv\/cs\/austin-major-2025\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blast.tv\/cs\/austin-major-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>BLAST.tv Austin Major<\/strong><\/a>. Sixteen teams will be featured, and since most of the elite-level teams decided to skip this event due to a schedule conflict with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.eslgaming.com\/tour\/cs\/cologne\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pro.eslgaming.com\/tour\/cs\/cologne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IEM Cologne 2025<\/a><\/strong>, we will have a chance to witness a new tournament champion this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tournament Format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Group Stage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Four double-elimination format (GSL) Groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each group has 4 teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All matches are Bo3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top two teams from each group advance to the Playoffs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playoff Stage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Single-Elimination bracket<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Quarterfinals &amp; Semifinals are Bo3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Grand Final is Bo5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Groups &amp; Teams<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fissuraaa-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fissuraaa-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fissuraaa-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fissuraaa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fissuraaa-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fissuraaa-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fissuraaa-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fissuraaa.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FISSURE Playground 1 &#8211; Groups<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>FURIA<\/td><td>Virtus.pro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HEROIC<\/td><td>Astralis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GamerLegion<\/td><td>paiN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TyLoo<\/td><td>Lynn Vision<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BetBoom<\/td><td>MIBR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Complexity<\/td><td>3DMAX<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rare Atom<\/td><td>SAW<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wildcard<\/td><td>BIG<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FISSURE Playground 1 &#8211; Teams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Favorites and Underdogs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Contenders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>FURIA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virtus.pro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Astralis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HEROIC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GamerLegion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>paiN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that only one team ranked in the top ten will be present at this event, we could experience numerous surprises during both the group and playoff stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FURIA <\/strong>is the only team from the <strong>top 10<\/strong>, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hltv.org\/ranking\/teams\/2025\/july\/7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> HLTV team ranking<\/a>. Considering that, it would be easy to say that they\u2019re the favorite to win this tournament. Still, it might not be the case, as teams like <strong>Virtus.pro<\/strong>, <strong>Astralis<\/strong>, <strong>HEROIC<\/strong>, <strong>GamerLegion, <\/strong>and <strong>paiN <\/strong>are also attending the event, and they have had some success at the big tournaments in the past, so that we would put these five teams above the rest. Especially <strong>paiN<\/strong>, if they can keep the level that we\u2019ve seen on the <strong>BLAST.tv Austin Major<\/strong>, then they\u2019re the ones to call a title contender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dark Horses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TyLoo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lynn Vision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MIBR<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BetBoom Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3DMAX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the dark horses of this tournament, they will be <strong>TyLoo<\/strong>, <strong>Lynn Vision<\/strong>, <strong>MIBR<\/strong>, <strong>and BetBoom. <\/strong>The first two teams are from different part of the world and might surprise any team with their play style, as they have had some success in the past. <strong>MIBR<\/strong>, <strong>BetBoom<\/strong>, and <strong>3DMAX<\/strong> have strong and experienced players who can fight any team on a good day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of the teams will be the underdogs. Compared to the teams listed above, they don\u2019t have that much experience, and they\u2019re yet to prove what they\u2019re capable of at such a big event. Even though most of them had attended similar events before, they barely had any success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Underdogs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of the teams will be the underdogs. Compared to the teams listed above, they don\u2019t have that much experience, and they\u2019re yet to prove what they\u2019re capable of at such a big event. Even though most of them had attended similar events before, they barely had any success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Watch<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/twitch-1024x340.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/twitch-1024x340.png 1024w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/twitch-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/twitch-768x255.png 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/twitch-150x50.png 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/twitch-450x149.png 450w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/twitch.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Streaming Platform Twitch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can watch all the matches live on these FISSURE streaming channels on different platforms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/fissure_cs_eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FISSURE Official Twitch Primary Stream<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCh4neU0C-6XB3OhOzPEAMVg\/streams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FISSURE Official YouTube Stream<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/fissure_cs_eng2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FISSURE Official Twitch Secondary Stream<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FISSURE Playground 1 Official Streams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Two streams will cover matches happening simultaneously in the group stage (from<strong> July 15<\/strong> to <strong>July 17<\/strong>). The playoffs (from <strong>July 18 <\/strong>to <strong>July 20<\/strong>) will be one stream, as one match will be played at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We will return our match predictions for the playoff stage, so stay tuned and check our <\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/category\/cs2-predictions\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/category\/cs2-predictions\/\"><em>CS2<\/em><\/a><\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/category\/cs2-predictions\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/category\/cs2-predictions\/\"> prediction page<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FISSURE Playground 1 is an S-tier tournament with a prize pool of $1 million. It will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, from July 15 to July 20. It will be the first after the summer break since BLAST.tv Austin Major. Sixteen teams will be featured, and since most of the elite-level teams decided to skip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":27299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,247],"class_list":{"0":"post-27298","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-cs2","9":"tag-cs2-tournaments"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27298"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27305,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27298\/revisions\/27305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}