FISSURE Playground 1 grand final as it happened

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TYLOO 10-9 Astralis

Yi "⁠JamYoung⁠" Yang's heroics have been worth more than a few rounds but Astralis have, it must be said, looked the better team overall. A big bank to support their fightback now.

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TYLOO 8-5 Astralis

Astralis keep having the reads but Yi "⁠JamYoung⁠" Yang does. not. care.

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TYLOO 7-5 Astralis

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TYLOO 4-0 Astralis

Rasmus "⁠HooXi⁠" Nielsen's fake call works but Yi "⁠JamYoung⁠" Yang doesn't care. He just kills them anyway. Thank god he's not playing VA***NT right now.

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TYLOO 12-12 Astralis

After such a good Nuke Dongkai "⁠Jee⁠" Ji has been quiet here, but his team have got him to OT.

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TYLOO 8-11 Astralis

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TYLOO 5-7 Astralis

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TYLOO 4-6 Astralis

But the Danes win a force to lead 7-4 and break TYLOO's money...

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TYLOO 1-3 Astralis

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Not much to analyse from this map, Dongkai "⁠Jee⁠" Ji and Yi "⁠JamYoung⁠" Yang simply battered Astralis at every turn.

Jee's AWP was so mobile that Astralis could never get a good read on where he was playing, whilst JamYoung was good for a multi-kill any time Astralis came near him.

The series is really heating up, both teams stole away their opponent's map pick.

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TYLOO 10-2 Astralis

Yi "⁠JamYoung⁠" Yang and Dongkai "⁠Jee⁠" Ji have utterly decimated Astralis across this map thus far. The Danes just don't have an answer for the firepower being thrown at them right now.

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A massive victory for Astralis who take the win on TYLOO's best map.

TYLOO started strong on their T side, but a half-buy win for Astralis sparked the comeback that allowed them to go into half-time at equal footing.

The Danes themselves started well on offense, thanks to a Rasmus "⁠HooXi⁠" Nielsen 1v3 clutch, but TYLOO put up resistance to keep things close, largely thanks to Qianhao "⁠Moseyuh⁠" Chen.

Astralis had enough down the stretch, however, thanks to a HooXi opening kill in one round and multi-kill in another to seal the deal.

TYLOO 9-11 Astralis

Such a vital round for TYLOO. After a back-and-forth that put Astralis' economy on the brink, the Danes seemed set to go up to map point after a crisp Brackets pop.

Qianhao "⁠Moseyuh⁠" Chen and Jingxiang "⁠Mercury⁠" Wang stepped up magnificently, however, to stop the A hit and rescue their team.

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TYLOO 4-0 Astralis

TYLOO are hitting the right bombsite every time with crisp executes as Astralis are struggling to get a good read on the offense.

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Dongkai "⁠Jee⁠" Ji told HLTV after his team's semi-final win in Belgrade that the current TYLOO squad wanted to surpass the exploits of the 2018 version of the team, but can they do it?

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Jee: "We want to be higher than 2018 TYLOO"

TYLOO's peak HLTV ranking came in August 2018 when they reached No. 10 in the world, off the back of a run that included a second-place at IEM Shanghai 2018 and a top-four finish at IEM Sydney 2018.

The current iteration of TYLOO sit at No. 22 in HLTV's ranking and No. 14 in the global VRS. A trophy-winning campaign would go a long way towards helping TYLOO surpass the organization's pervious peak, but it is likely that more work would be needed in their upcoming outings at IEM Cologne, BLAST Bounty and Esports World Cup.

After sporting perhaps the best team CS has ever seen from 2017-2019, an era-defining behemoth of a squad, times have been hard for Astralis as of late.

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Falling stars: The timeline of Astralis missing five consecutive Majors

The Danish organization has not only missed out on five Majors back-to-back, they also have failed to secure a notable LAN trophy since BLAST Pro Series 2019.

Date	Matches
BLAST Pro Series Global Final 2019
14/12/2019	Astralis Finished 2:0 Liquid	Match

The Danes have been on the road to redemption since adding Rasmus "⁠HooXi⁠" Nielsen, however, seeming much improved after underwhelming stints under the leadership of the likes of Benjamin "⁠blameF⁠" Bremer and Casper "⁠cadiaN⁠" Møller.

After grabbing second-place at PGL Astana in HooXi's first outing with the squad, the Danes are now in another grand final and are the betting favorite to claim the trophy.

Can they do it?

With the first event of the season comes the first HLTV MVP award, and there is a clear favourite heading into the grand final.

Yi "⁠JamYoung⁠" Yang has been in utterly sublime form in Serbia and leads the stats categories not only for rating, but also for damage per round, kills per round and impact rating.

Dongkai "⁠Jee⁠" Ji might sit in second place for rating, but the AWPer's late arrival to the event will make it a very tall order for him to secure the MVP award.

Jakob "⁠jabbi⁠" Nygaard leads the way for Astralis but with Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz not far behind, and even Victor "⁠Staehr⁠" Staehr could put himself in the mix with a strong grand final showing.

The first notable LAN event of the season is almost over and only two teams are left standing to fight for the trophy.

Date	Matches
FISSURE Playground 1
20/07/2025	TYLOO 15:05 Astralis	Match

TYLOO are seeking to carve out a little piece of history for themselves and lay claim to the title of best-ever Chinese team, and a trophy-winning campaign in Serbia would do much for that claim.

Astralis are on the road to redemption with their new IGL Rasmus "⁠HooXi⁠" Nielsen, and could follow up a second-place finish in their last outing at PGL Astana with their first notable LAN win since 2019.

Who will emerge victorious?