Opening matchups revealed for FISSURE Playground 2

A grudge match between Liquid and FURIA headlines the opening round of games in Belgrade.

The opening matches of FISSURE Playground 2 have been revealed, with the tournament set to kick off September 12 in Belgrade, Serbia.

The 16 teams in attendance will contest a Swiss-style BO3 group stage, where teams with a 3-0, 3-1 or 3-2 record will progress to the playoffs. A single-elimination BO3 format will take over for the playoffs, before a BO5 grand final closes the event.

Not only is there a total $1,250,000 prize pool and the trophy on offer at FISSURE Playground 2, there will also be VRS implications for teams gunning for a spot at StarLadder Budapest Major later this year.

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Liquid are a team in desperate need of a deep run in Belgrade if they are to have any hope of qualifying for Budapest, as Russel "⁠Twistzz⁠" Van Dulken and company are currently projected to miss the mark by a wide margin.

A tough opening bout has been presented to Liquid in this event in the form of FURIA. The majority-Brazilian squad features ex-Liquid players Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo and Mareks "⁠YEKINDAR⁠" Gaļinskis among their ranks, providing some added spice to the matchup.

Meanwhile likes of Aurora, Falcons, 3DMAX, G2, Legacy and paiN will be hoping to continue racking up VRS points in the hopes of securing an invite directly to Stage 3, and HEROIC could still bump their invite from Stage 1 to Stage 2.

The opening matchups are as follows:

Friday September 12

Date	Matches
FISSURE Playground 2
12/09/2025	GamerLegion 10:00 TYLOO	Match
12/09/2025	The MongolZ 12:45 3DMAX	Match
12/09/2025	Falcons 16:10 Virtus.pro	Match
12/09/2025	Aurora 18:20 Astralis	Match

Saturday September 13

Date	Matches
FISSURE Playground 2
13/09/2025	HEROIC 10:10 Legacy	Match
13/09/2025	G2 13:50 Lynn Vision	Match
13/09/2025	FaZe 16:30 paiN	Match
13/09/2025	FURIA 19:15 Liquid	Match