FISSURE Playground 2 playoffs: Preview
The group stage of FISSURE Playground 2 has come to a close. A full 3-map series between paIN and Virtus.pro marked the conclusion of the Swiss system group stage. The playoffs, starting tomorrow, 19th September 2025 will host a ruthless single-elimination bo3 bracket concluding with a bo5 grand-final. With three of the four quarter-final matchups taking place tomorrow, the single-elimination bracket spans over the entire weekend. The tournament carries a $1,250,000 USD prize pool and crucial VRS weightage.
The MongolZ will face G2 in the first quarter-final game and will be something to look forward to, given that both these teams are came into FISSURE Playground 2 off of S-tier title wins at their previous events. The MongolZ recently won the Esports World Cup while G2 secured a title win at BLAST Open London 2025. Both, G2 and The MongolZ cleared the group stage from the 3-1 pool. With kyousuke and NiKo firing on all cylinders, Falcons seem to have their system in place, clearing the group stage with a flawless 3-0 record.
The other 3-0 team in the group stage was Aurora, with XANTARES being the team's highest rated player in the tournament so far. Aurora started their tournament with a win against Astralis and then sent defending champions TYLOO down to the 1-1 pool. Then the Turks took down FaZe to book mark their 3-0 and book a high-seed playoffs spot. Aurora takes on Liquid and Falcons takes on paIN in their quarter-final matchups.
Liquid's tournament has been a roller coaster so far. After losing to FURIA and GamerLegion the North American org tumbled down to the 0-2 pool. Fighting with all their grit, Liquid put up narrow 2-1 wins over HEROIC and TYLOO to set up their qualification match against FaZe. Twistzz going up against the team he is bound for, topped the charts with a 1.61 rating performance, taking Liquid into the playoffs over FaZe. While paIN did not take the scenic route, they too ended up in the 2-2 pool and sent Virtus.pro home to book their playoffs appearance.
Down 1-2, Staehr and device powered Astralis to convincing wins over Legacy and GamerLegions, clearing the group stage with a 3-2 record alongside paIN and Liquid. Taking down Liquid and G2, FURIA was handed a 0-2 loss against Aurora off of a 1.74 rating series from XANTARES. In the 2-1 pool, FURIA emerged ahead in a Brazilian derby with a 2-0 to clear the group stage from the 3-1 pool and set up their quarter-final match against Astralis.
The quarter-final matchups at FISSURE Playground 2 is as follows:
Friday, 19/09/2025
The MongolZ vs 
G2 (01:30PM IST)
Aurora vs 
Liquid (05:00PM IST)
FURIA vs 
Astralis (08:30PM IST)
Saturday, 20/09/2025
Falcons vs paIN (12:00AM IST)
G2The MongolZ| G2 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mario 'malbsMd' Samayoa |
52 - 51 | +1 | 90.0 | 71.2% | 1.18 |
 Matúš 'MATYS' Šimko |
46 - 44 | +2 | 80.5 | 65.2% | 1.13 |
 Álvaro 'SunPayus' García |
38 - 40 | -2 | 67.3 | 66.7% | 1.03 |
 Nemanja 'huNter-' Kovač |
48 - 41 | +7 | 74.7 | 66.7% | 1.01 |
 Nikita 'HeavyGod' Martynenko |
36 - 42 | -6 | 62.3 | 69.7% | 0.94 |
| The MongolZ |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azbayar 'Senzu' Munkhbold |
57 - 42 | +15 | 91.5 | 74.2% | 1.34 |
| Garidmagnai 'bLitz' Byambasuren |
45 - 44 | +1 | 83.8 | 71.2% | 1.13 |
| Ayush 'mzinho' Batbold |
43 - 45 | -2 | 70.9 | 72.7% | 1.07 |
| Sodbayar 'Techno' Munkhbold |
32 - 44 | -12 | 62.1 | 56.1% | 0.81 |
| Usukhbayar '910' Banzragch |
39 - 47 | -8 | 56.3 | 56.1% | 0.78 |
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