Tournament operator FISSURE has announced the participants for the debut tournament of the series — FISSURE Playground 1, which will take place from July 15 to 20 in Belgrade, Serbia. This tournament will be the first major LAN event after the summer break and will host 16 invited teams.

The tournament will be held at the Sava Center. The total prize pool is $1,000,000, with $450,000 allocated to players and $550,000 to clubs. The winner will receive $150,000.

Invited Teams
Most tier-1 teams, including Vitality , Mouz , Falcons , Spirit , G2, MongolZ , aurora , FaZe, and NAVI, declined to participate in the tournament. As a result, organizers had to go further down the VRS ranking list, extending invitations as far as the 27th position. The team list for FISSURE Playground 1 includes:

Astralis
Virtus.pro
Complexity
Heroic
FURIA Esports
BIG
pain
MIBR
3DMAX
GamerLegion
SAW
Rare Atom
TyLoo
Lynn Vision
BetBoom
Wildcard

Format and Prize Pool
The tournament will start with a GSL group stage: four groups of four teams, with all matches played in a best-of-3 format. The top eight teams will advance to the playoffs, where single-elimination matches will take place. The quarterfinals and semifinals will also be in bo3, while the grand final will be in a best-of-5 format.

The prize pool for players will be $450,000:

1st place — $150,000
2nd place — $100,000
3rd–4th places — $35,000 each
5th–8th places — $17,500 each
9th–12th places — $10,000 each
13th–16th places — $5,000 each

FISSURE Playground 1 will take place from July 15 to 20 in Belgrade, Serbia, with a prize pool of $1,000,000. Follow the news, schedule, and results of the tournament via the link.