Tournament organizer FISSURE, which quickly rose to prominence in CS2 by attracting top-tier teams, is now facing a severe financial crisis. According to sources close to the matter, the company is urgently seeking new investors. Without them, 2025 could be FISSURE’s final year.

Money problems surface
Signs of trouble started to appear in 2024 :

press travel was no longer covered;
logistics budgets for teams were cut;
dependence on partnerships replaced long-term investments.
Previously, BetBoom shouldered much of the financial load, but the bookmaker has since stepped back to being just a partner rather than a main sponsor, leaving FISSURE exposed.

Unrealistic expectations
A major stumbling block has been FISSURE’s sponsorship demands. Insiders report the organizer has been asking for around $3 million per tournament.

For most brands, that number was simply too high, and negotiations fell apart. To maintain prestige, FISSURE began looking elsewhere to sustain interest.

Among the announced tournaments remain:

FISSURE Playground #2 (Sep 12 - 21, 2025)
FISSURE Playground #3 (Apr 20 - 26, 2026)
FISSURE Playground #4 (Jul 13 - 19, 2026)
and 9 more tournaments until 2028

Buying their way into Tier-1
To stay competitive, FISSURE has been offering appearance fees and additional payments to attract stronger teams. The approach worked:

Playground #1 featured mostly Tier-2 squads: 3DMAX , pain , SAW , Rare Atom .
Playground #2 looked almost like a Major — with FaZe, G2, Liquid, Astralis , Falcons , Virtus.pro , and The MongolZ all competing.
This transition from Tier-2 to Tier-1 boosted FISSURE’s visibility but put an even heavier financial strain on the company.

From fast growth to critical risk
FISSURE’s rise was one of the fastest in recent memory, jumping from small-scale events to hosting lineups comparable to the biggest TOs in the scene.

But the very strategy that made them relevant is now threatening their survival. Bigger tournaments mean bigger spending — without the sponsor deals to back it up.

Uncertain future
FISSURE’s case is a warning for the wider esports industry: hype and visibility alone cannot sustain a tournament organizer. A solid financial backbone is essential.

If no major sponsor steps in soon, FISSURE may disappear from the CS2 calendar in 2025, remembered as a short-lived project that tried to grow too fast.