FISSURE Playground 3 has confirmed its full 16-team field, format, prize breakdown and Fantasy details ahead of the Chinese CS2 event, according to HLTV. The group stage kicks off on September 8, 2026, with playoffs running September 11-13, giving fans a clear window to plan their viewing around one of the busier stretches on the calendar.
Teams and Format
The 16 attendees are split into two double-elimination groups of eight, with three teams from each group progressing to the playoffs. Group winners get a direct route to the semi-finals, while the second- and third-place finishers in each group have to fight it out in the quarters first.
The full lineup is FURIA, Legacy, G2, 9z, FaZe, Astralis, The MongolZ, BETBOOM, PARIVISION, GamerLegion, magic, BIG, MIBR, TYLOO, Alliance and 5star. It’s a field that mixes established top-ten names with rising rosters looking to make a statement on Chinese soil, similar to the invite mix seen in the PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 team list.
Schedule and Prize Pool
Opening day on September 8 serves up eight matches: 9z vs 5star and Legacy vs magic at 05:00, The MongolZ vs MIBR and FaZe vs Alliance at 08:00, PARIVISION vs TYLOO and BETBOOM vs BIG at 11:00, then G2 vs Astralis and FURIA vs GamerLegion closing out at 14:00. The full schedule is available on the event page.
- Player share: $165,000 (1st), $75,000 (2nd), $40,000 each (3rd-4th), $25,000 each (5th-6th), $15,000 each (7th-8th), $7,500 each (9th-12th), $5,000 each (13th-16th)
- Club share: $135,000 (1st), $85,000 (2nd), $53,000 each (3rd-4th), $40,000 each (5th-6th), $27,000 each (7th-8th), $12,500 each (9th-12th), $10,000 each (13th-16th)
That’s a full $1,000,000 split between player and club prizes, a scale that puts it comfortably alongside events like IEM Beijing 2026’s confirmed field in terms of stakes.
Fantasy Rewards
There’s a single Fantasy game covering the entire tournament, run through the official HLTV x Hellcase league, with entrants competing for skins and seasonal points. Prizes on offer include a Shadow Daggers | Tiger Tooth (Factory New) for first, an AK-47 | Asiimov (Minimal Wear) for second, an AWP | Redline (Field-Tested) for third, an M4A4 | The Battlestar (Minimal Wear) for fourth, and Desert Eagle | Mecha Industries (Factory New) skins for places fifth through tenth.
HLTV has confirmed it’ll be covering the tournament both remotely and on-site, with interviews, photos, videos and social updates throughout. With the group stage locked for September 8 and playoffs following just days later, this one moves fast – worth keeping tabs on alongside other CS2 LAN action like the Warsaw CS2 LAN team announcements.