Alliance stun FaZe as MIBR upset The MongolZ on opening day of FISSURE Playground 3
Alliance stun FaZe as MIBR upset The MongolZ on opening day of FISSURE Playground 3
FISSURE Playground 3 opened with several major results in Suzhou, highlighted by Alliance 's 2:0 upset over FaZe and MIBR 's three-map victory against The MongolZ .
9z and BETBOOM also began the tournament with clean sweeps, while Legacy survived a three-map battle against Magic .
9z 2:0 5star
9z opened the tournament with one of the most dominant performances of the day.
They crushed 5star 13:3 on Cache before following with a 13:4 victory on Nuke.
dgt completely took over the series.
The Uruguayan rifler finished with 43 kills to 19 deaths, 126.2 ADR and a 2.19 rating across the two maps.
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Cache — 9z 13:3 5star
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Nuke — 9z 13:4 5star
The victory sends 9z into the Group A upper-bracket semifinal.
Legacy faced considerably more resistance against Magic .
The Brazilians won Ancient 13:7, but Magic responded by taking Dust2 13:7.
Mirage then produced the closest finish of the early round.
The two teams reached overtime before Legacy eventually closed the map 16:14.
dumau led Legacy overall with 57 kills, 85.2 ADR and a 1.24 rating, while try produced several high-impact maps throughout the series.
Legacy advance in the upper bracket, while Magic drop into an elimination match.
MIBR 2:1 The MongolZ
MIBR then delivered one of the biggest upsets of the opening round.
The MongolZ started strongly on Ancient , taking their opponent's map pick 13:5.
MIBR responded on Mirage with a 13:10 victory to force a deciding Inferno.
The final map required overtime.
After regulation ended 12:12, MIBR swept all four overtime rounds to close Inferno 16:12 and complete the upset.
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Ancient — The MongolZ 13:5 MIBR
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Mirage — MIBR 13:10 The MongolZ
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Inferno — MIBR 16:12 The MongolZ
nqz was instrumental in the decider, finishing Inferno with 31 kills and a 1.72 rating.
The result is particularly significant for MIBR , who entered the event with only one week of practice following the addition of tomaszin .
Alliance 2:0 FaZe
Alliance produced the other major shock of the day.
The Swedish roster defeated FaZe 13:9 on Ancient before edging Nuke 13:11.
FaZe's best individual performance came from Twistzz , who recorded 26 kills and a 1.62 rating on Ancient despite the loss.
Alliance remained composed.
They opened Nuke with a 7:1 lead and held off FaZe's comeback attempt before bobeksde closed the series with a four-kill final round.
The victory is Alliance 's first official match in almost two months.
It also strengthens their Valve Regional Standings position as the team continues chasing qualification for the Singapore Major.
BETBOOM 2:0 BIG
BETBOOM completed another clean sweep in Group A, defeating BIG 2:0.
The result sends BETBOOM into the upper-bracket semifinal and leaves BIG one series away from elimination.
With the first wave of opening matches complete, 9z , Legacy , MIBR , Alliance and BETBOOM all remain on the upper-bracket side of their respective groups.
The remaining opening series include PARIVISION against TYLOO, FURIA against GamerLegion and G2 against Astralis.
