FISSURE Playground 3 set with 16 teams and $1 million prize pool

FISSURE Playground 3 set with 16 teams and $1 million prize pool

FISSURE Playground 3 will bring 16 teams to Suzhou, China for a $1 million Counter-Strike tournament from September 8–13.

Five teams currently ranked inside the Valve Regional Standings top 10 are included in the field.

16 teams split into two groups

The tournament will feature two double-elimination groups of eight teams.

Three teams from each group will advance to the playoffs.

The group winners will move directly into the semi-finals, while the second- and third-place teams will begin the playoff stage in the quarter-finals.

The field includes:

• FURIA Esports

• Legacy

• G2

• 9z

• FaZe

• Astralis

• The MongolZ

• BETBOOM

• PARIVISION

• GamerLegion

• magic

• BIG

• MIBR

• TyLoo

• Alliance

• 5star

Opening round features several notable matchups

The group stage begins September 8.

Among the opening series are The MongolZ against MIBR , FaZe against Alliance , G2 against Astralis and FURIA Esports against GamerLegion .

PARIVISION will face TyLoo , while BETBOOM open against BIG .

The playoffs will run from September 11–13.

$1 million distributed between players and clubs

The event carries a combined $1 million prize structure divided between player winnings and club shares.

The champions will receive $165,000 in player prize money alongside a $135,000 club share.

The runner-up will receive $75,000 for the players and $85,000 for the organization.

FISSURE Playground 3 follows immediately after BLAST Open Porto, giving several teams another major international event with almost no break between tournaments.