The FISSURE PLAYGROUND 4 — CS tournament has been announced with a prize pool of $1,250,000.
Tournament operator FISSURE has announced the FISSURE PLAYGROUND 4 — CS event, where 16 teams will compete for $1,250,000. The information was posted on the organizer’s page on social network X.
The championship will take place from August 18 to 30, 2027, in Georgia. The organizers have designated FISSURE PLAYGROUND 4 — CS as a Tier 1 tournament. Fifteen teams will be directly invited to the main LAN stage based on the global VRS ranking. Eight additional teams from the European rankings will receive invitations to a closed online qualifier, the winner of which will claim the final spot in the main stage. There will be no open qualifiers.
Prize Pool Distribution
- 1st place — $165,000 + $135,000 for the club;
- 2nd place — $75,000 + $85,000 for the club;
- 3rd place — $50,000 + $60,000 for the club;
- 4th place — $30,000 + $46,000 for the club;
- 5th–8th place — $20,000 each + $33,500 for the club;
- 9th–11th place — $8,000 each + $14,000 for the club;
- 12th–14th place — $6,000 each + $10,000 for the club;
- 15th–16th place — $4,000 each + $9,000 for the club.
An additional $250,000 will be awarded based on VRS ranking: from $60,000 for first place to $10,000 for seventh and eighth place. In addition, teams from the top 8 in the rankings who agree to participate will receive additional bonuses.
The previous tournament in the FISSURE PLAYGROUND 3 — CS series took place from September 8 to 13, 2026, in Suzhou. Legacy claimed the championship title after defeating G2 Esports 3–0 in the final. Earlier, FISSURE rescheduled its October 2028 CS2 tournament to October 16–22.
