In 2026, we’re in for several major tournaments — and one of them, FISSURE PLAYGROUND 3 — CS, is set for April! The exact location will be announced later, but it’s already time to mark your calendars and get ready for a new adventure.  The prize pool for the tournament is $1 500 000!

So, FISSURE PLAYGROUND 3 — CS will take place from April 20 to 26. The final stage of the tournament will be held in China. Only 1 team from the Closed Qualifiers will reach the LAN stage, joined by 15 directly invited teams.

The visa region where the Tournament takes place: China

• Total Prize Pool: $1 500 000

• Prize Money: $450 000

• Club Reward: $550 000

• Top-8 VRS Team Bonus: $250 000

• Top-10 Loyalty Bonus: $250 000
  

  Prize Money		Club Reward
  Place	Amount paid to each team:	Place	Amount paid to each team:
  1st place	$165 000	1st place	$135 000
  2nd place	$75 000	2nd place	$85 000
  3rd place	$40 000	3rd place	$53 000
  4th place	$40 000	4th place	$53 000
  5th place	$25 000	5th place	$40 000
  6th place	$25 000	6th place	$40 000
  7th place	$15 000	7th place	$27 000
  8th place	$15 000	8th place	$27 000
  9th place	$7 500	9th place	$12 500
  10th place	$7 500	10th place	$12 500
  11th place	$7 500	11th place	$12 500
  12th place	$7 500	12th place	$12 500
  13th place	$5 000	13th place	$10 000
  14th place	$5 000	14th place	$10 000
  15th place	$5 000	15th place	$10 000
  16th place	$5 000	16th place	$10 000
  Total	$450 000	Total	$550 000

Teams from the Top 8 of the VRS ranking who agree to participate in the tournament will receive additional participation bonuses. 

• Top-10 Loyalty Bonus Distribution

The team earns tokens for participating in FISSURE’s tournaments.

To activate the payout, the team must participate in at least 2 out of 3 FISSURE tournaments in 2026.

The payout will be made at the end of 2026. If one of the teams does not participate, the money will be evenly divided among the remaining placements.

Hospitality

Total event budget: $350,000
FISSURE will provide the following for all participating teams:

• Round-trip flights for 7 players per team to and from the tournament

• Individual hotel rooms for all 7 players on each team

• Three meals per day, drinks, and snacks tailored to player preferences

• Practice rooms equipped with 6 high-end gaming PCs

• Team transfers between the airport and hotel (both arrival and departure)

Open Qualifiers (Online):

Slots available:

• 1 top teams from China Open Qualifier
  2 Open Qualifiers. Top 1 team from each qualifiers progress to the Asia CQ
  

• 1 top team from Oceanic Open Qualifier
  1 Open Qualifiers. Top 1 team from qualifier progress to the Asia CQ
  

• 1 top team from Asia Open Qualifier
  1 Open Qualifiers. Top 1 team from qualifier progress to the Asia CQ
  

Closed Qualifiers: 

Closed Qualifiers (online) :

• Top-5 from Asia VRS

1 team from Asian will qualify for the Main Event from Closed Qualifiers

Main Event: April 20-26 | 2026

• 16 teams 

• Two double-elimination format Groups (each group has eight teams):
  

  • 1-15 invited from Valve Global Rankings

  • 1 from Closed Qualifiers
    

• Playoffs follow a Single-Elimination Bracket for 6 teams

• Quarterfinals & Semifinals are Bo3

• Grand Final is bo5

VRS-Based Invitations and Qualification Structure

All teams for Closed Qualifiers and Main Event  will be invited based on the Valve Global Ranking (VRS).

• Definition of Closed Qualifiers VRS Filters: Regional filters applied

• Definition of Main Event VRS Filters : Global VRS only; no regional filters applied

• VRS Ranking Publication Date for Invitations and Seeding: March 2, 2026

• Invitation Date: Set for March 2026, right after the VRS rankings are published

Any integrity or conduct rules that may disqualify a Roster from a Direct VRS Invite:
The team or the player is banned by Valve/ESIC/FISSURE.


We can’t wait to see you at the tournament — this is an event you don’t want to miss!