We are excited to announce FISSURE Playground 5 - CS!

Dates: September 7-13, 2026
Format: LAN, China, Shenzhen

The visa region where the Tournament takes place: China
Prize pool: $1 500 000

Prize pool distribution: 

Prize money: $450 000

Club reward: $550 000

VRS Rank: $250 000

Loyalty tokens: $250 000

Detailed distribution: Link

Tournament format: 

Open Qualifiers (Online) 

Slots available:

1 top teams from China Open Qualifier

1 Open Qualifier. Top 1 team from qualifier will advance to the Asia CQ

1 top team from Oceanic Open Qualifier

1 Open Qualifier. Top 1 team from qualifier will advance to the Asia CQ

1 top team from Asia Open Qualifier

1 Open Qualifier. Top 1 team from qualifier will advance to the Asia CQ

Closed Qualifiers (Online)

Top-5 from Asia VRS

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

Main Event (LAN): September 7-13, 2026

Schedule: Link

2 double-elimination GSL groups with 8 teams in each

3 best teams from each group advance to the Playoff

Group Stage winners advance to the Semifinals

Runners-up and 3rd place teams advance to the Quarterfinals

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

The Invitation Date: August 3

The VRS publication date from which Direct VRS Invites will be issued: August 3

The VRS publication date which will be used for seeding: August 3

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