All participants and the schedule for the first matches of the FISSURE PLAYGROUND #1 — the first tier-1 tournament of 2025, have been determined. The event organizers have also announced the schedule for the first round of the group stage.

Full List of Participants

Eleven teams received direct invitations, while the others went through qualifiers held in the following regions: Eastern Europe, Western Europe, China, Southeast Asia, America.

• Betboom Team (Invited)
• Parivision (Invited)
• Team Falcons (Invited)
• Team Liquid (Invited)
• Team Spirit (Invited)
• Xtreme Gaming (Invited)
• Gaimin Gladiators (Invited)
• Tundra Esports (Invited)
• Aurora Gaming (Invited)
• Shopify Rebelion (Invited)
• HEROIC (Invited)
• AVULUS (Western Europe)
• Chimera Esports (Eastern Europe)
• Yakult Brothers (China)
• Talon Esports (Southeast Asia)
• Wildcard (Americas)

First Day Matches

The first matches will take place on January 24 in the group stage, which will be held under the Swiss system. Progression or elimination matches - Bo3, all other matches - Bo1. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs. The remaining teams are eliminated.

• GG vs Talon 11:00 GMT +2
• XG vs Wildcard 11:00 GMT +2
• Tundra vs Ykbros 12:30 GMT +2
• TSpirit vs Chimera 12:30 GMT +2
• Falcons vs HEROIC 14:00 GMT +2
• Liquid vs AVULUS 14:00 GMT +2
• BB vs SR 15:30 GMT +2
• PARI vs Aurora 15:30 GMT +2

FISSURE PLAYGROUND #1 will be held from January 24 to February 2 in Belgrade, Serbia, with a prize pool of $1,000,000. You can find all the information about the tournament at the link.