Virtus.pro remain in contention at FISSURE Playground 2, securing a hard-fought victory over Lynn Vision with a score of 2:0. In another elimination match, Liquid defeated HEROIC with a score of 2:1. For the losing teams, this marked their third consecutive defeat, and they exit the tournament with a 0-3 result.

Virtus.pro vs. Lynn Vision

The first map was Dust2, where Virtus.pro started off poorly, losing the first half 5:7. Only through individual moments and a crucial 1v3 clutch by Kaisar "⁠ICY⁠" Faiznurov were the "bears" able to save the game, pushing it to overtime. After an exhausting battle, VP claimed victory 19:17, with Evgenii "⁠FL1T⁠" Lebedev being the driving force behind the comeback, finishing the map with impressive stats.

The second map, Train, started much better for Virtus.pro: the team quickly took a 5:0 lead. However, Lynn Vision managed to put up a fight, leveling the score at 8:8 after the sides switched. A key moment was a minority retake where Vadim "⁠tO0RO⁠" Arkov scored a quad kill, regaining control for VP. Thanks to this, the Russian team secured the victory 13:10 and closed the series.

The best player of the match was Evgenii "⁠FL1T⁠" Lebedev, who showcased a 0.83 KPR, 94 ADR.

Liquid vs. HEROIC

Liquid managed to keep their hopes alive by defeating HEROIC 2:1. Liquid started with a win on Ancient (13:8), but HEROIC responded on Dust2 (13:8), and then Liquid outplayed them on the final Mirage (13:10).

The key player of the match was Guy "NertZ" Iluz, finishing the encounter with a 57-41 stat line and 98 ADR. You can check out more match statistics via this link.

FISSURE Playground 2 is taking place from September 12 to 21 in Serbia, with a prize pool of $1,250,000 ($500,000 for players + $750,000 for organizations). You can follow the news, schedule, and tournament results via this link.