Astralis closed FISSURE Playground 3 day one at nearly 01:45 local time with a 2-1 win over G2 — a rematch of their Esports World Cup RO16, which G2 had previously won.
Series flow
- Map 1 → Astralis
- Map 2 → G2 in overtime
- Map 3 decider → Astralis 13-5 (dominant close)
Key context
The match reverses G2's EWC 2026 RO16 result. Notably, G2 had won 8 consecutive matches on Inferno before this event — and Astralis-G2 marks G2's second consecutive Inferno loss.
Day one summary
Beyond the late-night Astralis-G2 finale, FISSURE 3 day one included: Alliance stunning FaZe, MIBR beating The MongolZ 2-1 in OT, plus expected wins for 9z, Legacy, FURIA, BETBOOM and PARIVISION.
Community comments about the late finish note "long matches and tech issues, the usual with non-ESL/BLAST China events" — though HLTV attributes the run-time primarily to competitive length rather than delays.
Source: HLTV.org — /news/45483/fpg-3-day-one-ends-past-1-a-m-as-astralis-beat-g2
