YMCA member Austin Manengu works the keyboard as he plays a game of Fortnite during the unveiling of the new gaming lab at the Maplewood Family YMCA in Rochester Thursday, June 20, 2024. YMCA of Greater Rochester in partnership with Metro Sports & Entertainment Group will open two gaming labs for youth and teens this year. The MongolZ and FURIA will meet in Sunday’s grand final after notching victories in the semifinals on Saturday at the $500,000 Global Offensive FISSURE Playground No. 2 event in Belgrade, Serbia.
While FURIA swept Team Falcons in one semifinal, The MongolZ went the distance against Team Liquid to advance.
Sixteen teams started the event on Sept. 12, with the top eight advancing to the single-elimination playoffs that began Friday. The semifinals were best-of-three, with Sunday’s grand final being best-of-five. The winning team will take home $200,000, while the runners-up will receive $100,000.
On Saturday, FURIA opened with a 16-12 overtime win on Train before securing the sweep on a 13-11 victory on Nuke.
Brazil’s Yuri “yuurih” Santos paced FURIA with 52 kills and a plus-16 kills-to-deaths differential.
The MongolZ jumped to the lead with a 13-3 win on Dust II, but Team Liquid pulled even on 13-5 victory on Mirage. In the decisive game, The MongolZ prevailed 13-5 on Ancient.
Ayush “mzinho” Batbold led the all-Mongolian squad with 52 kills and a plus-21 K-D differential.
Sunday’s grand final:
–The MongolZ vs. FURIA
FISSURE Playground No. 2 prize pool:
1. $200,000
2. $100,000
3-4. $40,000 – Team Liquid, Team Falcons
5-8. $17,500 — paiN Gaming, Astralis, Aurora Gaming, G2 Esports
9-11. $10,000 — FaZe Clan, GamerLegion, Virtus.pro
12-14. $5,000 — TYLOO, Legacy, 3DMAX
15-16. $2,500 — HEROIC, Lynn Vision Gaming
–Field Level Media
