5star vs Astralis (2-1) - FISSURE Playground 3

5star edged out Astralis 2–1 at FISSURE Playground 3 on 10 September 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Inferno, Ancient, Cache.

Inferno went 13–10 to 5star in a tight finish. hoolig4n led the map with a 1.64 rating and 24 kills. Ancient went 13–5 to Astralis. Ryu led the map with a 1.72 rating and 21 kills. Cache went 13–11 to 5star in a tight finish. Phzy led the map with a 1.48 rating and 24 kills.

Standout moments: ryu's an ace in round 17 on Ancient, ryu's a 1v4 clutch in round 1 on Inferno, rate's a 1v1 clutch in round 2 on Inferno. neuz earned series MVP with a 1.21 rating (47–49 K–D, 77 ADR).