5star defeated Astralis 2:1 in the Group A lower bracket semi-final at FISSURE Playground 3 and advanced to the lower final. Astralis were eliminated after losing Cache 11:13. 5star had beaten The MongolZ 2:0 in the previous lower bracket round.
5star closed the series on Cache
- Inferno (5star pick) — 5star 13:10 Astralis
- Ancient (Astralis pick) — 5star 5:13 Astralis
- Cache (decider) — 5star 13:11 Astralis
5star built a 9:3 halftime lead on Inferno. Astralis narrowed the gap by winning the second half 7:4, but 5star collected the four rounds they needed to take their own pick 13:10.
Astralis responded on Ancient with a 7:5 first half. They then won all six rounds after the side switch, closing the map 13:5 and levelling the series.
On Cache, 5star reached halftime 7:5 ahead. The teams split the second half 6:6, allowing 5star to finish the decider 13:11 in the final round of regulation.
Player of the Match — Gytis “ryu” Glušauskas
- K–D: 58–39
- ADR: 88.0
- KAST: 73.8%
- Rating 3.0: 1.28
ryu led the series in kills, ADR and Rating 3.0 despite the defeat for Astralis. Victor “Staehr” Staehr followed with 50 kills and a 1.27 rating.
Gerelt-Od “clouden” Jargal was the highest-rated 5star player at 1.11. Dulguun “hoolig4n” Batsaikhan was the only player on the winning side to finish with a positive K–D, recording 47–42.
VRS results
- 5star — +80 pt → 1,059 pt, #86 → #69
- Astralis — -29 pt → 1,467 pt, #16 → #19
5star climbed 17 positions after the victory. Astralis dropped three places but remained inside the top 20.
What’s next?
5star will face G2 in the Group A lower bracket final on September 10 at 13:00 CET. The Bo3 winner will advance to the quarter-finals, while the losing team will be eliminated.
G2 reached the lower final by defeating 9z 2:1 earlier in the day. Astralis finished FISSURE Playground 3 in 9th–12th place.
