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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87695, member: 27"]
Three Counter-Strike 2 events just got axed because travel logistics and calendar clashes made professional-level competition impossible.

FISSURE Playground 3 shelved
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[*]FISSURE canceled Playground 3 in Shenzhen over an overlap with the IEM Rio 2026.
[*]IEM Rio wraps on April 19, and the Shenzhen event was slated for April 20-26.
[*]Over 36 hours of travel from South America to China made the turnaround unrealistic.
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July events also scrapped
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[*]FISSURE ditched its July tournaments for both 2026 and 2027.
[*]Lessons from the 2025 Playground showed player-break events lack top-tier competition.
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Valve's regulatory pressure looms
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[*]PGL CEO Silviu Stroie claimed multiple FISSURE events would lose Tier-1 status.
[*]Valve's 10-month notification deadline for tournament details reportedly was not met.
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What still stands
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[*]All other previously announced FISSURE tournaments proceed as planned.
[*]A confirmed LAN in Shenzhen is locked in for September.
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