FISSURE Universe: Episode 8 - first finalist determined

In the upper bracket final of FISSURE Universe: Episode 8, Aurora Gaming confidently defeated Team Spirit 2:0 and advanced to the tournament’s grand final. Spirit, in turn, drop to the lower bracket, where they will get another chance for revenge.

Both maps were played under Aurora’s control and analysts highlighted a noticeable gap in the teams’ preparation, especially during the draft stage.

Aurora’s midlaner Artem Lorenof Melnik was named the MVP of the series. In the first game, he finished with a score of 18-1-12 on Puck, while in the second he recorded 10 kills with only two deaths, playing Huskar against Spirit’s Viper in mid.

It is worth noting that in the second game, Spirit’s carry Ilya Yatoro Mulyarchuk played Puck in the position one role. The experiment did not work out, as the player failed to fully realize the idea and ended the match with four kills and eight deaths.

It should also be noted that Aurora are competing in the tournament with a stand-in, as Artem Lorenof Melnik is helping the team at this event instead of Rafli Mikoto Fathur Rahman, who missed the tournament for unknown reasons.

FISSURE Universe: Episode 8 will take place online from 29.01.2026 to 01.02.2026, where eight teams will compete for a $250,000 prize pool. You can follow the progress of the tournament in our report.

Earlier, Cyberscore reported that bookmakers had named the favorites of the tournament.