magic Survives Inferno Comeback to Send PARIVISION Out
magic eliminated PARIVISION from FISSURE Playground 3 on September 10, 2026, winning the series 2-0 after a 13-11 result on Ancient and a 16-14 overtime victory on Inferno. The result secured a top-eight finish for magic, while PARIVISION left the tournament in 9th-12th place.
The series also brought Andrey ‘AW’ Anisimov up against his former organization. PARIVISION benched AW at the end of 2025, and the win came seven months after he had left the team. magic will now face Alliance later on September 10 for a playoff spot.
mo0N’s clutch closes Ancient before magic survives Inferno
The opening map lasted 24 rounds, with the Mid battle a key part of the contest. PARIVISION attempted a late comeback, but Abdurakhim ‘mo0N’ Issa produced a 1v3 4K in the final round of regulation to close out the 13-11 map win for magic.
The battle around Mid was a key part of the opening map. Nikita ‘tenzy’ Kochenyuk killed Vladislav ‘xiELO’ Lysov 11 times across the 24 rounds, giving magic an important edge in a map decided by two rounds.
PARIVISION held the stronger position early on Inferno, building a 12-6 lead. magic forced the map into overtime, where PARIVISION again moved ahead at 14-12. magic then won four consecutive rounds to take Inferno 16-14 and complete the 2-0 series victory.
Tenzy leads magic’s statistical effort
tenzy led magic across the two maps with 45 kills and 33 deaths, along with 89.4 ADR, a 75.9% KAST and a 1.32 Rating 3.0. His numbers were the highest Rating 3.0 on the magic side and helped the team convert two narrow map victories.
Svyatoslav ‘MaSvAl’ Masko was magic’s other player above a 1.00 Rating 3.0, posting a 1.19 rating alongside a 36-34 K-D. Vitaliy ‘sFade8’ Marushka finished at 1.00, while mo0N recorded 31 kills and 34 deaths. AW posted 36 kills and 37 deaths in the series.
mo0N’s overall statistical line was more modest than tenzy’s, but his final-round clutch on Ancient proved decisive. That play prevented PARIVISION from extending the opening map and left magic with the series lead before the Inferno comeback.
A former-employer win sends PARIVISION out
The elimination carried added significance because AW had been benched by PARIVISION at the end of 2025. According to the primary report, magic in-game leader sFade8 said after the match that AW had many emotions because the opponent was PARIVISION.
For PARIVISION, the 9th-12th-place finish ended its run at FISSURE Playground 3. The result also continued the team’s slide down the rankings, according to the primary report, after it had led by six rounds on Inferno before magic’s comeback.
magic moves on to face Alliance
magic’s victory sends the team into a playoff-qualification match against Alliance later on September 10. Having secured a top-eight finish by eliminating PARIVISION, magic now has a direct opportunity to claim a place in the playoff stage.
The Alliance match follows a series in which magic won both maps by fine margins. Ancient was decided 13-11, while Inferno went to overtime before magic completed the 16-14 result. PARIVISION’s tournament is over, while magic remains in contention at FISSURE Playground 3.
Source: HLTV
