They could play forever. The longest Counter-Strike 2 matches in history
After the release of Counter-Strike 2, the shooter switched to a new game system – MR12. The number of rounds was reduced from 30 to 24 and this was supposed to make the games much shorter. But on the professional scene, the number of overtimes is not limited to one series, as in the Premier mode. But even taking this factor into account, teams usually need a maximum of 2-3 series of additional rounds to determine the winner. However, sometimes there are cases when teams are so close in skill that it takes more than two or three full maps to find the best team. In this article, we will discuss the longest Counter-Strike 2 matches in history.
New world record in CS2 – M80 vs. fnatic
- Match date: September 11, 2024
- Tournament: ESL Pro League Season 20 (LAN)
- Number of rounds: 71
Team lineups:
M80 – Ethan reck Serrano, Fritz slaxz- Dietrich, Mason Lake Sanderson, Michael Swisher Schmid, Elias s1n Stein
fnatic – Alexandre bodyy Pianaro, Benjamin blameF Bremer, Matúš MATYS Šimko, Aurélien afro Drapier, Freddy KRIMZ Johansson
ESL Pro League is famous for its drawn-out and long format. But recently in the group stage M80 and fnatic decided to confirm the status of this tournament and played the longest map in the history of Counter-Strike 2. These teams do not perform at the highest level and are approximately equal in strength, so the game was extremely close throughout Anubis. The situation did not change in overtime, but one of the teams was always close to victory and had several map points, but the opponents still managed to win unrealistic rounds from the minority and transfer everything to another series of extra time. Before the last overtime, the organizers even had to set a pause, which is prescribed in the rules of the tournament, the players went to the toilet and took a rest, and after that the game still ended with the victory of M80 at its peak with a score of 37:34.
Previous LAN record in CS2 – TYLOO vs. The MongolZ
- Match date: January 26, 2024
- Tournament: eXTREMESLAND 2023 (LAN)
- Number of rounds: 54
Team rosters:
TYLOO – Jingxiang Mercury Wang, Yi JamYoung Yang, Andrew kaze Khong, ZhiHong aumaN Liu, Zhuo advent Liang
The MongolZ – Munkhbold Senzu Azbayar, Sodbayar Techno Munkhbold, Garidmagnai bLitz Byambasuren, Ayush mzinho Batbold, Usukhbayar 910 Banzragch
The previous LAN record in CS2 was set at eXTREMESLAND 2023 in China. TYLOO and The MongolZ met in a close fight on Inferno. This map is quite comfortable for both teams, so it could not end so easily for one of the sides. At some point, it seemed that The MongolZ would be able to finish the match in the second half quite quickly, the Mongols were leading with a score of 12:7, but the Chinese managed to take five rounds in a row and transfer the game on their home arena to overtime. The MongolZ were again leading with a score of 18:15, but when there was only one round out of three left to win, TYLOO responded with a series of six in a row, in turn receiving a mappoint. However, even then, the match could not be finished, the teams played several more overtime series, which ended with the victory of The MongolZ with a score of 28:26.
Previous record at a major LAN in CS2 – MOUZ vs. Cloud9
- Match date: February 4, 2024
- Tournament: IEM Katowice 2024 (LAN)
- Number of rounds: 42
Team rosters:
MOUZ – Jimi Jimpphat Salo, Ludvig Brollan Brolin, Ádám torzsi Torzsás, Dorian xertioN Berman, Kamil siuhy Szkaradek
Cloud9 – Sergey Ax1Le Rykhtorov, Denis electroNic Sharipov, Kirill Boombl4 Mikhailov, Ilya Perfecto Zalutskiy, Abay HObbit Khassenov
Long games sometimes happen even between top tier-1 teams. Such a case happened at IEM Katowice 2024. MOUZ and Cloud9 had a close encounter, and the decisive map did not go without overtime. Ancient was not as long as the two previous games with records, but the battle was still extremely tense. MOUZ managed to snatch a victory with a score of 22:20.
Other CS2 maps with the most rounds played
Rhyno vs. Zero Tenacity
- Match date: August 28, 2024
- Tournament: Elisa Fall 2024 (Online)
- Number of rounds: 64
Team lineups:
Rhyno – André Ag1l Gil, David P3R3IIRA Pereira, Diogo snapy Rodrigues, Filipe NOPEEJ Dias, Adones krazy Nobre
Zero Tenacity – Nemanja nEMANHA Đukić, Andrej Cjoffo Šarac, Adin brutmonster Husić, Filip aVN Belojica, Saša simke Simić
Another of the longest games in the professional scene was played recently. The Rhyno vs. Zero Tenacity match was played online and was not as memorable to the community due to the low level of the teams, but before ESL Pro League Season 20, it was the longest map in Counter-Strike 2 history. The teams met on Vertigo, and Rhyno had to win 34 rounds to win, with 30 given.
PARIVISION vs. Aurora
- Match date: November 8, 2023
- Tournament: ECL S46 Europe (Online)
- Number of rounds: 60
Team lineups:
PARIVISION – Bogdan xsepower Chernikov, Andrey Jerry Mekhryakov, Konstantin Raijin Trubarov, Daniil X5G7V Maryshev, Andrey BELCHONOKK Yasinskiy
Aurora – Denis deko Zhukov, Ivan SELLTER Miroshni kov, Aleksandr KENSI Gurkin, Evgeny Norwi Ermolin, Viktor Lack1 Boldyrev
Below we will tell you about some more of the longest maps in the history of Counter-Strike 2, all of which ended with the same number of rounds, but took place at different times. In 2023, one of these meetings was the confrontation between the CIS teams PARIVISION and Aurora. In order to identify the strongest on Ancient, they had to play a huge number of overtimes. The meeting ended with a score of 31:29 in favor of PARIVISION.
FORZE YNG vs. ARCRED
- Match date: March 9, 2024
- Tournament: ESEA-A S48 Europe (Online)
- Number of rounds: 60
Team lineups:
FORZE YNG – Dmitry sstiNiX spirit Khlebnikov, Vladimir kelieN Boldyrev, Nikita matusik Matusevich, Dmitry Kutovykh, Ilya boN11 Tarasov
ARCRED – Artem shg Shaginyan, synyx Mazur, Timur DSSj Abdullin, Danila 1NVISIBLEE Simagin, Evgeniy Get_Jeka Smakilo
Young teams often have a hard time winning a map, and when two inexperienced teams meet, these confrontations can last quite a long time. This is what happened in the FORZE YNG vs. ARCRED match. ARCRED won on Anubis with a score of 31:29.
Johnny Speeds vs. kONO
- Match date: July 5, 2024
- Tournament: United21 League S17 (Online)
- Number of rounds: 60
Team lineups:
Johnny Speeds – William draken Sundin, Olle spooke Grundström, Hugo chawzyyy Günther, Kalle Ro1f Johansson, Jonatan bobeksde Persson
kONO – Artem kensizor Kapran, Zahar Polbandana Siledchyk, Denys amste Liashenko, Kyrylo s4ltovsk1yy Lytvynov, Yaroslav byr9 Buryak
Johnny Speeds and kONO also played one of the longest maps in Counter-Strike 2 history. The match took place on Mirage and ended with Johnny Speeds winning with a score of 31:29. Even when the team was leading with a score of 11:8, kONO couldn’t finish the match.
Counter-Strike 2 will soon celebrate its first anniversary – the game will turn one year old. This is a short period for such a shooter, which means that even more records await us ahead, not only in terms of rounds played, but also in other indicators. The drawn-out games themselves are often not as interesting as regular matches that end in 24 rounds. Usually the game cannot end when both teams have no ideas and both teams are trying to come up with something, making more and more stupid mistakes, while giving up the most ridiculous clutches.