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Among popular Counter-Strike maps are levels listed by Valve as "Active Duty." Such maps are considered the most balanced and competitive by Valve and are used in nearly all competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments. [1] The list of Active Duty maps changes occasionally, normally by replacing just one map at a time.
The Counter-Strike series has over 20 years of competitive history beginning with the original Counter-Strike.Tournaments for early versions of the game have been hosted since 2000, but the first prestigious international tournament was hosted in Dallas, Texas at the 2001 Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) Winter Championship, won by the Swedish team Ninjas in Pyjamas.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and Valve. It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series . The first game in the series, Counter-Strike 1.6 , was officially released in 2000 and competitive play began soon after.
The Counter-Strike series is a series of team based first person shooters which began as a Half-Life mod which was bought by Valve and released from beta in 2000. Professional competition is centered in North America and Europe in tournaments such as the World Cyber Games , CEVO, ESEA League , Intel Extreme Masters , Cyberathlete Professional ...
A tier list is a concept originating in video game culture where playable characters or other in-game elements are subjectively ranked by their respective viability as part of a list. Characters listed high on a tier list of a specific game are considered to be powerful characters compared to lower-scoring characters, and are therefore more ...
Blast Premier (stylized as BLAST Premier) is a Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) (previously Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) professional esports league launched in 2020. It is primarily based in two regions: North America and Europe.
The ESL Pro League (formerly ESL ESEA Pro League; shortened as EPL) is a Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) professional esports league, produced by ESL.It was previously based on four regions: Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania but following a format revamp in season 13, regional leagues were discontinued and unified into one league.
Team-based, competitive games such as League of Legends (2009), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012), Dota 2 (2013), and Overwatch (2016) benefit from skill-based matchmaking. In contrast, Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012)—a game that primarily focuses on single-player accomplishments—does not benefit from skill-based matchmaking. [ 8 ]