
The first team to win 16 rounds in either Bomb Defusal or Hostage Rescue game modes wins the match.Ĭompetitive offers unique Skill Groups players can earn and display, beginning with Silver 1 and progressing up to The Global Elite. Players must purchase armor, weapons, defuse or rescue kits, and manage their in-game economy to maximize their chance of success. Two teams of five compete in a best-of-30 match using standard competitive Counter-Strike rules. This is the classic game mode that put Counter-Strike on the map. In addition, CS:GO introduces new game modes like Arms Race, Flying Scoutsman and Wingman, and features online matchmaking and Competitive Skill Groups.

In the coming weeks we’ll reveal more detail about the new Regional Standings process.Two teams compete in multiple rounds of objective-based game modes with the goal of winning enough rounds to win the match.ĬS:GO features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers updated versions of the classic Counter-Strike maps like Dust, Inferno, Nuke, Train, and more. There, they’ll compete against teams that enter from an open qualifier. For Paris, some teams who aren’t directly invited will get to skip the open qualifiers–teams that consistently perform well in Valve and third-party events will be directly invited to a closed qualifier.


Previously teams entered the RMRs by direct invitation, or through a series of open qualifiers. Starting with the 2023 Paris Major, we’re going to change the way we invite teams to the RMRs.

To celebrate our new champions, today we’re releasing the champions autograph capsule, featuring autographs from FL1T, fame, Jame, n0rb3r7, and Qikert in paper, glitter, holo, and gold. In the end, only one team was left standing as Outsiders bested Heroic on Mirage and Overpass to secure their first Major championship! Over the past two weeks Rio de Janeiro has been the center of Counter-Strike, where 24 of the best teams in the world fought to become IEM Rio Major champions.
