One week in, the professional matches played in CS2 are significantly shorter than in CS:GO as a result of the switch from MR15 to MR12, according to data provided by Marc Winther, ESL’s head of game ecosystems for Counter-Strike.
The key takeaway is that best-of-ones have been played in one hour instead of one hour and 15 minutes, and best-of-threes have lasted an average of three hours instead of three hours and 30 minutes. To get those conclusions, Winther compared the length of CS2 matches played at ESL Impact, ESL Challenger Jönköping open qualifier (best-of-ones), ESL Challenger Jönköping open qualifier (best-of-threes), and ESL Challenger Jönköping closed qualifier (best-of-threes) with IEM Katowice, ESL Pro League season 17 and 18, IEM Rio, IEM Dallas, and IEM Cologne matches played in 2023.
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