Decider
How it is chosen. In the map veto, the teams ban and pick maps from the seven-map pool. In a BO3, each team picks one map, and the one map left after all bans becomes the decider. Neither team chose it, so it is often a map both teams are less comfortable on.
Why deciders matter:
- The whole series comes down to one map.
- Neither team has a "home" advantage from its own pick.
- Teams that win most of their deciders are usually the ones with the deepest map pool and the calmest players.
If a BO3 ends 2-0, the decider is not played.
On R1GG team pages, the Performance block shows how many deciding maps a team has won in BO3 series over the last 90 days.
Learn more in Map Veto in CS2 Explained and BO1 vs BO3 vs BO5.
Related guides
Map Veto in CS2 Explained: How Teams Pick and Ban MapsBefore a CS2 series, teams remove and pick maps from the 7-map pool. How the veto works in BO1 and BO3, what a decider is and who chooses sides.
VetoThe veto is the pick and ban process before a CS2 series: teams remove and choose maps from the 7-map pool.
MR12MR12 means max rounds 12: in CS2 each half has 12 rounds, a map has up to 24, and the first team to 13 wins.
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