Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, widely known as CS:GO, is a competitive first-person shooting game. This is the latest release in the Counter-Strike series and has attracted an average of 11 million users per month since its launch in 2012.

The game pits two teams of five players against each other, with each team having to complete certain objectives to win. One team takes on the role of the Terrorists (Ts), while the other team is the Counter-Terrorists (CTs).

There are several game modes available, but professional e-sports matches are always played in five-on-five Competitive mode (5on5). In this mode, the attacking Terrorists must plant and detonate a bomb in a specific location - site A or B - or take out all five of the Counter-Terrorists to win around.

The CTs must defuse the bomb when it is planted, or take out all five of the Ts to win the round. Each match comprises 30 rounds in total, with rounds lasting a maximum of one minute and 55 seconds. The first team to win 16 rounds wins in the match.

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