Counter-Strike 2’s glamorous IEM Cologne 2024 event won’t have any best-of-one matches, with organizers ESL today unveiling a more best-of-three-focused strategy today.
Best-of-ones have long been among the least favorite tournament formats for many CS2 fans and even professional players like Adam Friberg, who was very vocal about hating the short-changed play almost 10 years ago. Despite outcries, BO1s remained in the scene; until the recent Esports World Cup served as a tipping point.
