Most popular maps in CS2 tournaments, ranked

CS2 (Counter-Strike 2) is nearing the end of a massive competitive season in 2024. Throughout the year, several professional teams have qualified and fought against each other for the coveted championship title at different global events. In all such tournaments, a subtle trend can be spotted by checking the number of times each available map has been picked and played.

CS2 has a rotating map pool where a certain number of arenas are removed and replaced with others. Called the Active Duty Map Pool, this pool comprises all the playable maps of the competitive season. Such a rotation can be helpful as the players can experience different maps instead of sticking to their comfort zones.

This article will highlight the most played maps in CS2 tournaments for 2024.

Note: Parts of this article are subjective and reflect the author’s opinion.

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Which were the most played maps in the 2024 CS2 tournaments?

Since different CS2 events continue till the end of the 2024 competitive season, the exact tally for map stats is not static and keeps changing. However, the match records for each of the competitions can be observed, making it possible for fans to check the number of times a certain map was played by the participating teams.

Counter-Strike 2 new competitive season to begin soon (Image via Valve)

That said, here is a complete list of all the active maps that were played throughout the 2024 competitive season:

Map Name	Number of Times Played
Ancient	3678
Anubis	3116
Mirage	2934
Nuke	2489
Inferno	2108
Vertigo	1672
Dust 2	1506
Overpass	637

It is important to note that the numbers on the list for each map may change by the end of the year.

Ancient and Anubis take the top spots, with each recording more than 3000 matches. Mirage and Nuke occupy the third and fourth spots with 2934 and 2489 picks respectively. Inferno was played a total of 2108 times and Vertigo 1672 times. Dust 2 and Overpass were not present in the active map pool throughout the year, which resulted in them occupying the last positions on the list. Dust 2 was played over 1500 times while Overpass was picked around 630 times.

Ancient and Anubis are two of the newer maps introduced to Valve's shooter title and have provided the community with some of the most thrilling matches. The stats from this competitive year highlighted that a lot of the teams prefer playing on these two maps during tournaments and championships.

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