CS pros pick their least favourite CS map

There’s at least three bad maps, and the removal of Overpass was a travesty considering how long Vertigo has been present.

The map that replaced it, Dust2, is painfully boring, and everytime we’re forced to watch pros play it we debate switching over to Valorant instead. Okay, maybe not, that’s a bit far - but you get the point.

With that in mind, we wondered if CS pros shared the same views as the general player base, so at IEM Cologne 2024 we asked CS pros to name some of their least-favourite maps in Counter-Strike.

Which map is pros least favourite?

Nertz

Anubis, by far. It's not even a discussion. You are too limited on the CT side, and the T side is too powerful to play.

hallzerk

It's hard to pick one because all of them are so bad, but I'd have to say Vertigo, before the update it was one of my favourites, but after the update I feel like it's horrible. They ruined the map completely.

lux

Ancient , we don't play it and I don't like the verticality on it. You just switch from high ground to low ground and it doesn't make sense for me on CS. I used to be good at it, but I don't like it.

VINI

Personally, it's Dust2, it's really boring. But nowadays, Vertigo is really, really bad.

SunPayus

The worst map is Vertigo, still. I think Vertigo just isn't good, it's boring and it's weird.

Brollan

We perma-ban Anubis so I could say that, but outside of that I think Dust2. We play a different Dust2 to how the Swedish scene does, so I'm more comfortable now, but I just don't like that you need to cross Doors to get to the B site. 

mezii

Vertigo, for sure, I hate the map. I wanted it out before and even now with the changes, it's a bit more fresh, but it still feels like it plays out the same with spamming smokes and the same things go on and on. I don't find it very enjoyable to play.

I know the UK scene won't like that, but I have to be honest, Vertigo is just one of those maps. I play B bombsite on CT side as well and it's the worst bombsite in the world.