ESWC have decided to remove overtimes altogether from first two maps in best-of-three series, and change overtime into CGS style single around after one set in a deciding map.

In a post titled "CS:GO BO3 update for a better experience" on ESWC.com, the French organizers have announced a complete revamp of the existing overtime rule system in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

The ESWC regulations committee cited the unpredictability of matches lenghts as the main reason for this change, as multiple overtimes can often cause issues in schedules that are packed too tight.

As opposed to the usual maxrounds three or five ruleset with overtimes being played out until a winner is found, ESWC will no longer host overtimes in the opening two maps of each series.

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That means draws will be possible in the opening two maps, and you can win a series simply by tying one map, and winning the other. The only way an overtime is played is if a series goes into a third map with teams tied.

Even on the third map the overtime will however be different, as only a single maxrounds five overtime will be played before the entire match will be decided in a CGS style single round.

ESWC 2013 is set to begin on Thursday, October 31st at Paris Games Week with the grand ifnal scheduled for Sunday, November 3rd. According to the post, ESWC will remain open to community feedback.