The first round of a match is particular, we call it ‘Pistol Round’ because every player will only have pistols. When we start the game every player will have 800 dollars which is very low in the game. An economic cycle will now start because the team that wins the round will get 3,250 dollars while the losers will only have 1,400 dollars.

This money will by utilities (grenades, kevlars) but also powerful guns. In general, the team who wins the first round can easily win the 2 following rounds because of this economic advantage. The start of the game is very important with some specific strategies but not so developed due to the lack of equipment..

CS: GO, A DYNAMIC ESPORT

One of the best-known aspects of CS: GO is his dynamism. The spectators mostly see chain rounds won by a team. Like the football, when a team scores, the CS players are surrounded by positive energy when they win a round and this feeling is growing as they win more.

On the other side, when we lose the effect is reversed: we start to doubt, stress and maybe shake for those that can’t handle big pressure in tournaments. Keep his cold-blood is one of the biggest qualities in this game, we’ll get it by experience but also thanks to the team. If the team has a good chemistry, the pressure we have individually will be lower. Be a team is a strength.

This cohesion, we will make it with training (8hrs a day mostly with distance). The management of life might be complicated, sometimes we fight, sometimes we laugh together. The important thing is to be honest and have calm talks, so everyone can grow up and everyone is OK to the following.

This team spirit is what we see in matches when we motivate ourselves, with some kind words at the right moments. I like to do something I call ‘give the mental’ to my teammates, to give them a lot of confidence in a decisive moment. It’s important to show that we trust them because some players can easily lose their skill if they have a bad time. If after those words, a player makes 2/3 kills he is definitely back on track.