Premier is a competitive game mode in Counter-Strike that simulates professional-level matches through a map veto system. Teams ban and pick maps before starting the match, and vote for their preferred starting sides.

Core Features:

• Rounds: 15 per half (CS:GO) or 12 per half (CS2)
• Match Length: ~50 minutes (Long) or ~30 minutes (Short)
• Freeze Time: 20 seconds
• Team Timeouts: 3 x 30-second timeouts per team (CS2)
• Overtime: Single period with 3 rounds per half (CS2 only)

Active Duty Maps:

• Ancient
• Anubis
• Dust II
• Inferno
• Mirage
• Nuke
• Vertigo

Key Mechanics:

• CS Rating shown after warmup (for rated players)
• $10,000 starting money in overtime
• $1,000 shorthanded bonus when a player disconnects for 3+ rounds
• 2-minute technical timeout when a player disconnects
• CS Rating expires after 17 days and 12 hours of inactivity

Match Rules:

• Standard competitive rules apply
• Console damage reports disabled
• Penalties for abandonment and team damage
• Automatic technical timeouts for disconnected players
• Match can end in a tie (15-15 in CS:GO, or after overtime in CS2)

The veto system operates on team majority votes rather than a captain system, with teams taking turns banning maps and selecting starting sides.

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