We haven't been following Counter Strike in recent years as there are more FPS video games that have some riveting plots, DLCs, and yearly titles being released. But what we do concede is that Counter Strike is still the best multiplayer video game especially for use in video game tournaments. And this story is about the longest game in Counter Strike: Global Offensive --- 1 game, 6 overtimes and 88 rounds.

In a report by UKSCSGO from the ESL UK Premiership, a  team that was expected to lose against a more renowned team was able to hold its own. Team exceL eSports, which was invited to the game instead of what others thought to be more deserving, was match against the more known Team XENEX.

As expected, Team XENEX was able to build up a comfortable lead in the match, which as the match went on, was already at 14-8. But in the next 5 rounds, Team exceL eSports just went into overdrive, taking now prisoners and closed to 15-13. The next was history according to the report:

"… At this stage in the game, something must have clicked for the exceL camp, who managed to take hold of 5 consecutive rounds before any sort of response from XENEX, who eventually led the game 15-13. Just two more rounds from exceL eSports saw the game lead into what would become the longest games of Counter Strike in memory.

Overall, a grand total of 88 rounds were played with the eventual scoreline falling in favour of Team XENEX who managed to take a good lead in the opening half of the sixth overtime, giving them a comfortable round lead going on to the harder of the two sides. At this stage of the game, each player on the server had managed to exceed the 50 kill mark, with XENEX’s JT leading the charge with around an extra 20 on top. However, despite the map eventually going the way of XENEX, this result shows an extreme level of composure from the exceL eSports side, something that had been doubted in the match preview. It can safely be said that XENEX were not expecting the clash that came their way, and despite the fact that Goliath eventually took the map, David can walk away head held high. And better still, map two is still to come."

It was a good battle, which if converted into an actual airsoft game, would be more of a test of physical and mental strengths of airsoft players. A team that was written-off to immediately lose gave the fight of their lives and went into the record books. If you're an airsoft team or a professional video game team, it's always good to never underestimate an opposing team; always take them seriously. They might give you some of the best games and gameplay memories.

Watch a portion of the game below. But if you have enough time to watch the whole game, watch it on Twitch.