The group stage of Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 has come to the end and it's time to summarize the results, namely to find out which map was the most popular in the initial part of the first Tier-1 Counter-Strike 2 tournament in history.

The most popular map of the group stage was Anubis, it was played as many as 9 times, but the most unpopular was Vertigo, because it was banned 19 times and played only 4 times.

The full top see below:

• Anubis - 9 times played, 14 times banned 
• Anient - 9 times played, 14 times banned 
• Inferno - 8 times played, 14 times banned
• Mirage - 7 times played, 15 times banned 
• Overpass - 7 times played, 17 times banned 
• Nuke - 6 times played, 18 times banned 
• Vertigo - 4 times played, 19 times banned

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IEM Sydney 2023 takes place from October 16 to 22. Teams are fighting for the prize pool of $250 thousand. The winner will also get a slot at IEM Katowice 2024. The schedule and results of the championship can be followed at the link.