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FACEIT Season 10 starts Dec. 9 with automatic server matching
FACEIT Season 10 launches on Dec. 9 with automatic server matching and a test of either the knife round or random sides, decided by a player vote.
Key facts
- WhenSeason 10 launches Dec. 9
- Whatautomatic server matching goes live with Season 10
- Changeknife round or random sides tested, vote by Nov. 12
FACEIT Season 10 will launch on Dec. 9, FACEIT’s Counter-Strike account announced on X on Oct. 28. It said the season brings new server locations and a revamped interface and team experience.
Automatic server matching
On Nov. 4, FACEIT introduced automatic server matching, a new way to pick the server for a match. The system rates each location on the live and historical ping, jitter and packet loss of the player and their party.
The feature goes live on Dec. 9 with Season 10.
Knife round vote
On Nov. 6, FACEIT announced a vote in which players decide whether to keep the knife round or pick sides at random. The winning option goes live as a test in Season 10 on Dec. 9.
Players can vote by Nov. 12.
Why it matters
Season 10 starts Dec. 9. Players can vote on the knife round by Nov. 12, and the winning option runs as a test from the season's start.
Sources
- @FACEITcs on X, FACEIT Season 10 will launch on December 09, doubling down on FACEIT’s competitive nature with new server locations, and a revamped interfac (Oct. 28, 2026)
- @FACEITcs on X, Introducing automatic server matching, a new way FACEIT will pick the server for your match by rating each location on your and your party’s (Nov. 4, 2026)
- @FACEITcs on X, Announcing the knife round vote, where you decide whether we keep the knife round or pick sides at random. (Nov. 6, 2026)