ENCE move past G2 at IEM Fall Europe, to PGL Major Stockholm

Fourth quarterfinal of the event.

With NiP, Vitality and Astralis already in the semifinals, it was time for G2 Esports and ENCE Esports to battle for a chance to advance further and in the Finnish team’s case, guarantee themselves a trip to PGL Major Stockholm 2021.

Mirage, despite being G2 Esports’s pick, pushed ENCE Esports towards reaching that goal, as after a narrow lead on the defence, they stormed on the sites and demolished everything on their path on the offence, securing the map, “16-8”. A timely eco win after losing pistol round on Nuke allowed G2 to get back on track with a massive “13-2” lock down on the sites, as despite a late attempt at coming back, ENCE fell short, “7-16”. Moving to Dust2, a rare pick after a rework, ENCE looked in total control as G2 Esports had barely won five rounds in the first half, once they got reset after winning a pistol round. ENCE Esports hit match point first at “15-12” but G2 Esports still forced an overtime and then survived in the first one, but the second one was all about the Finnish team, as they won the game, “22-19” and the entire match, “2-1”.

ENCE Esports will now face off against Astralis for a chance to play in the IEM Fall Europe finals, while G2 Esports are going to play Fiend in the 5th-8th place bracket.