Ence (esports) explained

ENCE
City:Helsinki, Finland
Sport Label:Divisions

Ence (stylized as ENCE) is a Finnish esports organization with teams and players competing in Counter-Strike 2, , StarCraft II, and NHL 22.[1] [2] ENCE was founded in 2013[3] and the organization takes inspiration for its name from the Enceladus of Greek mythology.[4] It is currently based in Helsinki[5] and is the most popular esports organization in Finland.[6] The organization also competed in Hearthstone and Overwatch until 2018,[7] [8] and in League of Legends for the 2020 season.[9] ENCE is best known for its success in Starcraft II and CS:GO. Serral was the first non-Korean to win a StarCraft II World Championship and the CS:GO team finished second at IEM Katowice Major 2019.[10] [11] [12]

Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

ENCE was founded in 2013 and picked up a Finnish CS:GO team which competed in local tournaments.[13] In July 2014, the team disbanded after a series of disappointing results and did not return to CS:GO until 2016.[14] [15] The organization fielded multiple Finnish lineups for the next two years[16] [17] but did not have a stable roster until April 2018, when the organization signed Aleksi "allu" Jalli, Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen, Jani "Aerial" Jussila, Jere "sergej" Salo, and Sami "xseveN" Laasanen.[18] [19] The roster of young talent went on an unexpected Cinderella run at IEM Katowice Major 2019 before finally losing in the finals to Astralis.[20] During the Major the team's unlikely success made them a fan favorite among neutrals and in Finland.[21] [22] [23] The Verkkars, a Finnish musical duo, released a song called "EZ4ENCE", titled after the team's chant; it references players, coaches, and team memes. "EZ4ENCE" went viral in Finland during the tournament, eventually becoming the fourth-most-popular song in a Finnish top 50 published by Spotify.[24] The song would later be added into the game by Valve.[25] ENCE remained one of the top CS:GO teams in 2019, winning BLAST Pro Series Madrid and finishing second at DreamHack Masters Dallas and IEM Chicago.[26]

IEM Katowice 2019 remains ENCE's best performance at a CS:GO Major, although they reached the playoff round of [27] and the semifinals of PGL Major Antwerp 2022.[28] [29]

The team's results worsened at the start of 2020[30] and ENCE gradually replaced all of the players from the IEM Katowice run with an international roster.[31] [32] [33] In February 2022, with the release of Joonas "doto⁠" Forss, ENCE's roster was completely non-Finnish for the first time in the organization's history.[34] [35] The team instead set up a Finnish academy team.[36] [37] Shortly after, ENCE partnered with ESL, receiving a guaranteed spot in the ESL Pro League.[38] The new roster has reached the top-5 of HLTV's world rankings.[39]

ENCE won their first trophy in over four years after beating MOUZ in the grand finals of IEM Dallas 2023, where Alvaro "SunPayus" Garcia would claim his first MVP title.[40] The team would continue their strong form with grand final appearances in their following two tournaments, IEM Cologne 2023 and Gamers8 2023.[41] [42]

ENCE also attended ESL Pro League Season 18, where they placed 3-4th after being eliminated in the semi-finals by MOUZ.[43]

Counter-Strike 2

On 26 November 2023, ENCE announced the departures of coach Eetu "sAw" Saha and in-game leader Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer, who were replaced by Jakub "kuben" Gurczynski and Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander respectively.[44] [45] Later, on 16 December 2023, the team announced the departures of Alvaro "SunPayus" Garcia and Pavle "⁠Maden⁠" Bošković, who were signed by Saudi Arabian organization Team Falcons, along with Snappi the day prior.[46] [47] Heroic announced the signing of Guy "NertZ" Iluz on 17 December 2023, reducing ENCE's roster to only gla1ve and Paweł "dycha" Dycha.[48]

The same day, ENCE announced the signing of the Polish roster 9INE's core, consisting of Krzysztof "⁠Goofy⁠" Górski, Kacper "⁠Kylar⁠" Walukiewicz, and previous ENCE player Olek "⁠hades⁠" Miskiewicz.[49]

Roster

Starcraft II

Serral, a Finnish Zerg player, joined ENCE in October 2016[50] and is one of the best players in the world.[51] [52] In 2018, Serral became the first non-Korean player to win a StarCraft II World Championship.[53]

NHL esports

Finnish player Erik "EKI" Tammenpää represents ENCE in NHL esports.[54] EKI is the most successful Finnish player in the game and one of the top players globally.[55] He was chosen by the Finnish Association of Sports Journalists as the 2021 Finnish esport athlete of the year.[56]

Overwatch

Ence rostered an Overwatch division from 2017 to 2018. In March 2024, the organization announced their return to Overwatch esports, competing in the Overwatch Champions Series.[57]

Roster

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teams . ENCE . 9 June 2022 . 11 June 2020 . 3 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220603211453/https://ence.gg/team/cs-go . live .
  2. Web site: Heath . Jerome . Red Bull partners with Finnish team ENCE . Dot Esports . 9 June 2022 . 15 January 2019 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175927/https://dotesports.com/business/news/red-bull-partners-with-finnish-team-ence . live .
  3. Web site: Hayward . Andrew . ENCE CEO on Effects of CS:GO Success, Sustaining Without External Funding – ARCHIVE – The Esports Observer . Esports Observer . 9 June 2022 . 17 July 2019 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609181436/https://archive.esportsobserver.com/ence-ceo-interview/ . live .
  4. ence . 1021014709502447616 . For clarification! ENCE stands for Enceladus, one of the giants in Greek Mythology and it is a variation of that #tentacles.
  5. Web site: Hartikainen . Nico . IS selvitti: Esportsilla ei tehdä rahaa Suomessa – melkein kaikki firmat tekevät rumaa tappiota . Ilta-Sanomat . 9 June 2022 . fi . 22 December 2021 . 4 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404030644/https://www.is.fi/digitoday/esports/art-2000008477699.html . live .
  6. Web site: Hartikainen . Nico . Jääkiekko menetti asemansa nuorten miesten suosikkilajina – vedonlyöntiennätykset rikottiin toisaalla . Ilta-Sanomat . 17 June 2022 . fi . 7 April 2019 . 30 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220530000133/https://www.is.fi/digitoday/esports/art-2000006060318.html . live .
  7. Web site: Hartikainen . Nico . Menestystä ei tullut – koko joukkue sai potkut . Ilta-Sanomat . 9 June 2022 . fi . 14 May 2018 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609182103/https://www.is.fi/digitoday/esports/art-2000005679943.html . live .
  8. Web site: Hayward . Andrew . ENCE and Red Bull Expanded Sponsorship with Jersey Branding – ARCHIVE – The Esports Observer . Esports Observer . 9 June 2022 . 21 August 2019 . 17 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220617212100/https://archive.esportsobserver.com/ence-red-bull-jersey-branding/ . live .
  9. Web site: Stubbs . Mike . ENCE has a remarkable new LoL team. . Red Bull . 9 June 2022 . en . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175926/https://www.redbull.com/us-en/league-of-legends-ence-new-finnish-team-interview . live .
  10. Web site: Ashton . Graham . Top 10 Esports Team Organizations of 2019 by Competition Results – ARCHIVE – The Esports Observer . Esports Observer . 9 June 2022 . 31 December 2019 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609181433/https://archive.esportsobserver.com/top10-esports-teams-2019/ . live .
  11. Web site: Murray . Trent . Red Bull Partners With ENCE – ARCHIVE – The Esports Observer . Esports Observer . 13 June 2022 . 16 January 2019 . 17 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220617212103/https://archive.esportsobserver.com/red-bull-ence/ . live .
  12. Web site: Review of IEM Katowice Major 2019. 2019-03-06 . egamersworld . en.
  13. Web site: Kovanen . Tomi . TMVG now Ence eSports . HLTV.org . 13 June 2022 . en . 25 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925000005/https://www.hltv.org/news/10515/tmvg-now-ence-esports . live .
  14. Web site: Kovanen . Tomi . ENCE disbands – allu to mouz? . HLTV.org . 13 June 2022 . en . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613160717/https://www.hltv.org/news/12696/ence-disbands-allu-to-mouz . live .
  15. Web site: Miles . Lucas . ENCE returns with a new lineup . HLTV.org . 13 June 2022 . en . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613160718/https://www.hltv.org/news/16713/ence-returns-with-a-new-lineup . live .
  16. Web site: ENCE CS:GO's year concludes . ENCE . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171226131559/https://www.ence.gg/article/ence-csgos-year-concluded/ . 26 December 2017 . dead.
  17. Web site: ENCE & CSGO TEAM PART WAYS . ENCE . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170910065757/http://www.ence.gg/article/ence-csgo-part-ways/ . 10 September 2017 . dead.
  18. Web site: Stubbs . Mike . Here's how ENCE went on one of the best runs in CS:GO Major history. . Red Bull . 9 June 2022 . en . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175929/https://www.redbull.com/int-en/csgo-ence-iem-katowice-2019-finalists . live .
  19. Web site: A new challenger appears – ENCE is back in CS:GO . ENCE . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181109132345/https://www.ence.gg/article/new-challenger-appears-ence-back-csgo/ . 9 November 2018 . dead.
  20. Web site: Erzberger . Tyler . Astralis build on Counter-Strike legacy with IEM Katowice title . ESPN.com . 9 June 2022 . en . 4 March 2019 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175926/https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/26130966/astralis-build-counter-strike-legacy-iem-katowice-title . live .
  21. Web site: Hartikainen . Nico . Suomalaisen pelijoukkueen fanilaulusta tuli jättihitti – Kauppatorillakin kuvattua musavideota katsottu yli 9 miljoonaa kertaa . Ilta-Sanomat . 9 June 2022 . fi . 5 August 2020 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175929/https://www.is.fi/digitoday/esports/art-2000006591299.html . live .
  22. Web site: Erzberger . Tyler . ENCE the most unlikely of IEM Katowice finalists . ESPN.com . 9 June 2022 . en . 2 March 2019 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175927/https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/26121852/ence-most-unlikely-iem-katowice-finalists . live .
  23. Web site: Hartikainen . Nico . ENCEn menestys synnytti ennätyksiä Veikkauksella ja DNA:lla – myös IS:ssä ja Ylellä kovia lukuja . Ilta-Sanomat . 14 June 2022 . fi . 7 March 2019 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175956/https://www.is.fi/digitoday/esports/art-2000006026211.html . live .
  24. Web site: Villanueva . Jamie . EZ4ENCE is the fourth-most played song on Spotify in Finland after IEM Katowice . Dot Esports . 9 June 2022 . 4 March 2019 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175926/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/ez4ence-is-the-fourth-most-played-song-on-spotify-in-finland-after-iem-katowice . live .
  25. Web site: Rosinski . Naim . CS:GO patch removes Cache, pushes Vertigo, adds 'EZ4ENCE' music kit . Upcomer . 9 June 2022 . en . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175926/https://upcomer.com/cs-go-patch-removes-cache-pushes-vertigo-ez4ence . live .
  26. Web site: Biazzi . Leonardo . The most dominant CS:GO teams of 2019 . Dot Esports . 13 June 2022 . 26 December 2019 . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613162335/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/the-most-dominant-csgo-teams-of-2019 . live .
  27. Web site: Biazzi . Leonardo . Renegades upset ENCE to advance to the StarLadder Berlin Major semifinals . Dot Esports . 13 June 2022 . 5 September 2019 . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613160714/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/renegades-ence-starladder-berlin-major-sept-5 . live .
  28. Web site: Biazzi . Leonardo . EZ4ENCE: Spinx leads the charge, ENCE knock Copenhagen Flames out of PGL Antwerp Major . Dot Esports . 9 June 2022 . 20 May 2022 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175927/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/ez4ence-spinx-leads-the-charge-ence-knock-copenhagen-flames-out-of-pgl-antwerp-major . live .
  29. Web site: Miter . Mateusz . Dycha on ENCE roster's first Major playoffs: 'We're fueled by the crowd, it's an advantage for us' . Dot Esports . 9 June 2022 . 21 May 2022 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175927/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/dycha-on-ence-rosters-first-major-playoffs-were-fueled-by-the-crowd-its-an-advantage-for-us . live .
  30. Web site: Biazzi . Leonardo . ENCE have lost 13 of their last 15 matches . Dot Esports . 13 June 2022 . 19 March 2020 . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613162336/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/ence-have-lost-13-of-their-last-15-matches . live .
  31. Web site: Biazzi . Leonardo . ENCE benches sergej . Dot Esports . 13 June 2022 . 17 November 2020 . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613162332/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/ence-benches-sergej . live .
  32. Web site: Geddes . George . ENCE signs HAVU members doto and sAw . Dot Esports . 13 June 2022 . 5 November 2020 . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613162330/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/ence-signs-havu-members-doto-and-saw . live .
  33. Web site: Biazzi . Leonardo . ENCE officially replace allu with hades . Dot Esports . 13 June 2022 . 17 June 2021 . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613162343/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/ence-officially-replace-allu-with-hades . live .
  34. Web site: Hartikainen . Nico . Aikakausi päättyy – ENCEn CS-joukkueessa ei pelaa yhtään suomalaista . Ilta-Sanomat . 9 June 2022 . fi . 10 January 2022 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609181142/https://www.is.fi/digitoday/esports/art-2000008528808.html . live .
  35. Web site: Biazzi . Leonardo . ENCE releases doto . Dot Esports . 9 June 2022 . 2 February 2022 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609181142/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/ence-releases-doto . live .
  36. Web site: Hartikainen . Nico . ENCE perustaa CS-akatemian: Hakee suomalaisia ja maksaa palkkaa . Ilta-Sanomat . 9 June 2022 . fi . 20 January 2022 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175931/https://www.is.fi/digitoday/esports/art-2000008551630.html . live .
  37. Web site: Biazzi . Leonardo . ENCE assembles an all-Finnish academy team for CS:GO . Dot Esports . 14 July 2022 . 11 July 2022.
  38. Web site: Ashton . Graham . Thirteen Teams Join as Stakeholders of Counter-Strike ESL Pro League – ARCHIVE – The Esports Observer . Esports Observer . 9 June 2022 . 18 February 2020 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609181434/https://archive.esportsobserver.com/esl-csgo-pro-league/ . live .
  39. Web site: Miter . Mateusz . ENCE's hades on the CS:GO team's climb to the top: 'We can rival the best teams in the world' . Dot Esports . 9 June 2022 . 5 May 2022 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175928/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/ence-hades-on-climb-to-top-can-rival-best-teams-in-world . live .
  40. Web site: 4 June 2023 . SunPayus shines bright as ENCE romp to IEM Dallas title over MOUZ . 19 October 2023 . HLTV.
  41. Web site: 6 August 2023 . G2 Esports crowned IEM Cologne 2023 winners, become back-to-back IEM champs as tournament breaks several records . 19 October 2023 . Esports News UK.
  42. Web site: 20 August 2023 . Vitality outlast ENCE to claim Gamers8 title . 19 October 2023 . HLTV.
  43. Web site: 30 September 2023 . MOUZ continue upset rampage at EPL with ENCE scalp . 19 October 2023 . HLTV.
  44. Web site: 26 November 2023 . Snappi and sAw depart ENCE . 17 December 2023 . HLTV.
  45. Web site: Biazzi . Leonardo . 2023-11-27 . Gla1ve and kuben join ENCE's CS2 roster to fill IGL and head coach spots . 2023-12-17 . Dot Esports . en-US.
  46. Web site: 16 December 2023 . SunPayus, Maden, Magisk complete Falcons roster . 17 December 2023 . HLTV.
  47. Web site: 15 December 2023 . Falcons sign Snappi . 17 December 2023 . HLTV.
  48. Web site: 17 December 2023 . Official: Heroic announce NertZ . 17 December 2023 . HLTV.
  49. Web site: 17 December 2023 . ENCE acquire 9INE core . 17 December 2023 . HLTV.
  50. Web site: ENCE renews contract with Serral . ENCE . 13 June 2022 . 28 May 2020 . 13 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200813001812/https://www.ence.gg/article/ence-renews-contract-with-serral/ . live .
  51. Web site: Erzberger . Tyler . ESPN Esports Awards 2018: Serral's WCS win is our moment of the year . ESPN.com . 13 June 2022 . en . 14 December 2018 . 3 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220603221234/https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/25535120/espn-esports-awards-moment-year-serral-becomes-first-non-korean-win-wcs . live .
  52. Web site: Yim . Miles . Serral searching to cement his StarCraft legacy . ESPN.com . 13 June 2022 . en . 1 November 2018 . 15 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220215191522/https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/page/blizzcon4/blizzcon-2018-serral-searching-cement-starcraft-legacy . live .
  53. Web site: Sillis . Ben . How Serral took down the Korean stars of StarCraft 2. . Red Bull . 13 June 2022 . en . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613151107/https://www.redbull.com/int-en/starcraft-2-serral-interview . live .
  54. Web site: Hartikainen . Nico . ENCE teki kovan kaappauksen – kiinnitti maailmanmestarin . Ilta-Sanomat . 13 June 2022 . fi . 19 August 2020 . 21 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200821094807/https://www.is.fi/digitoday/esports/art-2000006606863.html . live .
  55. Web site: Partanen . Tatu . Erik Tammenpää teki sen taas – suomalaiselle neljäs NHL:n Euroopan mestaruus . Ilta-Sanomat . 9 June 2022 . fi . 6 June 2022 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609023423/https://www.is.fi/digitoday/esports/art-2000008866701.html . live .
  56. Web site: Hartikainen . Nico . Erik "EKI" Tammenpää valittiin vuoden 2021 kilpapelaajaksi . Ilta-Sanomat . 9 June 2022 . fi . 10 January 2022 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175928/https://www.is.fi/digitoday/esports/art-2000008529648.html . live .
  57. News: Lyons . Ben . ENCE has returned to competitive Overwatch . May 5, 2024 . . March 22, 2024 . en.

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