A brand new Saudi-backed Counter-Strike 2 superteam is starting to take form as Falcons have reportedly secured the providers of ENCE in-game chief Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer.
Whereas the Danish captain stays dedicated to ENCE till his contract expires—supposedly on the finish of 2023—Snappi has verbally agreed to affix Falcons based on a Nov. 4 report by way of Alejandro Gomis at Sheep Esports. The shift to the Saudi-backed crew hasn’t been signed off formally but as a departure date from ENCE is but to be decided.
Sheep Esports’ report additionally claims ENCE has begun a seek for a brand new IGL, with former Astralis mastermind Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander the frontrunner to affix the Finnish group who’ve loved a purple patch of type all through 2022 and 2023 with Snappi on the helm.
If the deal is finalized, Falcons will bolster an already potent roster with the likes of Mohammad “BOROS” Malhas, Vitality’s Emil “Magisk” Reif, and famous person G2 rifler Nikola “NiKo” Kovač, whereas the nice Danny “zonic” Sørensen will coach the crew following Main-winning stints with Astralis and Vitality. Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov can also be suspected of becoming a member of the roster however it’s understood Falcons and G2 stay in negotiations over the 18-year-old sniper.
Snappi has led ENCE by means of a revival of epic proportions over the previous 12 months and a half which included a outstanding run to the IEM Dallas trophy in June 2023, in addition to runner-up performances at ESL Challenger Katowice, IEM Cologne, and Gamers8 2023 in Riyadh.
The crew has maintained their prime two spot within the HLTV world rankings for 2 months now and whereas they had been bundled out of CS2’s first LAN by FaZe Clan in a sequence that featured the game’s first 13-0 scoreline on LAN, the squad stays one of many scene’s prime canine thanks partly to Snappi’s management.
Dot Esports has reached out to ENCE for remark relating to the rumors however has not obtained a response on the time of publishing. This text will likely be up to date ought to a response be obtained.
The Falcons roster formation is only one half of what’s seeking to be a season full of roster adjustments within the CS2 scene as groups cement themselves forward of the 2024 season and the PGL CS2 Copenhagen Main qualifiers in January.
