ENCE made good of their repeated grand closing appearances in Dallas, defeating fellow worldwide facet MOUZ 2-0 in an easy trend, granting their in-game chief, Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer, their first vital match win, having competed in Counter-Strike since 2008.
The Danish IGL, born in 1990, joined ENCE in January 2021 and led the workforce to a formidable revival because the group shifted away from an all-Finnish lineup to a global roster. After a poor end on the BLAST Paris Main, the place the workforce completed 12-14th, getting eradicated from the Legends Stage with a 1-3 scoreline, this was an extremely spectacular bounceback from the #11-rated team in the world, according to HLTV.
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Again throughout the Paris Main, Snappi attracted some consideration after commenting on Danish in-game leaders, rating himself on top forward of fellow veterans like karrigan and cadiaN and gla1ve:
“I believe I’m one of the best Danish IGL, I do actually consider so. I believe all 5 [cadiaN and HooXi included] of us ought to most likely consider that we’re one of the best as a result of we’re rivals and we’re going through one another. I’m doing it with a finances that’s far lower than all of them, I’m bringing tier 2 gamers into tier 1, and I do consider that I’m good. I’ve perception in myself and within the present workforce, I don’t care if it’s a mad factor to say however I do consider I’m at present one of the best.”
“I’d say the distinction between him and me is that he has all the time had one of the best gamers on this planet and he has performed amazingly.
I’ve a lot respect for Karrigan’s achievements particularly over the past yr. For everybody and for me Karrigan has been one of the best IGL on this planet over the previous yr and a half, however I additionally need to consider I’m adequate to beat them.”
Nicely, Snappi proved his critics fallacious in fashion in Dallas, defeating karrigan twice and gla1ve as soon as alongside the way in which to victory, together with a match for the ages against FaZe in the semis the place the decider map went over 60 rounds.
The grand closing itself was a way more simple affair for ENCE, as MOUZ, who defeated Astralis and Heroic alongside the way in which to guide their spot, couldn’t address the fragging output of SunPayus and Nertz, succumbing to a straight two-map defeat because the rating learn 16-9 on Mirage and 16-10 on Nuke.
Nonetheless, this additionally marks a major turnaround for the runners-up, who even have been unable to place up constant performances within the circuit, exhibiting the breadth and depth of expertise within the skilled Counter-Strike scene.
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