ENCE stun Vitality, secure playoffs berth at ESL Pro League

17-3-2021 21:44

The European squad has continued to surprise in ESL Pro League as they look to top Group B with just one match left to play.

ENCE have secured a convincing victory over Vitality on two maps (Nuke 16-10, Dust2 16-9) to guarantee themselves a spot in the playoffs of the tournament, sitting on a 3-1 record ahead of their last match against FaZe on Thursday at 19:00 .

"It's a relief to be through already, tomorrow I think we're playing for first place, and that's a good spot to be in before the last match; we can play kind of without pressure," Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer said in an interview on the broadcast shortly after ENCE defeated the Frenchmen.

allu helped close the series with a standout performance on Dust2

The brand new squad led by Snappi have continued their stunning run in the league after starting the group stage shaky with a narrow victory over MOUZ and a tough loss at the hands of Ninjas in Pyjamas, having since handily beaten G2 and Vitality.

While in the previous series it was Lotan "⁠Spinx⁠" Giladi who led the way with several carry performances, this time the veteran duo of Snappi and Aleksi "⁠allu⁠" Jalli were at the top of the board on one map each, with the Dane recording a team-leading 1.29 rating on Nuke and the Finn a 1.73 rating on Dust2.

ESL Pro League Season 13Best of 3

Vitality

Matchpage

17th March 2021

ENCE

Nuke

Dust2

Vitality	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut ZywOo	40 - 31	+9	81.9	76.5%	1.25
Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire apEX	34 - 38	-4	92.3	72.5%	1.09
Kévin 'misutaaa' Rabier misutaaa	36 - 38	-2	65.8	72.5%	0.98
Cédric 'RpK' Guipouy RpK	32 - 36	-4	69.3	64.7%	0.94
Richard 'shox' Papillon shox	27 - 39	-12	57.7	60.8%	0.79

ENCE	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Aleksi 'allu' Jalli allu	42 - 28	+14	78.6	70.6%	1.35
Joonas 'doto' Forss doto	36 - 34	+2	80.7	68.6%	1.13
Marco 'Snappi' Pfeiffer Snappi	43 - 37	+6	88.0	74.5%	1.12
Lotan 'Spinx' Giladi Spinx	35 - 35	0	64.4	68.6%	0.97
Paweł 'dycha' Dycha dycha	25 - 35	-10	68.7	68.6%	0.93

While the all-important top spot in the group is still up in the air, there is only one more playoffs spot on offer for one of Vitality and Ninjas in Pyjamas, as G2 and ENCE have already locked a top-three placing before their final matches and MOUZ and FaZe have been eliminated.

Below you can see the standings ahead of the last day of Group B action:

Group B

TEAM

Vitality wtf

2021-03-17 21:44

12 replies

EZ for ENCE, classic Cool nick, OBAMA_1_TWITTER_TRUMP_0, world rulers don't sleep

2021-03-17 21:51

5 replies

2021-03-17 22:17

4 replies

EZ4ENCE indeed... but Obama did no real change, he was a fraud with a fake smile and a semi-fun joke. I was so disappointed that he just brought more of the same wars and everything.. he was just hiding behind a good slogan and that nice but fake smile

2021-03-17 22:35

3 replies

2021-03-17 22:47

2 replies

Vitality > NIP Mous & Faze > ENCE & G2 Please

2021-03-17 23:20

1 reply

Almost true

2021-03-19 04:49

fluke ENCE, back to tier3 after EPL

2021-03-17 21:56

nt aleksiB

2021-03-17 21:57

hahahah

2021-03-17 22:02

2021-03-17 22:18

2021-03-17 22:25

lmao

2021-03-18 10:21

lmao apEX malding

2021-03-17 21:45

name doesen't check out

2021-03-17 21:46

your name checks out

Your spelling doesn't check out

2021-03-18 06:40

EZ4ENCE

DIDNT STUN ME I SAID 2-0 BITCH

6 replies

SAME I GOT EZ 20K POINTS ON ESL CHANNEL

2021-03-17 21:50

SAME I GOT 0.10 COINS ON CSGO EMPIRE

2021-03-17 22:03

SAME I GOT 10 DILDOS FROM XXXBET

2021-03-18 03:54

oh wait.. nvm

2021-03-18 03:55

xaxaxxaxaxaxa

2021-03-18 04:10

2021-03-17 22:36

Allu wasn't the problem!

who is the problem?

Firepower was the problem

2021-03-17 22:38

kio

2021-03-18 13:22

yeah it was the fact they didnt have an actual IGL. Lets fucking go Snappi

2021-03-18 00:45

ence era incoming

ez lol

expected result

2021-03-18 00:20

allu big ballu

That was some brutality

Cant even beat ence without stream sniping hahahahahahahahahaha

kkkkkkkkkkkkkk

2021-03-18 04:11

2021-03-18 06:00

Name and flair checks out

2021-03-18 06:41

+1111111111111111111

2021-03-18 07:26

2021-03-17 21:47

online cs... meh

2021-03-17 21:48

But they beat arguably the most succesfull team in online era so...

2021-03-18 06:43

Wtf I love Ence now

2021-03-17 21:49

no stream-snipe, no win

2021-03-18 00:49

2021-03-18 06:16

EZ4ENCE ENCE ENCE Dens putted upperbelt Putted upperbelt

ENCE was insane on Nuke and D2, great setups and boosts The only little regret is to see that AUG too much

i dont understand that aug sentence but gg's man

replace "that" by "the", should be good ggs bro gl in playoffs

2021-03-17 23:33

why regret? I personally like variance on ct side

2021-03-17 23:49

If they run SMG or LMG all match and still win, who cares. As long as it gets the job done.

2021-03-18 02:23

negev tactic 101 easiest ramp holds ever

2021-03-18 06:57

ALLU GOD. ser-gej is...well what should I say, his name says it all. Snowflake

2021-03-17 21:53

ENCE fans after a win: OMG EZ4ENCE MAJOR FINALISTS GODALLU Ence fans after a lose: OMG SNAKE BOT ALLU KICKED EVERYONE

2021-03-17 21:55

its cs community my man and we cant change that :(

2021-03-17 22:00

No I'm a g2 fan since 2017 and I never talk shit about them when they lose and no one does except the NiKo haters

Do you think that they are the same guys.

2021-03-17 22:07

-reps choke2

cringe🦍♿

2021-03-17 22:05

Allu is god and bot at the same time so those comments are equally fair

how is this circus of a team is winning against vitality LMAO

Circus of a team already qualified for playoffs :)

2021-03-17 21:59

still circus of a team

2021-03-17 23:23

Well they have reached rock bottom, now they are climbing up

2021-03-18 00:27

I bet you didn't even watch the game

2021-03-18 06:47

ofc he didn't, otherwise he would've known that the 'circus' played some awesome countertrike yesterday. Will never get that community. Full of obvious clowns.

2021-03-18 15:19

2021-03-19 06:05

NiP will send Virality home tomorrow

2021-03-17 21:58

GOD ALLU EZ4ENCE

can't believe ence made it through groups, kudos for them I guess, maybe they can save this doomed org after all.

2021-03-17 22:01

it will be wise to disband after this game

fixed. staged. thrown for money.

2021-03-17 22:14

Imagine losing to ence in 2021 zywootality

2021-03-17 22:16

How are they guaranteed through though? What if they lose and Vitality beat NiP?

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"1.10.8 Tiebreakers If a number of teams are tied by win-loss difference at the end of a group, their ranking order will be decided as described below. When it comes to round scores, every overtime will be considered with the score of 16:15 for the winner. Actual OT scores only matter in the points 11. and 12.. If after any point from 1. to 9., the number of tied participants is reduced or divided into several groups of tied participants, the still tied participants will in each case be compared again starting with the first point. 1. Points amassed between the tied participants (direct match win > direct match loss) 2. Map difference between the tied participants (3:2 maps > 3:3 maps) 3. Number of map wins between the tied participants (3:3 maps > 2:2 maps) 4. Overall map difference 5. Overall number of map wins 6. Round score difference between the tied participants (23:21 > 23:22) 7. Number of round wins between the tied participants (24:22 > 23:21) 8. Overall round score difference (39:31 > 40:33) 9. Overall number of round wins (40:32 > 39:31) If the above points bring no further differentiation (this can only occur in case of a three-way-tie or five-way-tie), overtimes will be played among the tied teams until no ties remain that are relevant for qualification or seeding. Any other ties will not be resolved by overtimes, but prize money for the shared ranks will be split among the tied teams. The match order of the overtimes will be determined before the start of the first one. The first match-up is randomly determined. The next match-up will be chosen by the League based on the nature of the tie and the importance of the ranks (e.g., if the tie happens in a group where only the first place matters and the tie is for ranks 1-3, the second match will be the one with the winner of the first match) Overtimes will be played on the same map, which will be determined by veto. Order of the map veto process is ABCCBA, and the remaining map is played, it gets randomly determined which team is A/B/C. The sides are randomly determined in the first match, after that, each team has to start on the other side first (which determines the rest of the side choices). None of the OTs can end as a draw, it then gets continued until a winner is determined. The result of a multi-OT match will always be counted as 4:3 for all ranking purposes. If after any point from 10.-12. the number of tied teams is reduced or split up into different groups of tied teams, the tiebreaker process will be restarted from point 10. 10. Sort by win-loss difference in the tiebreaker overtimes. 11. Sort by round score difference in the tiebreaker OTs. 12. Sort by number of round wins in the tiebreaker OTs. If there are still unsolved ties, replay the tiebreaker OTs. In special cases, the Tournament Director can rule on a different way to determine the order in an unsolved tie (i.e. coin toss)."

2021-03-17 22:55

because ence won vs vitality , so even if both teams are 3-2 Ence will be over vitality.

2021-03-17 23:13

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but nip won vs ence and if ence and nip lose nip vita and ence all have the same points but vita won against nip and nip against ence so how is ence safe ??

2021-03-18 00:03

Map wins. EZ.

2021-03-18 00:12

Its because Ence won 2-0 vitality. If it would have been 2-1 it would be totally different situation. Or if Nip had won Ence 2-0 but they won 2-1.

2021-03-18 00:21

Ahh ok system is still bullshit but just hope nip wint against vita

2021-03-18 00:31

If the Maps would be tie then they would look at the Round +- difference. This is so close for Ence in terms of play-ins!!!

Where are these rules about the ranking if points are the same? It seems to me, from the limited information on HLTV, that "round difference" is the next determining factor.

2021-03-18 12:07

Nevermind I found it: cdn.eslgaming.com/misc/media/lo/ESL%20Pr..

2021-03-18 12:13

2021-03-17 22:19

Can someone please explain how Ence can be secure IF both NiP and Ence lose last game?

2021-03-17 22:24

This, someone please explain

2021-03-17 22:31

Lol swe brain does not compute

That’s an answer by someone without a clue.

2021-03-18 11:40

2021-03-18 19:38

#79

2021-03-17 23:29

Then both Ence and vitality have 3-2 stats, and ence>vitality seeding wise, coz they won them in bo3.

#70

cdn.eslgaming.com/misc/media/lo/ESL%20Pr..

2021-03-18 12:14

How can Ence and G2 be secured playoffs? There is the possibility that 4 teams have 9 points. NiP beat Ence Ence beat G2 & Vitality Vitality beat NiP(maybe) G2 beat NiP & Vitality Is RD above head2head? Or maps?

2021-03-17 22:56

2021-03-17 23:30

streamsnipetality :DDDDDDDD

2021-03-17 22:26

The crazy part about all this is that dycha is ENCE's lowest rated player in this event, and they still are beating these teams, which is crazy to think about if you consider their past performances. Definitely is a very good sign for ENCE.

2021-03-17 22:33

It's a very bad sign for Vita...

2021-03-18 00:01

The worst sign is seeing misutaaa on a 0.92 rating past 3 months, barely more than RpK, at the same time Nivera leaves the team. They were both the team's 2nd biggest piece of firepower, and they're either gone or performing pretty poorly.

2021-03-18 01:45

allu face when 1v3 : -_- allu face when clutch : -_- allu face when win : -_-

2021-03-17 23:00

GOTTEM!!!! GO ENCE!

2021-03-17 23:06

-shox -apex

2021-03-17 23:21

For anyone who doesn't understand why ENCE & G2 already got in, it's the tiebreaker rules: 1. Head 2 head 2. Map difference Right now map differences are: G2 +5 => the worst they can get tmr is +3 ENCE +3 => the worst they can get tmr is +1 NIP +2 Vita -1 No matter what the results tomorrow, there is no way both NIP and Vita can surpass ENCE nor G2. If NIP win tmr Vita is out If NIP lose 1-2 NIP+1 Vita+0 out (4 teams beating each other) If NIP lose 0-2 NIP out for having +0 while Vita +1 (4 teams beating each other)

2021-03-17 23:28

Thx for info

2021-03-18 02:55

Ty man!

2021-03-18 08:31

I don't understand. You said head to head is first criteria. So, if Vitality beats NiP (2-1 or 2-0 whatever), it means Vitality won the head 2 head, right? So, vita will qualify regardless of whether they win 2-0 or 2-1, right? Also, ENCE beat G2 in head to head, so ENCE should be 1st right now? (Because map difference is secondary)

2021-03-18 09:21

If Vita beat NIP + ENCE lose against Faze, then ENCE=NIP=Vita=9 points and they all beat each other NIP>ENCE>Vita>NIP. So at that time map difference has to be considered. If ENCE & G2 both win, they have 12 pts, then winner between NIP & Vita will advance no matter what the score. TLDR: NIP can lose 1-2 and still go ahead if ENCE lose. Vita must win 2-0 to be sure of making playoffs.

2021-03-18 09:43

Regarding ENCE vs G2, there are 2 cases G2 will top group: If today G2 win ENCE lose, then G2 top group. If all 3 NIP, ENCE, G2 win today, that means they all have 12 pts and ENCE>G2>NIP>ENCE, so G2 top group because of map difference.

2021-03-18 09:56

Okay, got it. Damn. Thank you :)

2021-03-18 10:17

Np man

2021-03-18 11:04

NO NIVERA NO WIN

2021-03-17 23:34

allu >>>>>> ZywOo 2 top 1 OMEGALUL

2021-03-18 00:26

GOD ALLU

2021-03-18 00:30

ez 4 ence

2021-03-18 01:06

Man, someone give Zywh00 a team pls

2021-03-18 01:41

should cut shox instead of nivera

2021-03-18 01:43

Ence was better, zywoo cant carry and clucth every match his team

2021-03-18 02:33

ZywoO's back should hurt so much. Poor boy

2021-03-18 02:53

shox is very heavy indeed

2021-03-18 03:27

Holy fuck Shox is bad lmao

Itst a fluke

2021-03-18 03:48

No nivera no win

2021-03-18 04:04

2021-03-18 06:11

As I said dust 2 is my map. -Allu

2021-03-18 07:02

- Vitality

2021-03-18 07:42

Kinda expected tbh, 20% of ENCE has played with Xizt while 0% of Vitality has ever played with Xizt. There is a huge disparity.

2021-03-18 08:32

I never thought of that, you have cracked the case. It all makes sense now

2021-03-18 11:11

Of course.

2021-03-18 17:49

ENCE is looking pretty good, they still need time to gain chemistry together but with time, I could see them being a TOP 15 team. As for Vitality I would expect a rebuild of the roster if such results continue, they are looking dead for some time already.

2021-03-18 08:38

-Apex and RPK asap

2021-03-18 08:44

Is ENCE becoming relevant?

2021-03-18 08:58

No. Just a honey moon.

2021-03-18 12:51

Ez4ence

2021-03-18 09:10

This game was easy for Finnish multigaming electronic Sports organization ENCE from Finland who won "DreamHack Tours 2016 Qualifier #2", "DreamHack Tours 2016 - Open Qualifier #1", "Operation Kinguin 2", "Lantrek 2014" & "ESPC #3". Consisting of the the all star lurker Aleksi "allu" Jalli, mad fragger Mikko "xartE" Välimaa, rifler Miikka "suNny" Kemppi, allround player Juho "Juhob" Lampinen and in-game leader Niko "naSu" Kovanen from the finnish eSport organization ENCE eSports from the nordic country Finland in Europe. wait wrong era

2021-03-18 09:31