ENCE knock G2 out of ESL Pro League in two maps

The IEM Katowice champions have been upset in the second round of playoffs.

ENCE have taken their first big scalp since adding Guy "⁠NertZ⁠" Iluz after sweeping G2 2-0 in the round of 12 at ESL Pro League Season 17. The European mix featuring their newcomer handed Rasmus "⁠HooXi⁠" Nielsen and company their second defeat in 2023, eliminating them from the LAN in Malta.

The new arrival has revitalized ENCE with additional firepower; the Israeli sits atop the ratings chart for his team at this event with a 1.25. NertZ also led the charge against G2 with a 1.49 rating on Ancient (16-14) and a 1.30 rating on Vertigo (16-10), outshining the likes of Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač an dIlya "⁠m0NESY⁠" Osipov with ease.

The loss puts an end to G2's hopes for a third consecutive trophy and a potential second notch in their Intel Grand Slam belt. Their elimination will be welcomed by other title contenders such as HEROIC, who won't have to challenge the No. 1 ranked team in the world later in the playoffs.

ENCE qualified to the quarter-final with a 2-0 victory over G2

The series got started on G2's pick of Ancient, a map in which both teams had an unbeaten record ahead of the match. HooXi's men came out firing on all cylinders early on with a few fast-paced offensive rounds that initially threw off the defenders, claiming an early 3-0 lead. Eetu "⁠sAw⁠" Saha's team quickly adapted and as Paweł "⁠dycha⁠" Dycha and NertZ began to take over the server, the CTs stole a narrow 8-7 lead going into the break.

The Israeli rifler kept punishing G2 even after swapping sides and led the line for ENCE on the T side. Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer's men had to once again recover from a pistol round early in the half, and managed to claim seven of the last ten rounds on their way to a narrow 16-14 victory. A few instances of CT aggression late in the half seemingly put the game in G2's hands, but ENCE maintained their cool and successfully took the last two rounds to close the map. NertZ finished it at the top of the scoreboard with a 1.49 rating and a 27-20 K-D.

G2 moved onto Vertigo and claimed their third pistol round of the series before an ENCE force buy push on the B site quickly gave Snappi's men the early momentum. m0NESY briefly held the ramp position, masterfully locking away the offense from the A site for four consecutive rounds. It took a while for ENCE to get past the Russian marksman, but they took full advantage once they did, going unbeaten all the way to halftime with a 10-5 scoreline.

HooXi and company threatened a comeback following their switch to the T side and claimed yet another pistol round and reduced the deficit to just 9-11 before the defense was able to find their stride. The situation quickly fell apart for G2 as dycha began to come online, powering the CTs to a 16-10 victory with a 1.64 rating in the second half.

ENCE prepare to take on Vitality in the quarter-final, facing the Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire-led squad and their ex-teammate Lotan "⁠Spinx⁠" Giladi on Friday at 19:00 . It will only be the second time these two squads face each other since the 22-year-old's transfer, with the first resulting in a 2-0 victory for the Finnish organization.

Date Matches
ESL Pro League Season 17
23/03/2023
20:30
Match
Matchpage
2
0
22nd March 2023
Europe
16
Ancient
14
16
Vertigo
10
 ENCE K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
47 - 33 +14 88.9 73.2% 1.40
45 - 28 +17 81.7 76.8% 1.31
37 - 36 +1 81.5 69.6% 1.14
28 - 27 +1 51.8 69.6% 0.96
27 - 36 -9 61.1 69.6% 0.88
 G2 K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
33 - 31 +2 66.6 64.3% 0.96
33 - 37 -4 61.5 58.9% 0.87
33 - 36 -3 61.1 64.3% 0.87
33 - 45 -12 74.6 62.5% 0.86
28 - 37 -9 59.7 69.6% 0.85
Israel Lotan 'Spinx' Giladi
Lotan 'Spinx' Giladi
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
531
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.64
Finland Eetu 'sAw' Saha
Eetu 'sAw' Saha
Age:
30
Team:
Poland Paweł 'dycha' Dycha
Paweł 'dycha' Dycha
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
905
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.67
Denmark Rasmus 'HooXi' Nielsen
Rasmus 'HooXi' Nielsen
Age:
27
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.86
Maps played:
883
KPR:
0.57
DPR:
0.68
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France Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire
Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire
Age:
30
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.01
Maps played:
2095
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.70
Denmark Marco 'Snappi' Pfeiffer
Marco 'Snappi' Pfeiffer
Age:
32
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.95
Maps played:
1683
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.67
Israel Guy 'NertZ' Iluz
Guy 'NertZ' Iluz
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
341
KPR:
0.77
DPR:
0.69
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač
Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.15
Maps played:
1710
KPR:
0.79
DPR:
0.67
Russia Ilya 'm0NESY' Osipov
Ilya 'm0NESY' Osipov
Age:
17
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.18
Maps played:
348
KPR:
0.78
DPR:
0.59
#2
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Europe _Liam_
The timing couldn't be more perfect lol
2023-03-22 18:45
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2 replies
#31
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Brazil ZerongBr
Valve announcing CS2 to save G2 from backlash lmao
2023-03-22 18:53
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1 reply
frfr
2023-03-22 21:04
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Deserved for veto
2023-03-22 18:45
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4 replies
Why? Because they didn't pick pug maps? Genuinely curious
2023-03-22 20:13
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3 replies
Picked a risky map most ct sided and not their best, nuke and mirage they could win ez
2023-03-22 20:53
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They picked their second worse map and gave ENCE the opportunity to ban their top 2 maps, both of which they have been nearly unbeatable on in the last 4 months. They handicapped themselves twice in the veto's. If I didn't know better, I would say they didn't really care if they got eliminated, just wanted live game practice on weak maps for themselves.
2023-03-22 22:05
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1 reply
Makes sense
2023-03-23 10:27
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#4
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United States zovint
lmao
2023-03-22 18:45
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gg
2023-03-22 18:45
0
g2 is a cs2 team anyway
2023-03-22 18:45
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#7
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Pakistan LoOuU2
who cars ? SOURCE 2 IS REAL AND ITS COMING BABY
2023-03-22 18:46
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Source 2
2023-03-22 18:45
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Israel CS so good
2023-03-22 18:46
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1 reply
God's people too strong.
2023-03-23 06:31
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G2 ready for cs2
2023-03-22 18:46
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Csgo managers tried to hide g2's loss 😂
2023-03-22 18:46
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unluko matchup
2023-03-22 18:46
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Just sad, rip fantasy
2023-03-22 18:46
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#16
ZywOo | 
India CADBS
LUL..
2023-03-22 18:47
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#17
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United States Apocasy
Nertz is the future of this team… until a team buys him out
2023-03-22 18:48
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4 replies
hmm where have i seen this before
2023-03-22 19:35
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#52
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Finland WeeThoast
After that they get HeavyGod
2023-03-22 20:01
0
The old version is already causing problems, Vita needs to get the new version: -spinx +nertz
2023-03-22 20:05
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1 reply
Or just put him as entry instead of dupreeh and watch them own everyone
2023-03-22 22:00
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Expected
2023-03-22 18:48
0
G2 era 2 events, it was good while it lasted.
2023-03-22 18:48
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I'm sad for my fantasy team but happy to see so many 'experts' having to eat their words about how unstoppable G2 is.
2023-03-22 18:48
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#21
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United States xiquo
lol wtf
2023-03-22 18:48
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#22
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Russia mshkoda
Nice Guy Nertz
2023-03-22 18:48
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Snap back to reality
2023-03-22 18:49
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#24
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Australia Beard43
Now THAT is an upset victory! WP ENCE.
2023-03-22 18:49
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G2 XDDDDD Just like Liquid, never show up.
2023-03-22 18:50
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#27
Faceit level 10  | 
Israel avivpro13
ez4nertz
2023-03-22 18:50
0
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
2023-03-22 18:51
0
classic G2, now they suck for the next 6 months
2023-03-22 18:51
0
RIP
2023-03-22 18:52
0
-600k
2023-03-22 18:53
0
#33
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Fifflaren | 
Brazil matheuscoelho
33
2023-03-22 18:53
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G2 got cocky, better fix that ego next time you join the server
2023-03-22 18:53
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Just goes to show how shallow G2's map pool is. Need a real strong bootcamp for the major
2023-03-22 18:54
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#37
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Taiwan OFC123
EZZZZZZ
2023-03-22 18:56
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GPoo back to factory settings
2023-03-22 18:59
0
EZ4ENCE
2023-03-22 19:03
0
EZ4ENCE
2023-03-22 19:05
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#42
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Poland bigmilk01
nice fluke win :kappa:
2023-03-22 19:06
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Nert EZ
2023-03-22 19:06
0
now ez grandslam for faze unless c9 stops them and ax1le goes full saiyan mode as usual
2023-03-22 19:07
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Sit the fuck down Niko
2023-03-22 19:19
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G2's honeymoon ends ENCE endless honeymoon since chaning players every month
2023-03-22 19:25
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Niko is the most overrated bot in cs go history.
2023-03-22 19:49
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#51
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Finland FlNLAND
Expected from Fluke2
2023-03-22 19:55
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#53
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Puerto Rico pain^
Let's gooooooo
2023-03-22 20:02
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rip g2 era
2023-03-22 20:02
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#57
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United Kingdom Jonty04l32
What an upset! NertZ is on fire.
2023-03-22 20:22
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#58
abdi | 
Finland Jebe_
”It will only be the second time these two squads face each other since the 22-year-old's transfer, with the first resulting in a 2-0 victory for the French organization.”, umm hello HLTV??? Are you forgetting the ENCE 2-0 at the major???
2023-03-22 20:41
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Well played NertZ !
2023-03-22 20:51
0
CS2 > G0-2 Also damn nertz, beast
2023-03-22 20:56
0
Choko at it again Imagine losing against bot Made lmao
2023-03-22 20:57
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nertz looks so good
2023-03-22 21:41
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#65
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China RADNIKEY
Outfragged by Hooxi wtf
2023-03-22 21:53
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"with the first resulting in a 2-0 victory for the French organization." vitality never beat ence since spinx left +numerous spelling errors
2023-03-22 23:21
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G2 eRa DeNiErS
2023-03-22 23:47
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G2 logic: our best map is nuke and we ban that map and choose risk map. Why? Besause we are g2 we have no brain
2023-03-22 23:47
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Its the major qualifier im worried about…
2023-03-23 00:21
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G2 played 2 of their worst maps, just why?
2023-03-23 04:15
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#73
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India MrP!ng
Overconfidence over map picks, nt G2, wrong place and time to test new maps. Got toyed by ence t side on anc
2023-03-23 06:25
0
Israel CS best CS
2023-03-23 06:32
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