Elisa Esports eSM 2024Ex-ENCE quartet qualify for Elisa Masters Espoo with JANO
allu's team fended off domestic opposition to secure a spot at the $200,000 tournament in Espoo.
JANO have qualified for the 2024 edition of Elisa Masters Espoo with a 2-1 victory over ENCE Academy in the grand final of Elisa Esports eSM, in Helsinki.
The Finnish team is headlined by Aleksi "allu" Jalli, Jani "Aerial" Jussila and Sami "xseveN" Laasanen, who were part of the ENCE team that in 2019 reached the grand final of the IEM Katowice Major and won the BLAST Pro Series event in Madrid.
JANO also includes Juho "juho" Lampinen, who played for ENCE in 2016, and Henri "HENU" Ylilehto, who came through the Finnish organization's academy.
Held in Helsinki, the Elisa Esports eSM featured four local teams competing in a single-elimination bracket. JANO beat Heimo in the first round in 2-0 fashion, while ENCE Academy moved past HAVU in a three-map affair.
allu was the star of the show in the final thanks to a stunning 2.61-rated performance on the decider map of Ancient, which crowned JANO as the Finnish champions.
 JANO |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 - 35 | +2.76% | 101.4 | 78.9% | 1.51 | |
| 43 - 31 | +1.55% | 73.6 | 78.9% | 1.24 | |
| 41 - 37 | +1.53% | 74.8 | 75.4% | 1.18 | |
| 39 - 39 | +0.76% | 77.8 | 73.7% | 1.12 | |
| 24 - 41 | -4.27% | 56.3 | 64.9% | 0.75 |
 ENCE Academy |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 - 40 | +0.32% | 86.4 | 75.4% | 1.19 | |
| 40 - 39 | +1.30% | 72.5 | 78.9% | 1.11 | |
| 38 - 48 | -1.61% | 83.9 | 70.2% | 0.97 | |
| 32 - 40 | +0.14% | 58.1 | 64.9% | 0.84 | |
| 28 - 43 | -3.14% | 58.5 | 68.4% | 0.77 |
Elisa Masters Espoo 2024 will take place between October 16 and 20 at the Espoo Metro Arena. JANO are the third team confirmed for the Finnish event, joining ENCE and Elisa Invitational Spring winners B8.
The team list for the Finnish event currently looks as follows:
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George 'Whitey' White
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander
Krzysztof 'Goofy' Górski
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