Elisa Masters Espoo 2024New-look ENCE beat 9z in Espoo
9z's struggles continue as they face elimination on day one of the Finnish event.
ENCE's new roster has gotten off to a flying start as it brushed aside 9z at Elisa Masters Espoo in its first official match.
The Finnish organization made two roster changes just a week before the event, injecting more young blood into the team with the arrivals of Kacper "xKacpersky" Gabara from Young Ninjas and former MOUZ NXT player Ryan "Neityu" Aubry.
The two new players wasted no time in making their mark as they helped ENCE pick up a dominant win in a game that they dominated almost from the outset. After a tightly contested first half, ENCE broke away in the second half and only conceded one round on the CT side.
  9z |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 - 13 | -1.07% | 66.8 | 73.7% | 0.99 | |
| 12 - 14 | -0.35% | 65.3 | 57.9% | 0.87 | |
| 11 - 15 | -4.50% | 68.1 | 73.7% | 0.77 | |
| 10 - 14 | -2.53% | 68.3 | 68.4% | 0.74 | |
| 7 - 14 | -2.85% | 55.5 | 78.9% | 0.73 |
 ENCE |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 - 11 | +4.11% | 103.2 | 89.5% | 1.68 | |
| 14 - 9 | +2.87% | 89.6 | 89.5% | 1.37 | |
| 17 - 12 | +3.77% | 91.2 | 68.4% | 1.32 | |
| 15 - 11 | +0.72% | 85.0 | 68.4% | 1.30 | |
| 6 - 11 | -0.17% | 28.7 | 73.7% | 0.70 |
ENCE will move on to Group B's upper bracket final, where they will face HEROIC in a best-of-three series. 9z, meanwhile, will fight for survival against Rebels in the lower bracket.
The loss is yet another blow for the South American side, who have struggled to get back to the level of play that saw them reach the semi-finals of IEM Dallas. They entered Elisa Masters Espoo on the back of a last-place finish at IEM Rio and a 21-28th place finish in ESL Pro League 20.
| Date | Matches | |
|---|---|---|
| Elisa Masters Espoo 2024 | ||
| 17/10/2024 |
16:00
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| 17/10/2024 |
18:45
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