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G2 Are Eliminated From EPL S17 After Being Defeated By ENCE

· Mar 22 - 4 minutes read

ENCE has scored their first major scalp since signing Guy “NertZ” Iluz, sweeping G2 2-0 in the second round of the ESL Pro League Season 17. Rasmus “HooXi” Nielsen and colleagues were eliminated from the LAN in Malta by the European mix, which included their newcomer.

The new recruit has given ENCE more firepower; the Israeli currently leads the ratings table for his squad at this event with a 1.25. NertZ also led the assault against G2 with 1.49 ratings on Ancient (16-14) and 1.30 ratings on Vertigo (16-10), easily outperforming Nikola “NiKo” Kova and dIlya “m0NESY” Osipov.

G2’s dreams for a third consecutive championship and a potential second notch on their Intel Grand Slam belt are dashed. Other title contenders, such as Heroic, will be relieved that they will not have to face the world’s top-ranked team later in the playoffs.

The series began on G2’s choice of Ancient, a map on which both teams were undefeated prior to the match. HooXi’s men came out firing on all cylinders early on, gaining an early 3-0 lead with a couple fast-paced offensive rounds that initially threw off the defense. Eetu’s “sAw” As Pawe “dycha” Dycha and NertZ began to take over the server, Saha’s team swiftly adapted, and the CTs took a slim 8-7 lead into the break.

Even after switching sides, the Israeli rifler continued to pound G2 and led the line for ENCE on the T side. “Snappi” Marco is a fictional character. Pfeiffer’s team had to recover from a pistol round early in the half, but they were able to win seven of the following ten rounds on their route to a tight 16-14 triumph.

Maden and Niko seen right after the ENCE vs G2 match

A couple instances of CT aggression late in the half appeared to put the game in G2’s hands, but ENCE kept their cool and successfully closed the map in the final two rounds. NertZ finished first on the leaderboard with a 1.49 rating and a 27-20 K-D.

G2 advanced to Vertigo and won their third pistol round of the series before an ENCE force buy assault on the B site swiftly gave Snappi’s men the lead. m0NESY momentarily held the ramp position, expertly blocking the offense from the A site for four rounds in a row. It took some time for ENCE to get past the Russian marksman, but once they did, they took full advantage, going unbroken all the way to halftime with a 10-5 scoreline.

Following their transfer to the T side, HooXi and company threatened a comeback, claiming another pistol round and cutting the score to 9-11 before the defense was able to find their stride. G2’s condition immediately deteriorated as Dycha began to emerge, propelling the CTs to a 16-10 triumph with a 1.64 rating in the second half.

On Friday at 12:00, ENCE will face Vitality in the quarter-finals, captained by Dan “apEX” Madesclaire and their ex-teammate Lotan “Spinx” Giladi. It will be only the second time these two teams have met since the 22-year-old’s transfer, with the French team winning 2-0 the first time.

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