ENCE Becomes First Grand Finalist of IEM Dallas 2022
/The ENCE team outplayed FURIA with a score of 2:0 and reached the grand final of IEM Dallas 2022. Here, sAw wards will meet the winner of the BIG match — Cloud9, which will start in an hour and a half. In turn, the Brazilian team FURIA left the championship, earning $20,000.
The first semi-final of the championship started on the Vertigo map, which was expectedly chosen by FURIA. However, the first half went entirely to the treasury of ENCE players, who managed to get a twofold advantage in the score. After switching sides, the Brazilians began to catch up with the opponent, at some point taking the lead. And yet, in the very end, sAw's men managed to carry out a couple of good attacks in order to close the pick of their opponent and take the lead in the series — 16:14.
Then the teams moved to the Nuke map, which became the choice of ENCE. However, here the first half was held in an equal fight, as the Brazilians were able to adapt to the fast attacks of the hosts. But after the change of sides, the ENCE players finally took the initiative into their own hands, not allowing anything to their opponent. As a result, sAw wards confidently closed the map and advanced to the grand final of IEM Dallas 2022 — 16:9.
Matches history: IEM Dallas 2022
IEM Dallas 2022 runs from May 30 to June 5 in Dallas at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. Sixteen teams from Europe, Oceania, North and South America are fighting for a prize pool of $250,000, as well as ranking points in the EPT and BLAST Premier tables.
Interim results of IEM Dallas 2022
- 1st place: $100,000 + 1,000 EPT points + 2,400 BLAST Premier points.
- 2nd Place: $42,000 + 750 EPT Points + 1,200 BLAST Premier Points
- 3rd-4th place: FURIA — $20,000 + 525 EPT points + 750 BLAST Premier points.
- 5th-6th place: G2 Esports and FaZe Clan — $10,000 + 350 EPT points + 225 BLAST Premier points.
- 7th-8th place: Vitality, Team Liquid - $6,000 + 200 EPT points + 225 BLAST Premier points.
- 9th-12th place: Astralis, MOUZ, MIBR and Ninjas in Pajamas — $5,000 + 100 EPT points.
- 13th-16th place: Movistar Riders, Encore Esports Club, Imperial Esports and Complexity Gaming — $4,000.