Match Prediction: ENCE - FaZe Clan | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Sydney 2023Let's move on to the fight between ENCE and FaZe Clan in the quarter-finals of the play-offs stage of the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 tournament. The teams will determine the semi-finalist who will fight with MOUZ for a place in the final. The format of the match is bo3. Will karrigan and team be able to defeat the Finnish club? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
ENCE uniforms
Finnish team ENCE started the current gaming year with a rather weak performance at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023, where the team took 17th-20th place and $4,500. ENCE missed the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 and finished in fourth place in the European qualification. From there, the team only began to gain momentum. Bronze at CCT Central Europe Malta Finals and 3rd-4th place at ESL Pro League Season 17 allowed ENCE to earn a total of $65,000. Eighth place at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR B allowed ENCE to qualify for the only and last Major CS:GO tournament of the year. The performance at Brazy Party can be considered a failure, as Snappi and the team failed to make it to the top 8 and earn any prize money. BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 ended with ENCE in 12th-14th place, which brought the team $20,000. The team's biggest achievement so far is winning the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023. ENCE showed a decent performance and won the $100,000 grand prize. Silver at ESL Challenger Katowice 2023 brought ENCE $20,000 in prize money. After that, the Finnish club also won silver at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, for which they received $180,000. Second place at Gamers8 2023 provided the players with an additional $180,000 in prize money. The 3-4th place at ESL Pro League Season 18 allowed ENCE to earn another $50,000.
Prior to travelling to Sydney, ENCE competed at BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023. As a result of the draw, the European squad's first opponent was Alliance, who were defeated 2-0 by Snappi and his teammates (Ancient 16-13, Vertigo 16-6). In the semi-finals they faced BIG players, who ENCE could not cope with. The 0:2 defeat ended ENCE's participation in the tournament. The 3-4th place brought the team $7,500 in prize money.
ENCE's path to the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 started with Group B and a 13-6 win over Chinese Lynn Vision on the Anubis map. A full bo3 series against Fnatic in the semifinals of the top set ended with ENCE winning 2-1 (Overpass - 10-13, Anubis - 13-10, Vertigo - 13-10). But in the finals Snappi and the team could not overcome G2 Esports, Ledgeiv on two maps in a row. Thus the team went to the quarter-finals of the play-offs.
Statistics of the last result of ENCE:
- 0:2 loss to G2 Esports.
- 2:1 win over Fnatic
- 13-6 win over Lynn Vision
- 0:2 loss to BIG
- 2:0 win over Alliance
FaZe Clan uniforms
FaZe Clan are having a generally successful season, primarily financially, although they have slipped a bit in recent times. They started the season with 1-3rd place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 and $27,500. Their performance at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 ended with 7th-8th place and $24,000 in prize money. The main achievement this year for FaZe Clan team can already be confidently called the championship at ESL Pro League Season 17, which brought not only $200,000, but also the victory in the fourth season of Intel Grand Slam, and this is an additional $1,000,000 in prize money. Among the big events, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 is also worth mentioning. There FaZe Clan took the 5th-8th places and earned $45,000. Then Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 ended for karrigan and his teammates on 3-4th place, this result brought $20,000. At BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023, FaZe Clan finished in 5th-6th place in the standings and earned an additional $20,000 in prize money. The European club travelled to BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 where they finished in 1st-3rd place, earned $27,500 and received a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. FaZe Clan also took part in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. There the team took 9th-12th place and received a consolation prize of $16,000 in prize money. At the big LAN-tournament Gamers8 2023 FaZe Clan took 9-16th place and received $15,000 prize money.
Before IEM Sydney 2023 the legendary FaZe Clan team played at ESL Pro League Season 18, where they started their journey in Group C. Their first opponent was 9z Team. A 2:0 victory (Nuke - 16-14, Inferno - 16-3) secured karrigan and his teammates a place in the semifinals of the winners. There in full bo3 series FaZe Clan defeated Fnatic (Ancient - 12-16, Inferno - 16-14, Nuke - 16-3) and guaranteed their place in play-offs. After losing to Natus Vincere with the score 0:2, FaZe Clan entered the final stage of the tournament. There karrigan and Ledge team defeated the future champions from MOUZ on two maps in a row. The 9th-12th places on the championship brought $25,000 prize money to the players.
FaZe Clan started their way to the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 in Group A with a 15-19 loss to GamerLegion on the Nuke map. After facing Team Vitality in the quarter-finals of the lower grid, FaZe Clan won 2-1 (Overpass - 14-16, Inferno - 13-10, Nuke - 13-9) and advanced to the semifinals of the grid. There in full bo3 series karrigan and team defeated NAVI with the score 2:1 (Overpass - 13-7, Mirage - 4-13, Inferno - 13-7). The final game against GamerLegion ended with FaZe Clan winning 2:1 (Ancient - 13-11, Inferno - 7-13, Nuke - 13-6). Thus the team entered the play-offs.
Statistics of FaZe Clan's last results:
- Victory over GamerLegion with the score 2:1
- Victory over Natus Vincere with the score 2:1
- Victory over Team Vitality with the score 2:1
- 15-19 defeat by GamerLegion
- Defeat by MOUZ with the score 0:2
History of matches ENCE - FaZe Clan
Since the beginning of the current year the participants of this match have played against each other three times. All three matches ended with the victory of FaZe Clan.
Predicted result of the match ENCE - FaZe Clan
ENCE are in great shape now, as evidenced by their tournament history in recent months. FaZe on the contrary have lost their positions, but they have a great experience of beating the Finnish club. Let's bet on the victory of ENCE team.