ENCE claims a spot at the PGL Major!

With Copenhagen Flames and Players (Gambit) having already secured a qualifying spot in the current PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B event, things are beginning to get intense and only six spots are left to be secured by the remaining teams at the event. One of these spots was going to be occupied by either ENCE or Anonymo as they were both sitting on a 2-1 record going into their brawl today. A victory from either team would mean instant qualification to the prestigious PGL Major and therefore everything was on the line when the two European rosters clashed.

Adding to their impressive form of recent times, it was clear that ENCE were on another level than the Polish Anonymo boys. "Snappi" and his teammates managed to close out the Bo3-series in just two maps, after two confident victories on Overpass and Mirage.

The first map of the Bo3-series between ENCE and Anonymo took place on the map of Overpass and was picked by ENCE. Whilst ENCE have proven themselves to be incredibly versatile on a variety of maps, Overpass is definitely one of their better maps in the official map pool, whereas it has been a weakpoint for Anonymo who are sitting on a 40% win rate in the past three months (10 maps). Once Overpass got underway, however, a close battle ensued. Trading rounds back and forth, things were as close as possible at the scoreline of 8-7 in the first half of Overpass. Whilst the first half had been close between the two teams, the second half was all ENCE. A phenomenal CT-sided performance from ENCE, led by star-rifler "Spinx", meant a confident victory on Overpass for ENCE at the scoreline of 16-9.

The second map of the Bo3-series was picked by Anonymo and saw the brawl continue on Mirage. Whilst it is, undoubtedly, one of the stronger maps for the Polish roster, it is also a map that allows for some of the creative and aggressive approaches that "Snappi" is known for orchestrating to perfection. ENCE started as they had finished Overpass, with a great CT-sided hold. This time it was "Maden" to top the leaderboard and to help carry his team to a confident 10-5 lead at halftime. The second half showcased a versatile and aggressive ENCE offense breaking down the defense of Anonymo. At the scoreline of 16-10, it was ENCE to claim victory on Mirage and secure a ticket to the upcoming PGL Major in Antwerp.

ENCE - Anonymo 2-0 | PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B

16-9 (Overpass) | Spinx - 1.44 Rating / 26-17 K-D / 98.7 ADR

16-10 (Mirage) | Maden - 1.60 Rating / 28-14 K-D / 96.0 ADR

MVP: Pavle "Maden" Bošković - 1.34 Rating / 45-31 K-D / 86.7 ADR

PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B overview - HEET vs Entropiq (2-0)

Whilst the brawl between ENCE and Anonymo was underway, another brawl took place over on the B-stream between HEET and Entropiq. Whereas ENCE and Anonymo found themselves fighting for a qualifying spot, the battle between HEET and Entropiq was to avoid elimination from the RMR event.

The all-French HEET roster proved to be the stronger roster on the day. A masterclass performance from "afro" and "Djoko" saw the French HEET boys destroy Entropiq in just two maps.

The 2-0 victory against Entropiq sees HEET avoid elimination and stay in contention for a possible spot at the PGL Major in Antwerp.