Fnatic eliminate ENCE at IEM Winter
The Swedes are back to winning days at the $250.000 event.
The Swedish-British mix from Fnatic survives another day at IEM Winter 2021 after their confident victory against ENCE in the lower bracket of Group B. The elimination match between the two sides marked the comeback of ENCE’s in-game leader and captain Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer, who returned to the server after missing the first match due to a positive Covid-19 test.
The Danish veteran couldn’t do anything against Alex “ALEX” McMeekin and the rest of Fnatic, where especially Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin and Owen “smooya” Butterfield stepped up massively following their loss yesterday against Gambit.
After winning their map pick on Overpass through a stellar CT-side in the second half, Fnatic finished off the work on Nuke with a 16-13 victory. The second map ended up being more competitive and closer than the first map, due to
While this marks the end of ENCE’s campaign, Fnatic moves on to the next round where they will meet the loser of BIG vs GODSENT. That match is set to be played tomorrow at 13:30 (CET).
Fnatic – ENCE (2-0) | IEM Winter Lower Bracket
16-11 (Overpass) | 
Brollan – 1.41 Rating / 26-14 K-D / 81.7 ADR
16-13 (Nuke) | 
smooya – 1.35 Rating / 23-16 K-D / 86.7 ADR
MVP: Owen “smooya” Butterfield – 1.27 Rating / 45-31 K-D / 79.3 ADR
