ENCE strike back against Movistar Riders to advance to Champions Cup semi

ENCE defeated Movistar Riders 2-0 in the deciding series of Group A in a rematch between the two teams, with the Finns moving on to the semi-finals in Malta.

The Finns breathe a sigh of relief as they managed to avoid early elimination in the position of one of the favorites, recovering from a terrible start to the tournament against the Spanish squad, who were unable to repeat the opening victory despite a promising first half of Overpass in the deciding series.

With the 2-0 triumph against Movistar Riders, ENCE have earned a spot in the playoffs, where they will take on G2 in a first-ever encounter between the two lineups on Saturday at 16:30 .

It was a difficult rematch for ENCE, who seemed to be on course to a repeat loss on Overpass as the first half went the same way as in the opening round of the group stage, with Movistar Riders putting together a solid defense worthy of ten rounds in total once again.

ENCE avenged their opening loss to Movistar Riders

But unlike in the first encounter with the Spaniards, Aleksi "⁠allu⁠" Jalli's side found their footing on the CT side despite a pistol round loss, going on a dominant streak once they built up the bank, with Jere "⁠sergej⁠" Salo's 1v2 clutch at 7-12 allowing the Finns to keep up the pressure and cruise to a 16-13 victory.

The Finns' good form continued on Mirage, where a full eco win in middle in the second round allowed them to rack up a hefty lead. Despite being down 2-7, Movistar Riders' efforts towards the end of the half helped them switch over with six, but after they crumbled in the anti-forcebuy once more, ENCE closed the series in comfortable fashion at 16-8.

Champions Cup FinalsBest of 3 Movistar RidersMatchpage 0 2 20th December 2019 ENCE 13Overpass 16 8Mirage 16

Movistar Riders	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Lucas 'steel' Lopessteel	37 - 37	0	80.8	1.12
Rajohn 'EasTor' LinatoEasTor	35 - 33	+2	73.9	1.07
Alejandro 'alex' Masanetalex	31 - 39	-8	70.2	0.87
Christian 'loWel' Garcia AntoranloWel	31 - 41	-10	65.1	0.78
Alejandro 'mopoz' Fernández-Quejo Canomopoz	27 - 41	-14	55.3	0.75

ENCE	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Miikka 'suNny' KemppisuNny	51 - 34	+17	99.1	1.49
Aleksi 'allu' Jalliallu	38 - 31	+7	78.0	1.19
Jere 'sergej' Salosergej	36 - 33	+3	72.5	1.10
Sami 'xseveN' LaasanenxseveN	30 - 27	+3	63.1	1.08
Jani 'Aerial' JussilaAerial	36 - 36	0	74.0	1.06

ENCE #12 Aleksi 'allu' JalliJani 'Aerial' JussilaMiikka 'suNny' KemppiSami 'xseveN' LaasanenJere 'sergej' Salo Movistar Riders #30 Christian 'loWel' Garcia AntoranRajohn 'EasTor' LinatoLucas 'steel' LopesAlejandro 'alex' MasanetAlejandro 'mopoz' Fernández-Quejo Cano Aleksi 'allu' Jalli Age: 27 Team: ENCE Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 1404 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.64 Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Jere 'sergej' Salo Age: 17 Team: ENCE Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 544 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.63 G2 #11 Audric 'JACKZ' JugNemanja 'huNter-' KovačKenny 'kennyS' SchrubFrançois 'amanek' DelaunayNemanja 'nexa' Isaković