What to expect from ENCE v. Imperial

Poland is back in the Major and genuinely looking like one of the better teams in the event. ENCE has somehow once again found themselves with a star-studden squad that strikes fear into the heart of, well, everyone. Imperial, meanwhile, has dominated Brazil since FURIA left for Europe and they are the undisputed kings of that region for the last few months. They came into the Americas RMR and dominated as well, quickly going 3-0 and qualifying easily. Now they face their first big test against European opposition.

Do the Imperial march

Lucas "secenty" Bacelar and Kaiky "noway" Santos joined this Imperial team out of nowhere and have had an immediate impact on the Brazilian squad's success. The team is now looking to build on its domestic success and translate that into some international upsets. It's already shown its dominance in the Americas, so it's time to take that global.

• VINI as an IGL has been revolutionary.

• HEN1 is officially back as an AWPer. Be afraid.

• felps is a solid pillar for this team, need to build around him

ENCE as an org, is Finnish

It was essentially in the dying moments of ENCE that they arose from the grave with an almost entirely Polish lineup from 9INE and are now a fearsome squad that is preparing to make the Elimination Stage of the Major.

• 9INE core remains strong

• gla1ve's leadership and veteran experience is crucial

• hades needs to be on his top form

Previous Matchups

These two sides have never played one another.

Likely Vetoes

The vetoes are once again putting both teams in a weird situation, but it's possible that the map will come down to one that both teams are comfortable on. This matchup will just depend on who is more prepared for whats to come.

• ENCE remove Inferno

• ENCE remove Overpas

• Imperial remove Ancient

• Imperial remove Vertigo

• Imperial remove Anubis

• Ence remove Nuke

• Mirage is left over

Imperial v. ENCE is scheduled to start immediately following the first round of games.