What to expect from ENCE v. paiN
paiN shocked everyone in the first round of the PGL Major Copenhagen, as Rodrigo "biguzera" Bittencourt and co. took down BLAST.tv Paris Major semifinalists Apeks. Round 2 was not as good, as Eternal Fire quickly stopped paiN from even thinking about going up 2-0 as the Turkish super squad took a 13-2 win.
Today, the Brazilians play their last BO1 in Copenhagen, hoping to overcome ENCE and get two shots in the BO3 qualification series.
ENCE waking up
This new ENCE iteration has already shown that it starts slow almost every time. IEM Katowice Play-in, and even the European RMR are perfect examples, which is not a good sign for paiN. Another scary sign for the Brazilians is the fact that both teams love to play Vertigo and this ENCE features the old 9INE squad, notoriously famous for their Vertigo.
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Former Vertigo lovers, ENCE have extended their map pool
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Kylar has been on fire
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gla1ve has found his form recently
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If hades, Goofy or dycha perform, it will be harder for the Brazilians
(Un)prepared paiN
Their first-round one win did not mark PAIN's first day. After the loss against Eternal Fire, biguzera told the Brazilian media that PGL didn't give them enough time between matches from Round 1 to Round 2. This is bad, yes, but the worst part is that the IGL also said that the team didn't have anything previously prepared for Eternal Fire, so they had to analyze EF in 15 minutes. With more time on their side now, paiN have certainly prepared for ENCE, but will it be enough?
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Get biguzera some help
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nqz has to find more impact as the AWPer
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paiN are always the underdog, they can play relaxed
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It's a BO1, anything can happen
Previous Matchups
These two squads have never faced each other.
Likely Vetoes
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paiN ban Ancient
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paiN ban Anubis
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ENCE ban Inferno
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ENCE ban Overpass
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ENCE ban Mirage
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paiN ban Nuke
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Vertigo is left open
Both teams love to play Vertigo, and it's both teams' usual first pick, but Nuke and Mirage could also be left open by the end of the veto.
paiNENCE| paiN |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rodrigo 'biguzera' Bittencourt |
23 - 6 | +17 | 98.4 | 87.5% | 2.09 |
| Lucas 'nqz' Soares |
16 - 6 | +10 | 108.2 | 100.0% | 1.93 |
| Vinicius 'n1ssim' Pereira |
14 - 10 | +4 | 114.6 | 93.8% | 1.67 |
| Lucas 'lux' Meneghini |
15 - 9 | +6 | 94.3 | 93.8% | 1.55 |
| Kaue 'kauez' Kaschuk |
6 - 11 | -5 | 50.1 | 81.2% | 0.74 |
| ENCE |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kacper 'Kylar' Walukiewicz |
14 - 16 | -2 | 68.2 | 81.2% | 1.00 |
 Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander |
12 - 14 | -2 | 72.1 | 75.0% | 0.92 |
| Olek 'hades' Miskiewicz |
6 - 15 | -9 | 73.4 | 56.2% | 0.67 |
| Krzysztof 'Goofy' Górski |
8 - 15 | -7 | 61.5 | 62.5% | 0.59 |
| Paweł 'dycha' Dycha |
2 - 15 | -13 | 32.1 | 37.5% | 0.20 |
