FORZE pull of massive upset
sstuNiX and tN1R fired on all cylinders giving FORZE a massive 6-0 start on the T-side of Mirage but ENCE didn't let things slip out of hand yet and clawed back a 5-7 half, still in favor of FORZE. tN1R put up a 1.73 HLTV rating performance on the T-side for FORZE.
A sneaky pistol round setup from FORZE caught gla1ve off guard and FORZE built on the momentum to put themselves at a 11-5 advantage. Kylar's aggression and hades on the AWP gave ENCE a fighting chance, closing the gap at 10-11 but FORZE maintained composure and denied the comeback, securing Mirage 13-10 to go 1-0 up in the series.
ENCE asserted their dominance on Anubis with Kylar stepping up with impact. After a 5-1 start on the CT-side, ENCE restricted FORZE to 3-9 T-half. A clean T-side from ENCE saw the Polish team closing out Anubis 13-3, levelling the series 1-1. Kylar put up an ADR of 121 and a HLTV rating of 2.15 on Anubis.
Conceding the initial rounds on Ancient, ENCE stole an eco round to open their account on the CT-side of Ancient at 1-4, off the back of which they traded their way to a 7-5 CT-half in their favor. FORZE went 4/4 in pistol rounds across the series, closing the gap the 7-7 with ENCE's economy in shambles.
ENCE limped to match point at 12-11 off of a 1v1 clutch from Kylar but FORZE were not done and pushed the decider into overtime, where they dropped just a single round to close out Ancient 16-13 and the series 2-1.