The Rise and Fall of ENCE - How CS:GO's Beloved Meme Team F@!ked it All Up

Remember ENCE? The Finnish Counter-Strike team whose lack of success gave birth to the ironic and legendary meme EZ4ENCE?
If that sounds familiar, you might remember the meme turning into a reality in 2019, when ENCE somehow became one of the best and most popular teams in the world.
But ENCE’s moment in the limelight didn’t last and their fall from grace was just as rapid as their rise. So, let’s open up the archives and tell one of the most wholesome, surprising and dramatic stories the wonderful game of Counter-Strike has ever given us.
This is The Rise and Fall of ENCE.
Written by: Charlie Howard (@CharlieHoward_)
Edited by: Tomás Roldán (@TomasRoldan1993)
Graphics and thumbnail by: Ivan Cortez (@IvanC__14)
Script Editor: Samantha Jones (@SammieRaeJones)
Supervising Producers: Colin McNeil (@McNeilColin), Spencer Pascoe (@SpennyPascoe)
Footage sources: controlc.com/d...
Thumbnail images via ENCE, StarLadder, The Verkkars
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[@Upcomer]

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[@rivervp8167]

Aleksib is now a major winner

[@spencerpascoe3896]

Not gonna lie I listen to the EZ4ENCE song just because it slaps

[@lauripeltonen1]

I listen it cuz its good memory from good times :)

[@cpfantastic5576]

Aleksib is such a legend. People should respect this player!

[@teo4232]

all started when they benched aleksi, good to see him in g2

[@maksyyyy]

history repeats itself :D

[@mirza2698]

And AleksiB went to NAVI, and his team won the major in Copenhagen.

[@albikarameta4485]

Make part 2 after the major "And rise again"

[@natoh72]

Ngl 2019 was an insane tear for a ENCE fan

[@halka1007]

honestly i am so happy that aleksib is going to G2 while allu is crying in a corner

[@j0naxcsgo231]

welp:DD

[@da_riceboy161]

This didn’t age well. Lmao

[@toastymctoastinson]

@@da_riceboy161aged like fine milk now

[@Aselthekid]

I@@da_riceboy161man it kinda did now...

[@azusagawasakuta2057]

@@da_riceboy161 YES IT DID

[@arska2586]

I am fin myself and i think theyhave been the best example of how you can go to shit to amazing and back to shit but og ence was my favourite team. Oh the good times.

[@fadyycs]

and they are at the top again

[@samuelpelkonen4863]

This aged well

[@MmmL01]

what if they never benched aleksib.

[@_KroW_]

what if man, what if

[@BART_G]

Good video, your channel is underrated :D

[@Ofiotaurus]

Notta gonna lie they did comeback with an international team.

[@leevimustonenn]

yes but international ence is not real ence. its same if MIBR makes an european/american roster. doesnt feel the same

[@imalemon3841]

the way he pronounced verkkars, "ver-cars"

[@taurts1126]

Make part 2 of this video rise and fall and rise again

[@markuskankare3167]

Now Aleksib is major winner and rest of Ence players are almostly everyone retired or atleast soon retiring. Only Jimpphat and Aleksib playing top level. Wanna see someday finnish roster again. Maybe Aleksib, Jimpphat and Jamppi can make team.

[@maesakahs]

EZ4ENCE

[@RomanceVlrt]

My suggestion!

[@Kubusb10]

broski didnt knew back then

[@Mahakasmieslapsi]

goodbye allu"korny"

[@GoldenHours10]

Haha. It was literally all god allu who made this happen. What a mastermind

[@omjo5342]

this vid is a bit late...

[@cyberrrt]

and now they get 0-16 by faze clan amazing

[@bigleechu8832]

Yow lesgooo:>>>

[@kokkoj90]

it was a phase

[@jonttu34]

Ence now top 2

[@parkervx1k]

aleksiGOAT

[@ThePhLevels]

f

[@areuokay4984]

Haha what are you talking about they’re gonna beat Entropiq

[@assassin3666]

Bot Team Ence Lmao😂 They Are So Happy After Defeating Navi But They Dosnt Know The Gods Astralis Is In The Finals And Ence Got Destroyed By Astralis In Finals😍

[@exit4161]

what?

[@nevergonnagiveyouup9245]

what?

[@assassin3666]

@@exit4161 Yeah They Got Destroyed In Grandfinals

[@assassin3666]

@@nevergonnagiveyouup9245 They Lost In Finals Lmao😂

[@exit4161]

@@assassin3666 Why are you cringe?

[@boofintheflesh]

maybe it wasnt so easy for ence

[@ankkaproductions5822]

they are now peforming quite good on the major for now, maybe they are coming back their current roster and gameplay seems good

[@kerim.s8801]

@@ankkaproductions5822 U didn't get it.