ENCE vs Astralis Preview and Predictions: Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023
| Tags: CS2
| Author The Old One
Having ensured playoff stage participation, ENCE and Astralis will set sights on a semifinal spot when they square off in the ENCE vs Astralis IEM Dallas 2023 Group B Upper Bracket Final
In what will be the first of two guaranteed IEM Dallas 2023 matches for both sides, ENCE and Astralis will engage in a showdown to bag semifinal qualification. Whoever wins moves within two matches of winning the whole thing, while the losing side will get a shot at redemption in the quarterfinals. ENCE put behind their poor run of form to start the IEM Dallas on a high note, while Astralis extended their winning run to six matches to reach this stage. ENCE are the CSGO betting favorites, but Astralis can be a pretty solid pick for this tie as well.
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ENCE
ENCE made it two wins in a row against FaZe as they cruised to a 2-0 win against the American powerhouse, only weeks after their Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage victory against the same opposition. The Finnish side raced to a 16-7 win on Anubis, thanks to an incredible Alvaro “SunPayus” Garcia display. ENCE were on track of picking up another simple win on Overpass. FaZe quickly cut down the deficit, but Guy “NertZ” Iluz closed out the map with two quick rounds.
Players
Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer
- HLTV Rating: 0.95
- Impact Rating: 0.96
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.4%
- Average Damage Round: 72.5
- Kills Per Round: 0.65
Paweł “dycha” Dycha
- HLTV Rating: 1.12
- Impact Rating: 1.15
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.7%
- Average Damage Round: 81.1
- Kills Per Round: 0.73
Pavle “maden” Bošković
- HLTV Rating: 1.07
- Impact Rating: 1.15
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 68.4%
- Average Damage Round: 78.8
- Kills Per Round: 0.71
Alvaro “SunPayus” Garcia
- HLTV Rating: 1.15
- Impact Rating: 1.14
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.9%
- Average Damage Round: 73.6
- Kills Per Round: 0.72
Guy “NertZ” Iluz
- HLTV Rating: 1.10
- Impact Rating: 1.27
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.2%
- Average Damage Round: 84.4
- Kills Per Round: 0.77
Player To Watch
NertZ
Astralis
Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz and Benjamin “blameF” Bremer combined to gun down a high flying Cloud9 side. The duo barely gave the Russians any breathing room as Astralis raced to 16-8 wins on two maps to claim the series for themselves.
Players
Alexander “Altekz” Givskov
- HLTV Rating: 1.03
- Impact Rating: 0.96
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.3%
- Average Damage Round: 73.7
- Kills Per Round: 0.65
Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander
- HLTV Rating: 0.98
- Impact Rating: 1.04
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.1%
- Average Damage Round: 74.1
- Kills Per Round: 0.66
Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz
- HLTV Rating: 1.16
- Impact Rating: 1.28
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.4%
- Average Damage Round: 80.5
- Kills Per Round: 0.78
Benjamin “blameF” Bremer
- HLTV Rating: 1.23
- Impact Rating: 1.23
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 74.0%
- Average Damage Round: 85.7
- Kills Per Round: 0.77
Christian “Buzz” Andersen
- HLTV Rating: 1.04
- Impact Rating: 1.02
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.0%
- Average Damage Round: 74.3
- Kills Per Round: 0.66
Player to Watch
dev1ce
ENCE vs Astralis Predictions: Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023
We believe Astralis will beat ENCE by 2-1.
ENCE vs Astralis Head to Head Record
ENCE 0-2 Astralis
ENCE vs Astralis Maps
- Nuke
- Ancient
- Overpass
Astralis vs ENCE Score
- Map 1: ENCE to win by +4<
- Map 2: Astralis to win by +7<
- Map 3: Astralis to win by +8<
Astralis vs ENCE Top Fragger
dev1ce
Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 ENCE vs Astralis Match Links
ENCE vs Astralis Match Time
May 31, 2023 – 19:00 ET/18:00 CST/16:00 PT
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