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ENCE are the IEM Dallas champions

It's the team's first Major trophy in just under 1700 days.
Ben Lyons Senior Editor 5 June 2023

The competitive Counter-Strike world is a cutthroat place, where success is never a given. But there is always a chance to lift a trophy, and ENCE is a prime example of this.

Because at the IEM Dallas tournament that concluded over the weekend, the esports organisation, ENCE, has been crowned champion, and has headed home with $100,000 in prize money, a spot at IEM Cologne 2023, and its first physical S-tier trophy in 1694 days.

ENCE ended up defeating Mouz in the grand finals of the event, in a 2-0 showing that has now put ENCE in the running for the Intel Grand Slam, which asks teams to win four major events within a 10-event span. The next tournament that ENCE will need to win to continue this effort will be IEM Cologne in late July.

Senior Editor Ben was a Senior Editor at Gamereactor UK. When he wasn’t writing, editing or filming for Gamereactor, he could usually be found playing an FPS or getting lost in a sprawling RPG.
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