ENCE announced on October 26 that the organisation's board has decided to file for bankruptcy — ending 13 years in Counter-Strike.
Statement
ENCE said it will halt business after the 13-year CS run. Specific financial reasons were not stated in the announcement.
Head coach allu on X
"Heartbroken."
allu added that "a more detailed statement" would follow later.
Recent chapter
- December 2023: core sold to Falcons
- Multiple rebuilds since, "to varying degrees of success"
- April 2026: Finnish academy lineup promoted to the main roster
- June 2026: Aleksi "allu" Jalli joined as head coach
- Absent from MVP events since September 2024
Final roster listed as "No team"
- Henri "HENU" Ylilehto
- Giorgi "Schwarz" Gakhokidze
- Teemu "teme" Korva
- Joe "joeski" Holmes
- Aleksi "millert" Lehtopuu
Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen (now NAVI) and Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer (now coach at HEROIC) are the two most famous former ENCE players still active in the scene.
13-year legacy — 3 MVP titles
- 2019 (×2) — all-Finnish lineup led by Aleksib; also reached the IEM Katowice 2019 Major final
- 2023 — international lineup led by Snappi
Final competitive snapshot
- Article's cited VRS: #103
- Team page as of October 19: #118
Source: HLTV.org — /news/45814/ence-file-for-bankruptcy
