Let's assume (wrongly) for one second, that dexter hasn't flipped the entire world on its head, and that ENCE are actually one of the three best teams in Group B.
What the hell is going on?
The team went -31 against mousesports and won, -14 against G2 and won and then, obviously, Allu outperformed ZywOo. There are two big reasons for the team's success at Pro League so far, as we see it - though that's not to do a disservice to any of the other players on that team.
Take another look at those stats we linked. Notice anything?
Look at how many clutches ENCE are winning. It's an incredible amount, and depending on your opinion of ENCE tells two different stories. One, that these players are really good at clutches, and having experienced heads at the helm makes that even more likely.
The other, is that this is entirely unsustainable, and that once they stop winning an obscene amount of 1vx's, they will revert to the mean.
Yes, it's true that some players are better at clutching than others. Perhaps ENCE are above average when it comes to clutching. But do we REALLY, honestly believe that Snappi winning more clutches than ZywOo is just to be expected?
We'll let you decide.
The other big change for ENCE, is Israeli superstar Spinx, who has seemingly come out of almost nowhere to be an absolute monster. He was on a team you or I had never heard of in August, and now he's out here crushing G2.
He's picking up plenty of opening kills and has the best rating on his team at this event, all while being the new guy. His impact rating is phenomenal, and he's winning a boatload of clutches.
Some credit has to go to Snappi, for pulling this team together into a Pro League-level roster in two months. One has to wonder why the teams he made on c0ntact didn't work too well, or why Heroic didn't give him the resources to change the team.
You might ask why North didn't pick him up and let him build a roster that could challenge at Pro League, but we think that's a bit mean of you. Let us grieve, man.
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