Dear Community, today marks the beginning of the next chapter for ENCE.
After a thorough strategic review together with the company leadership and majority shareholders, we have decided to refocus ENCE back to our home — Finland.
From the beginning, ENCE has aimed to build a competitive and sustainable esports organization. Over the past years, we have invested heavily in competing internationally and building rosters capable of reaching the highest levels of Counter-Strike. Unfortunately, in the current esports ecosystem, this has become increasingly difficult for organizations like ours.
Instead of continuing down the same path, we have now decided to reset and build something new with a long-term perspective.
Our focus moving forward is clear: to rebuild a Counter-Strike team, where Finnish talent will be at the core, and to develop the next generation of Finnish stars. We believe that returning to our roots allows us to build a sustainable foundation for the future while strengthening the connection between ENCE and the Finnish Counter-Strike community.
As part of this transition, the current Main Counter-Strike 2 roster, including the coaching staff, has been moved to the bench and is now available for transfer discussions.
To our fans: thank you for standing with us through every chapter. While change is never easy, we believe this reset gives us the opportunity to build something exciting again — step by step, with a long-term perspective. Our goal is clear: to bring Finnish Counter-Strike back onto the international stage. Now it’s time to build the next chapter — a new era of Finnish Counter-Strike and a new generation of #EZ4ENCE.
The next steps of our new chapter will be presented in the near future.
Questions & Answers
What does this mean for ENCE Academy?
ENCE Academy will continue operating normally during this transition period.
What does this mean for the ENCE Prospects team?
ENCE Prospects will participate as planned in the upcoming Finnish youth league, NUKE-Liiga Season 2, starting March 18th.
Why is podi benched if ENCE is focusing on Finland?
Instead of working on a project with upcoming Finnish players, podi wishes to pursue Tier 1 Counter-Strike, and we fully respect and understand his decision.
Does this change affect company staff?
Yes. As we restructure parts of the organization, some roles will unfortunately be affected. We are extremely grateful to everyone who has contributed to ENCE.
What happens next?
Our focus now is on building the next phase of ENCE with a sustainable structure. More details about our Counter-Strike plans and the future direction of the organization will be shared soon.
