{"id":27616,"date":"2025-07-24T12:46:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=27616"},"modified":"2025-07-24T12:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:52:15","slug":"ence-adds-rigon-to-roster-benches-gla1ve-ahead-of-blast-bounty-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/ence-adds-rigon-to-roster-benches-gla1ve-ahead-of-blast-bounty-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ENCE Adds rigoN to CS2 Roster, Benches gla1ve Ahead of BLAST Bounty Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ENCE <\/strong>has announced the addition of Rigon ‘rigoN’ Gashi<\/strong> to their active CS2 <\/strong>roster, rebuilding the team just ahead of the BLAST Bounty Season 2<\/strong>.<\/a> The move also means that Lukas ‘gla1ve’ Rossander<\/strong> is stepping down from the starting lineup, and the in-game leader duties are being handed to Viktor ‘sdy’ Orudzhev<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENCE Announcement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/ENCE\/status\/1948352647255212486\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Proven Major Contender<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

‘rigoN’ <\/strong>brings valuable <\/strong>experience from his time with the Bad News Eagles<\/strong>, where he was one of the key players who helped his team achieve impressive success at three major international gaming tournaments in a row: Antwerp<\/strong>, Rio<\/strong>, and Paris<\/strong> between 2022 and 2023. ‘rigoN’<\/strong>, who was recognized for his aggressive playstyle, was one of the top players on his team, which was considered an underdog from Kosovo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

gla1ve Benched After a Rebuilding Year<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Team ENCE – Elisa Masters Espoo 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

‘gla1ve’<\/strong> joined ENCE <\/strong>in early 2023, a major change for the team. Back then, ENCE <\/strong>decided to switch from relying on experienced players to combining younger talents with one of the most experienced in-game leaders on the scene. However, the team’s performance didn’t quite meet expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite all the challenges on the way, ‘gla1ve’<\/strong> succeeded in guiding ENCE <\/strong>to a win at the Elisa Masters Espoo 2024<\/strong>, which became a memorable moment for the team in Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite being sidelined, gla1ve <\/strong>remains one of the greatest in-game leaders in Counter-Strike <\/strong>history \u2014 see why he\u2019s ranked among the best<\/a>.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sdy Takes Over Leadership Role<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Viktor ‘sdy’ Orudzhev<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
With ‘gla1ve’ <\/strong>benched, ENCE <\/strong>has promoted Viktor ‘sdy’ Orudzhev<\/strong> to the in-game leader <\/strong>role. ‘sdy’ <\/strong>previously led Monte<\/strong> at the BLAST.tv Paris Major<\/a><\/strong>, giving him relevant leadership experience at the tier-one level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ENCE <\/strong>has also promoted 20-year-old Ville’ myltsi’ <\/strong>Vilkman from ENCE Academy <\/strong>team on a trial basis, replacing ‘xKacpersky’<\/strong>, who was previously loaned by Ninjas in Pyjamas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ENCE\u2019s Updated Roster for BLAST Bounty Season 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The updated ENCE’s<\/strong> roster will debut at BLAST Bounty Season 2<\/strong>, which begins on August 5<\/strong>. ENCE <\/strong>now consists of a mix of veterans and promising young talent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • Viktor ‘\u2060sdy\u2060’ <\/strong>Orudzhev<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Paavo ‘podi\u2060’ <\/strong>Heiskanen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Jeremy ‘Kursy\u2060’ <\/strong>Gast<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Rigon ‘rigoN\u2060’ <\/strong>Gashi<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ville ‘\u2060myltsi\u2060’ <\/strong>Vilkman (trial)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Niclas ‘enkay J’ <\/strong>Krumhorn (coach)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lukas ‘gla1ve\u2060’ <\/strong>Rossander (benched)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Keep up with our coverage for more insights on the latest esports news and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    ENCE has announced the addition of Rigon ‘rigoN’ Gashi to their active CS2 roster, rebuilding the team just ahead of the BLAST Bounty Season 2. The move also means that Lukas ‘gla1ve’ Rossander is stepping down from the starting lineup, and the in-game leader duties are being handed to Viktor ‘sdy’ Orudzhev. ENCE Announcement A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":27619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,11],"class_list":{"0":"post-27616","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-cs2","9":"tag-cs2-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27616"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27622,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27616\/revisions\/27622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}