{"id":38640,"date":"2024-09-26T00:11:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T04:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=38640"},"modified":"2024-09-26T00:12:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T04:12:08","slug":"ence-reportedly-trying-out-br0-for-cs2-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/ence-reportedly-trying-out-br0-for-cs2-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"ENCE reportedly trying out br0 for CS2 roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to recent reports, former Astralis Counter-Strike player Alexander &#8220;br0&#8221; Bro is trying out for ENCE, who are looking for a replacement for the recently departed <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/krzysztof-goofy-gorski-takes-break-from-competitive-cs2\/\">Krzysztof &#8220;Goofy&#8221; G\u00f3rski<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While not officially confirmed by either party, reliable sources, including Richard Lewis, confirmed that the 22-year-old has been playing with ENCE.<\/p>\n<p>The news surfaced just days after <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/astralis-add-cadian-to-their-cs2-roster-as-in-game-leader\/\">Astralis signed Casper &#8220;cadiaN&#8221; M\u00f8ller<\/a> as br0&#8217;s replacement, a week before the start of BLAST Premier Fall Final 2024 and after the roster lock deadline.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">By the way, I don&#39;t usually bother with roster shit these days but given the circumstances, why not? I&#39;m reliably informed that br0 is trialling with ENCE at the moment. So Astralis are saying he&#39;s too ill to compete but he&#39;s well enough to trial for people. What an org.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Lewis (@RLewisReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RLewisReports\/status\/1838671374010700007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The controversy arose from the fact that Astralis claimed br0 was unfit to play and were granted a roster change on the basis of a medical emergency from BLAST. <\/p>\n<p>This was, however, disproved by br0&#8217;s agent, who stated that the Danish player is &#8220;fully fine&#8221; and fit to play.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/blast-ruling-on-astralis-emergency-sub-ignites-igl-protest\/\" title=\"BLAST news\">Despite the protests from teams and players<\/a>, BLAST doubled down on the decision, stating that they had been given no reason to question Astralis&#8217; statement.<\/p>\n<p>The story has now reached a new depth after it was revealed that br0 is trialling with ENCE, confirming his agent&#8217;s statement that the 22-year-old can play.<\/p>\n<p>ENCE have not officially confirmed they are trialling br0, however, ENCE co-founded Joona &#8220;natu&#8221; Lepp\u00e4nen stated that they have been testing multiple players over the last week in search of a replacement for Goofy.<\/p>\n<h2>Astralis debut br0&#8217;s replacement<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the ongoing controversy, Astralis were allowed to showcase their new lineup for the opening series of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/blast-premier-fall-final\/\">BLAST Premier Fall Final 2024<\/a> against Team Vitality.<\/p>\n<p>It marked cadiaN&#8217;s first official fixture since May 30, when he lost to G2 Esports in the Group A lower-bracket final of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/iem-summer\/\" title=\"IEM Dallas betting guide\">Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024<\/a> while playing with Team Liquid.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, his debut did not end as planned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Heavy loss today and not the debut we hoped for. <br \/>Not much to be said except that we&#39;re back again tomorrow to turn the tide \u2b50\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RvQmB5zXzN\">pic.twitter.com\/RvQmB5zXzN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Astralis Counter-Strike (@AstralisCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AstralisCS\/status\/1838989654785212430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The series ended in a comprehensive 0-2 loss for Astralis, who went 0-13 on Inferno and 4-13 on Dust2.<\/p>\n<p>The Danish in-game leader posted a 0.31 performance rating on Inferno &#8212; his lowest mark since the transition to Counter-Strike 2.<\/p>\n<p>CadiaN will have a chance to bounce back on Thursday when Astralis clash with Team Spirit in a Group B elimination match.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Top esports betting sites\">Top Counter-Strike bookmakers<\/a> have the Danish lineup priced at $3.81, giving them a 26.1% implied probability of winning the series.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Astralis Counter-Strike player Alexander &#8220;br0&#8221; 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