Finnish esports organization ENCE eSports ENCE eSports Inactive Cali Kalle Ylönen off tank OLBAA Oula Räsänen dps Lalli Matias Kivimäki dps Ruape Roope Kurkela tank snappe Robin Uotila support elfi Samuli Sihvonen support has announced the release of their Overwatch squad following its failure to qualify for Contenders Season 2. The organization plans to remain in Overwatch.
OW || ENCE releases Overwatch squad
— ENCE (@ence) May 12, 2018
"It's a not light decision to make, but going forward and reaching the set goals is something we need to evaluate actively.."
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The team underwent a rebuild beginning in December when two of its players, lhcloudy and Ripa, joined Team Gigantti Team Gigantti Inactive zappis Joonas Alakurtti off tank Davin Tuomo Leppänen dps Leaf Lucas Loison dps Milkyman Otto Sarén tank Zuppeh Aleksi Kuntsi support . The roster's only remaining player, Cali, and its newly appointed team captain, OLBAA, picked the remaining four players needed for the team.
Unfortunately, the rebuilt roster failed to get results. The team failed to qualify for Contenders Trials for the first season Overwatch Contenders Europe 2018, and have once again failed to qualify for the upcoming season of Trials. As a result, the entire roster and the team's Overwatch staff have been released.
ENCE has stated its goal is to make it into Overwatch Contenders, and thus will likely build a new roster before the third Open Division season of 2018.