ENCE Signs Aleksi "allu" Jalli to CS:GO Team

Aleksi "allu" Jalli has seen a great deal of success in his Counter-Strike: Global Offensive career, as he has captured multiple top finishes with Ninjas in Pyjamas, FaZe Clan and recently OpTic Gaming. However, he was the subject of major roster changes for both organizations that saw his departure from each team. Today, it was announced that allu had found a new home with ENCE, the organization he had played for before joining FaZe Clan. 

ENCE returns to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive!

Alongside our strategic partnership with Pelicans, we are thrilled to announce our return to CSGO with Aleksi “allu” Jalli, who signed a two-year contract with ENCE.

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— ENCE (@ENCEesports) March 12, 2018

Signing a two year contract with the organization, allu will be the center piece of ENCE's rebuild of their CS:GO team. Joona Leppänen, Marketing Director of ENCE, had this to say about the addition in the team's announcement. "We are beyond excited to announce our return to Counter-Strike. Signing a player of allu’s caliber is an honor and gives us a driving force in attempting to return Finnish Counter-Strike into the upper echelon of competition. It is a tremendous opportunity to have such a high impact player as the first piece to the puzzle of our upcoming team. As a player he can take over a game with his own abilities as we’ve seen before, and he has the potential to be one of the best players in the world."

With allu being the most accomplished and popular Finnish esports player, as he is the only Finnish player to reach the grand final of a CS:GO Major, the Finnish organization will be adding a fan favorite to be the center of their new team. Helping to lead Finland into being a CS:GO powerhouse, allu was motivated to join ENCE. "I have now decided to return home and I look forward to representing ENCE and Finland going forward. We have been able to put together a roster with some of the most promising and talented players our country has to offer, and I hope we can prove Finland has what it takes to be one of the top nations in the game."

This is not the only major news announced by ENCE today, as they also revealed a partnership with the Finnish hockey club Lahden Pelicans. Combining two of the biggest entities in Finnish esports and traditional sports, while bringing allu on to begin the rebuilding of their CS:GO team, ENCE is making major moves that will be sure to catch multiple eyes of the esports industry.

(cover photo courtesy of Red Bull)