Snax to step in for Spinx at IEM Dallas

24/5/2022 - 11:20

The 21-year-old Israeli will have to cheer his team on from the sidelines.

Due to visa restrictions, Lotan "⁠Spinx⁠" Giladi will not be able to travel with his team to IEM Dallas, as announced by ENCE's official Twitter account.

Taking his place for the $250,000 tournament to be held in Dallas is Janusz "⁠Snax⁠" Pogorzelski, a member of the legendary 'Virtus Plow' lineup fielded by Virtus.pro, who has recently been playing in smaller tournaments under various banners such as Fantastyczna Piatka, MONKE, and Anonymo for the past year.

How far will ENCE go with Snax?

Coming into Dallas, ENCE will be looking to build on an already impressive start to 2022, with a 3rd-4th place finish at the recently-concluded PGL Major Antwerp, along with attaining 2nd at ESL Pro League Season 15,

ENCE's lineup for IEM Dallas is as follows:

Paweł "⁠dycha⁠" Dycha
Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer
Olek "⁠hades⁠" Miskiewicz
Pavle "⁠Maden⁠" Bošković
Janusz "⁠Snax⁠" Pogorzelski (Stand-in)

Eetu "⁠sAw⁠" Saha (Coach)

Let's go

2022-05-24 11:39

3 replies

SIUUU

2022-05-24 19:44

2 replies

is this the most decent stand-in they can get ??

2022-05-25 15:45

1 reply

The good news is that he will be there only for a short period of time, otherwise he would probably destroy another decent team :)

2022-05-25 16:26

maluk0

4 replies

POLISH CORE LETS GOOO

2022-05-24 12:04

THE BIG APPLE AND SNAX IS HUNGRY

2022-05-24 16:49

xD it's not IEM New York, but I like the reference anyway

2022-05-24 18:37

LOL

2022-05-24 18:47

Lame, where is Jks

2022-05-24 11:40

18 replies

trying not to become natosaphix v2

2022-05-24 11:50

16 replies

Not this guy XD He's the player-matchfix XD u know i will lose

2022-05-24 11:52

8 replies

snax player-matchfix 🤰🤰🤰 Polish people ruining social media experience

2022-05-24 11:53

7 replies

why did you post 3 pregnant woman emojis

2022-05-24 11:55

6 replies

wha 🤰🤰🤰

2022-05-24 12:03

Not all questions, will recieve an answer. 🧕🤳🌹

2022-05-24 12:34

2022-05-24 13:33

U MEAN Not all questions will receive an answer.

2022-05-24 20:41

nO, i mean, Not all questions, will recieve an answer.

2022-05-24 22:14

ok🤰🤰🤰

2022-05-24 22:38

What happened to natosaphix?

2022-05-24 13:14

5 replies

always played as a sub, never had a place in any team

2022-05-24 13:15

He was never as good as jks tho always subtier

2022-05-24 13:30

ofc, I'm just saying he shouldn't sub for anyone any more until he finds a new team

2022-05-24 13:42

Something like cromen?

2022-05-24 18:22

cromen got picked up by nordavind but tbf he just overperformed in faze

2022-05-24 18:43

Man, move back to Astralis

2022-05-25 07:59

2022-05-24 17:38

Lol

Polska Gurom

thas right PLGUROM

2022-05-24 16:19

The big apple and snax is hungry

2022-05-24 14:56

he's got 1 kill already with the usp

2022-05-24 15:56

oooohhh guardian bye bye

2022-05-24 16:42

lets not leave him out of this..

2022-05-24 17:46

Hes being pay their all you can eat buffet as stand in

2022-05-24 17:03

PLgurom

Good replacement

wtf

Next: FaZe Snax

Dont do that XD They don't need washed players XD

No, Snax is dirty man for dirty job in smoke

In Ence he is the French star

2022-05-24 12:37

Thats why they chose snax

2022-06-04 21:16

-rain +snax

2022-05-24 17:01

True 3 major mvps for snax ez

2022-05-24 17:20

Ok cool

2022-05-24 11:41

no jks no stand-win

jks new natosaphix?

2022-05-24 13:07

Pog

hltv.org/gallery/view/90051

2022-05-24 15:21

still hungry

inb4 snax will play super well because he will be motivated and ence will make a deep run, you heard it here first

2022-05-24 11:47

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Let's hope so. Would be nice to see snax back in tier 1

2022-05-24 11:56

He's not gonna come back permanently, he missed his chance to reinvent himself as a player and adjust to the new meta. But he might have a one-hit-wonder tournament with a few lifegames, because if a chance to play a tier1 tournament after all those years won't motivate him enough to do everything he can to win, then nothing can.

2022-05-24 11:58

Its also Lan so its easier for the oldtimers where everything is fair and square and no bs online games.

2022-05-24 12:12

Ye unless it has been 5 years since u played at tier 1 lan tournament.

2022-05-24 12:16

we will see im sure he will do OK tho.

2022-05-24 13:11

He will shine with one map at best

2022-05-24 13:10

Might as well be true, most folks play nuts when they have nothing to prove/lose, and cave when there's pressure/expectation. So for a guy like Snax, this should be a piece of cake.

Exactly. He was always good even under extreme pressure, so now when there are no expectations he might go nuclear. Nothing to lose, everything to gain. If that doesn't motivate him - I don't know what will :D

2022-05-24 11:59

My friend! If the truth be told, last time snax played big LAN event(in 2018) he averaged like 0.69 rating across the tournament and was the worst mouz player even behind chrisJ... Also missed some crucial ez shots If I had to take a wild guess, he developed a habit for heavy pot and it really messed up his way of CS... Let's just hope he gets the right medication in Boston ;) good luck Yanusz

2022-05-24 15:25

His bad performace in mouz was caused by his roles in team

2022-05-24 16:23

Without Spinx this team is done

2022-05-24 12:29

Unfortunately u r right. But they still have Hulk(Dycha) :)

2022-05-25 08:07

2022-05-26 23:52

poland strong pog

2022-05-24 11:49

POLSKA GUROM

HELLO ENCE SERVER FRIEND

2022-05-24 14:53

Oh hello aztec mens))

2022-05-24 15:11

israel and america are butt buddies but wont let an israeli in america, kkkk

kkkkkk

2022-05-24 12:56

Biden lets illegals in but not Israelis

2022-05-24 20:13

ence now polish

Washed up

2022-05-24 11:51

is snax actually playing cs? =D

Yes, tier 3 4

12 replies

Asked cos he has no team and his last game was on 10th of April... Dziekuje for answer

11 replies

playing esea lower leagues with polish mix

2022-05-24 12:11

last time only esea, he was looking for a team

2022-05-24 13:12

last game on HLTV yes, been playing polish tournaments

Ty ty looking forward to see him on LAN again

2022-05-24 13:13

same bro, i been watching him in these mix teams he still got it for sure just needs to play sites and roles he is comfortable with

2022-05-24 13:18

Ye I guess Snappi will find a good use for him!

2022-05-24 13:21

Snax on Lan Vs. Boomb14

2022-05-24 13:36

Navi are not coming to IEM Dallas =(

2022-05-24 13:54

Damn, this one useless event then

2022-05-24 13:55

Hahhahaha HLTV says "free LAN for faze" =D

2022-05-24 13:56

Until PAPA SNAX ROLLS IN AND 1 TAP ROPZZZZZ

2022-05-24 13:57

Upgrade lmao

take me to london school pls

No but pasha can teach you how to fight

2022-05-24 12:30

that is even better

2022-05-24 13:03

GG Ence cant win

Rip ENCE

Ohhh...the hungry apple kid is here. Let's gooo

ENCE top 1 of Poland confirmed

NICE! fun

Tsjah, think no freelancer can fill in spinx shoes with the form he has. And snax isn’t the first one i’d think of. Anyways goodluck to this legend

Snax comeback to tier-1 Pog

Snax is hungry

Snax its ur chance to show ur current skills and join tier1-2 team! Dont f... it men))

ez4top15

Ronaldinho of cs)

2022-05-24 12:00

stand in meta

Wont go far but Will be fun

2022-05-24 12:02

kurwaaaaa

RIP

2022-05-24 12:05

Rip but gl!

Interesting... was Snax really the best they could do?

2022-05-24 12:06

Man, in 5 days you can't discuss tactics with 18 yo aimstar, but with 28yo legend playing 10 years in teams its way easier. + He can play every role so good stand in

2022-05-24 12:35

maybe he is their friend and they decided to go with him over more actual player who they dont know, just guessing

2022-05-24 12:36

pog

BIG apple and snax is hungry <33333

2022-05-24 12:07

I will cheer for ENCE now

+1 i would like to see a deep run

2022-05-24 12:08

Me too

2022-05-24 15:47

snax gonna carry!! legend!!

polish ence actual pog, best shot for snax to up his net worth probably in his whole life

2022-05-24 12:09

Ence now the team with most handsome players (Hades, Snax, Spinx, Maden, DYCHA X-God)

2022-05-24 13:59

If ENCE gets to playoffs, it is an achievement in itself.

Snax in T1 team in 2022?? Pog gl

OMG BIG APPLE AND SNAX IS HUNGRY

This is really awkward. He's washed up af.

POG

2022-05-24 12:10

weteef

Washed up tier 5 player

Once he carried your fkin toilet scene. Dont cry.

but who carried you food, water, clothes, brain?

2022-05-24 15:00

Snax > whole Mongolian scene

2022-05-24 13:27

are we talking about 2017 or 2022?

2027

2022-05-24 16:26

...the big apple and snax is hungry.

2022-05-24 12:14

A very nice replacement for the community but I don't think it will translate into the results.

2022-05-24 12:15

I like this. My hope is that snax will perform amazingly the whole tournament and get his career up and running again. But maybe he’s too washed now. OR IS HE?

Hahah highest rating above 0.3

he's hungry

2022-05-24 12:17

hi anonymoenjoyer

2022-05-24 12:54

hi Szuster

2022-05-24 18:18

SNORLAX

2022-05-24 12:20

first navi and entropiq?? men ((

Hope he doesn't over sleep for the match again smh

2022-05-24 12:21

LETS GOOOOO

2022-05-24 12:23

Rip ence

2022-05-24 12:24

ENCE POLISH PRIDE!

polish flag = insta lose for ence

2022-05-24 12:25

-1

2022-05-24 12:39

0/8

2022-05-24 14:00

Flag delusional

2022-05-24 14:45

0/8 to Australis

2022-05-24 16:38

unfortunately +1, pl teams are cursed

2022-05-24 14:40

I thought Israel and the US were friends.

You still need to get a visa because Israel refuses to provide the US government with it's criminal record database Spinx most likely never filed a US visa before, because once you get one you get it for 10 years and renewing it is very simple

2022-05-24 18:54

sad that is spinx, but happy to see this guy again

2022-05-24 12:26

Kind of strange to see Israeli guy have a visa issue to US o_O GL Snax, hope you will use your last chance better than Neo with FaZe at the Major.

Ronaldinho of cs

2022-05-24 12:28

in this case u r Vinnie Jones of cs :)

2022-05-25 08:37

snax 2014 is back

2022-05-24 12:31

Lets go Poland

2022-05-24 12:32

2022-05-24 12:33

So one of the favourites is also screwed, this event will be a walk in the park for Faze.

EZ4ENCE

polish ence lol

interesting, i have to see it :) maybe we'll see snax 2016 and ence will win Dallas xd

2022-05-24 12:42

I wanna see snax in form again, it was really sad to see him fall down so hard after his mouz time...

2022-05-24 12:57

This would be a big news in 2016

2022-05-24 12:47

Ez for snaxxy

2022-05-24 12:48

huge downgrade snax bot

2022-05-24 12:50

One of the most clutch players subbing in for one of the most aggressive entries, this will be interesting, snappi will have to do what karrigan did in Katowice.

spinx is a lurk, not an entry, and he‘s not particularly aggressive either.

yes, he go entry only when he has best spawn. Dycha and Maden are hard entries

2022-05-24 14:21

Let's gooooooooooo

2022-05-24 13:00

couldnt they get s1mple / b1t? Navi wont be able to play duo the russians visa issues

2022-05-24 13:01

Bro literaly navi resignet from event for BIG. and second you cant be a stand in if you have deal with other organization

2022-05-24 14:33

Polish ENCE EZ

Ence polish flag now? Polish top team - top3, danish top team - top4 so polish scene > danish scene

2022-05-24 13:04

What a shit place to hold a tournament

2022-05-24 13:05

Why can't they do Boston IEM?

2022-05-24 14:02

Snax was never this hungry in his life

can't wait for the eventual +tournament win -snax

ENCE without spinx is just omegaLUL, imagine -dycha +someone else aswell and team would not even be tier7

RIP ENCE :( Sadly its not 2015 anyomore, im not sure what Snax can do in 2022

2022-05-24 13:22

Tomorrow Bondik will replace s1mple and HLTV guys be like : Finally good upgrade

2022-05-24 13:26

Are you nuts? Bond1k was never even close to snax. XD

2022-05-24 17:29

BIG APPLE IS BACK

The big dycha and Snax are hungry

2022-05-24 13:31

SNAX IS HUNGRY

2022-05-24 13:43

GOD SNAX LETS GOO

2022-05-24 13:44

Why did usa deny spinx visa?

He can get it but too late

2022-05-24 13:50

EZ4ENCE NOW

LEGEND

2022-05-24 13:48

It's worth to add that Snax is currently looking for a new (maybe last dance) team, being able to play in Dallas is a huge opportunity for him to show he is still a beast and maybe some huge organizations will want to take him under their wings!

2022-05-24 13:49

USA 3rd world

lets go snacks

2022-05-24 13:53

Just stop doing tournaments in the U.S. Every single time there are players denied entry because of paranoid legislation, and it undermines competitive integrity for the tournaments in question. How could you as a player even enjoy a tournament victory when half of the teams have to play with subs?

Nono US is fine i thkin the solution is "sport visa" no matter where you from with this you can be in US for a event i think something like that could be great

2022-05-24 14:31

POG LEGEND IS BACK! The big Apple and Snax is still hungry…

EZ 4 POLISH ENCE

2022-05-24 14:16

As lurker Snax might beeven better, always had crazy good timing with his flanks. Thing is on ct it will be mess.

2022-05-24 14:25

Big Apple is hungry. ENCE win tournament

2022-05-24 14:26

SNAX 🍎

2022-05-24 14:34

soooooooooooo god, Snax is legendary. Nice to see him back, Polish friends must be so happy rn. We keep waiting for pasha to play some tournament as stand-in too (:

Huge opportunity for Snax to make a comeback if he shows good form here, I know hes been dealing with motivational problems and well as sleeping problems. Not too long ago he tweeted that he is ready to go international again and is looking for offers, so if he proves himself here it could be big for him as the post-major shuffle will also step in

2022-05-24 15:02

+1,mb snax in fnatic?

2022-05-24 15:22

delusional, no one will take this 29 y old no matter how well he performs, just look at jks.

2022-05-24 16:57

you never know

2022-05-24 17:39

jks is gonna be picked very soon just wait

2022-05-25 17:32

EZ4POLAK

2022-05-24 15:03

2022-05-24 15:05

WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT THIS LMAO

2022-05-24 15:12

its like with the obesity and the beard, snax is trying extra hard to be as unattractive as possible

2022-05-24 15:14

he is already married so who cars

He is almost as sexy as dosia

Married to beautiful woman, who cares lulz

2022-05-24 19:57

Big Apple

really nice to see snax back in a big tournament

2022-05-24 15:23

washed tier 10 player XD ez lose for ence

2022-05-24 15:33

ez for snax

2022-05-24 15:37

pog! legendary major player is back

2022-05-24 15:41

This is the chance for Snax for show up

+Neo or Taz? :D

2022-05-24 15:48

Oficially poland team now, lets go

2022-05-24 15:50

why him lmfao, there are better players XD

POLSKA GUROM!

2022-05-24 15:51

washed out.. gl anyway

cringe

2022-05-24 21:58

>flag

2022-05-25 17:21

SNAXXXXXXXXXZ X. ZXXZZXXXXX WAIT YES I CAN GET HIS SIG NOW

2022-05-24 15:55

Welcome back snax

2022-05-24 16:06

The big apple?

polish team ez win

2022-05-24 16:12

EZ for Janusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski

2022-05-24 16:18

Obviously he is no proper substitute for Spinx in terms of skill, but I am really looking forward to seeing him on the server :)) Gonna be great.

2022-05-24 16:30

2022-05-24 18:48

Rip 4 Ence

2022-05-24 16:31

rip ENCE, losing their best player. dycha will have a hard time carrying alone.

2022-05-24 16:37

LOL America sucks off israel then stabs them in the back when they aren’t looking. Gotta love it

2022-05-24 16:41

Why can't Israelis get a visanto states?

because mossad did 9/11

2022-05-24 16:46

Google 'the dancing israelis' to learn 911 new dance moves.

Ence best polish team

What is the visa issues?

2022-05-24 16:50

spinx will not be aloowed to go into USA in time. without visa you cant enter the country. propably israel problems with USA

2022-05-24 18:04

Nice. Good luck snaxaxaxa

2022-05-24 16:52

SNAX GOD

POG, will be fun watching ENCE games

Snax^^

2022-05-24 17:05

snax in team=dead team

2022-05-24 17:35

Why dont you cheer for polish players? Snax is a legend and the one from the old plow team that was able to continue for the longest

2022-05-24 17:44

he have ass pain. you know hades and dycha are the first polsih in semi finals in 5 years i know how it fell so you have to undestand him .or hes bait or idiot

2022-05-24 18:03

no, in polish esport scene, every team with snax get disbanded

2022-05-24 22:21

Dno how he will perform but no matter that still a fckin LEGEND <333

Roll back the years champ!

2022-05-24 18:25

goat SNAX will carry them to victory ezpz

2022-05-24 18:31

Snax God

2022-05-24 18:41

one of the biggest downgrades of whole times unlucko for Ence

2022-05-24 18:59

It's not the big apple but snax is hungry

2022-05-24 19:15

so... for made israel many million people died..... Its okay people living in israel cant get out.... they killed millions people and still killing with economy and wars.... its ok , stay in israel every israelian.

2022-05-24 19:55

Aaaaand there go ENCE

2022-05-24 19:56

huge

2022-05-24 20:16

Lets gooo. I bet Snax will do some Knife kills in Dallas

2022-05-24 20:37

no navi. no entropiq. no spinx. thanks, usa

2022-05-24 22:49

LETES GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2022-05-24 23:24

Nice to see Snax in a big event.

2022-05-25 01:30

ez4ence

2022-05-25 02:55

polish CS is back!

2022-05-25 03:13

those visa issues such a bs…professional players (from any sport) should have some exception fromt that nonsense

2022-05-25 04:40

USA-Israel visa restrictions :D

2022-05-25 05:16

EZ 13-16th 4 ENCE

2022-05-25 16:40

Thank Joe Biden's goofy fkin ass

2022-05-25 16:59

This is Snax's chance to prove himself on tier 1 scene to be potentially picked by some team after this event so I doubt he doesnt care and he is gonna well prepared

2022-05-25 17:24

(polish legend) who cant frag anymore for anything btw

2022-05-25 22:54