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Ninjas in Pyjamas

[e][h]Ninjas in Pyjamas
Team Information
Location:
Sweden Sweden
Region:
Europe Europe
CEO:
Norway Hicham Chahine
Team Captain:
Sweden GeT_RiGhT
Coaches:
Sweden pita
Total Winnings:
$2,667,757
Links
History
Created:
2000-06-??
Upcoming Matches

No Upcoming Matches

Upcoming Tournaments
BLAST Pro Series: Moscow 2019 BLAST Pro Series: Moscow 2019
2019-09-13 - 00:00 UTC
Sep 13 - 14
DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019 DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019
2019-10-01 - 00:00 UTC
Oct 01 - 06
BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2019 BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2019
2019-11-01 - 00:00 UTC
Nov 01 - 02


Ninjas in Pyjamas is a Swedish eSports organization which was founded in 2000. The team competed in Counter-Strike 1.6 until their dissolution in 2007. In 2012, the team returned with a now heavily renowned Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squad.

History[edit]

See also: History of Ninjas in Pyjamas

Timeline[edit]

  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • Show All
  • August 10th - Ninjas in Pyjamas announce their comeback by switching from CS 1.6 to CS: Global Offensive.[13]
  • February 21st - A new website is released.
  • February 24th - NiP signs allu. [18]
  • March 18th - Maikelele leaves. [19]
  • April 27th - pita steps down from his coaching role with the team, with natu joining in his place. [20]
  • August 28th - natu announces that he has officially stepped down from NiP, following the disappointing results yielded at ESL Cologne 2015. [21]
  • December 7th - allu announces NiP departure. [22]
  • December 29th - pyth is announced as the new member. [23]
  • January 1st - THREAT is announced as the new coach of the team [24]
  • August 17th - disco doplan will be standing in for pyth due to the latter recovering from a hand injury.[25]
  • August 30th - NiP part ways with stand-in disco doplan and bring in former player Maikelele to stand-in.[26]
  • November 6th - NiP announce pyth's return to the starting lineup, resulting in Maikelele to become a free agent.[27]

Player Roster[edit]

  •  CS:GO
  •  CS 1.6
  • Show All

Active[edit]

Active Squad
ID Name Join Date
Sweden f0rest Patrik Lindberg 2012-08-10 [13]
Sweden GeT_RiGhT In-Game Leader Christopher Alesund 2012-08-10 [13]
Sweden REZ Fredrik Sterner 2017-06-12 [30]
Sweden Lekr0 Jonas Olofsson 2018-06-05 [35]
Sweden Plopski Nicolas Gonzalez Zamora 2019-06-19 [41]
Sweden pita (Coach) Faruk Pita 2018-02-01 [32]

Former[edit]

Former Players
ID Name Join Date
Inactive Date Leave Date New Team
Sweden draken William Sundin 2019-03-11 [37] [38] 2019-04-10 [40] 2019-07-15 [43] Team Ancient
Sweden dennis Dennis Edman 2018-02-13 [33] [39] 2019-06-19 [41] 2019-07-05 [42] Team GamerLegion
Sweden draken William Sundin 2017-03-13 [28] 2018-06-17 [36] Fnatic
Sweden Xizt Richard Landström 2012-08-10 [13] 2018-04-01 [34] FaZe Clan (Substitute)
Sweden THREAT (Coach) Björn Pers 2016-01-01 [24] 2018-02-01 [32]
Retired
Sweden friberg Adam Friberg 2012-08-10 [13] 2017-07-31 [31] OpTic Gaming
Sweden pyth Jacob Mourujärvi 2015-12-29 [23] 2017-05-19 [28][29] Enyoy
Finland allu Aleksi Jalli 2015-02-24 [18] 2015-12-07 [22] ENCE eSports
Finland natu (Coach) Joona Leppänen 2015-04-27 [20] 2015-08-28 [21] ENCE eSports (Manager)
Sweden pita (Coach) Faruk Pita 2014-08-13 [14] 2015-04-27 [20] Counter Logic Gaming (Coach)
Sweden Maikelele Mikail Bill 2014-11-04 [17] 2015-03-18 [19] LGB eSports
Sweden Fifflaren Robin Johansson 2012-08-10 [13] 2014-11-03 [16]
Retired
Temporary stand-ins
ID Name Replacing ID Name Tournament(s)
Sweden Golden  
 Maikil Selim
Sweden Plopski Nicolas Gonzalez Zamora StarLadder Berlin Major 2019
Sweden pita  
 Faruk Pita
Sweden dennis Dennis Edman DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019
Russia flamie  
 Egor Vasilyev
Sweden friberg Adam Friberg ECS Season 3 - Europe (vs. G2 Esports)
Ukraine s1mple  
 Oleksandr Kostyliev
Sweden f0rest Patrik Lindberg ECS Season 3 - Europe (vs. G2 Esports)
Sweden freddieb  
 Fredrik Buö
Sweden friberg Adam Friberg Esports Championship Series Season 2 - Europe
Sweden Maikelele   Maikel Bill
Sweden pyth Jacob Mourujärvi ESL Pro League Season 4[26]
StarLadder i-League Season 2 Finals[26]
EPICENTER 2016
ELEAGUE Season 2
ESL Pro League Season 4: Finals
Sweden disco doplan  
 Joakim Gidetun
Sweden pyth Jacob Mourujärvi ESL Pro League Season 4[25]
Sweden THREAT  
 Björn Pers
Sweden pyth Jacob Mourujärvi MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016
Finland allu  
 Aleksi Jalli
Sweden Maikelele Maikel Bill FACEIT 2015 EU League 1
Sweden Delpan   Marcus Larsson
Sweden Maikelele Maikel Bill Star Ladder: Star Series - Season XII Group Stage #2
King of Majors I
Sweden pyth  
 Jacob Mourujärvi
Sweden f0rest Patrik Lindberg FACEIT League 2 - Europe
Sweden pita  
 Faruk Pita
Sweden friberg Adam Friberg Team Dignitas CS:GO SCAN Invitational
Denmark karrigan   Finn Andersen
Sweden f0rest Patrik Lindberg Mikz Challenge
Reformed NiP Squad (2005-2007)
ID Name Join Date Leave Date New Team
Sweden walle Dennis Wallenberg 2005-05-28[4] 2007-08-30 SK Gaming
Sweden miniwalle Jonathan Wallenberg 2007-01-17[10] 2007-08-30[12]
Sweden Tentpole Kristoffer Nordlund 2007-03-14[11] 2007-08-30 SK Gaming
Sweden face Johan Klasson 2007-03-14[11] 2007-08-30 Meet Your Makers
Sweden GeT_RiGhT Christopher Alesund 2007-08-14[12] 2007-08-30 SK Gaming
Sweden HeatoN (Coach) Emil Christensen 2007-08-14[12] 2007-08-30 Stockholm Magnetik (Manager)
Former Players
ID Name Join Date Leave Date New Team
Sweden HeatoN Captain Emil Christensen 2007-01-17[10] 2007-08-14[12] Ninjas in Pyjamas (Coach)
Sweden Bullen Björn Wall 2007-01-17[10] 2007-03-14[11]
Norway KF3 Øyvind Magnestad 2007-01-17[10] 2007-03-14[11] Team Convention
Sweden ins Oskar Holm 2005-06-15[5] 2007-01-17[10] Fnatic
Sweden zet Marcus Sundström 2005-06-15[5] 2007-01-13[9] compLexity Gaming
Sweden RobbaN Robert Dahlström 2006-03-06[6] 2007-01-08[8] SK Gaming
Sweden SpawN Abdisamad Mohamed 2006-08-14[7] 2007-01-08[8] SK Gaming
Sweden Niko Niklas Johansson 2007 2007 Begrip Gaming
Sweden HeatoN Captain Emil Christensen 2005-01-01[1] 2006-08-14[7] Ninjas in Pyjamas
Sweden Potti Tommy Ingemarsson 2005-01-01[1] 2006-03-06[6]
Retired
Sweden vilden Christian Lidström 2005-02-24[2] 2005-05-26[3] SK Gaming
Sweden ahl Michael Korduner 2005-01-01[1] 2005-05-26[3] SK Gaming
Sweden Hyper Daniel Kuusisto 2005-01-01[1] 2005-05-26[3] Raw Gaming
Sweden SpawN Abdisamad Mohamed 2005-01-01[1] 2005-05-26[3] SK Gaming
Sweden fisker Christer Eriksson 2005-01-01[1] 2005-05-26[3] SK Gaming
Temporary stand-ins
ID Name Replacing ID Name Tournament(s)
Sweden blomstar   Fabian Åkermark
None
Sweden azl   Max Höög
None
Original NiP Squad (2000-2002)
ID Name Join Date Leave Date New Team
Sweden HeatoN Captain Emil Christensen 2001 2002-06-14 SK Gaming
Norway XeqtR Jørgen Johannessen 2001 2002-06-14 SK Gaming
Sweden Potti Tommy Ingemarsson 2001 2002-06-14 SK Gaming
Sweden Potti Tommy Ingemarsson 2000 2001 Eyeballers
Sweden Hyb Johan Carlund 2000-10-01 2001 GameOnline
Sweden Medion Erik Engström 2000 2002
Sweden Tootzi Christoffer Olsson 2001 2002 antiheroclan
Sweden Vesslan Johan Ryman 2001 2001 Nordic Division
Sweden Dracula Issa Chebaro 2002 2002
Sweden ScreaM Patrick Roth 2002 2002 Nordic Division

Organization[edit]

Active[edit]

Organization
ID Name Position Join Date
Norway Hicham Chahine CEO 2016
Sweden Casey Al-kaisy CMO 2019-02-15
Ukraine SCREAM Oleksandr Manziura CIS Community Manager 2015

Former[edit]

Former Organization
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Organization
Sweden Jens Hofer Sports Psychologist 2017 2019-01-28 [44] Fnatic
Sweden HeatoN Emil Christensen Manager 2012-08-10 2018-10-10
Sweden yzn Yacine Laghmari Streamer 2015 2016 GrabbarnaGrus
Sweden per Per Lilliefelth CEO 2013 2015
Sweden Fiskoo Niklas Fischier CEO 2012-08-10 2013
Sweden BUDAK Anton Budak Manager 2014 2015
Sweden Patric Jönsson Interim CEO 2015 2016

Trivia[edit]

Results[edit]

  • Achievements
  • Recent Matches
Date Placement Tier Type Tournament Results Prize
2017-11-19 A11st A1S-Tier Offline Intel Extreme Masters XII - Oakland 3 : 2 $129,000
2017-07-15 A11st A2A-Tier Offline DreamHack Open Valencia 2017 2 : 0 $50,000
2016-11-20 A11st A1S-Tier Offline Intel Extreme Masters XI - Oakland 2 : 1 $128,000
2016-09-11 A11st A1S-Tier Offline StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 2 : 0 $130,000
2016-04-17 A11st A1S-Tier Offline DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016 2 : 0 $100,000
2015-03-15 A22nd A1S-Tier Offline ESL One: Katowice 2015 1 : 2 $50,000
2014-11-29 A22nd A1S-Tier Offline DreamHack Winter 2014 1 : 2 $50,000
2014-08-17 A11st A1S-Tier Offline ESL One: Cologne 2014 2 : 1 $100,000
2014-03-16 A22nd A1S-Tier Offline ESL Major Series One Katowice 2014 0 : 2 $50,000
2001-12-09 A11st A1S-Tier Offline 2001 CPL Winter 2 : 1 $50,000
About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament
DateTimeTierTypeTournamentScorevs. Team
2019-07-0518:45 CEST
A1S-Tier
 OfflineESL One: Cologne 2019ESL One: Cologne 20190 : 2 Na`Vi
2019-07-0418:00 CEST
A1S-Tier
 OfflineESL One: Cologne 2019ESL One: Cologne 20190 : 2 Astralis
2019-07-0317:30 CEST
A1S-Tier
 OfflineESL One: Cologne 2019ESL One: Cologne 20192 : 0 Heroic
2019-07-0215:45 CEST
A1S-Tier
 OfflineESL One: Cologne 2019ESL One: Cologne 201916 - 10 Vitality
2019-06-0710:00 BST
A1S-Tier
 OfflineEsports Championship Series Season 7 - FinalsEsports Championship Series Season 7 - Finals0 : 2 Astralis
2019-06-0611:30 BST
A1S-Tier
 OfflineEsports Championship Series Season 7 - FinalsEsports Championship Series Season 7 - Finals11 - 16 NRG
2019-05-2915:40 CDT
A1S-Tier
 OfflineDreamHack Masters Dallas 2019DreamHack Masters Dallas 20190 : 2 Vitality
2019-05-2820:25 CDT
A1S-Tier
 OfflineDreamHack Masters Dallas 2019DreamHack Masters Dallas 20190 : 2 FaZe
2019-05-2813:15 CDT
A1S-Tier
 OfflineDreamHack Masters Dallas 2019DreamHack Masters Dallas 201916 - 13 TYLOO
2019-05-2120:10 CEST
A2A-Tier
 Esports Championship Series Season 7 - Europe: Series 5?Esports Championship Series Season 7 - Europe: Series 50 : 2 OpTic
Complete List of Matches in Any Tournament

Gallery[edit]

Rosters[edit]

Logos[edit]

  • Original logo

  • Logo from 2005 to 2007

  • Logo from 2012 to early 2017

Highlights[edit]

2017[edit]

2016[edit]

2015[edit]

2014[edit]

2013[edit]

2012[edit]

Interviews[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 gurkan "Stentrollet" (2005-01-01). "SK.swe kommer tillbaka som Ninjas in Pyjamas *". Fragbite.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Daniel "velox" Nilsson (2005-02-24). "vilden går till NiP". Fragbite.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Daniel "velox" Nilsson (2005-05-26). "Massavhopp från NiP". Fragbite.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tomas "samot" Hansson (2005-05-28). "NiP rekryterar walle som ersätts av iLight i mTw". Fragbite.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Daniel "velox" Nilsson (2005-06-15). "NiP presenterar sitt nya lag". Fragbite.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Johan "Fajri" (2006-03-06). "RobbaN hoppar in för inaktive Potti i NiP". Fragbite.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Daniel "velox" Nilsson (2006-08-14). "RobbaN fullvärdig medlem i NiP – SpawN spelar ikväll". Fragbite.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 HANCU (2007-01-08). "NiP Without RobbaN and SpawN". HLTV.org.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ecto (2007-01-13). "coL release their 2007 roster!". HLTV.org.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Gazza (2007-01-17). "NiP announce new lineup". HLTV.org.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 atticus (2007-03-14). "face and tentpole join NiP". HLTV.org.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Marc "Nix0n" Nixon (2007-08-14). "New Ninjas in NiP". HLTV.org.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Marc "Nix0n" Nixon (2012-08-10). "NiP returns for CS:GO". HLTV.org.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen (2014-08-13). "NiP add pita as a strategy adviser". HLTV.org.
  15. ↑ Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen (2014-08-17). "NiP win ESL One Cologne 2014". HLTV.org.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2014-11-03). "Fifflaren leaves NiP". HLTV.org.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2014-11-04). "Maikelele joins NiP". HLTV.org.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2015-02-24). "Official: NiP sign allu". HLTV.org.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2015-03-18). "Maikelele joins LGB". HLTV.org.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2015-04-27). "natu joins NiP as coach". HLTV.org.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2015-08-28). "NiP release natu". HLTV.org.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Petar "Tgwri1s" Milovanovic (2015-12-07). "allu announces NiP departure". HLTV.org.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Joachim Rittfeldt Hofvenschiöld (2015-12-29). "Ninjas in Pyjamas presents: Ninja #3". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Petter "PRIESt" Nilsson (2016-01-01). "Ninjas in Pyjamas presents: Ninja #6". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 BengaCS (2016-08-17). "disco doplan to stand in for NiP". HLTV.org.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Milan "Striker" Švejda (2016-08-30). "Maikelele to stand-in for NiP". HLTV.org.
  27. ↑ Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2016-11-06). "NiP announce pyth return". HLTV.org.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Petter "PRIESt" Nilsson (2017-03-13). "Annoucement: Ninjas in Pyjamas CS:GO Roster Change". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Jacob Mourujärvi (2017-05-19). "As of today my contract with NiP has expired".
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Lukas Berc (2017-06-12). "Announcement: Changes to NiP CS:GO".
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Adam Friberg (2017-07-31). "The last couple of weeks I've been thinking a lot what I want to do, keep on playing or try something else.".
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 Petter "PRIESt" Nilsson (2018-02-01). "Annoucement: NIP.CS: Coaching team changes and expansion". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Matt Litherland (2018-02-13). "Annoucement: Roster change Ninjas in Pyjamas". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 "An announcement from FaZe CS:GO: #FaZeUp". FaZe Clan. 2018-04-01.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Lukas "Kameeleon" Berć (2018-06-05). "Lekr0 Arrives to Ninjas in Pyjamas!". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 "CSGO - Welcome Draken; Thank you Golden". Fnatic. 2018-06-17.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Lukas "Kameeleon" Berć (2019-03-11). "Ninjas in Pyjamas Roster update". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Professeur (2019-03-22). "draken: "I feel like this is not my last shot, but it is a big test"". HLTV.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Lukas "Kameeleon" Berć (2019-04-10). "Dennis Returns To The Active Roster". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2019-04-16). "NiP CEO: "We definitely thought dennis would be out for more than two events; he is feeling much better and is very eager to play"". HLTV.
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 Lukas "Kameeleon" Berć (2019-06-19). "NiP welcomes new blood to the CS:GO roster". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 Team GamerLegion (2019-07-05). "Announcement regarding our CSGO Roster".
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 William "draken" Sundin (2019-07-15). "We are also looking for an organisation to represent in the future and my NiP contract just expired so we are all free agents aswell.".
  44. ↑ Jens Hofer (2019-01-28). "I have decided to move on from NIP".
  45. ↑ Facebook announcement and Spotify link for the Team Song.
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