Ninjas in Pyjamas
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Ninjas in Pyjamas
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Approx. Total Winnings:
$1,001,689
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Disbanded:
2020-11-30
Upcoming Tournaments
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Ninjas in Pyjamas, often abbreviated as NiP, is a Swedish professional esports organization founded in 2000. Known for their accomplishments in the Counter-Strike scene, they expanded into Dota 2 by picking up the Swedish team LAJONS in January 2015.[1]
History[edit]
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On the first of January 2015, the NiP announced their new Dota 2 division, picking up the roster of up-and-coming Swedish team LAJONS, featuring former Fnatic carry player Era as well as Apemother, jonassomfan, Sealkid and Handsken, all of them with a history of playing Heroes of Newerth. After stating they have kept tabs on the Dota scene for some time the NiP organization had the following statements made in the announcement:
We continue on our path to build an eSport powerhouse based in the Nordics. Swedish and Scandinavian eSports have always been successful and in the frontline of development in the world of Gaming. We are proud to see that so many eSport-stars want to join the NiP colors and represent us on the global scene. I’m personally impressed with the players in Lajons who have come so far without any backing at all. Now we will do everything in our power to give them the best possible conditions to grow with the NiP organisation.Per Lilliefelth, CEO of NiP
NiP is the oldest and biggest eSports team in northern Europe and we felt it was time to once again enter another discipline than CS:GO where we have been dominating the scene for so long. Dota is the perfect eSports title for us to work with and we will be in this for the long run. I am looking forward to seeing where this lineup can take us, and I put my faith in Era (and the boys) to lead the way.Emil "HeatoN" Christensen
After a series of disappointing results and failing to qualify for the Frankfurt Major, NiP announce that they are dropping their Dota 2 roster.[2] There was to be no replacement for the team.
In January 2017, after staying out of the Dota 2 scene for more than a year, NiP announce their return, picking up the remains of former Escape Gaming.[3] Joining captain syndereN, the team features Era, qojqva, Trixi, and H4nn1. syndereN, Era, and qojqva previously played together on Escape Gaming, with Trixi joining late 2016 as stand-in.
“I am thrilled to join Ninjas in Pyjamas. It is one of the most renowned organizations with a rich history. Playing with such a name is a great opportunity, but also a responsibility; it comes with high expectations and therefore I'm happy to have formed a team of such experienced and proven players with great synergy to deliver. Together with NiP, we plan to become a top contender for the year. We've already progressed a lot in our early practice and I only see us improving as the year progresses.“Troels "synderen" Nielsen, Team Captain
“2016 was an exciting year for Ninjas in Pyjamas with great developments both in- and out of game. As we enter 2017, we are eager to continue our expansion to further manifest ourselves as a multi-gaming organization competing across several large titles with top tier players and lineups. We are therefore extremely excited to bring the majority of an iconic Dota 2 lineup back together as we announce our return to the scene. We are happy to have five extremely professional, experienced and talented players to share this journey with in order to provide our fans with more great NiP moments and experiences. Welcome Troels, Adrian, Kalle, Max and Kai to the Ninjas in Pyjamas family, we are looking forward to seeing them competing carrying the NiP name and legacy.”Hicham Chahine, CEO of NiP
After two roster changes and disappointing results, the organization decides to drop their Dota 2 squad to focus more on their other esport teams.[4]
Last week we announced our entry to Legends EU LCS, bringing the world’s most popular MOBA back to Ninjas in Pyjamas. The combination of weak performance in DotA2 and our newly established League of Legends division has led us to the following decision: We are releasing our DotA2 team with immediate effect. It is time for us to fully focus our resources on bringing the CS:GO team back to glory, while establishing ourselves within the League of Legends scene with a long term presence in a more stable environment. We feel this prioritization is necessary from an organizational perspective to fully focus on delivering the results which are expected of us from all our fans and partners around the world.Lukas Berć
Timeline[edit]
- January 1st - Ninjas in Pyjamas announces the acquisition of the up-and-coming Swedish team LAJONS.[1]
- February 23rd - Ninjas in Pyjamas drop Apemother and pick up Limmp.[5]
- August 23rd - With the advent of the majors, NiP confirm that Chessie will be a sub for the team.
- November 13th - After failing to meet their goals, the team disbands.[2]
- September 17th - Ninjas in Pyjamas announce their new Dota 2 squad.[7]
- February 5th - Clairvoyance joins the team as coach.[8]
- May 1st - Coach Clairvoyance leaves the team.[9]
- May 4th - Pajkatt joins the team as coach for the MDL Disneyland Paris Major.[10]
- September 18th - Fata joins a new roster.[11]
- September 21st - A new roster is announced with Skiter, Gunnar, Universe and Biver joining.[12]
- December 18th - Skiter is replaced by TANNER as mid while Gunnar moves to carry.[13]
- January 20th - Gunnar is released from the team.[14]
- January 31st - Biver leaves the team while Universe moves to soft support. Daxak and Lelis join the team as carry and offlane respectively.[15]
- April 7th - Universe is released from the team.[16]
- April 20th - ppd retires from the competitive scene.[17]
- April 22nd - The current roster is released and Chicken Fighters is signed.[18]
- July 7th - The team part ways with SoNNeikO and manager Curtis[19][20] while okcya joins the team as coach.[Inside Source]
- November 30th - Ninjas in Pyjamas' European Dota 2 division shuts down.[21]
Player Roster[edit]
Former[edit]
Former Squad (2085365) | Former Squad (2085365) | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Era | ( Adrian Kryeziu) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2015-01-01[1] | Leave Date: 2015-11-13[2] | ||||||
Limmp | ( Linus Blomdin) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2015-02-23[5] | Leave Date: 2015-11-13[2] | ||||||
jonassomfan | ( Jonas Lindholm) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2015-01-01[1] | Leave Date: 2015-11-13[2] | ||||||
Handsken | ( Simon Haag) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2015-01-01[1] | Leave Date: 2015-11-13[2] | ||||||
Sealkid | ( Elias Merta) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2015-01-01[1] | Leave Date: 2015-11-13[2] |
Former Squad: 3729377 | Former Squad: 3729377 | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Era | ( Adrian Kryeziu) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2017-01-25[3] | Leave Date: 2017-06-04[4] | ||||||
qojqva | ( Max Broecker) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2017-01-25[3] | Leave Date: 2017-06-04[4] | ||||||
Trixi | ( Kalle Saarinen) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2017-01-25[3] | Leave Date: 2017-06-04[4] | ||||||
iNsania | ( Aydin Sarkohi) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2017-04-20[6] | Leave Date: 2017-06-04[4] | ||||||
H4nn1 | ( Kai Hanbückers) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2017-01-25[3] | Leave Date: 2017-06-04[4] |
Temporary stand-ins | |||||||||
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ID | Name | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||||
miCKe | Micke Nguyen | qojqva | Max Broecker | Mr. Cat Invitational Europe DOTA Summit 7 EU Qualifier | WellPlay Invitational #8 |||||
Boxi | qojqva | Max Broecker | Mr. Cat Invitational Europe | ||||||
Buugi | Riku Fält | syndereN | Troels Nielsen | Overpower Cup | |||||
iNsania | Aydin Sarkohi | syndereN | Troels Nielsen | DreamLeague S7 EU Qualifier |
Temporary stand-ins | |||||||||
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ID | Name | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||||
MinD_ContRoL | Ivan Ivanov | 33 | Neta Shapira | The Kuala Lumpur Major |
Former Squad | Former Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Skiter | ( Oliver Lepko) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2019-09-20[12] | Leave Date: 2019-12-18[13] |
The International 2019 Squad | The International 2019 Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Ace | ( Marcus Hoelgaard) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2018-09-17[7] | Leave Date: 2019-09-20[12] | ||||||
Fata | ( Adrian Trinks) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2018-09-17[7] | Leave Date: 2019-09-18[11] | ||||||
33 | ( Neta Shapira) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2018-09-17[7] | Leave Date: 2019-09-18[11] | ||||||
Saksa | ( Martin Sazdov) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2018-09-17[7] | Leave Date: 2019-09-20[12] | ||||||
ppd | ( Peter Dager) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2018-09-17[7] | Leave Date: - |
Former Squad | Former Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
CharlieDota | ( Charlie Arat) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2020-04-22[18] | Leave Date: 2020-11-30[21] | ||||||
Supream^ | ( Ondřej Štarha) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2020-04-22[18] | Leave Date: 2020-11-30[21] | ||||||
SabeRLight- | ( Jonáš Volek) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2020-04-22[18] | Leave Date: 2020-11-30[21] | ||||||
Era | ( Adrian Kryeziu) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2020-04-22[18] | Leave Date: 2020-11-30[21] | ||||||
SoNNeikO | ( Akbar Butaev) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2020-04-22[18] | Leave Date: 2020-07-07[19] |
Temporary stand-ins | |||||||||
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ID | Name | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||||
Misha | Mikhail Agatov | EPIC League Division 2 EPIC League Closed Qualifier DOTA Summit Online 13: Europe CIS ESL One Germany 2020 BTS Pro Series Season 3: Europe/CIS OGA Dota PIT S3: Europe/CIS - Closed Qualifier OMEGA League: Europe Divine Division OMEGA League: Europe Immortal Division | |||||||
Cr1t- | Andreas Franck Nielsen | OGA Dota PIT Season 2: Europe CIS |
Former Squad | Former Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Daxak | ( Nikita Kuzmin) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2020-01-31[15] | Leave Date: 2020-04-22[18] | ||||||
TANNER | ( Jason Connor Weedon) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2019-12-18[13] | Leave Date: 2020-04-22[18] | ||||||
Lelis | ( Rodrigo Santos) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2020-01-31[15] | Leave Date: 2020-04-22[18] | ||||||
Universe | ( Saahil Arora) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2019-09-20[12] | Leave Date: 2020-04-07[16] | Retired | |||||
ppd | ( Peter Dager) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2018-09-17[7] | Leave Date: 2020-04-20[17] | Retired |
Temporary stand-ins | |||||||||
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ID | Name | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||||
Blizzy | Evgeniy Ree | Lelis | Rodrigo Santos | ESL One Los Angeles 2020 - Online: Europe & CIS | |||||
MiLAN | Milan Kozomara | ESL One Los Angeles 2020 - Online: Europe & CIS |
Organization[edit]
Active[edit]
Former[edit]
Former Organization | Former Organization | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Bonkers | ( Allen Cook) | Manager | Join Date: 2020-07-07 | Leave Date: 2020-11-30[21] |
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okcya | ( Niklas Koskinen) | Coach | Join Date: 2020-07-07 | Leave Date: 2020-11-30[21] |
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Curtis | ( Curtis Coffin) | Manager | Join Date: 2020-04-22[18] | Leave Date: 2020-07-07[20] |
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Danimals | ( Danika Teo) | Manager | Join Date: 2019-09-20[12] | Leave Date: 2020-04-22[18] |
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Jed | ( Robin Jedhammar) | Manager | Join Date: 2018-12-01 | Leave Date: 2019-09-20[12] |
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Pajkatt | ( Per Anders Olsson Lille) | Coach | Join Date: 2019-05-04[10] | Leave Date: 2019-09-20[12] |
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Clairvoyance | ( Aaron Kim) | Coach | Join Date: 2019-02-05[8] | Leave Date: 2019-05-01[9] |
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Ms.Understood | ( Michelle Knudsen) | Team Manager | Join Date: 2018-09-17 | Leave Date: 2018-??-?? |
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Robwy | ( Robert Szasz) | Player Manager | Join Date: | Leave Date: |
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Isola | ( Linus Svensson) | Team Manager | Join Date: 2015-01-01 | Leave Date: 2015-12-31 |
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Chessie | ( Rasmus Blomdin) | Coach | Join Date: 2015-08-23 | Leave Date: 2015-11-13[2] |
Results[edit]
Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2019-10-20 | 3rd | Tier 2 | DreamLeague Season 12 | 1 : 2 | $40,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019-06-16 | 1st | Tier 2 | StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 2 | 3 : 2 | $125,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019-05-10 | 5th - 6th | Tier 1 | MDL Disneyland® Paris Major | 1 : 2 | $60,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019-04-28 | 1st | Tier 2 | OGA Dota PIT Minor 2019 | 3 : 2 | $125,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019-03-02 | 1st | Tier 3 | WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Radiant | 4 : 2 | $30,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018-11-17 | 4th | Tier 1 | The Kuala Lumpur Major | 1 : 2 | $80,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018-10-07 | 1st | Tier 3 | GG.Bet Invitational Season 1 | 2 : 0 | $22,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015-07-03 | 4th | Tier 1 | Dota Pit League Season 3 | 0 : 2 | $21,230 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015-06-15 | 3rd | Tier 1 | DreamLeague Season 3 | 0 : 3 | $19,937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015-06-07 | 1st | Tier 1 | joinDOTA MLG Pro League Season 2 | 2 : 1 | $66,899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extended list of results |
Date | Time | Tier | Type | Tournament | Score | vs. Team | VOD | ||||||||||||
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2020-11-30 | 13:27 UTC | Online | EPIC League Season 2 Division 2 Group Stage | 1 : 2 | LtW | ||||||||||||||
2020-11-24 | 14:12 UTC | Online | EPIC League Season 2 Division 2 Group Stage | 2 : 0 | SPigzs | ||||||||||||||
2020-11-23 | 12:00 UTC | Online | EPIC League Season 2 Division 2 Group Stage | 1 : 2 | Gambit | ||||||||||||||
2020-11-20 | 09:00 UTC | Online | EPIC League Season 2 Division 2 Group Stage | 2 : 0 | Empire | ||||||||||||||
2020-11-18 | 15:03 UTC | Online | EPIC League Season 2 Division 2 Group Stage | 1 : 2 | YeS | ||||||||||||||
2020-11-17 | 13:39 UTC | Online | EPIC League Season 2 Division 2 Group Stage | 0 : 2 | Win | ||||||||||||||
2020-11-16 | 14:25 UTC | Online | EPIC League Season 2 Division 2 Group Stage | 2 : 0 | Cyber | ||||||||||||||
2020-11-12 | 09:01 UTC | Online | EPIC League Season 2 Division 2 Group Stage | 2 : 0 | Nemiga | ||||||||||||||
2020-11-09 | 09:00 UTC | Online | EPIC League Season 2 Closed Qualifier | 1 : 2 | LtW | ||||||||||||||
2020-11-08 | 17:16 UTC | Online | EPIC League Season 2 Closed Qualifier | 0 : 2 | YeS | ||||||||||||||
Complete List of Matches in Any Tournament |
Gallery[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Andjela Kusmuk (2015-01-01). "NiP DOTA 2: Announcement". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 theScore Staff (2015-11-13). "Ninjas in Pyjamas' Dota 2 team disbands". theScore Esports. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Eric Van Allen (2017-01-25). "Ninjas in Pyjamas return to Dota 2". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Kyle Wolmarans (2017-06-04). "Ninjas in Pyjamas drop their Dota 2 team to focus on CS:GO and League of Legends". Critical Hit. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Andjela Kusmuk (2015-02-23). "Changes in the DotA 2 Line-up". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Gamerhcp (2017-04-20). "NiP roster changes - syndereN out, iNsania in". LiquidDota. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Shiao Pi (2018-09-17). "Ninjas in Pyjamas return to Dota 2!". LiquidDota. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Peterpandam (2019-02-05). "Qualified to the major in our hometown!". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Clairvoyance102 (2019-05-01). "Thank you to @NiPGaming for my 4-month tenure as coach". Twitter. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Maria Malezic (2019-05-07). "Pajkatt тренирует Ninjas in Pyjamas на MDL Disneyland Paris Major" (in Russian ). Cyber Sports. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 DotaFata (2019-09-18). "Roster heading into next season". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 Cale Michael (2019-09-10). "Ninjas in Pyjamas confirms ppd is back to captain a new Dota 2 roster". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Cale Michael (2019-12-18). "TANNER replaces Skiter on the Ninjas in Pyjamas Dota 2 roster". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "NIP.Dota 2 Roster Update: Goodbye Gunnar". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-01-20. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2020-01-31). "Our @DOTA2 Roster for the upcoming European Closed Qualifier and @WePlay Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon.". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "NIP.Dota 2 Roster Update: We say goodbye to Universe". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-04-07. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "ppd retires from Dota 2". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-04-20. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 "Dota 2 Roster Update - A New Chapter". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-04-22. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 SoNNeikO_o (2020-07-07). "I am out from nip !". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 CurtisCoffin96 (2020-07-07). "Due to recent changes I am now looking for a new team in either EU or NA.". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 "We say farewell to Dota 2 - for now". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-11-30.