Ninjas in Pyjamas

[e][h]Ninjas in Pyjamas

Team Information

Location:

Sweden

Brazil

Region:

Brazil

Approx. Total Winnings:

$104,476

Links

History

Created:

: 2000-06-??

: 2020-04-08

Disbanded:

2023-01-31

Ninjas in Pyjamas (often abbreviated to NIP and previously NiP) is a Swedish esports organization which was founded in 2000. The team competed in Counter-Strike until their dissolution in 2007. In 2012, the team returned with a now heavily renowned Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squad and have branched out in a large variety of games.

History[edit]

Ninjas in Pyjamas entered Valorant in the closed beta with the signing of their former European Paladins World Championship winning roster. The roster shortly fell apart after a total of two months, with the organization opting to rebuild entirely with rhyme.

See also: History of Ninjas in Pyjamas

Timeline[edit]

Player Roster[edit]

Former[edit]

Stand-in[edit]


ID	Name	Replacing	ID	Name	Tournament(s)
Zyppan	Pontus Eek	None			Mandatory Cup Absolute Masters Elite Esports - Rivalry Bowl Europe Epulze Valorant Prodigies
Yacine	Yacine Laghmari		Alex	Aleks Suchev	Mandatory Cup Absolute Masters Elite Esports - Rivalry Bowl Europe Epulze Valorant Prodigies Rise of Titans
FLUYR	Vinícius Menegatti		RoY	Rogerio Aranha	VCT 2022: SA Stage 1 Playoffs VCT 2022: Masters Reykjavík

Organization[edit]

Active[edit]


ID	Name	Position	Join Date
	Hicham Chahine	CEO	2016-06-??
calc	Jonas Gundersen	COO	2020-01-01 ^[31]

Former[edit]


ID	Name	Position	Join Date	Inactive Date	Leave Date	New Organization
GETO	Augusto Nobre	Team Manager	2022-02-10		2023-01-12 ^[29]
JhoW	Jonathan Glória	Coach	2022-05-06 ^[24]	2022-09-21 ^[26]	2022-11-14 ^[28]
RoY	Rogerio Aranha	Coach	2022-01-16 ^[20]		2022-04-29 ^[23]
eMIL	Emil Sandgren	Coach	2020-09-11 ^[7]	2021-11-02 ^[18]	2021-12-04 ^[19]
Ex6TenZ	Kévin Droolans	Assistant Coach	2021-07-13 ^[16]	2021-11-02 ^[18]	2021-12-04 ^[19]
menegh	Thibaut Brognard	Analyst	2021-03-12 ^[14]		2021-06-03 ^[15]
Bird	Erik Sjösten	Coach	2020-04-08 ^[1]		2020-06-25 ^[4]
	Casey Al-kaisy	CMO	2019-02-15		2020-06-01

Results[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Logos[edit]

Ninjas in Pyjamas logo prior to January 25th, 2021

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2020-04-08). "PALADINS TEAM RETURNS IN VALORANT". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^{[Inside source]}
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 DiGeDoG (2020-06-16). "I'm just gonna clear it up. I won't be playing for @NiPGaming I lost that opportunity due to Corona.".
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 "VALORANT ROSTER UPDATE". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-06-25.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^{[Inside source]}
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 "VALORANT ROSTER UPDATE". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-07-14.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "UPDATE ON OUR VALORANT ROSTER: EMIL SELECTED AS NEW HEAD COACH". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-09-11.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 "WE SAY WELCOME TO SAYF". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-09-17.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 HyP (2020-10-20). "As of today, I'm no longer under contract with NiP.".
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Fearoth (2020-10-20). "As I am not part of NiP anymore, I am now a free agent and looking for a new home.".
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2020-10-28). "As our exciting @PlayVALORANT journey continues, we say welcome to Egor “@chiwawaVAL" Stepanyuk - our latest addition to the roster.".
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2020-12-17). "New player, contract renewals and the hunt for a perfect fifth player.".
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2020-12-22). "A LITTLE BIT OF BELGIAN CHOCOLATE WILL DO THE TRICK".
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-03-12). "Welcome @menegh_gg as our @ValorantEsports analyst!".
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 menegh (2021-06-03). "I decided to leave NIP".
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 ^16.3 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-07-12). "NIP.@ec1s_".
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-08-23). "Today, we say farewell to @creativ_b. The man’s stuck with us through an incredibly tough year of online-only matches, and we wish him the brightest of futures in @PlayValorant.".
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 ^18.3 ^18.4 ^18.5 ^18.6 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-11-02). "VALORANT Roster Update".
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 ^19.3 ^19.4 ^19.5 ^19.6 ^19.7 ^{[Inside source]}
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 ^20.3 ^20.4 ^20.5 ^20.6 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2022-01-16). "Welcome to the Dojo!".
↑ Ninjas in Pyjamas (2022-03-29). "Atualização: @fluyr estará no comando da equipe no Last Chance Qualifier." (in Portuguese).
↑ ^22.0 ^22.1 bnj (2022-04-26). "Benched from NIP.".
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2022-04-29). "Dia de nos despedirmos do nosso coach, RoY" (in Portuguese).
↑ ^24.0 ^24.1 ^24.2 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2022-05-06). "Nós viemos pra ficar!" (in Portuguese).
↑ ^25.0 ^25.1 bnj (2022-05-18). "A partir del día de hoy ya no me encuentro mas bajo contrato con la organización NIP. Estoy 100% liberado escuchando propuestas de cara a las próximas competencias." (in Portuguese).
↑ ^26.0 ^26.1 ^26.2 ^26.3 ^26.4 ^26.5 ^26.6 Jonas Gundersen (2022-09-21). "Our fantastic @PlayVALORANT squad are allowed to explore other options given recent news. While nothing is concluded on our end".
↑ ^27.0 ^27.1 ^27.2 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2022-10-21). "Obrigado e boa sorte @xandfps e @cauanzinvlr, vocês serão eternos Ninjas" (in Portuguese).
↑ ^28.0 ^28.1 ^28.2 ^28.3 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2022-11-14). "Obrigado @jonnfps @JhowGG1 e @gabrielbezn por esse ano incrível e muito sucesso no futuro!" (in Portuguese).
↑ ^29.0 ^29.1 ^{[Inside source]}
↑ ^30.0 ^30.1 ^{[Inside source]}
↑ Graham Ashton (2020-01-02). "Ninjas in Pyjamas Appoints New COO, Establishes Stockholm Headquarters". The Esports Observer.

[NiP_enters_VALORANT-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2020-04-08). "PALADINS TEAM RETURNS IN VALORANT". Ninjas in Pyjamas.

[melonhead_joins-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^{[Inside source]}

[DiGeDoG_leaves-3] 3.0 ^3.1 DiGeDoG (2020-06-16). "I'm just gonna clear it up. I won't be playing for @NiPGaming I lost that opportunity due to Corona.".

[NiP_new_roster-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 "VALORANT ROSTER UPDATE". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-06-25.

[melonhead_leaves-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^{[Inside source]}

[NiP_Roster_Update-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 "VALORANT ROSTER UPDATE". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-07-14.

[eMIL_joins-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "UPDATE ON OUR VALORANT ROSTER: EMIL SELECTED AS NEW HEAD COACH". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-09-11.

[Sayf_joins-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 "WE SAY WELCOME TO SAYF". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-09-17.

[HyP_leaves-9] 9.0 ^9.1 HyP (2020-10-20). "As of today, I'm no longer under contract with NiP.".

[Fearoth_leaves-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Fearoth (2020-10-20). "As I am not part of NiP anymore, I am now a free agent and looking for a new home.".

[chiwawa_joins-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2020-10-28). "As our exciting @PlayVALORANT journey continues, we say welcome to Egor “@chiwawaVAL" Stepanyuk - our latest addition to the roster.".

[Jady_joins-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2020-12-17). "New player, contract renewals and the hunt for a perfect fifth player.".

[Ex6TenZ_joins-13] 13.0 ^13.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2020-12-22). "A LITTLE BIT OF BELGIAN CHOCOLATE WILL DO THE TRICK".

[menegh_joins-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-03-12). "Welcome @menegh_gg as our @ValorantEsports analyst!".

[menegh_leaves-15] 15.0 ^15.1 menegh (2021-06-03). "I decided to leave NIP".

[ec1s_joins-16] 16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 ^16.3 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-07-12). "NIP.@ec1s_".

[CREA_benched-17] 17.0 ^17.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-08-23). "Today, we say farewell to @creativ_b. The man’s stuck with us through an incredibly tough year of online-only matches, and we wish him the brightest of futures in @PlayValorant.".

[roster_released_2021-18] 18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 ^18.3 ^18.4 ^18.5 ^18.6 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-11-02). "VALORANT Roster Update".

[nip_disbanded_2021-19] 19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 ^19.3 ^19.4 ^19.5 ^19.6 ^19.7 ^{[Inside source]}

[NiP_Brazil-20] 20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 ^20.3 ^20.4 ^20.5 ^20.6 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2022-01-16). "Welcome to the Dojo!".

[NiP_FLUYR-21] Ninjas in Pyjamas (2022-03-29). "Atualização: @fluyr estará no comando da equipe no Last Chance Qualifier." (in Portuguese).

[bnj_inactive-22] 22.0 ^22.1 bnj (2022-04-26). "Benched from NIP.".

[RoY_out-23] 23.0 ^23.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2022-04-29). "Dia de nos despedirmos do nosso coach, RoY" (in Portuguese).

[v1xen_.26_jhow_NIP-24] 24.0 ^24.1 ^24.2 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2022-05-06). "Nós viemos pra ficar!" (in Portuguese).

[bnj_leaves-25] 25.0 ^25.1 bnj (2022-05-18). "A partir del día de hoy ya no me encuentro mas bajo contrato con la organización NIP. Estoy 100% liberado escuchando propuestas de cara a las próximas competencias." (in Portuguese).

[NIP_roster_inactive-26] 26.0 ^26.1 ^26.2 ^26.3 ^26.4 ^26.5 ^26.6 Jonas Gundersen (2022-09-21). "Our fantastic @PlayVALORANT squad are allowed to explore other options given recent news. While nothing is concluded on our end".

[xand_and_cauanzin_leave-27] 27.0 ^27.1 ^27.2 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2022-10-21). "Obrigado e boa sorte @xandfps e @cauanzinvlr, vocês serão eternos Ninjas" (in Portuguese).

[JhoW_bezn1_and_Jonn_leave-28] 28.0 ^28.1 ^28.2 ^28.3 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2022-11-14). "Obrigado @jonnfps @JhowGG1 e @gabrielbezn por esse ano incrível e muito sucesso no futuro!" (in Portuguese).

[GETO_leaves-29] 29.0 ^29.1 ^{[Inside source]}

[v1xen_leaves-30] 30.0 ^30.1 ^{[Inside source]}

[31] Graham Ashton (2020-01-02). "Ninjas in Pyjamas Appoints New COO, Establishes Stockholm Headquarters". The Esports Observer.

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Former Squad
ID	Name	Join Date	Inactive Date	Leave Date	New Team
luckeRRR	( Niels Jasiek )	Join Date: 2020-06-25 ^[4]		Leave Date: 2020-12-17 ^[12]	Alliance
Sayf	( Saif Jibraeel )	Join Date: 2020-09-17 ^[8]		Leave Date: 2020-12-17 ^[12]	Guild Esports
Fearoth	( Enzo Mestari )	Join Date: 2020-07-14 ^[6]	Inactive Date: 2020-09-17 ^[8]	Leave Date: 2020-10-20 ^[10]	Alliance
HyP	( Damien Souville )	Join Date: 2020-07-14 ^[6]	Inactive Date: 2020-09-17 ^[8]	Leave Date: 2020-10-20 ^[9]	Cave Canem
melonhead	( Noel Raki )	Join Date: 2020-06-05 ^[2]		Leave Date: 2020-06-29 ^[5]	Bonk

Former Squad
ID	Name	Join Date	Leave Date	New Team
bonkar	( Malkolm Rench )	Join Date: 2020-04-08 ^[1]	Leave Date: 2020-06-25 ^[4]	Bonk
Tenner	( Leander Aspestrand )	Join Date: 2020-04-08 ^[1]	Leave Date: 2020-06-25 ^[4]
Alex	( Aleks Suchev )	Join Date: 2020-04-08 ^[1]	Leave Date: 2020-06-25 ^[4]
DiGeDoG	( Dylan Chainski )	Join Date: 2020-04-08 ^[1]	Leave Date: 2020-06-16 ^[3]

Former Squad
ID	Name	Join Date	Inactive Date	Leave Date	New Team
rhyme	( Emir Muminovic )	Join Date: 2020-06-25 ^[4]	Inactive Date: 2021-11-02 ^[18]	Leave Date: 2021-12-04 ^[19]	Gen.G Esports
CREA	( Charles Beauvois )	Join Date: 2020-07-14 ^[6]	Inactive Date: 2021-08-23 ^[17]	Leave Date: 2021-12-04 ^[19]	Mandatory
chiwawa	( Egor Stepanyuk )	Join Date: 2020-10-28 ^[11]	Inactive Date: 2021-11-02 ^[18]	Leave Date: 2021-12-04 ^[19]	Excel Esports
Jady	( Yaroslav Nikolaev )	Join Date: 2020-12-17 ^[12]	Inactive Date: 2021-11-02 ^[18]	Leave Date: 2021-12-04 ^[19]	Natus Vincere
ec1s	( Adam Eccles )	Join Date: 2021-07-13 ^[16]	Inactive Date: 2021-11-02 ^[18]	Leave Date: 2021-12-04 ^[19]	100 Thieves

Former Players	Former Players
ID		Name		Join Date	Leave Date	New Team
Ex6TenZ		( Kévin Droolans )		Join Date: 2020-12-22 ^[13]	Leave Date: 2021-07-13 ^[16]	Ninjas in Pyjamas (Assistant Coach)

Former Squad
ID	Name	Join Date	Inactive Date	Leave Date	New Team
Jonn	( Walney Reis )	Join Date: 2022-01-16 ^[20]	Inactive Date: 2022-09-21 ^[26]	Leave Date: 2022-11-14 ^[28]
bezn1	( Gabriel Luiz da Costa )	Join Date: 2022-01-16 ^[20]	Inactive Date: 2022-09-21 ^[26]	Leave Date: 2022-11-14 ^[28]
cauanzin	( Cauan Pereira )	Join Date: 2022-01-16 ^[20]	Inactive Date: 2022-09-21 ^[26]	Leave Date: 2022-10-21 ^[27]	LOUD
xand	( Alexandre Zizi )	Join Date: 2022-01-16 ^[20]	Inactive Date: 2022-09-21 ^[26]	Leave Date: 2022-10-21 ^[27]	KRÜ Esports
bnj	( Benjamin Rabinovich )	Join Date: 2022-01-16 ^[20]	Inactive Date: 2022-04-26 ^[22]	Leave Date: 2022-05-18 ^[25]	9z Team

Date	Place	Tier		Result	Prize
2022-06-26	2nd	A-Tier	VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 2 Challengers	0 : 3	$14,470.07
2022-04-13	9th - 10th	S-Tier	VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters - Reykjavík	1 : 2	$15,000
2022-03-27	2nd	A-Tier	VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 1 Challengers	0 : 3	$15,820.19
2021-04-08	3rd - 4th	A-Tier	VCT 2021: Europe Stage 2 Challengers 1	1 : 2	$5,950.40
2021-03-19	5th - 6th	A-Tier	VCT 2021: Europe Stage 1 Masters	0 : 2	$10,000
2021-02-20	1st - 4th	B-Tier	VCT 2021: Europe Stage 1 Challengers 2	2 : 0	$10,608.80
2021-02-06	1st - 4th	B-Tier	VCT 2021: Europe Stage 1 Challengers 1	2 : 1	$5,269.16
2020-10-11	1st	B-Tier	GLX Elite: EU	2 : 0	$2,500
2020-09-12	4th	A-Tier	BLAST Twitch Invitational	0 : 2	$5,923.01
2020-07-18	3rd - 4th	A-Tier	WePlay! Invitational	1 : 2	$5,000
Extended list of results

Date	Time	Tier	Type	Tournament		Score	vs. Team
2022-08-10	18:45 UTC	A1A-Tier	Offline		VCT 2022: South America Last Chance Qualifier	1 : 2	KS
2022-08-09	16:15 UTC	A1A-Tier	Offline		VCT 2022: South America Last Chance Qualifier	2 : 0	FS
2022-08-06	16:20 UTC	A1A-Tier	Offline		VCT 2022: South America Last Chance Qualifier	1 : 2	9z
2022-06-30	19:00 UTC	A0S-Tier (Qual.)	Offline		VCT 2022: South America Stage 2 Challengers Playoffs	0 : 3	KRÜ
2022-06-26	16:20 UTC	A1A-Tier	Offline	VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 2 Challengers	VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 2 Challengers	0 : 3	LOUD
2022-06-25	16:15 UTC	A1A-Tier	Offline	VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 2 Challengers	VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 2 Challengers	3 : 2	KS
2022-06-24	16:15 UTC	A1A-Tier	Offline	VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 2 Challengers	VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 2 Challengers	0 : 3	LOUD
2022-06-22	18:30 UTC	A1A-Tier	Offline	VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 2 Challengers	VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 2 Challengers	2 : 0	KS
2022-06-12	20:45 BRT	A1A-Tier	Offline		VCT 2022: Brazil Challengers 2 - Group Stage	2 : 1	MIBR
2022-05-29	17:15 BRT	A1A-Tier	Offline		VCT 2022: Brazil Challengers 2 - Group Stage	2 : 1	TBK
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