Ninjas in Pyjamas

[e][h]Ninjas in Pyjamas

Team Information

Location:

Sweden

Region:

Europe

CEO:

Hicham Chahine

Manager:

Leonie

Coaches:

eMIL

Ex6TenZ

Sponsors:

Xtrfy
ASUS ROG
Samsung
Razer

Total Winnings:

$55,133

Links

History

Founded:

: 2000-06-??

: 2020-04-08

Upcoming Matches

No Upcoming Matches

Upcoming Tournaments

Red Bull Home Ground #2
2021-11-04 00:00:00 UTC Nov 04 - 07

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]

2020
2021
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April 8th - Ninjas in Pyjamas signs their former Paladins roster. bonkar, Tenner, Alex and DiGeDoG join with Bird as their coach. ^[1]
June 16th - DiGeDoG leaves. ^[2]
June 25th - bonkar, Tenner, Alex and Bird leave. Rhyme and luckeRRR join. ^[3]
July 14th - Fearoth, HyP and CREA join to complete the roster. ^[4]
September 11h - Ninjas in Pyjamas sign eMIL as their Coach. ^[5]
September 17h - HyP and Fearoth move to inactive roster. Sayf joins. ^[6]
October 20th - Ninjas in Pyjamas say goodbye to HyP and Fearoth. ^[7]^[8]
October 28th - Ninjas in Pyjamas sign chiwawa. ^[9]
December 17th - Jady joins the team. Sayf and luckeRRR leave while CREA and rhyme extend their contracts by two more years. ^[10]
December 22nd - Ex6TenZ joins the team. ^[11]

March 12th - menegh joins as an analyst. ^[12]
June 3rd - menegh leaves. ^[13]
July 13th - Ninjas in Pyjamas sign ec1s while Ex6TenZ takes a competitive break and transitions to an assistant coach role. ^[14]
August 23rd - Ninjas in Pyjamas bench CREA. ^[15]

Player Roster[edit]

Active[edit]


ID	Name	Join Date
rhyme	Emir Muminovic	2020-06-25 ^[3]
chiwawa	Egor Stepanyuk	2020-10-28 ^[9]
Jady	Yaroslav Nikolaev	2020-12-17 ^[10]
ec1s	Adam Eccles	2021-07-13 ^[14]

Inactive[edit]

Inactive Players
	ID	Name	Join Date	Inactive Date
	CREA	Charles Beauvois	2020-07-14 ^[4]	2021-08-23 ^[15]

Former[edit]


ID	Name	Join Date	Inactive Date	Leave Date	New Team
Ex6TenZ	Kévin Droolans	2020-12-22 ^[11]		2021-07-13 ^[14]	Ninjas In Pyjamas (Assistant Coach)
luckeRRR	Niels Jasiek	2020-06-25 ^[3]		2020-12-17 ^[10]	Alliance
Sayf	Saif Jibraeel	2020-09-17 ^[6]		2020-12-17 ^[10]	Guild Esports
Fearoth	Enzo Mestari	2020-07-14 ^[4]	2020-09-17 ^[6]	2020-10-20 ^[8]	Alliance
HyP	Damien Souville	2020-07-14 ^[4]	2020-09-17 ^[6]	2020-10-20 ^[7]	Cave Canem


ID	Name	Join Date	Leave Date	New Team
bonkar	Malkolm Rench	2020-04-08 ^[1]	2020-06-25 ^[3]	Bonk
Tenner	Leander Aspestrand	2020-04-08 ^[1]	2020-06-25 ^[3]
Alex	Aleks Suchev	2020-04-08 ^[1]	2020-06-25 ^[3]
DiGeDoG	Dylan Chainski	2020-04-08 ^[1]	2020-06-16 ^[2]

Stand-in[edit]


ID	Name	Replacing	ID	Name	Tournament(s)
melonhead	Noel Raki	None			Take The Throne #6 ^[16]
Nille	Nichlas Busk	None			Gdolph EU Showdown #1
Zyppan	Pontus Eek	None			LAVA Series #1 Wave Esports Tournament COOLER Cup Mandatory Cup Absolute Masters Elite Esports - Rivalry Bowl Europe Epulze Valorant Prodigies
Yacine	Yacine Laghmari		Alex	Aleks Suchev	Take The Throne #6 Mandatory Cup Absolute Masters Elite Esports - Rivalry Bowl Europe Epulze Valorant Prodigies Rise of Titans

Organization[edit]

Active[edit]


ID	Name	Position	Join Date
	Hicham Chahine	CEO	2016-06-??
calc	Jonas Gundersen	COO	2020-01-01 ^[17]
Leonie	Sabína Šipošová	Team Manager	2020-09-01
eMIL	Emil Sandgren	Coach	2020-09-11 ^[5]
Ex6TenZ	Kévin Droolans	Assistant Coach	2021-07-13 ^[14]

Former[edit]


ID	Name	Position	Join Date	Leave Date	New Organization
menegh	Thibaut Brognard	Analyst	2021-03-12 ^[12]	2021-06-03 ^[13]
Bird	Erik Sjösten	Coach	2020-04-08 ^[1]	2020-06-25 ^[3]
	Casey Al-kaisy	CMO	2019-02-15	2020-06-01

Results[edit]

Achievements
Recent Matches

Date	Placement	Tier	Type	Tournament	Results	Prize
2021-04-08	A3A43rd - 4th	A2A-Tier	Online	VCT 2021: Europe Stage 2 Challengers 1	1 : 2	$5,950
2021-03-19	A5A65th - 6th	A2A-Tier	Online	VCT 2021: Europe Stage 1 Masters	0 : 2	$10,000
2021-02-20	A1A41st - 4th	A3B-Tier	Online	VCT 2021: Europe Stage 1 Challengers 2	2 : 0	$10,609
2021-02-06	A1A41st - 4th	A3B-Tier	Online	VCT 2021: Europe Stage 1 Challengers 1	2 : 1	$5,269
2021-01-30	A3A43rd - 4th	A3B-Tier	Online	Red Bull Home Ground	1 : 3	$3,426
2020-10-11	A11st	A3B-Tier	Online	GLX Elite: EU	2 : 0	$2,500
2020-09-12	A44th	A2A-Tier	Online	BLAST Twitch Invitational	0 : 2	$5,923
2020-08-29	A3A43rd - 4th	A3B-Tier	Online	LVL Clash 2	1 : 2	$1,786
2020-07-18	A3A43rd - 4th	A2A-Tier	Online	WePlay! Invitational	1 : 2	$5,000
2020-05-16	A11st	A3B-Tier	Online	Elite Esports - Rivalry Bowl Europe	2 : 1	$1,000
About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament

Date	Time	Tier	Tournament		Score	Vs. Team
2021-10-21	18:30 UTC	A5Qualifier	Red Bull Home Ground #2 - Qualifier	Red Bull Home Ground #2 - Qualifier	2 : 1	LDNU
2021-10-20	18:30 UTC	A5Qualifier	Red Bull Home Ground #2 - Qualifier	Red Bull Home Ground #2 - Qualifier	2 : 0	FF
2021-10-20	17:00 UTC	A5Qualifier	Red Bull Home Ground #2 - Qualifier	Red Bull Home Ground #2 - Qualifier	1 : 0	BSR
2021-07-24	13:00 UTC	A5Qualifier		VCT 2021: Europe Stage 3 Challengers 2 - Closed Qualifier	1 : 2	Vitality
2021-07-23	19:20 UTC	A5Qualifier		VCT 2021: Europe Stage 3 Challengers 2 - Closed Qualifier	2 : 0	VXD
2021-07-23	16:00 UTC	A5Qualifier		VCT 2021: Europe Stage 3 Challengers 2 - Closed Qualifier	2 : 1	MTP
2021-07-22	20:00 UTC	A5Qualifier		VCT 2021: Europe Stage 3 Challengers 2 - Closed Qualifier	1 : 2	TH
2021-07-01	19:15 UTC	A5Qualifier		VCT 2021: Europe Stage 3 Challengers 1 - Closed Qualifier	0 : 2	Finest
2021-06-30	19:25 UTC	A5Qualifier		VCT 2021: Europe Stage 3 Challengers 1 - Closed Qualifier	1 : 2	[A]
2021-04-16	19:00 UTC	A2A-Tier	VCT 2021: Europe Stage 2 Challengers 2	VCT 2021: Europe Stage 2 Challengers 2	1 : 2	BDS
Complete list of matches in any tournament

Gallery[edit]

Logos[edit]

logo 2017 - 2020

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 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.".
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 "VALORANT ROSTER UPDATE". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-06-25.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 "VALORANT ROSTER UPDATE". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-07-14.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "UPDATE ON OUR VALORANT ROSTER: EMIL SELECTED AS NEW HEAD COACH". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-09-11.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 "WE SAY WELCOME TO SAYF". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-09-17.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 HyP (2020-10-20). "As of today, I'm no longer under contract with NiP.".
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Fearoth (2020-10-20). "As I am not part of NiP anymore, I am now a free agent and looking for a new home.".
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 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.".
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2020-12-17). "New player, contract renewals and the hunt for a perfect fifth player.".
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2020-12-22). "A LITTLE BIT OF BELGIAN CHOCOLATE WILL DO THE TRICK".
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-03-12). "Welcome @menegh_gg as our @ValorantEsports analyst!".
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 menegh (2021-06-03). "I decided to leave NIP".
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-07-12). "NIP.@ec1s_".
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 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.".
↑ Joe Strong Edwards (2020-06-15). "they've quietly slipped this in, but it will be melonhead standing in for NiP".
↑ 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.

[DiGeDoG_leaves-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 "VALORANT ROSTER UPDATE". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-06-25.

[NiP_Roster_Update-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 "VALORANT ROSTER UPDATE". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-07-14.

[eMIL_joins-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "UPDATE ON OUR VALORANT ROSTER: EMIL SELECTED AS NEW HEAD COACH". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-09-11.

[Sayf_joins-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 "WE SAY WELCOME TO SAYF". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-09-17.

[HyP_leaves-7] 7.0 ^7.1 HyP (2020-10-20). "As of today, I'm no longer under contract with NiP.".

[Fearoth_leaves-8] 8.0 ^8.1 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-9] 9.0 ^9.1 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-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2020-12-17). "New player, contract renewals and the hunt for a perfect fifth player.".

[Ex6TenZ_joins-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2020-12-22). "A LITTLE BIT OF BELGIAN CHOCOLATE WILL DO THE TRICK".

[menegh_joins-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-03-12). "Welcome @menegh_gg as our @ValorantEsports analyst!".

[menegh_leaves-13] 13.0 ^13.1 menegh (2021-06-03). "I decided to leave NIP".

[ec1s_joins-14] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-07-12). "NIP.@ec1s_".

[CREA_benched-15] 15.0 ^15.1 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.".

[16] Joe Strong Edwards (2020-06-15). "they've quietly slipped this in, but it will be melonhead standing in for NiP".

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

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