NaToSaphiX joins NIP Impact as head coach

7-3-2024 16:38

The Dane will stand behind NIP's women's team as ESL Impact gets underway.

NaToSaphiX makes the transition to coaching with NIP Impact

Ninjas in Pyjamas has announced that Niels Christian "⁠NaToSaphiX⁠" Sillassen will coach NIP Impact as the European side gets ready to start its ESL Impact journey in hopes of earning a spot at the finals in Dallas, Texas.

ESL Impact Season 5 set to start

The Danish 27-year-old, who played many short stints with teams and was largely known as a recurring stand-in, hung the mouse in November 2023 and announced he was ready to start a new career path — coaching was among the options he mentioned.

NaToSaphiX left his playing career behind with one title to his name, a CS Summit, which he won with MOUZ in an iconic grand final against G2, remembered largely because coach Allan "⁠Rejin⁠" Petersen took the reins when Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen had to leave the final series mid-match.

NIP Impact are set for an immediate shocker as they get into the coming ESL Impact season; their opening match at 19:30 is against none other than Pigeons — the former Nigma Galaxy core —, the queens of the scene, albeit now with Zainab "⁠zAAz⁠" Turkie on the team in lieu of Ksenia "⁠vilga⁠" Kluenkova.

Date	Matches
ESL Impact League Season 5 Europe
07/03/2024	Pigeons 19:30 NIP Impact	Match

NIP Impact will also be fighting ENCE Athena, BIG EQUIPA, GUILD fe, and Astralis W in ESL Impact Europe's Group A for one of the coveted spots in Dallas.

NIP Impact are:

Jennica "⁠jenkon⁠" Sjögren
Kiara "⁠Qiyarah⁠" Janssen
Naomi "⁠Nayomy⁠" Janssen
Anna "⁠ramziiN⁠" Ramsing
Mia "⁠aiM⁠" Cooper

Niels Christian "⁠NaToSaphiX⁠" Sillassen (coach)

LUL

2024-03-07 16:38

2 replies

NiP went from not paying wages to Legends like Fifflaren, f0rest, GeT_RiGhT, friberg and Xizt, to paying morons like nato

2024-03-07 17:47

1 reply

hahahahahahahahhaahhahah WTF

2024-03-08 12:24

Sheeesh, not signed as stand-in

NATOSAPHIX JOINS NIP jumpscare

17 replies

so real, i thought for a moment

2024-03-07 16:43

I WAS SCARED TOO

2024-03-07 16:46

Same lol

2024-03-07 16:55

LMAO it's something they would do as well

2024-03-07 16:56

2024-03-07 17:03

2024-03-07 17:04

FUCKING SAME AHAHAHAHAHHAHAH

2024-03-07 17:30

Would be an improvement from their previous lineup.

2024-03-07 17:40

you can hate on Esetag all you want, its justified but at least he is no Natosaphix

2024-03-07 17:44

Yeah its a bit of a joke but their roster was a mess ever since they kicked aleksib they have been bad

2024-03-07 18:46

mini heart attack

2024-03-07 18:14

hltv baiting at this point

2024-03-07 19:21

top 5 jump scares

2024-03-08 02:55

hahahahahahah

2024-03-08 03:11

lmao yeah hahaha

2024-03-08 09:19

"NIP jumpscare" would be a funny team name mens)))

2024-03-08 10:46

Lmao

2024-03-08 22:19

hahahahaha

Wouldnt surprise me a bit if he was to join the main team

2024-03-07 16:39

Could do that and become the number one player and literally smash the competition

2024-03-07 16:41

lol

2024-03-08 09:57

Unexpected

but why?

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Bro want to try every single role in every possible team

2024-03-07 18:25

+1 specialization is for insects

2024-03-08 10:47

why not?

2024-03-07 19:18

LOL

not so experienced, but they removed the experienced one and took the not-so-experienced just to have fun and keep this going

2024-03-07 16:42

W move actually

lol what

lul

that is the spirit of big signing nip was talking about

2024-03-07 16:44

2024-03-07 16:49

hahahaha nato to coach was already hilarious but I didn't know what nip impact was. coaching females after trying so hard to be a male pro is hysterical

2024-03-07 16:54

KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

OH NO NO NO NO, It's literally joeover

wot

they would honestly quick 2-0 nip main team

2024-03-07 17:02

What happens if one of the players are unavailable, does it mean bro can stand in on womens league?

No. Coach can never stand-in (men coach) because the competition is only for women. On ESEA yeah he can play but in the Impact Cash Cups, Qualifiers for ESL Impact and in the ESL Impact itself he cannot play. If they need a sub for some reason they'd need to speak with ESL and if they allow get a sub (women player)

2024-03-07 19:10

Ah good to know. If the coach was a women though they can right?

2024-03-08 12:31

If it was a women coach in this stage I'd assume it'd be 'transformed' as a player.

2024-03-09 16:01

Huge W for NIP, he could also make their main roster better tbh

2024-03-07 17:10

2024-03-07 17:18

avg NIP change

2024-03-07 17:19

+milky performance coach

2024-03-07 17:24

that escalated quickly

2024-03-07 17:28

Unlucky NIP Impact

2024-03-07 17:31

Good for Nato

2024-03-07 17:35

mhmm.. HAHAHHAAHAHHAA

2024-03-07 17:36

ok. very interesting.

2024-03-07 17:50

greatest professional stand-in ever is back

2024-03-07 17:51

2024-03-07 17:54

Finally found the place where he belongs

2024-03-07 18:00

Honestly, good signing for all parties involved.

2024-03-07 18:07

this community is so wholesome wow look at these replies

2024-03-07 18:11

I am blown away every time HLTV comes across something to do with women.

2024-03-07 18:36

i bet most of the ones hating on women are also cheating on premier lmao

2024-03-07 19:20

gl Nato

2024-03-07 18:12

My GOAT <3

2024-03-07 19:08

Good luck Nato

2024-03-07 19:14

The best of the luck to NaTo!

2024-03-07 19:15

rizz

what is stopping a female team from hiring a male (pro player) as coach and then have him smurf for them as a stand in to a tournament?

2024-03-07 19:16

Nato pls, love yourself a little bit more

2024-03-07 19:30

Coaching position is something I expect him to do well at, but honestly, coaching a female team... No disrespect, but I hoped for more for him honestly. Anyway, GL NaTo!

2024-03-07 20:02

Man is doing trying to stand in for every role

2024-03-07 21:15

He is the best player on the team💀💀

2024-03-07 21:26

Unexpected.

2024-03-07 21:41

bro went from being a legendary stand-in to a fe coach 💀

2024-03-07 23:03

From struggling to become a respectable pro to coaching a team that would get crushed by any semi-pro team 11/10 times. Well, I respect that you gave it a try, Nato. But it might be time to work a real job for the first time in your life when closing in on 30.

2024-03-07 23:14

GL! would be nice to see NIP actually turn things around

2024-03-08 01:26

lol I think this guy finally found a purpose in cs. Coaching a ladies team is something I’m sure he’s probably capable of. He definitely wasn’t doing big things in the world of male cs. This is possibly a career saver for him. You think those coaches make decent money?

2024-03-08 03:10

bro stop it he was a good t2 player

2024-03-08 03:13

Well maybe. He’s good enough that I’ve heard of him and he seems to be known. Maybe a little bit overhyped tho. For someone whose name everybody knows, he sure didn’t accomplish much in cs. This right here is as good as it’s gonna get for him I think. Unless he’s like a desk analyst or somethin like that

2024-03-08 03:18

Huge drop off for GOAT standin

2024-03-08 05:13

The eternal stand in is now standing permanently. He really said „yes“ to „do you really want to apply for every job in cs esport?“ For this I respect his hustle.

2024-03-08 05:19