NIP to debut at Elisa Masters Espoo

30-9-2024 11:17

NIP are set to showcase their new setup with former academy in-game leader MisteM in two weeks' time.

Ninjas in Pyjamas have been invited to participate at Elisa Masters Espoo, the organizers have announced.

The event taking place on October 16-20 will mark the team's first showcase with their new in-game leader, Gareth "⁠MisteM⁠" Ries, who was promoted from the academy team in mid-September to replace Alejandro "⁠alex⁠" Masanet

This came following a period of stagnation, which saw Ninjas in Pyjamas linger around the top 20 ranking without improvement amid early exits in the BLAST Premier Fall Groups and Showdown and ESL Pro League S20 in the new season.

NIP bench alex, hand captaincy to MisteM

In Espoo, Ninjas in Pyjamas join a competition featuring two top 20 sides in The MongolZ and 9z, an ENCE team yet to unveil the new roster, and qualified teams in B8, Rebels and JANO. One more directly invited team is yet to be announced.

Invite

Free trophy for The MongolZ

2024-09-30 11:18

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bro ENCE doesn't even have a 5 man roster xd

2024-09-30 11:27

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EZ 4 ENCE

2024-09-30 11:29

i will fill its ok

2024-09-30 11:48

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couldnt make it worse ig

2024-09-30 12:24

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that would be a winner's move honestly

2024-09-30 12:34

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add me too, top 1 in 2025

2024-09-30 12:36

level 10 is a start

2024-09-30 13:43

the next Romanian GOAT, after iM

2024-09-30 14:12

and Ana @ANa_GOAT

2024-09-30 17:12

thanks brother

2024-09-30 19:12

easy for 9z

2024-09-30 21:27

Golden to see an Asian team good enough to at least stomp some tier 2 European opposition, honestly. Hopefully this means that TheMongolz are on track to finally put Asian CS on the tier 1 map for the first time since 1.6

2024-10-01 01:51

ez trophy for NiP

aka top 1 of 2025

Good luck against Mongolz

2024-09-30 16:37

what an invite

wasted spot

2024-09-30 11:19

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ENCE more wasted

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jano even more wasted

2024-09-30 11:33

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Let's get wasted

2024-09-30 11:40

Jano did not get invite, they qualifed from finland qualificer, so still ENCE is more wested

2024-09-30 11:42

Im gonna get wasted at espoo

2024-09-30 11:51

Me too also +1 JANO qualified not wasted spot. JANO winners Elisa Masters Espoo #JANOTTAA #OBEYTHETHIRST

2024-09-30 14:03

I like the teams overall but it's still a shame that it's such a downgrade compared to last year's teams, hopefully last invite can be someone good but i am doubtful

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Maybe Astralis since they’re not at IEM Rio

2024-09-30 11:21

Would be nice

2024-09-30 11:22

Mongolz vs Astralis final Banger

They will play against ef in iem rio?

Astralis is in IEM Rio as a partner team

2024-09-30 11:30

WTF I checked from the little logos in Upcoming Tournaments and didn't see them... mb for not checking properly

2024-09-30 11:31

maybe drillas 💪

2024-09-30 11:58

Spirit, this is kind of tournament that they like to play

2024-09-30 13:47

Debut my ass, changing igl for the academy player is not really a revamp, is it?

you are potato

2024-09-30 11:23

bruh free tournament for mongolz

sure why not i guess, i dont think mistem will revolutionize them in anyway though

what about ence?

2024-09-30 11:24

Ence is over :()

2024-09-30 11:57

Top team 2025

Invite flacons pls

wow so exciting

2024-09-30 11:47

This doesn't deserve an article.

2024-09-30 14:11

thorin's buzzing rn

2024-09-30 12:10

B8 are going to be the champions

2024-09-30 12:16

ENCE will win with 4 players!

2024-09-30 12:17

Spoiler: they will suck

2024-09-30 12:21

Not a spoiler, we've all seen this before, no change in the script here.

2024-09-30 14:43

paycheck stealers in pyjamas

lmao

2024-09-30 14:35

No furia?

2024-09-30 12:39

they are playing at iem rio, not enough time between both tournaments

2024-09-30 13:51

True. But pretty sure they will be eliminated some days before the final so it could be doable

2024-09-30 13:57

likely playing showmatch or having fan signing sessions though, they are usually required to be available throughout the tournament period

2024-09-30 14:13

Not untrue

2024-09-30 15:21

Mongolz and 9z are playing in both

2024-10-01 22:34

hope the last team is falcons so we would get s1mple debut in finland that woukd bring a good viewership to the tournament and maybe help bring better teams next year

2024-09-30 13:03

yes, we all wanna see this washed up players debut. Id love to see him strike out in tier3 tourney :)))))

2024-09-30 15:56

whats up with you swedes always hating everything for no reason he hasnt played the game in a year, now he signed a loan deal to get back in form

2024-09-30 15:59

Just speaking the truth. You just said it, he hasnt played in a year and ya'll think he gonna join tier1 and just rekt everything. should start from bottom and work himself up. Falcons are just replacing a inconsistent player for another. But sure, Id gladly be proven wrong.

2024-09-30 16:05

i have never said he will dominate instantly but falcons is his best and only chance to climb back now three month loan deal, pretty good opposition, if he is in form after shanghai, navi could consider taking him back or falcons could sign him fulltime

2024-09-30 16:08

Well that is surely true. We'll just have to wait and see I guess. Im sceptical about it tho. And even more so about him returning to navi. They got a strong team, even if ppl wants to replace half the team after each tourney.

2024-09-30 16:23

im not saying s1mple WILL return to navi but im sure he would rather play in navi than falcons and if he reaches his form again, im sure nqvi would rather have him than wonderful the falcons loan deal is win-win for everyone: Navi, falcons and s1mple

2024-09-30 16:32

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Surely much better cash playing in falcons tho. And I am not sure about navi wanting him back. He has a history of being very toxic you know. He might have changed, but I somehow doubt it. They got a good team, just need to work on their mental strenght when pressure builds, like the games last night. The synergy in the team is also great!

2024-09-30 16:43

w0nderfull is just inconsistent and i would think that s1mple looks that roster now with more open eyes after seeing them capable of winning tbf when the roster came together it looked like T2 stack, not a surprise s1mple had doubts then

2024-09-30 16:52

He sure is. But he is also rather young compared to s1mple. They all dont have that much experience on the big scenes. But w0nderful doesnt rage when it goes bad. I think replacing him when their results actually arent that bad is just gonna make matters worse. Im not quite sure s1mple fits into the team either. He gonna want to be the star player to be built around, and that is not really how the current roster is working. And Im afraid he gonna tilt the others more if they play poorly. Navi just needs more time to practice and get more experience. They have allready done much better than many expected. As you say, looks like a T2 stack that actually can challenge the big teams, which they actually are now aswell, after all they are ranked nr 1.

2024-09-30 17:31

tier 3 team to play at tier 3 event after changing tier 3 IGL for a tier 3 IGL from an tier 3 academy team worth publishing for sure

2024-09-30 13:16

Nice yapping and malding

2024-09-30 13:48

Poor mistem, he need to do a miracle on the RMR

2024-09-30 13:46

ez for south african cs

2024-09-30 13:54

Last team will be CSpojat

2024-09-30 14:52

last invite should be fnatic

2024-09-30 15:22

NiP last place as it isn't January 2025

2024-09-30 15:25

9z vs Mongolz will be the final

2024-09-30 15:27

Lets gooo

2024-09-30 15:28

b8 or 9z is the other grand finalist imo. b8 is punching way above their weight class these days if you ask me

2024-09-30 15:51

poor REZ gotta farm tier 3 tourneys now. And if they dont win? meh... Prolly gonna be mongolz win, NiP maybe second, I hope

2024-09-30 15:54

Farm? He can barely play against T2 team these days

2024-09-30 17:40

yes very true. farm was a poor choice of words. I just mean he was playing in t1 and now hes down there. Sad to see. Surely because of his own poor performances aswell. Hopefully they can work themselves up again. Swedish cs been in a slump for to damn long now....

2024-09-30 17:42

wdym? hes the only player on the team which has been playing well as of late. Hes done well vs t2 aswell: Last month (btw this is only vs t1 orgs): hltv.org/stats/players/9278/rez?startDat.. Last 3 months: hltv.org/stats/players/9278/rez?startDat..

2024-09-30 18:33

+ Falcons s1mple viewers go boom

2024-09-30 16:31

Honestly I want to see b8 win this tourny. They've been grinding out some good wins lately in tier 2-3 and I want to see them compete with some higher ranked teams and win

2024-09-30 16:36