In search of VRS points, NIP sign up for Fragadelphia Vegas

The European team will travel to the United States to compete at the $10,000 tournament.

Ninjas in Pyjamas have joined the list of teams signed up for Fragadelphia's next event, which will take place in Las Vegas from April 25-27 as part of LVL UP EXPO.

This will be the second large-scale LAN event that Fragadelphia will run in 2025 following the conclusion of Fragadelphia Block, which saw BLUEJAYS soar in Valve's Global Standings after beating Marsborne in the final.

The former BOSS squad moved up 37 places to 30th in the world after collecting nearly 200 points from their LAN victory.

Ninjas in Pyjamas signed up for the North American event hoping for a similar ranking boost. Currently ranked 184th in the world as per the VRS, they must go through open qualifiers to reach large LAN and online tournaments as they are far from the places that would earn them regular invites.

The team played five CCT closed qualifiers with Audric "⁠JACKZ⁠" Jug as a stand-in in order to meet the wildcard invite criterion, which required that a roster had at least three players who had been in the top eight in Valve's Global Standings at any point in the previous 12 months.

Ninjas in Pyjamas could not make it out of the closed qualifiers, losing eight of the 14 matches they played with JACKZ. And a recent rule reducing the amount of time players had to be in the top eight from 12 to six months meant that Ninjas in Pyjamas were no longer eligible for wildcard invites.

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With $10,000 on the line, Frag x LVLUP EXPO will have no team cap. Other standout registered teams for the event include NRG, BLUEJAYS, FlyQuest RED and Ghost. Signups are open until April 11 on the event's website.