NIP win Fragadelphia Las Vegas

NIP's win on American soil will grant them a significant boost to their VRS points.

r1nkle finished the playoffs with a 1.56 rating over 10 maps

Ninjas in Pyjamas have claimed the title at Fragadelphia Las Vegas, taking down NRG and Sharks en route to the $5,500 grand prize and, more importantly, invaluable VRS points.

The Ninjas enjoyed smooth sailing throughout the majority of their playoff run, even cruising to a 3-0 win against Sharks in the BO5 grand final, but NRG gave the European side a stiff test in the semi-finals.

Date Matches
Fragadelphia Las Vegas 2025
27/04/2025
Finished
2:0
Match
27/04/2025
Finished
2:0
Match
27/04/2025
Finished
1:2
Match
28/04/2025
Finished
0:3
Match

After NRG and Ninjas in Pyjamas both secured wins on their own map picks, the series went to Train as a decider, where three overtimes where needed to decide a winner. Artem "⁠r1nkle⁠" Moroz was ultimately the difference maker, his 1.02 KPR dwarfing the rest of the server as he topped the scoreboard.

r1nkle was Ninjas in Pyjamas's star man through much of the playoffs, leading to the AWPer topping the event for rating (1.56 over 10 maps), whilst Rasmus "⁠sjuush⁠" Beck played second fiddle (1.34, fourth in event).

Ninjas in Pyjamas will enjoy a significant boost in their quest to climb the VRS thanks to this LAN victory, with current calculations suggesting they will leap almost 50 places in the next update, having garnered nearly 200 points for their campaign.

Ninjas in Pyjamas will be relieved that this LAN outing was a success, considering their most-recent attempt to garner VRS points at a lesser LAN ended in disaster. The European side recently attended Level Up LUND!, crashing out in the quarter-finals at the hands of TNL.

Following two LAN events with weaker fields, Ninjas in Pyjamas will soon get the chance to test themselves at a tier-one event as they are set to attend PGL Astana from May 10-18.

The final top 16 standings at Fragadelphia Las Vegas 2025 are as follows:

1. Europe Ninjas in Pyjamas
2. Brazil Sharks
3-4. United States NRG
3-4. United States BLUEJAYS
5-8. North America Getting Info
5-8. Brazil GameHunters
5-8. Europe Fisher College
5-8. North America LFO 4
9-16. United States Supernova Comets
9-16. United States Anti-Eco Club
9-16. United States Chicken Coop
9-16. United States Vagrants
9-16. United States MIGHT
9-16. United States SUPER EVIL GANG
9-16. North America FlyQuest RED
9-16. United States regain

Denmark Rasmus 'sjuush' Beck
Rasmus 'sjuush' Beck
Age:
26
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
1351
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.65
Ukraine Artem 'r1nkle' Moroz
Artem 'r1nkle' Moroz
Age:
20
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
686
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.63
#1
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Australia hoangii
NIP GOATED
2025-04-28 10:53
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#11
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Europe chespiZ
nip online master
2025-04-28 10:56
2
2 replies
it was lan
2025-04-28 11:21
93
1 reply
They are real vikings :)
2025-04-28 17:22
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#33
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Germany Sol1taire
unexpected
2025-04-28 11:38
1
#43
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Russia formaldehyde
As a European, it was always hard for me to understand American culture. What was fascinating for me is that they like bragging about their freedom which was weird for me, because I didn't think that I have any less freedom than them. I always thought 'What is the difference?'. However after this tournament I finally understand it. NA is 100% free.
2025-04-28 12:47
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14 replies
anicent pasta 🥲
2025-04-28 12:48
11
8 replies
#69
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Russia formaldehyde
remains true at all times
2025-04-28 14:07
5
7 replies
#82
NiKo | 
Poland Rafmar
You can do a simple experiment to test if Americans have more freedom than you, first go to Time Square and protest Trump politics and call him a dictator then go to the Red Square and protest the invasion of Ukraine and shout that Putin is a dictator.
2025-04-28 16:37
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6 replies
#83
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Russia formaldehyde
bro talking to a copypasta
2025-04-28 17:07
13
go to polands city centre and protest the invasion of Ukraine and shout that Putin is a dictator. What will happen?
2025-04-29 14:14
0
4 replies
nothing?
2025-04-29 17:22
0
3 replies
so its the russians not having freedom and your comment is completely illogical.
2025-04-29 17:31
0
2 replies
wow congratulations, that's what i said, you got it! I proved that americans have more freedom than russians so its the russians not having freedom, yes!
2025-04-29 17:41
0
1 reply
bro is still replying to a copy pasta with logic
2025-04-29 18:59
0
you aren't allowed to use Discord in Russia .... We can GGWP
2025-04-28 18:11
0
4 replies
#91
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Russia formaldehyde
weird I used it just now
2025-04-28 20:35
2
3 replies
Yes, Discord was banned in Russia on October 8, 2024. The ban was implemented by the Russian communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, citing violations of Russian law. The stated reason for the ban was to prevent the use of Discord for terrorist and extremist activities, recruitment, and illegal information posting See you in the Gulag
2025-04-29 14:01
0
2 replies
but they can use VPN to bypass russian law so they are free! :) everything is fine right
2025-04-29 19:34
0
1 reply
Its Ok I reported him to the proper channels, we wont need to worry about him any more. Cheers!
2025-04-29 19:58
1
NiP is so back holy
2025-04-28 10:54
86
8 replies
Vitality a grand slam and now NiP win this, I'm in heaven
2025-04-28 11:01
47
now that they can afford to pay 1/4th of snappi's salary they're farther away from bankruptcy let's gooo
2025-04-28 12:48
3
6 replies
this actually ended up costing them money considering the travel costs
2025-04-28 13:08
3
5 replies
maybe the TO covered the cost
2025-04-28 13:13
0
4 replies
No. NiP made a business decision to attend these events since they'll only get return on their team if they can get far enough in the VRS to consistently attend tier 1 events.
2025-04-28 13:22
0
3 replies
I'm just bullshitting for the lols, this org is absolutely fucking doomed
2025-04-28 13:27
1
2 replies
let them cook, I'm not opposed to them investing in CS even if it's unlikely they'll turn a profit
2025-04-28 13:27
0
1 reply
I have very little hope in their management at this point, up til now they've undercooked their food so badly it was still breathing
2025-04-28 13:48
1
rip
2025-04-28 10:54
0
#4
Faceit level 9  | 
Serbia MiTke95
Nice, next PGL Astana!
2025-04-28 10:55
11
Sharks noooooooooo 😭😭😭
2025-04-28 10:55
1
Nip 1 Fragadelphia - Vitality 0.
2025-04-28 10:55
164
2 replies
People lie not numbers, Vitality on fraudwatch
2025-04-28 10:56
110
Now we know who's the real deal
2025-04-28 14:00
0
device to NiP check hltv
2025-04-28 10:55
16
literal farming team
2025-04-28 10:55
0
Can't believe REZ missed this opportunity
2025-04-28 10:55
53
#13
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Kazakhstan b0rus
PAJAMA ERA
2025-04-28 10:56
0
Wins against T2 in NA only to get their asses kicked in T3 EU. Impressive
2025-04-28 10:56
8
F for NRG
2025-04-28 10:58
1
5.500 Dollars richer POG
2025-04-28 11:00
3
2 replies
#51
Faceit level 10  | 
Estonia akshanXDXD
That doesnt even cover the plane tickets xd
2025-04-28 12:49
2
1 reply
they’re taking the $5.5K to hit up Caesar’s for gamba ez $10k
2025-04-28 13:53
0
#18
Faceit level 9  | 
sjokz | 
Poland Tony12PL
From Legendary Oakland win to Fragadelphia win yikes
2025-04-28 11:03
5
#19
Faceit level 10  | 
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Sweden MiNTz
NIP_1_FRAGADELPHIA_VITALITY_0
2025-04-28 11:04
28
2 replies
Thanks
2025-04-28 12:41
15
1 reply
LOL Metizport flair too
2025-04-28 13:53
2
NIP is so back POG, Vitality already shaking
2025-04-28 11:06
12
1 reply
Thats why Vita skipped Astana.
2025-04-28 11:09
36
5k bucks lol They waste way more on tickets and hotel lmao
2025-04-28 11:11
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4 replies
You need to get better sources.
2025-04-28 11:14
0
Worth it for the VRS points (and the tourney org probaby pays for those).
2025-04-28 11:50
9
2 replies
They don't pay for fly tickets with that budget
2025-04-28 11:53
4
1 reply
it doesnt matter they got so much vrs ponints and got up in ranks now they will be invited to some actual tournaments and not just spectate
2025-04-28 15:03
5
#24
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Bhutan r4ven_
get rinkle in a tier1 team he is actually insane
2025-04-28 11:17
0
1 reply
r1nkle doing terrible decisions when we talk about org pick, anyway its possible to see him on t1 if he do smth on pgl Astana
2025-05-01 08:35
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#25
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Greece her-1g
keep r1nkle and sjuush drop the fraud IGL and portuguese inconsistent clowns. Buy 1 entry-fragger and 1 lurker + a solid IGL
2025-04-28 11:19
1
192 vrs points 46 vrs places for tier 4 lan thats crazy
2025-04-28 11:26
11
1 reply
It's just how much VRS values Lan.
2025-04-28 12:08
7
nip farming money from the smaller lan teams is fantastic
2025-04-28 11:26
5
expected from top1 2025
2025-04-28 11:30
7
#31
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Romania silksz12
Nip will come to romania for some random tier10 event just to win some vrs points
2025-04-28 11:32
4
#32
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Ukraine CheekyGuy
Best NA team
2025-04-28 11:33
1
Nice nip! Lets go
2025-04-28 12:25
0
#39
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Other zoeymargera87
deaded team
2025-04-28 12:29
0
#40
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China EmiliaQAQ
How does a 5k tourney worth an article lol
2025-04-28 12:30
1
1 reply
I think the focus here is to make everyone understand the new world order, which is that VRS controls your future. And NiP being a legendary team, makes for a good story about how the mighty has fallen, and maybe risen again. It is good to bring focus to this, as volvo still have some work to do, before this functions as intended.
2025-04-28 13:04
6
NEW USERNAME
2025-04-28 12:41
11
region farmers 🥱
2025-04-28 12:44
2
#45
Faceit level 9 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States ROCKY_JAYYY
I thought the prize pool was supposed to be 50k?
2025-04-28 12:46
0
2 replies
prize pool will be $50K in July when Frag comes to Canada
2025-04-28 13:55
1
#74
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United States MrNorwood
They usually hold several smaller LANs and then one big titular LAN a year. This year it will be held in Windsor, Canada: hltv.org/events/8482/fragadelphia-19
2025-04-28 14:59
1
#46
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
w1cked | 
United Kingdom w1cked
How high do NiP need to get up the rankings to get invites to tier1 events?
2025-04-28 12:47
0
Top 1 incoming
2025-04-28 12:48
0
#50
Faceit level 10  | 
PR | 
Czech Republic TalpaG
Barely won against tier 3 teams, just disband
2025-04-28 12:49
0
#52
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Zvede | 
Latvia Zvede
when the travel costs were 5x more than the money won
2025-04-28 12:49
0
SUPER EVIL GANG tier one very soon
2025-04-28 13:03
1
can we say GG for farming t5?
2025-04-28 13:44
0
do people in this thread seriously believe nip went to this event for the prize money?
2025-04-28 13:48
0
3 replies
lol yes I think they do
2025-04-28 13:56
0
its not about believing but a fact, prize money = vrs points. They seen how much bluejays went up after winning a fragadelphia event. Difference is if NIP ever get invited even to closed qualifiers for an event they will get embarrassed.
2025-04-28 14:36
1
1 reply
Yes but my point is that the prize money itself isn't what they went for or what they care for, it's the VRS points that comes with it. I think they'd go to this event if the prize was just the VRS points and no money.
2025-04-28 14:45
1
zywoo so lucky NIP decided they wanted to play this tourney
2025-04-28 14:03
0
a sentence containing "Nip" and "win"? havent seen that one in a while
2025-04-28 14:13
0
#71
Faceit level 5  | 
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United States VizL
NiP is so bad, they had to noob stomp their way to get VRS points, its kinda sad honestly
2025-04-28 14:18
0
1 reply
#85
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Estonia Kizma
Any team that starts fresh would have to noob stomp through these tourneys tbf
2025-04-28 18:02
2
gg sharks, thank's...
2025-04-28 14:58
1
this is how nip managed to go 87-0. return to greatness inshallah
2025-04-28 15:07
1
WE HAVE TO BE ON TOP BY 2025 well they are on top, of tier 4
2025-04-28 15:10
0
1 reply
wtf are you talking about? They just got TOP 1 Fragdelphia, what else do you want?
2025-04-29 01:53
2
G2 WINS NEXT YEAR. LETS GO G2
2025-04-28 16:25
0
T3 team taking advantage of T6 teams
2025-04-28 18:14
0
Nip did what jL couldn't
2025-04-28 18:15
0
I was here! NiP era start
2025-04-28 19:17
0
#90
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Pol0 | 
Cayman Islands sh0tta
Good Job, gotta start somewhere, only up from here! They spent more on travel than they won. :D
2025-04-28 20:34
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#92
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Brazil mth^
thats the type of tournaments nips did 87-0 streak xD
2025-04-28 21:09
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1 reply
#93
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Hungary sneezY17
-flag one day there will be a good brazilian team again dont worry ;) also those were the only tournaments back in the days so go do your research before writing
2025-04-28 21:17
1
NiP_1_major_LUL
2025-04-28 21:53
0
Nice seeing nip finally winning something
2025-04-29 02:59
0
#98
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
mzinho | 
North America Joem8_98
It's a dumb bracket setup. We could have had a bo5 of NRG vs. NIP because that was the only good series all tournament, and would have gone all 5 maps.
2025-04-29 03:07
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#99
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Sweden multib
A win is a win , we take it !
2025-04-29 06:59
0
1 reply
NIP number one in 2025 in Vegas!
2025-05-01 08:59
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NIP ERA
2025-04-29 07:22
0
ngl ever since that logo change nip took a hugeeeeee dump
2025-05-01 08:14
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