NiP add Jady, part with Sayf and luckeRRR
teja 路 Thursday, December 17
Ninjas in Pyjamas have announced the addition of Yaroslav " Jady " Nikolaev alongside the departure of Saif " Sayf " Jibraeel and Niels " luckeRRR " Jasiek, confirming an earlier report by neL of 1pv.
Ninjas in Pyjamas @NiPGaming New player, contract renewals and the hunt for a perfect fifth player. 馃摪 GoNinj.as/3msmhok #GONINJAS #VALORANT 12:00 PM 路 Dec 17, 2020 路 7 路 84
Jady previously played for PartyPlayers , FishkaVTom , and most recently HSDIRR , with whom he won a streak of European events and qualified for the last play-in stage of First Strike, where the team fell to L'institut in the round of 16. Incidentally, NiP exited First Strike in the same round of the same bracket after losing to Purple Cobras in a surprise upset.
luckeRRR has been part of the NiP core since the roster was finalized in July and has been released from his contract to pursue other opportunities.
The announcement also indicated Sayf had been benched previously due to "differences in the long-term vision of the project." Sayf's departure also comes with confirmation that he has been sold to another team, giving credence to a report of his return to Guild Esports .
Despite consistent performances and frequent roster shakeups, the team has yet to make a top-two appearance at a major European event.
The new Ninjas in Pyjamas is now:
- Egor "chiwawa" Stepanyuk
- Charles "CREA" Beauvois
- Yaroslav "Jady" Nikolaev
- Emir "rhyme" Muminovic
- Emil "eMIL" Sandgren (Head coach)