NIP officially confirm replacement of headtr1ck, k0nfig and es3tag

NIP have benched Daniil "headtr1ck" Valitov, Kristian "k0nfig" Wienecke and Patrick "es3tag" Hansen. The Swedish club announced this via its official website, thereby confirming the information published earlier today by HLTV.org.

Coach Daniel "djL" Narancic departs the team along with the trio of players. The 30-year-old has been working with the Ninjas for the past two years.

In the near future, the roster will be completed with the representatives of the NIP academy in Max "maxster" Jansson, Leo "Silence" Ingvarsson and Maoz "BluePho3nix" Paz. NIP General Manager Björn "THREAT" Pers will temporarily take over as the team's coach.

The organization intends to form a new roster over the next few months. At the least, the team with academy players will compete at BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2024, which will take place from March 6-10.

NIP are now:

Fredrik "REZ" Sterner
Alejandro "alex" Masanet
Max "⁠maxster⁠" Jansson
Leo "⁠Silence⁠" Ingvarsson
Maoz "⁠BluePho3nix⁠" Paz

Björn "⁠THREAT⁠" Pers (тренер)

Daniil "⁠headtr1ck⁠" Valitov (benched)
Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke (benched)
Patrick "⁠es3tag⁠" Hansen (benched)

Origin: nip.gl