NIP benches ewjerkz

Swedish esports club NIP has officially announced changes to its Counter-Strike 2 roster. The organization has benched Michel "ewjerkz" Pinto.

The 25-year-old Portuguese esports athlete has represented NIP since January of this year. Pinto's average rating over the past three months is 1.00 (in 31 maps). The vacant position on the team is rumored to be filled by Artem "cairne" Mushynskyi, currently a player for Inner Circle.

NIP currently sits 27th in Valve's official ranking of the world's strongest Counter-Strike 2 teams. The squad placed 17th-19th at StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 in Hungary.

 NIP are now:

 Artem "r1nkle" Moroz
 Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer
 Rasmus "sjuush" Beck
 Kacper "⁠xKacpersky⁠" Gabara

 Richard "Xizt" Landström (coach)

Origin: x.com