Maden joins NIP as stand-in

26-year-old Montenegrin esports athlete Pavle "Maden" Bošković will play as a stand-in for NIP at the remaining tournaments in 2025. The organization announced the news via its X social media account.

Bošković replaced Michel "ewjerkz" Pinto, who was benched by NIP a few days ago.

Last month, Maden became a free agent again – his contract with Zero Tenacity, the organization he represented since May, expired.

NIP currently sits 25th in Valve's official Counter-Strike 2 world ranking. The team 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
 Pavle "Maden" Bošković (stand-in)

 Richard "Xizt" Landström (coach)

Origin: x.com