NIP reveals new player

Swedish esports club NIP has completed its Counter-Strike 2 roster for the start of the new competitive season. The team's newest member is Artem "cairne" Mushynskyi, who spent the last few months with Inner Circle and previously played for TNL.

The 23-year-old Ukrainian esports athlete replaces Michel "ewjerkz" Pinto, who was benched by the organization a month ago. Mushynskyi's average rating for 2025 amounted to 1.20 (in 291 maps).

NIP currently sits 19th in Valve's official Counter-Strike 2 ranking. The team placed 17th-19th at StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 in Hungary. The next tournament for NIP is BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1, which kicks off on January 13th.

 NIP are now:

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

 Richard "Xizt" Landström (coach)

Origin: x.com