Ninjas in Pyjamas sets the stage to go in search of renewed glory, now with the addition of Brollan. Although there is still no accurate information about the starting roster that will participate in the European Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament to qualify for the Major, the truth is that dev1ce's decision to take a break left a gap difficult to fill in the team. ESL One Champion: Cologne 2014 Major and four-time runner-up, with the new majority Swedish roster, NIP aspires to have a triumphant return.
Rumors indicate that the acquisition of Brollan for two years was one of the most costly in the history of CS:GO, which would exceed the alleged initial NIP proposal by $600,000 and would be closer to Fnatic's rumored $800,000 counter-proposal.
The 19-year-old arrives on the team less than a month from the RMR: “I'm excited to take the next step in my career with NIP. I have known some of the players for a long time and I really feel that it is time to raise some trophies together,” he said.
Currently, the roster features REZ, Plopski, hampus, es3tag, phzy and Brollan. The new Swedish player will replace one of the previous members, who is anticipated to return to the academy, as could be the case with phzy or Plopski. Dev1ce was the awper of the team and was a role that phzy played, as a stand-in from the academy during his absence. On the other hand, the Danish es3tag could resume his role as an awper.
Both NIP fans and fans of the good Counter-Strike speculate on when dev1ce will return to the starting roster, something that could happen after the Antwerp Major. NIP's obligation to build around his absence could cause discomfort when he returns and forces the team to readapt.
Jonas Gundersen, COO of NIP, commented on networks: “No one will leave, I am very happy with how our squad is being formed, we will continue to do things our way.” His statement was received more as a way to avoid the question of who will go to the bank, but it could indicate that all players will remain part of the organization despite everything.
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