NIP’s Dev1ce to Miss BLAST Premier: Spring Groups

NIP’s Dev1ce to Miss BLAST Premier: Spring Groups

NIP’s Dev1ce to Miss BLAST Premier: Spring Groups

Ninjas in Pyjamas have announced that they will participate in the upcoming BLAST Premier: Spring Groups without Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz. There the team will compete with 19-years-old Young Ninjas member Love "phzy" Smidebrant.

26-years-old dev1ce has been inactive since early December – then he took a break to address his mental health issues. Initially he planned to come back to playing by the start of 2022. In late December he denied rumours of his possible transfer to Astralis. Now the player has decided that he needs more time to make a “safe return”.

During dev1ce absence, the team has been playing with phzy in his stead. With him, the team placed 2nd at IEM XVI – Winter and 7-8th at BLAST Premier: World Final 2021.

At BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2022, NIP will compete in Group A alongside G2, Complexity, and BIG. Their first match against BIG is scheduled for January 28th, 3:00 PM UK time.

Ninjas in Pyjamas at BLAST Spring Groups:

  • Patrick "es3tag" Hansen
  • Hampus "hampus" Poser
  • Nicolas "Plopski" Gonzalez Zamora
  • Fredrik "REZ" Sterne
  • Love "phzy" Smidebrant
  • Jonas "calc" Gundersen (coach)