It did not take long for the Ninjas in Pyjamas to fill the void left behind by Peter “ppd” Dager’s retirement. Their new Lineup sees the return of an old ninja alongside a couple of new faces.
Dota 2 Roster Update – A New Chapterhttps://t.co/MZkg93DwlM#GONINJAS #DOTA2 @betwaydota2 pic.twitter.com/QITW7FeDGP
— Ninjas in Pyjamas at Home🏡🇸🇪 (@NiPGaming) April 22, 2020
Chickens to Ninjas
With the acquisition of Chicken Fighters NiP has decided to dissolve their former roster and invest into one of the breakout teams from the current online era of competitive Dota 2. The newly minted Ninjas were one of the surprises during the ESL One Los Angeles Online tournament, where they achieved a surprising fourth place over the likes of Nigma and Team Secret.
Among the new Ninjas is also a returnee to the Swedish organisation as Adrian “Era” Kryeziu makes his way back to NiP for the third time in his career.
Here it is – Our Official @DOTA2 Team Song!@charliedota / @SupreamDota / @jonas_volek / @EraDota / @SoNNeikO_o #GONINJAS #DOTA2 pic.twitter.com/PhaZNjqCK6
— Ninjas in Pyjamas at Home🏡🇸🇪 (@NiPGaming) April 22, 2020
Old Roster Released
The roster move by NiP also means the exit for the remaining three players of their old roster. Nikita “Daxak” Kuzumin, Jason “TANNER” Weedon and Rodrigo “Lelis” Santos have become free agents as the Ninjas have dropped the remnants of the roster that ppd had built.
The current NiP roster:
- Charlie “CharlieDota” Arat
- Ondřej “Supream^” Štarha
- Jonáš “SabeRLight-“ Volek
- Adrian “Era” Kryeziu
- Akbar “SoNNeikO” Butaev
The new Ninjas can be seen in action in the ongoing WePlay! Pushka League Season 1.
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