Ninjas in Pyjamas
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| Short name | NiP |
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| Divisions | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Overwatch, Dota 2 |
| Founded | 2000 2012 (reform) |
| Location | Sweden |
| Manager | Emil Christensen |
| Partners | Betway, Xtrfy, Asus ROG, Kinguin, Faceit, DXRacer, NOCCO, NETGEAR |
| Website | http://www.nip.gl/ |
| Nicknames | NiP |
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| Sport | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| Founded | 2000 2012 (reformed) |
| Folded | 2007 |
| Based in | Halmstad (gaming house) |
| Head coach | Björn "THREAT" Pers |
| Manager | Emil Christensen |
| Championships | Copenhagen Games: 2013, 2014 DreamHack: Winter 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014 Electronic Sports World Cup: 2012 |
| Broadcasters | Twitch.tv |
| Local media | ESL |
Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) is a professional esports organization from Sweden that is best known for their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. NiP's Counter-Strike enjoyed its greatest success from their initiation in 2000 until their dissolution in 2007. One of the star players on the team was Emil "HeatoN" Christiansen, who later became the organization's manager. In 2012, the team reformed with a Counter Strike: Global Offensive lineup upon the release of the game. The NiP CS:GO team is anchored by former fnatic players Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg and Christopher "GeT RiGhT" Alesund. NiP previously had a League of Legends team that competed in the League of Legends Championship Series Europe during the Summer 2013 split. NiP also have teams in Overwatch and Dota 2.
Ninjas in Pyjamas was formed in June 2000, but solidified as a team in 2001 after several lineup and name changes.
Their biggest success was winning the 2001 Cyberathlete Professional League World Championships after an extremely close final with X3 (a forerunner to Team 3D). Ninjas in Pyjamas struggled to find a sponsor, and as a result, joined the prominent e-sports organization SK Gaming and were known by the names SK Scandinavia and later SK Sweden. At SK, they continued their success. The prize money from their tournament victories in 2003 totalled approximately US$170,000, and every CPL event that year.
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