{"id":36131,"date":"2026-04-15T10:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/?p=36131"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:48:03","slug":"nip-benched-r1nkle-added-stavn-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/nip-benched-r1nkle-added-stavn-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"NiP Benched r1nkle, Added stavn Instead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Unsurprisingly, <strong>Ninjas in Pajamas decided to make a roster change<\/strong> after failing to qualify for the IEM Cologne Major. The team<strong> moved Artem \u201cr1nkle\u201d Moroz to the inactive team<\/strong> and<strong> welcomed Martiun \u201cstavn\u201d Lund<\/strong>. He will become the squad\u2019s primary AWPer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">R1nkle\u2019s Move<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From grinding VRS to qualifying to the major, r1nkle\u2019s journey with us is one we won&#39;t forget.<br><br>All good things must come to and end, and today we say goodbye to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/r1nkle1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@r1nkle1<\/a>. Thank you for everything you\u2019ve given to this team, both in and out of the server.<br><br>We wish you nothing but\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ncvVFfXtSQ\">pic.twitter.com\/ncvVFfXtSQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NIP CS (@NIPCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NIPCS\/status\/2044345026444988436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The player became a part of Nip in April 2024, which means he<strong> spent two years with the club.<\/strong> During that time, he established himself as a solid player and became known for his aggressive style.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though he helped the club <strong>achieve a lot in these two years<\/strong>, the player\u2019s most recent performance has not been that good. According to NiP\u2019s statement, \u201che has been the definition of a true professional\u201d. The team described him as always being <strong>committed and hardworking<\/strong>, as well as being a good teammate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NiP Welcomed stavn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After time away from the server, Stavn returns to take up the AWP for NIP!<br><br>Welcome to the Dojo, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stavnCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@stavnCS<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3YrS65D3oH\">pic.twitter.com\/3YrS65D3oH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NIP CS (@NIPCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NIPCS\/status\/2044355105604952559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following r1nkle\u2019s departure, Ninjas in Pajamas decided to<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NIPCS\/status\/2044355105604952559?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NIPCS\/status\/2044355105604952559?s=20\"><strong> add stavrn<\/strong> <\/a>to their roster. The player will become the <strong>team\u2019s new AWP player<\/strong>, which is interesting because he used to be a <strong>secondary sniper<\/strong> before. As you probably know, the player used to be part of Astralis but retired briefly due to personal issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An interesting fact is that stayn will be<strong> reuniting with Rasmus \u201csjuush\u201d Beck<\/strong> and Richat \u201cXizt\u201d Landstrom. He used to play with both of them in HEROIC, which is arguably <strong>the most successful team<\/strong> he has been a part of to date. Aside from that, NiP\u2019s latest addition is also familiar with Snappi because he played with him at HEROIC prior to COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stavn joins the team at a crucial time because he will<strong> have to help it for the upcoming tournaments<\/strong>. The team will miss out on IEM Cologne, but there are <strong>plenty of competitions out there<\/strong>. NiP also decided to keep Kacper \u201cxKacpersky\u201d Gabara after getting him on loan from ENCE, so it\u2019s safe to say the team looks good. We will just have to wait and see if it qualifies for the Singapore Major, which will take place later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is NiP\u2019s current roster:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marco \u201cSnappi\u201d Pfeiffer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rasmus \u201csjuush\u201d Beck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kacper \u201cxKacpersky\u201d Gabara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artem \u201ccairne\u201d Mushynskyi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Martin \u201cStavn\u201d Lund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unsurprisingly, Ninjas in Pajamas decided to make a roster change after failing to qualify for the IEM Cologne Major. The team moved Artem \u201cr1nkle\u201d Moroz to the inactive team and welcomed Martiun \u201cstavn\u201d Lund. He will become the squad\u2019s primary AWPer. R1nkle\u2019s Move The player became a part of Nip in April 2024, which means<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":36134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,11],"class_list":{"0":"post-36131","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-cs2","9":"tag-cs2-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36135,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36131\/revisions\/36135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}