Ninjas in Pyjamas remove HyP and Fearoth, add Sayf to active roster

After entering VALORANT with their Paladins roster, Ninjas in Pyjamas have already gone through a full roster rework, recruiting Emir "rhyme" Muminovic and Niels "luckeRRR" Jasiek. Before adding the HypHypHyp core with Damien "HyP" Souville, Enzo "Enzo" Mestari, and Charles "CREA" Beauvois. They even made back end changes, adding Emil "eMIL" Sandgren but with a last place finish at BLAST Valorant Twitch Invitational, they are now making changes, removing HyP and Fearoth and adding Saif "Sayf" Jibraeel to the squad.

During their time in NiP, HyP and Fearoth haven’t been the most consistent pairing. Fearoth exclusively played Sova, only dabbling with Raze on Split, while HyP experimented with different agents, playing a selection of duelists, only picking into Sage at Mandatory.GG Cup and being more experimental with the recent Killjoy games. During their time, they helped the squad reach multiple top four positions in Ignition Series events, including LVL VALORANT Clash 2, Allied Esports Odyssey, WePlay! VALORANT Invitational, and even the pre-mentioned Mandatory.GG Cup.

The official replacement for HyP is Sayf, who will be coming in after his time with Guild Esports. Sayf started in the closed beta with DREAMCHASERS, but after some disappointing runs, he met up with fellow Swede Malkolm "bonkar" Rench, joining his project. He joined the team and instantly propelled improvement and, with his deep agent pool, he managed second place finishes at Mandatory.GG Cup and LVL VALORANT Clash 2, where he averaged a 206 and 249 ACS, respectively. The 19 year old now follows in eMIL’s steps, choosing to move away from BONK and join NiP.

“The competitive scene has progressed rapidly over the past months and we have to conclude that we’ve fallen further behind. Becoming a top tier contender on the global scene remains a priority for NiP and we’ve had to evaluate our position. Sometimes a group of five just doesn’t come together to bring out the best of each other, and even though time played together can be a factor, we decided to continue in a different direction without HyP and Fearoth. Adding Emil as a coach - and Sayf into the lineup - provides us with fresh eyes and new opportunities, combined with raw firepower. I’m very excited about our next chapter. Lastly, I want to thank both HyP and Fearoth for their loyalty and professionalism while in NiP, and wish them nothing but the best for the future,” says Jonas Gundersen, NiP's Chief Operating Officer in the official announcement.

According to multiple sources, the fifth that will be trialling for the organization is Egor "chiwawa" Stepanyuk, who is most known for his play with Worst Players and Entropiq. While it is unclear what he will be playing for the Ninjas, the Russian has played as a pure sentinel throughout his time in VALORANT, averaging an insane 247 ACS and 1.23 KD globally and even helped his previous team make the top eight of Epulze Valorant Prodigies and surprised everyone at Mandatory.GG Cup, where Entropiq knocked out two of the favourites, fish123 and FABRIKEN.

The reworked Ninjas in Pyjamas roster consists of:

Emir "rhyme" Muminovic Niels "luckeRRR" Jasiek Charles "CREA" Beauvois Saif "Sayf" Jibraeel

Emil "eMIL" Sandgren (Coach)