Our Clients:

Field Level Media - Professional sports content solutions | FLM

Jan 20, 2020 5:37 am

NiP release Gunnar; returning to Europe

Ninjas in Pyjamas announced the release of Nico “Gunnar” Lopez, who had only been with the team since September.

Gunnar’s departure comes after the team finished last at the WePlay! Bukovel Minor earlier this month, losing both matches 2-0, and is part of multiple changes being made by NiP. The team said it will hold tryouts to replace Gunnar while also moving back to Europe to “further improve our practice routines.”


NiP plans to hold several bootcamps to prepare for 2020 competition.

“Gunnar signed up for this journey at the beginning of the season and was committed to us improving throughout the year,” NiP captain Peter “ppd” Dager said in a statement. “He was a great teammate and a fun person to be around.

“Moving forward for NiP.Dota2 we will be playing the next qualifier in the European region and will be holding tryouts with potential carry players to replace Gunnar. This might be confusing to our fans but our goals are to improve as a team. Attending minors and placing last is not a recipe for success. By relocating to Europe we will practice consistently against the best teams in EU & CIS and focus on gradual improvement rather than rushing all of our practice in a 1-week boot camp before a qualifier or LAN.”



With Gunnar’s departure, NiP’s remaining four players are Jason Connor “TANNER” Weedon, Saahil “Universe” Arora, Malthe “Biver” Winther and Peter “ppd” Dager.

–Field Level Media (@FieldLevelMedia)

You may also like

Apr 27, 2022 8:57 am

Giants go for 2-game sweep of crosstown rival A’s

The San Francisco Giants will look to further close the gap in their all-time rivalry with the visiting Oakland Athletics when they seek a second straight win Wednesday night in…

Apr 27, 2022 8:42 am

Guardians, slumping Franmil Reyes take on Shohei Ohtani’s Angels

The Cleveland Guardians and Los Angeles Angels will play the third game of their four-game series Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif., as the Guardians try to rediscover their offense. Cleveland’s…

Apr 27, 2022 8:35 am

Playoff-bound Kings seek to keep Kraken reeling

The Los Angeles Kings are playoff-bound for the first time since the 2017-18 season. The Kings (43-27-10, 96 points) punched their postseason ticket Tuesday night when Dallas defeated Vegas in…

More Archive News

Apr 27, 2022 8:57 am

Giants go for 2-game sweep of crosstown rival A’s

The San Francisco Giants will look to further close the gap in their all-time rivalry with the visiting Oakland Athletics when they seek a second straight win Wednesday night in…

Apr 27, 2022 8:42 am

Guardians, slumping Franmil Reyes take on Shohei Ohtani’s Angels

Apr 27, 2022 8:35 am

Playoff-bound Kings seek to keep Kraken reeling

Apr 27, 2022 8:17 am

Six-man rotation kicks in as Astros, Cristian Javier face Rangers

Apr 27, 2022 8:08 am

Jason Robertson, Stars can lock up playoff berth vs. Coyotes

Read all
fb-post
advertisment
title-icon

Upcoming events

See all odds