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Ninjas in Pyjamas confirmed on Wednesday that their academy player Jacob “jocab” Nerheden will continue to stand in for the Counter-Strike team for the rest of 2024.
The announcement came via a short video, where manager Björn “THREAT” Pers and head coach Richard “Xizt” Landström talked about the team’s plans.
Xizt explained that NiP decided to keep jocab in the side because of the ongoing health issues with Max “maxster” Jansson.
“The good news is that he’s [maxster] doing better and better every day, but we felt that he’s not going to be ready to practice, boot camp, and get some officials in before heading to the RMRs,” he said.
Jocab joined Ninjas in Pyjamas at the start of October and has since played six series for the main lineup.
Over that stretch, he has averaged a 0.88 performance rating, with just one positive game (1.06) against HEROIC at Thunderpick World Championship 2024.
At that tournament, however, the 19-year-old showed some improvement, averaging a 0.99 rating across seven maps played.
Joacb will play his next match for Ninjas in Pyjamas on Friday at Svenska Cupen 2024.
As one of two teams with direct byes to the semifinals of the Swedish tournament, NiP will face off with the winner of Thursday’s Alliance vs EYEBALLERS fixture.
After that event, Ninjas in Pyjamas will have just under two weeks to prepare for Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 European RMR B, where they will face off against G2 Esports in the opening round.
Top Counter-Strike betting sites have Ninjas in Pyjamas priced at +400 to place top seven at the RMR B and qualify for the Major.
