THREAT stopper som coach i NiP
I dag annoncerede Ninjas in Pyjamas, at THREAT har fratrådt sin stilling som coach på deres hold. En erstatning er dog allerede på plads i form af den tidligere spiller og nu endnu en gang coach, pita.
THREAT joinede NiP i starten af 2016, hvor et af formålene med hans tiltrædelse var at genoplive holdet, men hans indflydelse på holdet blev dog betydelig mindre, efter Valves regelændring omkring coaches. Mens THREAT har været tilknyttet NiP, har de dog vundet en del større turneringer, heriblandt StarSeries S2 Finals og IEM Oakland 2016 og 2017.
I NiPs udtalelse om THREATs fratræden oplyser de, at da han blev en del af holdet, var det med intentionen om, at han skulle overtage en del af opgaverne fra in-game leaderen, så spillerne fik mere fokus på at spille og ikke så meget de taktiske beslutninger.
Den nye coach i NiP bliver den tidligere spiller, pita, som også tidligere har været coach for holdet tilbage i 2014-2015, som ledte dem frem til en Major-titel og ikke mindst to Major-finaler. NiP oplyser også i deres udtalelse, at de leder efter endnu et medlem til deres coaching hold, hvor der udover headcoach også er en mental coach:
Pita was one of the first in the world to coach a professional CS:GO team and has since then been pursuing a career in finance, coaching in North America, improving and soaking up knowledge to once again jump on board the Ninjas in Pyjamas organization to aid our team in the pursuit of once again becoming the best team in the world. Glad to have you back, Faruk, and we hope all you Ninjas once again give him a warm welcome to the NiP family!
In late 2017 we found success following the inclusion of a full-time mental coach to our coaching staff, which contributed to our victory at IEM Oakland. We are therefore happy to announce that we will be continuing with Jens Hofer as responsible for all mental coaching for our players and teams for the long term.
In addition to Faruk "pita" Pita and Jens Hofer working full-time with our CS:GO team, we are now in the process of recruiting a third member to our CS:GO coaching staff. The role will be an analytical and strategic coaching position, in order to improve our game preparations, opponent studies, as well as our own strategic and tactical depth.
Ninjas in Pyjamas har nu følgende hold:
