Ninjas in Pyjamas won Nuke 16-4 and Overpass 16-11 against HEROIC to secure a spot in the semi-finals at DreamHack Masters Stockholm.

The match started off on HEROIC’s pick, Nuke, with Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg taking down four players on defense to give Ninjas in Pyjamas the first round of the series. With f0rest and Jonas "⁠Lekr0⁠" Olofsson going off with around 150 ADR each the Swedes quickly took the lead, 8-2, as HEROIC were unable to find their way through the defenses. With 11-2 on the board, Lekr0 got a big four-kill round to keep Ninjas in Pyjamas red-hot before the half, which ended 13-2 for the Ninjas.

The second half started out with Ninjas in Pyjamas spreading out through the map, ending in a 1vs2 with Fredrik "⁠REZ⁠" Sterner and Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund going up against a low-health Patrick "⁠es3tag⁠" Hansen in the inside bombsite who was able to clutch it out to keep his team in contention. Dennis "⁠dennis⁠" Edman and f0rest then got doubles on the forcebuy to clear the way to a round win. Despite losing the follow-up, Ninjas in Pyjamas made an explosive A play to get on match point, which they followed up with a B play to win the first map, 16-4.

NiP make it to the final four in Stockholm

Overpass started with Ninjas in Pyjamas once again taking the first pistol round on the CT side. With the weapons advantage, having planted in the first round, HEROIC were able to make the best of their advantage to get on the board in the third round, but Ninjas in Pyjamas immediately bit back shutting down the Danish-Swedish side several times in a row for a 5-1 lead. Asger "⁠AcilioN⁠" Larsen was finally able to win a 1vs2 in a B afterplant against GeT_RiGhT and REZ. Up 7-3, f0rest came up huge late in the eleventh round in a 1vs3 on B by killing the bomb carrier with 7 seconds on the clock. With AcilioN leading the way, HEROIC found the key to making it through Ninjas in Pyjamas’s defense to bring it back to within one, 7-8.

A triple by Andreas "⁠MODDII⁠" Fridh helped HEROIC tie it up in the pistol round, which he followed up with a 1vs2 clutch after REZ opened the second round with an AK triple kill to take the lead for the first time. Ninjas in Pyjamas then once again took the lead, 11-9, after the first three gun rounds. The Swedish side then got on a roll, finding the crevices in the HEROIC defense, making it to 13-9 and destroying their rival’s economy. Despite a late push by HEROIC to bring it back, the hometown favorites were finally able to close it out, 16-11, moving on to the semi-finals.

DreamHack Masters Stockholm 2018Best of 3 Ninjas in PyjamasMatchpage 2 0 1st September 2018 HEROIC 16Nuke 4 16Overpass 11

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	45 - 23	+22	96.5	1.59
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	44 - 28	+16	104.5	1.54
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	32 - 21	+11	74.0	1.28
Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis	37 - 26	+11	79.4	1.19
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT	29 - 26	+3	78.9	1.15

HEROIC	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Asger 'AcilioN' LarsenAcilioN	42 - 35	+7	92.9	1.21
Adam 'friberg' Fribergfriberg	23 - 36	-13	60.7	0.71
Daniel 'mertz' Mertzmertz	20 - 40	-20	48.0	0.62
Andreas 'MODDII' FridhMODDII	16 - 35	-19	48.6	0.62
Patrick 'es3tag' Hansenes3tag	22 - 41	-19	57.4	0.59

Andreas 'MODDII' Fridh Age: 29 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 1046 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.66 Patrick 'es3tag' Hansen Age: 22 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 682 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.68 Asger 'AcilioN' Larsen Age: 21 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 0.97 Maps played: 961 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.68 Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund Age: 28 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 1398 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.63 Ninjas in Pyjamas #14 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundDennis 'dennis' EdmanJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' Sterner Dennis 'dennis' Edman Age: 27 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 832 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.68 Jonas 'Lekr0' Olofsson Age: 25 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 609 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.66 Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg Age: 30 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 1369 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.65 Fredrik 'REZ' Sterner Age: 20 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 633 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.65 HEROIC #34 Andreas 'MODDII' FridhAdam 'friberg' FribergAsger 'AcilioN' LarsenPatrick 'es3tag' HansenDaniel 'mertz' Mertz