In a surprise decision, the Swede will no longer play for NIP despite initial plans for his return in 2025.
Ninjas in Pyjamas has announced that Max “maxster” Jansson has been moved to the bench of mutual accord with the 20-year-old player, and he will not feature in the team’s plans for 2025.
maxster was placed on the injured list in October ahead of the team’s run at Elisa Masters Espoo, where they were sent home early after losses to B8 and JANO.
Jacob “jocab” Nerheden, who was called up from the academy team to play in Finland, remained with the team through Thunderpick World Championship, Svenska Cuppen — where Ninjas in Pyjamas lost the grand final to Metizport —, and YaLLa Compass Fall.
Ninjas in Pyjamas then announced that jocab would remain with the team at the Perfect World Shanghai Major RMR, with GM Björn “THREAT” Pers stating that “it is not a benching of Max or a promotion of jocab.”
maxster himself came out two days later and confirmed that he was feeling much better, but that the team did not want to rush his return and he would be back in 2025, which will now not happen as both sides are looking for an exit strategy.
General Manager THREAT will stream at 01:00 on his twitch channel to explain more about the move.
maxster is a Young Ninjas graduate, where he played from March 2022 to March 2024 before being called up to the main team.
Ninjas in Pyjamas mostly struggled during maxster’s time, laregely due to roster instability, and had group stage exits at ESL Pro League Seasons 19 and 20, as well as BLAST Premier Fall Groups, although he was also a part of the team that finished in second place at YaLLa Compass.
Ninjas in Pyjamas are down to:
Sweden Fredrik “REZ” Sterner
South Africa Gareth “MisteM” Ries
Sweden Isak “isak” Fahlén
Ukraine Artem “r1nkle” Moroz
Sweden Richard “Xizt” Landström (coach)
Sweden Max “maxster” Jansson (benched)
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