The Swedish esports organisation Ninjas in Pyjamas has announced that it has released three members of its Young Ninjas talent scouting and development programme. After being part of the programme for a while, LNZ, phzy and Sapec will be moving on and looking to make their mark in the professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene.
Speaking about the three graduating players, NiP's chief operating officer Jonas Gundersen has stated, "I have nothing but respect for the boys. Coming into a completely new project with many unknowns, trying out a new way of doing things puts a lot of pressure on the individual. We definitely haven't gotten everything right and have loads to learn in how to build academies and grassroots, but they all really seized the moment and put in the work from the get go."
Gundersen continued, "The natural evolution is letting some of them get more experience elsewhere, to return back here later on and I am excited about helping them find the right place for the next point in their career. There's great futures lying ahead of these, so many teams would be lucky to have them."
As for what's next for Young Ninjas, three new members have already been selected to join the programme. Adam "adamb" Ångström, Max "maxster" Jansson and Adrian "7EMPORARY" Mehrara are all joining the programme, and to mark this NiP's Björn "THREAT" Pers has said:
"adamb and maxster have been climbing the lower ranks of the Swedish scene swiftly and have already shown some great results. On top of that we add 7EMPORARY — a young and hungry sniper with huge potential. We believe this trio is very eager to ascend to its true potential."
