Ninjas in Pyjamas has accomplished its CS:GO roster with the addition of Danyyl “headtr1ck” Valitov right now, confirming a number of stories that emerged throughout the offseason.
The 18-year-old is one other expertise who comes from Natus Vincere’s academy setup, like b1t and M0NESY, and he’s been seeking to be part of a tier-one group since September 2022 after he stood in for NAVI’s important workforce at BLAST Premier Fall Groups. The Ukrainian group agreed to barter with headtr1ck and offered him to NiP throughout the lead-up for 2023.
Headtr1ck performed as a rifler and AWPer throughout his time with NAVI Junior and has arrived in NiP to turn out to be their main sniper. The Ninjas had been utilizing REZ as an AWPer within the final months of 2022, however that didn’t work the best way REZ and the workforce needed. The 18-year-old will successfully exchange Patrick “es3tag” Hansen within the lively lineup, who was benched in December 2022 to pave the best way for a brand new participant.
The former NAVI Junior participant averaged an outstanding 1.27 score all through 2022, based on HLTV. He principally performed in editions of the WePlay Academy League but in addition did effectively at BLAST Premier Fall Groups when he briefly changed s1mple on the primary squad, averaging a 1.12 score towards a number of the finest groups on this planet, based on HLTV.
“Danyyl is an exceptionally promising young AWP talent that we’re incredibly happy to have onboard,” NiP’s COO Jonas Gundersen stated in a assertion. “He’s a great fit to our whole organization, and we’re very happy to add him to our lineup. 2023 and beyond is looking promising!”
Headtr1ck will debut beneath the NiP banner at BLAST Premier Spring Groups this month. The Ninjas are in Group C alongside NAVI, G2, and BIG.