Ninjas in Pyjamas won Stake Pulse Beat III
The Stake Pulse Beat III LAN tournament concluded with a victory for Ninjas in Pyjamas. In the grand final, the Swedish club defeated MIBR 2-1 and claimed the top prize of $30,000.
Sixteen teams participated in the tournament. The top two teams from each of the four groups advanced to the playoffs, which were held in a single-elimination format. All matches were played in a best-of-three (bo3) format.
Ninjas in Pyjamas Roster
- Rasmus “sjuush” Beck
- Martin “stavn” Lund
- Kasper “xKacpersky” Gabara
- Karim “Krimbo” Moussa
- Adam “adamb” Ongström
- Richard “Xizt” Landström (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
The total prize pool for the tournament was $80,000 and was distributed as follows:
- 1st place — Ninjas in Pyjamas ($30,000);
- 2nd place — MIBR ($12,000);
- 3rd place — HEROIC ($10,000);
- 4th place — 100 Thieves ($6,000);
- 5th–8th place — Team Liquid, Fnatic, Astralis, Sangal Esports ($4,000 each);
- 9th–12th place — Inner Circle, JiJieHao, HOTU, BC.Game Esports ($1,500 each).
Stake Pulse Beat III was a Counter-Strike 2 LAN tournament held October 12–17 in Stockholm, Sweden, at BME Studio. As a result of the tournament, Ninjas in Pyjamas earned 158 VRS points and climbed to 54th place in the Valve rankings.
Photo: PGL.
