Ninjas in Pyjamas earned their first win at ESL Pro League Season 18

Ninjas in Pyjamas defeated Astralis over the course of two maps to win their first match in ESL Pro League Season 18. They first defeated Astralis on Ancient (16-10) before winning on Inferno (16-11) to complete the victory. Ninjas in Pyjamas have had an underwhelming autumn season thus far, missing out on a berth at IEM Sydney and leaving IEM Cologne in 13-16th place after notably losing 0-2 to Astralis. 

The Nordic team has nevertheless evened the score this time, exacting revenge on the Danes to advance in the top bracket and take the first step in making up for their sluggish season start. They hit us in Cologne, so succeeding now is good, says Hampus. Poser stated in a post-match interview that was streamed, "hampus." "I believe our strategy was excellent.