Massive underdogs NASR gave Ninjas in Pyjamas a run for their money in the last quarter-final series at the Global Esports Tour.

Rounding out day one in Dubai, Ninjas in Pyjamas locked in a berth in the tournament's semi-finals. The Swedes, still playing with Erik "⁠ztr⁠" Gustafsson instead of an illness-stricken Hampus "⁠hampus⁠" Poser, fended off a surprisingly competitive NASR squad after three maps.

The new-look OG, who recently brought in Maciej "⁠F1KU⁠" Miklas and Adam "⁠NEOFRAG⁠" Zouhar and are playing their first tournament with the new lineup, await Ninjas in Pyjamas In the next round of the single-elimination bracket.

ztr topped the charts in his second stint filling in for hampus

Everything seemed to be going well for the heavy favorites at first on Mirage. After a brief back-and-forth, Ninjas in Pyjamas took control of the first half on the back of an eco win featuring an Patrick "⁠es3tag⁠" Hansen triple, and from there NASR didn't have an answer to the Swedish defense.

But when sides switched, it was Adel "⁠Remind⁠" Guermassi's team's turn to dominate on the CT side. Undoubtedly the most experienced player of the roster as a former FORZE member, Almaz "⁠almazer⁠" Asadullin, was firing on all cylinders in particular, leading the way to an impressive comeback from NASR from a 5-10 first half along with Mohammad "⁠BOROS⁠" Malhas.

Ninjas in Pyjamas woke up after the shocking loss on the opener, though, responding with a dominant Overpass victory that saw stand-in ztr top the charts. A similarly one-sided affair on the deciding Nuke followed, with the Swedes finishing off the series in comfortable fashion after all.

Global Esports Tour Dubai 2022Best of 3 Ninjas in PyjamasMatchpage 2 1 9th June 2022 NASR 14Mirage 16 16Overpass 9 16Nuke 5

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Erik 'ztr' Gustafssonztr	65 - 48	+17	88.5	1.38
Ludvig 'Brollan' BrolinBrollan	58 - 44	+14	79.2	1.22
Patrick 'es3tag' Hansenes3tag	54 - 38	+16	77.4	1.20
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	55 - 46	+9	78.5	1.17
Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez ZamoraPlopski	49 - 46	+3	63.1	0.99

NASR	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Saad 'PokemoN' AhmadPokemoN	48 - 55	-7	77.1	0.97
Almaz 'almazer' Asadullinalmazer	46 - 55	-9	66.0	0.93
Mohammad 'BOROS' MalhasBOROS	46 - 61	-15	71.6	0.91
Dmitriy 'propleh' Senigovpropleh	45 - 54	-9	58.8	0.75
Adel 'Remind' GuermassiRemind	36 - 58	-22	52.8	0.74

NASR Adel 'Remind' GuermassiAbd-Alrahman 'REAL1ZE' ArabiatBebu 'Bibu' Aadil Mohammad 'BOROS' Malhas Age: 18 Team: EndpointB Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 226 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.74 Patrick 'es3tag' Hansen Age: 26 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 1310 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.66 OG #31 Nemanja 'nexa' IsakovićMateusz 'mantuu' WilczewskiAdam 'NEOFRAG' ZouharShahar 'flameZ' ShushanMaciej 'F1KU' Miklas Maciej 'F1KU' Miklas Age: 19 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 591 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.68 Almaz 'almazer' Asadullin Age: 23 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 1308 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.65 Hampus 'hampus' Poser Age: 23 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 1353 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.70 Erik 'ztr' Gustafsson Age: 18 Team: Young Ninjas Rating 1.0: 0.93 Maps played: 392 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.69 FORZE #20 Andrey 'Jerry' MekhryakovAleksandr 'zorte' ZagodyrenkoAleksandr 'shalfey' MarenovAleksandr 'KENSI' GurkinEvgeny 'Norwi' Ermolin Ninjas in Pyjamas #7 Patrick 'es3tag' HansenFredrik 'REZ' SternerHampus 'hampus' PoserLudvig 'Brollan' BrolinNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Adam 'NEOFRAG' Zouhar Age: 21 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 657 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.67 Adel 'Remind' Guermassi Age: 25 Team: NASR Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 128 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.72