Video: Frags from the past

With the return of the "Frags from the past" series in which we revisit historical highlight plays, we go back to 2013 and Richard "⁠Xizt⁠" Landström's tournament-saving clutch for Ninjas in Pyjamas.

The smoke defuse Xizt pulled off to rescue Ninjas in Pyjamas from elimination in a near-impossible situation, setting them on the path towards the DreamHack Summer 2013 title, is where we start our journey with "Frags from the past".

Xizt's clutch kept NIP alive

Going into the ~$30,000 tournament in Jönköping, Sweden, Ninjas in Pyjamas were no longer the unstoppable force they were earlier in the year, as their 87-0 LAN streak was brought to an end and they showed some vulnerability online, but Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund and co. were a big favorite for the trophy nonetheless.

In the group stage, Mathias "⁠MSL⁠" Lauridsen's Western Wolves handed Ninjas in Pyjamas a shocking 16-2 defeat to set the Swedes up for a decider match against Publiclir.se, who pushed them to the limits and got to the brink of victory.

At 15-11, the underdogs were in a 5v2 situation against Adam "⁠friberg⁠" Friberg and Xizt and the match seemed done and dusted, but the in-game leader's clutch saved Ninjas in Pyjamas from elimination and allowed a comeback in overtime. The Swedes stepped their game up in the playoffs and went on to win the tournament over Epsilon in the final.

Player
Richard "⁠Xizt⁠" Landström
Weapon
M4A4 Map
Dust2
Action situation
NiP down 11-15 DreamHack Summer 2013Best of 1 Ninjas in PyjamasMatchpage 22 20 15th June 2013 Publiclir.se 22Dust2_se 20

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Publiclir.se Jacob 'pyth' MourujärviChristian 'Spitfire' SchiöldeMarkus 'pronax' WallstenAlexander 'rdl' RedlJonathan 'lidde' Lidgren Mathias 'MSL' Lauridsen Age: 26 Team: NorthB Rating 1.0: 0.92 Maps played: 1701 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.72 Ninjas in Pyjamas Richard 'Xizt' LandströmAdam 'friberg' FribergPatrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundRobin 'Fifflaren' Johansson Richard 'Xizt' Landström Age: 29 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 1665 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.65 Ninjas in Pyjamas #18 Fredrik 'REZ' SternerHampus 'hampus' PoserTim 'nawwk' JonassonNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund Age: 30 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 1718 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.64 Epsilon Jonatan 'Devilwalk' LundbergAndreas 'znajder' LindbergRobin 'flusha' RönnquistMartin 'cENTRYZ' BrandalJesper 'JW' Wecksell Adam 'friberg' Friberg Age: 29 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 1672 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.68 Western Wolves Mathias 'MSL' LauridsenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNichlas 'Nille' BuskJacob 'Pimp' WinnecheNicolaj 'Nico' Jensen