MIBR and NIP exit PGL Masters Bucharest with zero wins

MIBR and Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) are the first casualties of PGL Masters Bucharest.

Both teams left the $1.25 million tournament on October 28th with a 0-3 record after a disappointing showing in the Swiss group stage.

MIBR and NIP’s campaign at PGL Masters Bucharest

MIBR, who played their first tournament since Spun Mídia acquired the brand from Immortals Gaming Club (IGC) on October 24th, once again failed to impress at an international CS2 tournament this season.

The Brazilians have won back-to-back LANs in domestic soil since the additions of Klimentii “kl1m” Krivosheev and Aleksei “Qikert” Golubev, but were once again easy prey at the hands of better teams in a big LAN. MIBR lost to BetBoom, Astralis, and Fnatic in succession at PGL Masters Bucharest, and only won one map, against BetBoom.

As for NIP, they headed to PGL Masters Bucharest amidst NIP’s 25th birthday, and a subpar performance was somewhat expected after all the problems they faced in the preparation.

NIP had a messy preparation for PGL Masters Bucharest and it showed on the server. Credit: © PGL

Their IGL, Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer, was initially going to miss the tournament because of the birth of his second child, and NIP even announced Tim “⁠susp⁠” Ångström as a stand-in, but the plans shifted once Snappi’s baby was born early, allowing him to travel for PGL Masters Bucharest.

Afterward, NIP informed that Richard “⁠Xizt⁠” Landström was going to skip the event because of the birth of his first child, leaving NIP without a head coach for the event.

NIP still did better than MIBR, as they won two maps in three series. But they faced HEROIC, SAW, and Gentle Mates, who are teams that are on the same level as them.

PGL Masters Bucharest day four schedule

Snow and paiN will play their second playoffs since the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. Credit: © PGL

While NIP and MIBR are out of PGL Masters Bucharest, paiN Gaming and HEROIC advanced to the playoffs with a 3-0 record. The former beat Gentle Mates, GamerLegion, and B8 en route to the playoffs, while the latter prevailed over NIP, BetBoom, and Aurora.

This means that there are only 12 teams left in the Swiss group stage. Here are the day four matches:

• Aurora vs. SAW – October 29th, 9 a.m. CEST
  The winner advances to the playoffs, the loser drops to the 2-2 pool.
• 3DMAX vs. Astralis – October 29th, 9 a.m. CEST
  The winner advances to the 2-2 pool, the loser is out of the tournament.
• Team Liquid vs. FlyQuest – October 29th, 12 p.m. CEST
  The winner advances to the playoffs, the loser drops to the 2-2 pool.
• BetBoom vs. Gentle Mates – October 29th, 12 p.m. CEST
  The winner advances to the 2-2 pool, the loser is out of the tournament.
• Legacy vs. B8 – October 29th, 3 p.m. CEST
  The winner advances to the playoffs, the loser drops to the 2-2 pool.
• GamerLegion vs. Fnatic – October 29th, 3 p.m. CEST
  The winner advances to the 2-2 pool, the loser is out of the tournament.

Feature image credit: © PGL