Ninjas in Pyjamas are the second team to be eliminated from The International 2019

The International 2019 is underway in Shanghai, China.

18 teams are battling it out in the group stages. 16 teams proceed to the playoffs, while 1 team from each group gets eliminated.

https://twitter.com/wykrhm/status/1162879007706140673

We already bid adieu to Chaos Esports yesterday, who placed last in group A.

https://twitter.com/wykrhm/status/1162725339203690497

NiP had a minor chance of avoiding elimination on day 4 of group stages if they win their games and a host of other results went their way.

https://twitter.com/wykrhm/status/1162921018530205697

But alas, that is not the case.

https://twitter.com/NiPGaming/status/1162966508625989633

NiP were eliminated from The International 2019, when they lost their first game against EG today, and when Infamous and RNG tied their series 1-1.

https://twitter.com/wykrhm/status/1162978507107909632

Ninjas in Pyjamas statement:

https://twitter.com/NiPGaming/status/1162975074577551360

Current group stage table:

With NIP eliminated, the number of 2-time hopefuls to win TI is lessened by one.

https://twitter.com/wykrhm/status/1162983374140477440

The group stages ended today. The playoffs begin on 20th August 2019 at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai.

For highlights or replays, one can visit the respective twitch channels and check out the past broadcasts.

All games are also uploaded to the DOTA 2 official YouTube channel.

The action resumes on 20th August at 8:30 AM IST.

Do not forget to update your fantasy teams for tomorrow. You can do that either in the game or at https://www.dota2.com/fantasy.


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