xKacpersky Helps NIP Knock BetBoom Out of EWC 2026

Ninjas in Pyjamas ended BetBoom’s run at the Esports World Cup 2026 in Counter-Strike 2. In an elimination match, Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer’s team defeated the Russian side 2:0.

The star of the series was Kacper “xKacpersky” Gabara. The NIP player finished the match with a 2.34 rating, 49 kills, and 126 ADR. He was especially impressive on the first map, where he posted a 2.70 rating — the Polish player’s best single-map performance at a major tournament. On the second map, xKacpersky also remained the team’s leader with a 2.12 rating.

BetBoom struggled against NIP’s fast attacks on Nuke and Anubis. On the second map, the team trailed 3:9 after the first half, but tried to get back into the game after Aleksandr “zorte” Zagodyrenko won a 1v3 clutch. Even so, they could not stop xKacpersky.

After the match, Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov called the tournament extremely disappointing for BetBoom and said the team needs to fix its problems as quickly as possible. According to him, the roster starts showing its normal level too late during maps.

For xKacpersky, this series was an important response after poor performances at CAC and XSE Pro League, which had raised questions about his current form.

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NIP will continue their run at the tournament and will face Astralis in their next match. The winner of that series will secure a place in the Esports World Cup 2026 playoffs.