NIP wins big; Karmine headed to Paris

Ninjas in Pyjamas’ deep run in RLCS Europe Open 6 helped settle the Paris Major field, and Karmine Corp clinched one of Europe’s five spots on points. (liquipedia.net 1) (liquipedia.net 2) Open 6 ended April 26 with Team Vitality winning the event, Gentle Mates finishing second, and NOVO Esports plus Ninjas in Pyjamas taking third-fourth. Ninjas in Pyjamas earned 8 points from the event. (liquipedia.net 1) (liquipedia.net 2) Karmine Corp did not make the final weekend’s top placements in Open 6, but their earlier results — third-fourth in Open 4 and second in Open 5 — left them safely inside the cutoff. They closed the split on 21 points. (liquipedia.net 1) (liquipedia.net 2) The final Europe standings for the Paris Major put Team Vitality first on 23 points. Karmine Corp, Gentle Mates and Ninjas in Pyjamas all finished on 21, with Man City Esports taking the fifth and last qualifying place on 17. (liquipedia.net) That means the key shift was not a Karmine Corp match win on Sunday, but the way Open 6 points landed around them. Man City Esports exited Open 6 in ninth-twelfth and stayed on 17, while NOVO Esports finished the split with only 1 point. (liquipedia.net) (liquipedia.net) Paris is the second international major of the RLCS 2026 season. The 16-team event is scheduled for May 20 through May 24 at Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, with a $354,000 prize pool. (liquipedia.net) Europe sends five teams to that LAN: Team Vitality, Gentle Mates, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Karmine Corp and Man City Esports. Group play begins May 20, and crowd days run from May 22 through May 24. (liquipedia.net) So the bracket chaos ended with a familiar European lineup: Vitality on top, Karmine through on points, and Ninjas in Pyjamas helping lock the field by staying alive deep into Open 6. (liquipedia.net) (liquipedia.net)