Snappi has reached a mutual agreement with NiP to step down from the team's active roster to make room for the new in-game leader, the organization announced.
Previously, a report from HLTV first revealed that the Swedish organization was looking on the market for an in-game leader, while also searching for a player to replace substitute n0te on the team.
The same report also revealed that after nearly two decades in his professional career, Snappi is willing to transition to a new role. The 36-year-old veteran has not yet commented on the matter.
Since taking over the IGL role from alex in early 2025, Snappi has been NiP's IGL for over a year and a half.
Under his leadership, NiP's best result at major events that year was a quarter-final finish at PGL Astana, in addition to some smaller titles at Fragadelphia Las Vegas, HyperX Roman Imperium Cup VI and Stake Ranked Episode 2.
But apart from that, the team struggled to consistently compete at the tier-one level, spending most of Snappi's tenure with the organization ranked outside the top 20 in the VRS rankings.
This Dane was once renowned as an in-game leader with solid fragging ability, but he struggled to maintain form during this period, recording only a 0.83 Rating against VRS top-20 opponents.
With Snappi's departure, NiP's roster is as follows: