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NiP is the first team confirmed for ESL One Mumbai 2019

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Ninjas in Pyjamas will be on hand for the first premier LAN in India at ESL One Mumbai 2019 in April. 

Fans in India are bound to be excited as Ninjas in Pyjamas is the first team to fill in a slot at the event. Although they won't be competing for any additional DPC points, NiP will no doubt put on a spectacular performance on the big stage. 

NiP are currently sitting in the 5th DPC rank position with 1420 points thanks to their participation at Kuala Lumpur Major and Bucharest Minor. They will be making their next appearance at DreamLeague Season 11 Stockholm Major before heading to India. 

Twelve teams will be competing for a slice of the $300,000 prize pool April 19-21st. There will be seven directly invited teams and five qualified teams from NA, EU/CIS, China, SEA, and India.

Qualifiers will begin at the end of February and continue into early March. 

Tickets for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the NSCI Dome in Mumbai will go on sale in just two days HERE. Age restriction is a minimum of 12 years old or accompanied by an adult. 

So far in the 2018-2019 Dota 2 season since The International 8, ESL has already taken Hamburg by storm, is getting ready to unleash the Dota 2 hype upon Katowice in the upcoming week and has announced plans for Birmingham in May. 

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