Jacob "pyth" Mourujavi says that he will need at least one more month on Ninjas in Pyjamas' bench to recover from his hand injury, but it could take even longer if it turns out he needs surgery.

Speaking with NiP manager Emil "HeatoN" Christiansen and Fragbite editor Andre "rich" Akerbloom on the Esportspodden podcast on Oct. 19, pyth said that he's waiting for results on tests to know whether or not he'll need surgery.

"I measured the 'ping', so to say, in my nerves, and that will show if I need to undergo surgery for carpal tunnel or not," pyth told Esportspodden in a statement translated by Fragbite's Per "Xerm" Sjölin. "If I have to do the surgery, it'll take about four to six weeks from after the operation, but if I don't have to do it, I would see myself back in a month."

pyth stepped down from NiP's starting roster in August due to a repeated strain injury in his arm. The team initially brought on Joakim "disco doplan" Gidetun as a stand-in, but swapped in Maikel "Maikelele" Bill later that month. They have had some strong results since, winning the StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 Finals and placing second in Season 4 of ESL Pro League with a 19-7 record.

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Maikelele tweeted earlier this month that he will be attending at least three more tournaments with NiP — EPICENTER in Moscow, the ESL Pro League Finals in Brazil and ELEAGUE Season 2 in Atlanta. The team are currently tied for last in their group at EPICENTER, after 1-1 sets with G2 Esports and Dignitas. They have one last series to play, against Natus Vincere, which will determine which of the two teams get through to the playoffs.

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