BLAST R6 Major Atlanta Phase 1 Group A: Team analysis, player stats, maps, and more

David ViaOctober 30, 2023

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With the BLAST R6 Major Atlanta kicking off tomorrow, we decided to have a look at all of the teams competing in Phase 1.

Here's everything you need to know about the BLAST R6 Major Atlanta Group A.

Ninjas in Pyjamas

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Without a doubt, Ninjas in Pyjamas are the favorites to take Group A's first seed. The Six Invitational 2021 champions qualified for Atlanta after finishing in third place in the Brazil League 2023 Stage 2.

Stage 2 Match Results

Brazil League Group Stage - FaZe Clan 7-8 Ninjas in Pyjamas (Consulate)

Brazil League Group Stage - LOS 0-7 Ninjas in Pyjamas (Skyscraper)

Brazil League Group Stage - Netshoes Miners 2-7 Ninjas in Pyjamas (Chalet)

Brazil League Group Stage - Black Dragons 4-7 Ninjas in Pyjamas (Border)

Brazil League Upper Bracket Semifinals - Ninjas in Pyjamas 0-2 FaZe Clan (Kafe Dostoyevsky 7-8, Oregon 4-7)

Brazil League Lower Bracket Final - Keyd Stars 1-2 Ninjas in Pyjamas (Oregon 6-8, Skyscraper 7-2, Kafe Dostoyevsky 4-7)

Ninjas in Pyjamas' flawless group stage run was followed by a 0-2 defeat against FaZe Clan, which made the team drop to the Lower Bracket. There, Arthur "TchubZ" Figueira met Keyd Stars, the first organization to offer him a coaching opportunity in Rainbow Six Siege.

Fortunately for the shinobis, the roster defeated the purple squad by 1-2 as they won the final map of the series by 7-4.

Banned Maps

Throughout the Brazil League 2023 Stage 2, Ninjas in Pyjamas banned 18 maps. Here's every map the Brazilians banned.

Nighthaven Labs	6
Bank	5
Oregon	4
Consulate	3
Chalet	2
Skyscraper	1
Clubhouse	1

Ninjas in Pyjamas' most banned map was Nighthaven Labs, the team's most common first ban. The Brazilians' second most banned map in Stage 2 was Bank, a map they haven't played since May 2023 at the GWB South America semi-finals.

Round Winrates

Throughout Stage 2, Ninjas in Pyjamas played 102 rounds with a round win rate of 55.88. Here's how the team performed on defense and attack.

Attacking win rate: 52 (26 rounds won out of a possible 50)
Defensive win rate: 59,61 (31 rounds won out of a possible 52)

Operator Bans

Ninjas in Pyjamas' most banned operator in Stage 2 was Ying (9 times), with the Brazilians banning her from every map played in the second split of the Brazil League 2023.

Meanwhile, the ninjas' most banned operator on defense was Azami (6 times). She was followed by Kaid (2) and Valkyrie (1).

Individual player stats

Gabriel "Pino" Fernandes (1.28) finished with the highest SiegeGG rating in the Brazil League 2023 Stage 2. Raul "Kondz" Romão and Murilo "Muzi" Moscateli were the fourth and fifth-best players in the league.

International Performances in the Last Year

BLAST R6 Major Copenhagen: 8th - 5th

Gamers8 2023: 5th - 6th

Ninjas in Pyjamas' 2022 season was one to forget. The Brazilians could only qualify for the Six Berlin Major and ended up missing out on the Six Invitational 2023. Luckily, the team has already changed its luck.

The Brazilians reached the BLAST R6 Major Copenhagen's Top 8 and were sent home by Soniqs. In Gamers8, the shinobis were group staged after losing to M80 and Team Falcons.

SANDBOX Gaming

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Although we expect a close race for second place, it would be unfair if we didn't consider SANDBOX Gaming as the favorite to take it. The South Koreans have plenty of international experience behind them and have proved their value countless times in the past.