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Former Windigo player Nikolay "⁠pNshr⁠" Paunin will be coaching female team Assassins at Intel Challenge Katowice, the 27-year-old has revealed.

The Bulgarian has been part of Windigo since October 2017, transitioning to an analyst role within the organisation a year later to make room for rising star Valentin "⁠poizon⁠" Vasilev.

Headlined by former Secret duo Ksenia "⁠vilga⁠" Kluenkova and Michaela "⁠mimi⁠" Lintrup, Assassins earned their spot at the $50,000 after topping the second European qualifier, and are regarded as one of the favourites for the Katowice event along with Besiktas, CLG Red and defending champions Dignitas fe.

pNshr will coach the Assassins in Katowice

The Intel Challenge Katowice will take place from February 28 through March 2 as part of IEM Katowice. More details about the tournament, including format and schedule, are expected to be revealed shortly.

Assassins will compete at the Intel Challenge Katowice with the following roster:

Ksenia "⁠vilga⁠" Kluenkova
Alyona "⁠Candy⁠" Kuvaeva
Michaela "⁠mimi⁠" Lintrup
Kelly "⁠KllyVe⁠" Verhaegen
Klaudia "⁠klaudia⁠" Beczkiewicz

Nikolay "⁠pNshr⁠" Paunin (coach)

Klaudia 'klaudia' Beczkiewicz Age: 23 Team: Assassins Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 7 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.71 Michaela 'mimi' Lintrup Age: 21 Team: Assassins Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 126 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.67 Ksenia 'vilga' Kluenkova Age: 27 Team: Assassins Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 180 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.67 Windigo #38 Kamen 'bubble' KostadinovViktor 'v1c7oR' DyankovYanko 'blocker' PanovGeorgi 'SHiPZ' GrigorovValentin 'poizon' Vasilev Alyona 'Candy' Kuvaeva Age: 24 Team: Assassins Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 54 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.66 Dignitas fe Catherine 'cath' LerouxEmmalee 'EMUHLEET' GarridoAmanda 'rain' SmithCarolyn 'artStar' NoquezKiara 'm1lky' Makua CLG Red Benita 'bENITA' NovshadianDiane 'di^' TranMounira 'GooseBreeder' DobieJennifer 'refinnej' LeEmma 'Emy' Choe Assassins Ksenia 'vilga' KluenkovaAlyona 'Candy' KuvaevaMichaela 'mimi' LintrupKelly 'KllyVe' VerhaegenKlaudia 'klaudia' Beczkiewicz Kelly 'KllyVe' Verhaegen Age: 25 Team: Assassins Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 102 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.66 Besiktas Zainab 'zAAz' TurkieJulia 'juliano' KiranMeyssa 'Missa' BellouatiPetra 'Petra' StokerAnastasia 'kr4sy' Khlobystina Valentin 'poizon' Vasilev Age: 20 Team: Windigo Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 481 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.63 Nikolay 'pNshr' Paunin Age: 27 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.93 Maps played: 586 KPR: 0.63 DPR: 0.68