PaiN Gaming

Brazilian esports team

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paiN Gaming

Short name| paiN, PNG, FzP
Divisions|

* Clash Royale
* Counter-Strike 2
* Dota 2
* League of Legends
* PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Free Fire
Founded| March 2010 (2010-03)
League| League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA)
Based in| São Paulo, Brazil
Owner| Arthur "PAADA" Zarzur
Head coach| Sin "Xero" Hyeok
Championships| 4× CBLOL
1× BRCC
1× Superliga ABCDE
Partners| Cassino.bet
Corsair
Dorflex
ExitLag
JBL
Melitta
Website| https://www.pain.gg/

paiN Gaming is a Brazilian esports organization founded in March 2010 by Arthur "PAADA" Zarzur, a former professional Dota 2 player. It has a League of Legends team competing in the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA), the top professional league for the game in the Americas, as a franchised team in the South Conference.[1] The team was a long-time member of the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLOL), Brazil's top league for the game, up until its closing in 2024.[2]

paiN Gaming is one of the oldest esports organisations in Brazil and has a higher following on social media than many traditional sports clubs.[3] It was also the first esports organization in Latin America to have a gaming house and the first in the world to have a fan membership program, the size of which rivals that of Series A association football teams.[4]

## History

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paiN Gaming was founded in March 2010 by Arthur "PAADA" Zarzur, a former professional Dota 2 player. Its inaugural League of Legends roster consisted of players from CNB e-Sports Club and GameWise. The organization has since expanded into the professional scenes of Clash Royale, Counter-Strike, Dota 2, Free Fire and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

## Rosters

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### League of Legends

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paiN League of Legends roster

Players | Coaches
| Handle  | Name  | Nationality

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Wizer  | Choi, Euiseok  | South Korea
CarioK  | Oliveira, Marcos  | Brazil
Roamer  | Jo, Woojin  | South Korea
TitaN  | Lima, Alexandre  | Brazil
Kuri  | Choi, Wonyoung  | South Korea

Head coach

Shin "Xero" Hyuk

Assistant coach(es)

Matheus "Sarkis" Guimarães
Bruno "Bp" Pombal

* * *

Legend:

* (I) Inactive
* (S) Suspended
*   *   *   * Substitute
* Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: 21 June 2024.

### Counter-Strike 2

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paiN Counter-Strike 2 roster

Players | Coaches
| Handle  | Name  | Nationality

|
|

biguzera  | Bittencourt, Rodrigo  | Brazil
dav1deuS  | Tapia Maldonado, David  | Chile
nqz  | Soares, Lucas  | Brazil
snow  | Vinicius, João  | Brazil
dgt  | Garcia, Franco  | Uruguay
|  |

Head coach

Henrique "rikz" Waku

* * *

Legend:

* (I) Inactive
* (S) Suspended
*   *   *   * Substitute
* Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: Apr 23rd 2025.

## Honours

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### League of Legends

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#### Domestic

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* Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (4): 2013, 2015 Summer, 2021 Spring, 2024 Summer
* Brazilian Challenger Circuit (1): 2019 Spring
* Superliga ABCDE (1): 2019

#### International

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* International Wildcard Tournament (1): 2015

#### Academy

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* CBLOL Academy (2): 2022 Summer, 2024 Spring
* Americas Challengers (1): 2024

#### Womens

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* Ignis Cup (3): 2022, 2023 Summer, 2024 Spring

## References

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1. ^ Fudge, James (31 October 2024). "Teams, Format for League of Legends Championship of The Americas Revealed". The Esports Advocate. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
2. ^ "PaiN Gaming: a organização de eSports mais tradicional do Brasil". e-SporTV. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
3. ^ "Fenômeno na web, paiN tem mais curtidas que seis clubes da Série A". e-SporTV. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
4. ^ "paiN é o primeiro clube de e-Sports no mundo à lançar programa Sócio Torcedor". Mais eSports. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

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