paiN benches two players

Brazilian esports club paiN has announced changes to its Counter-Strike 2 roster. The organization has benched David "dav1deuS" Tapia Maldonado and Franco "⁠dgt⁠" Garcia. The official statement was published on the X social media.

dav1deuS has represented paiN since January of this year, while dgt⁠ joined the squad in March 2025. Maldonado's average rating over the past three months is 0.97 (in 52 maps); Garcia's is 1.01. It is not yet known which players will fill the vacant positions in the starting five.

PaiN currently sits 17th in Valve's ranking of the world's strongest Counter-Strike 2 teams. The roster placed 12th-14th at StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, finishing the third stage with a 1-3 match record.

 paiN are:

 Rodrigo "biguzera" Bittencourt
 Lucas "nqz" Soares
 João "⁠snow⁠" Vinicius

 Henrique "rikz" Wakku (coach)

Origin: x.com