Rumors: ewjerkz and vsm may join paiN

According to unofficial reports, Michel "ewjerkz" Pinto and Vinicius "vsm" Moreira may become new players for paiN's Counter-Strike 2 roster. Dust2 Brasil reported this, citing its own sources.

Pinto's previous team was NIP, where he was benched on December 11th of this year. Moreira, in turn, departed Keyd Stars on December 22nd.

A few days ago, paiN officially revealed changes to its Counter-Strike 2 squad. The organization benched David "dav1deuS" Tapia Maldonado and Franco "dgt" Garcia.

Currently, paiN is 18th among the world's top Counter-Strike 2 teams by Valve. 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: www.dust2.com.br