paiN Gaming
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| Short name | PNG, paiN |
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Games | Free Fire |
| Founded | March 2010 |
| Based in | São Paulo, Brazil |
Owner | Arthur Zarzur |
| CEO | Thomas Hamence |
| Partners | Cassino.bet Corsair Dorflex ExitLag JBL Melitta |
| Website | www |
paiN Gaming is a Brazilian esports organization founded in March 2010 by Arthur Zarzur, a former professional Dota player. It is best known for his League of Legends team, which has participated in the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLOL), the top flight of the game in Brazil, since 2012.[1]
paiN Gaming is one of the oldest esports organisations in Brazil and has a higher following on social media than many traditional sports clubs.[2] 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.[3]
History
[edit]paiN Gaming was founded in March 2010 by Arthur "PAADA" Zarzur, a former professional Dota 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.
In December 2025, the partnership between paiN Gaming and the Desimpedidos resulted in the formation of a joint team to compete in the Kings League, a seven-a-side football competition.[4]
Rosters
[edit]League of Legends
[edit]| paiN League of Legends roster | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||
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Shin "Xero" Hyuk
Matheus "Sarkis" Guimarães | ||||||||||||||||||
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Legend:
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Latest roster transaction: 21 June 2024. | ||||||||||||||||||
Counter-Strike 2
[edit]| paiN Counter-Strike 2 roster | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||
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Henrique "rikz" Waku | ||||||||||||||||||
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Legend:
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Latest roster transaction: 25 Jun 2026. | ||||||||||||||||||
Season-by-season
[edit]League of Legends
[edit]Professional team
[edit]| Year | CBLOL | player of the year | World Championship | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||
| Matches | Wins | Losses | Position | ||||||
| 2012 | – | – | – | – | 3rd place | ||||
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1st place - Brazilian CHAMPIONS | Champion | Little - Jungler-Support / Alexsandro de Menezes | |||
| 2014 | Split 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3rd place | Runner-up | – | ||
| Split 2 | – | – | – | – | lost against T1 Semifinals | ||||
| 2015 | Split 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4th place | 3rd place | – | Group stage | Champion (IWC Chile) |
| Split 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3rd place | Champion | ||||
| 2016 | Split 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4th place | 6th place | – | – | |
| Split 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3rd place | Semifinals | ||||
| 2017 | Split 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3rd place | Semifinals | – | – | Semifinals (Superliga ABCDE) |
| Split 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4th place | Runner-up | ||||
| 2018 | Split 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 8th place | – | – | – | Runner-up (Superliga ABCDE) |
| Split 2[a] | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1st place | Runner-up | ||||
| 2019 | Split 1[a] | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2nd place | Champion | – | – | Champion (Superliga ABCDE) |
| Split 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 5th place | – | ||||
| 2020 | Split 1 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6th place | – | – | – | |
| Split 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1st place | Runner-up | ||||
| 2021 | Split 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5th place | Champion | Group stage | – | |
| Split 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1st place | Semifinals | ||||
| 2022 | Split 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4th place | Runner-up | – | – | |
| Split 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3rd place | Runner-up | ||||
| 2023 | Split 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1st place | Runner-up | – | – | |
| Split 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1st place | Runner-up | ||||
| 2024 | Split 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4th place | Runner-up | – | Swiss stage | |
| Split 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2nd place | Champion | ||||
| 2025[b] | Split 1 | – | – | – | – | Quarterfinals | – | – | |
| Split 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1st place | Runner-up | ||||
| Split 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4th place | Champ. Round 1 | ||||
| 2026 | Cup | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6th place | Play-In Lower Final | |||
| Split 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7th place | – | ||||
| Split 2 | |||||||||
Academy team
[edit]| Year | CBLOL Academy / Circuito Desafiante | Other | |||||
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| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||
| Matches | Wins | Losses | Position | ||||
| 2021 | Split 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 7th place | – | |
| Split 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6th place | Runner-up | ||
| 2022 | Split 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3rd place | Runner-up | |
| Split 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1st place | Champion | ||
| 2023 | Split 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 9th place | – | |
| Split 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6th place | Lower Final | ||
| 2024 | Split 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1st place | Champion | Champion (Americas Challengers) |
| Split 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1st place | Runner-up | ||
| 2025 | Split 1 | Did not participate | |||||
| Split 2 | |||||||
| 2026 | Split 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7th place | Lower Final | |
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "PaiN Gaming: a organização de eSports mais tradicional do Brasil". e-SporTV. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ↑ "Fenômeno na web, paiN tem mais curtidas que seis clubes da Série A". e-SporTV. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ↑ "paiN é o primeiro clube de e-Sports no mundo à lançar programa Sócio Torcedor". Mais eSports. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ↑ Lesnok, Guilherme. "Entenda a parceria inédita entre a paiN Gaming e o Desimpedidos". Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 February 2026.
