{{Lowercase title}} {{Short description|Brazilian esports team}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox sports team | name = paiN Gaming | short_name = PNG, paiN | logo = PaiN Gaming logo.svg | city = São Paulo, Brazil | founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|2010|03}} | owner = Arthur Zarzur | partners = Cassino.bet<br />Corsair<br />Dorflex<br />ExitLag<br />JBL<br />Melitta | games = {{ubl|''Clash Royale''|''Counter-Strike 2''|''Dota 2''|''Kings League''|''League of Legends''|''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds''}}''Free Fire'' | website = {{url|https://www.pain.gg/}} | ceo = Thomas Hamence }}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web |title=PaiN Gaming: a organização de eSports mais tradicional do Brasil |url=https://sportv.globo.com/site/e-sportv/noticia/pain-gaming-a-organizacao-de-esports-mais-tradicional-do-brasil.ghtml |website=e-SporTV |accessdate=4 November 2019 |date=19 March 2019}}</ref>
paiN Gaming is one of the oldest esports organisations in Brazil and has a higher following on social media than many traditional sports clubs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fenômeno na web, paiN tem mais curtidas que seis clubes da Série A|url=http://sportv.globo.com/site/games/noticia/2016/06/fenomeno-na-web-pain-tem-mais-curtidas-que-seis-clubes-da-serie.html |website=e-SporTV |accessdate=4 November 2019 |date=19 March 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=paiN é o primeiro clube de e-Sports no mundo à lançar programa Sócio Torcedor |url=https://www.maisesports.com.br/pain-socio-torcedor/ |website=Mais eSports |accessdate=4 November 2019 |date=2 September 2016}}</ref>
== History == 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lesnok |first=Guilherme |title=Entenda a parceria inédita entre a paiN Gaming e o Desimpedidos |url=https://www.lance.com.br/lancebiz/desimpedidos-pain-gaming-parceria.html |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=Lance! |language=pt-br}}</ref>
== Rosters ==
=== ''League of Legends'' === {{Esports roster header | team = paiN | game = League of Legends }} <!-- list of players --> {{Esports player | handle = Wizer | first = Euiseok | last = Choi | nat = KR }} {{Esports player | handle = CarioK | first = Marcos | last = Oliveira | nat = BR }} {{Esports player | handle = Roamer | first = Woojin | last = Jo | nat = KR }} {{Esports player | handle = TitaN | first = Alexandre | last = Lima | nat = BR }} {{Esports player | handle = Kuri | first = Wonyoung | last = Choi | nat = KR }} <!-- end of list players --> {{Esports roster footer | head_coach = Shin "Xero" Hyuk | asst_coach = Matheus "Sarkis" Guimarães<br>Bruno "Bp" Pombal | otherlegend = | roster_url = https://lolesports.com/pt-BR/news/escalaes-oficiais---cblol-2024-segunda-etapa | transaction_date = 21 June 2024 }}
=== ''Counter-Strike 2'' === {{Esports roster header | team = paiN | game = Counter-Strike 2 }} <!-- list of players --> {{Esports player | handle = biguzera | first = Rodrigo | last = Bittencourt | nat = BR }} {{Esports player | handle = nqz | first = Lucas | last = Soares | nat = BR }} {{Esports player | handle = snow | first = João | last = Vinicius | nat = BR }} {{Esports player | handle = dav1deuS | first = David | last = Tapia Maldonado | nat = CL | note = I }} {{Esports player | handle = dgt | first = Franco | last = Garcia | nat = UY | note = I }} <!-- end of list players --> {{Esports roster footer | head_coach = Henrique "rikz" Waku | asst_coach = | otherlegend = | roster_url = | transaction_date = 9 Dec 2025 }}
== Season-by-season ==
=== ''League of Legends'' ===
==== Professional team ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:smaller" ! colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Year ! colspan="5" |CBLOL ! rowspan="3" |Mid-Season Invitational ! rowspan="3" |World Championship ! rowspan="3" |Other |- ! colspan="4" |Regular season ! rowspan="2" |Playoffs |- !Matches !Wins !Losses !Position |- | colspan="2" |2012 |– |– |– |– |3rd place | | | rowspan="2" | |- | colspan="2" |2013 |3 |2 |1 |2nd place | bgcolor="gold" |'''Champion''' | | |- | rowspan="2" |2014 |Split 1 |22 |12 |10 |3rd place | bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" | |- |Split 2 |– |– |– |– |Semifinals |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |Split 1 |14 |9 |5 |4th place |3rd place | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" |Group stage | rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold" |'''Champion'''<br>(IWC Chile) |- |Split 2 |14 |9 |5 |3rd place | bgcolor="gold" |'''Champion''' |- | rowspan="2" |2016 |Split 1 |14 |8 |6 |4th place |6th place | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" | |- |Split 2 |14 |9 |5 |3rd place |Semifinals |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |Split 1 |14 |10 |4 |3rd place |Semifinals | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" |Semifinals<br>(Superliga ABCDE) |- |Split 2 |14 |8 |6 |4th place | bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |Split 1 |19 |7 |12 |8th place |– | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up<br>(Superliga ABCDE) |- |Split 2{{Efn|Refers to the Brazilian Challenger Circuit (Circuito Desafiante).|name=brcc}} |10 |7 |3 |1st place | bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up |- | rowspan="2" |2019 |Split 1{{Efn|Refers to the Brazilian Challenger Circuit (Circuito Desafiante).|name=brcc}} |15 |13 |2 |2nd place | bgcolor="gold" |'''Champion''' | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold" |'''Champion'''<br>(Superliga ABCDE) |- |Split 2 |21 |10 |11 |5th place |– |- | rowspan="2" |2020 |Split 1 |21 |10 |11 |6th place |– | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" | |- |Split 2 |21 |14 |7 |1st place | bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up |- | rowspan="2" |2021 |Split 1 |18 |11 |7 |5th place | bgcolor="gold" |'''Champion''' | rowspan="2" |Group stage | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" | |- |Split 2 |18 |14 |4 |1st place |Semifinals |- | rowspan="2" |2022 |Split 1 |18 |10 |8 |4th place | bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" | |- |Split 2 |18 |12 |6 |3rd place | bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up |- | rowspan="2" |2023 |Split 1 |18 |12 |6 |1st place | bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" | |- |Split 2 |18 |14 |4 |1st place | bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up |- | rowspan="2" |2024 |Split 1 |18 |11 |7 |4th place | bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up | rowspan="2" |– | rowspan="2" |Swiss stage | rowspan="2" | |- |Split 2 |18 |14 |4 |2nd place | bgcolor="gold" |'''Champion''' |- | rowspan="3" |2025{{Efn|For the 2025 season, CBLOL was replaced by LTA South.}} |Split 1 |– |– |– |– |Quarterfinals | rowspan="3" |– | rowspan="3" |– | rowspan="3" | |- |Split 2 |10 |9 |1 |1st place | bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up |- |Split 3 |3 |2 |1 |4th place |Champ. Round 1 |- | rowspan="3" |2026 |Cup |7 |2 |5 |6th place |Play-In Lower Final | rowspan="3" | | rowspan="3" | | rowspan="3" | |- |Split 1 |7 |1 |6 |7th place |– |- |Split 2 | | | | | |}
==== Academy team ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:smaller" ! colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Year ! colspan="5" |CBLOL Academy / Circuito Desafiante ! rowspan="3" |Other |- ! colspan="4" |Regular season ! rowspan="2" |Playoffs |- !Matches !Wins !Losses !Position |- | rowspan="2" |2021 |Split 1 |18 |7 |11 |7th place |– | rowspan="2" | |- |Split 2 |18 |8 |10 |6th place | bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up |- | rowspan="2" |2022 |Split 1 |18 |12 |6 |3rd place | bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up | rowspan="2" | |- |Split 2 |18 |16 |2 |1st place | bgcolor="gold" |'''Champion''' |- | rowspan="2" |2023 |Split 1 |18 |7 |11 |9th place |– | rowspan="2" | |- |Split 2 |18 |10 |8 |6th place |Lower Final |- | rowspan="2" |2024 |Split 1 |11 |9 |2 |1st place | bgcolor="gold" |'''Champion''' | rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold" |'''Champion'''<br>(Americas Challengers) |- |Split 2 |13 |11 |2 |1st place | bgcolor="silver" |Runner-up |- | rowspan="2" |2025 |Split 1 | colspan="5" rowspan="2" |''Did not participate'' | rowspan="2" | |- |Split 2 |- | rowspan="2" |2026 |Split 1 | | | | | | rowspan="2" | |- |Split 2 | | | | | |}
== Notes == {{Notelist}} == References == {{Reflist|30em}}
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