PaiN Gaming

PaiN Gaming is a Brazilian esports organisation founded in March 2010 by Arthur "PAADA" Zarzur, a former professional Dota 2 player. It has a League of Legends team competing in the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLOL), Brazil's top professional league for the game.[4]

PaiN Gaming
Short namePaiN, PNG
Divisions
FoundedMarch 2010 (2010-03)
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLoL)
Based inSão Paulo, Brazil
OwnerArthur "PAADA" Zarzur
Head coachSin "Xero" Hyeok
Championships2× CBLoL
1× BRCC
1× Superliga ABCDE
PartnersBMW[1]
Coca-Cola[2]
Razer Inc.
SanDisk[3]
Trident
Websitesoupain.com.br

PaiN Gaming is one of the oldest esports organisations in Brazil and has a higher following on social media than many traditional sports clubs.[5] It was also the first esports organisation 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.[6]

History

PaiN Gaming was founded on 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, CS:GO, Dota 2, Free Fire and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

Roster
Nat. ID Name Role
Yang Felipe Zhao Top Laner
SeongHwan Yoon Seong-hwan Jungler
tinowns Thiago Sartori Mid Laner
Kami Gabriel Santos Mid Laner
brTT Felipe Gonçalves Bot Laner
key Kim Han-gi Support
Mestre Raí Akihito Bot Laner (sub.)
Xero Sin Hyeok Head Coach
Dionrray João Pedro Barbosa Coach & Analyst

Honours

Domestic

League
  • Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLoL)
    • Winners (2): 2013, 2015 Summer
  • Brazilian Challenger Circuit (BRCC)
    • Winners (1): 2018 Summer

Cup
  • Superliga ABCDE
    • Winners (1): 2019

Tournament results
Placement Event Final result (W–L)
3rd–4th Desafio Promo Arena CCXP 2017 0–2 (against IDM Gaming)
2nd BRCC 2018 Split 1 3–2–0
2nd BRCC 2018 Split 1 Playoffs 1–3 (against IDM Gaming)
Qualified CBLOL 2018 Split 2 Promotion 3–2 (against Team oNe eSports)
2nd CBLOL 2018 Split 2 5–2
2nd CBLOL 2018 Split 2 Playoffs 2–3 (against KaBuM! e-Sports)
1st Oi Game Arena CCXP 2018 3–2 (against Team oNe eSports)
1st CBLOL 2019 Split 1 20–1
2nd CBLOL 2019 Split 1 Playoffs 2–3 (against INTZ e-Sports)
2nd DreamHack Rio 2019 Showmatch 1–2 (against INTZ e-Sports)
1st CBLOL 2019 Split 2 16–5
1st CBLOL 2019 Split 2 Playoffs 3–2 (against INTZ e-Sports)
21st–24th 2019 World Championship 1–3

References
  1. "paiN Gaming anuncia parceria com a montadora BMW". theclutch.com. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. @paingamingbr (24 May 2019). "Seja muito bem vinda @CocaCola_Br" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2019 – via Twitter.
  3. "paiN e SanDisk firmam parceria; fomos conhecer o local de treino da equipe". voxel.com. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. "PaiN Gaming: a organização de eSports mais tradicional do Brasil". e-SporTV. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. "Fenômeno na web, paiN tem mais curtidas que seis clubes da Série A". e-SporTV. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. "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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