PaiN Gaming

paiN Gaming

Short name	paiN, PNG, FzP
Divisions	Clash Royale Counter-Strike 2 Dota 2 League of Legends PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Free Fire
Founded	March 2010 (2010-03)
League	League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA)
Based in	São Paulo, Brazil
Owner	Arthur "PAADA" Zarzur
Head coach	Sin "Xero" Hyeok
Championships	4× CBLOL 1× BRCC 1× Superliga ABCDE
Partners	Cassino.bet Corsair Dorflex ExitLag JBL Melitta
Website	https://www.pain.gg/

paiN Gaming is a Brazilian esports organization founded in March 2010 by Arthur "PAADA" Zarzur, a former professional Dota 2 player. It has a League of Legends team competing in the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA), the top professional league for the game in the Americas, as a franchised team in the South Conference. ^[1] The team was a long-time member of the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLOL), Brazil's top league for the game, up until its closing in 2024. ^[2]

paiN Gaming is one of the oldest esports organisations in Brazil and has a higher following on social media than many traditional sports clubs. ^[3] 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, the size of which rivals that of Series A association football teams. ^[4]

History

paiN Gaming was founded in 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 , Counter-Strike , Dota 2 , Free Fire and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds .

Rosters

League of Legends

paiN League of Legends roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality Wizer Choi, Euiseok South Korea CarioK Oliveira, Marcos Brazil Roamer Jo, Woojin South Korea TitaN Lima, Alexandre Brazil Kuri Choi, Wonyoung South Korea	Head coach Shin "Xero" Hyuk Assistant coach(es) Matheus "Sarkis" Guimarães Bruno "Bp" Pombal
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Latest roster transaction: 21 June 2024.

Counter-Strike 2

paiN Counter-Strike 2 roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality biguzera Bittencourt, Rodrigo Brazil dav1deuS Tapia Maldonado, David Chile nqz Soares, Lucas Brazil snow Vinicius, João Brazil dgt Garcia, Franco Uruguay	Head coach Henrique "rikz" Waku
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Latest roster transaction: Apr 23rd 2025.

Honours

League of Legends

Domestic

• Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (4): 2013, 2015 Summer, 2021 Spring, 2024 Summer
• Brazilian Challenger Circuit (1): 2019 Spring
• Superliga ABCDE (1): 2019

International

• International Wildcard Tournament (1): 2015

Academy

• CBLOL Academy (2): 2022 Summer, 2024 Spring
• Americas Challengers (1): 2024

Womens

• Ignis Cup (3): 2022, 2023 Summer, 2024 Spring

References

1. Fudge, James (31 October 2024). "Teams, Format for League of Legends Championship of The Americas Revealed". The Esports Advocate. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
2. "PaiN Gaming: a organização de eSports mais tradicional do Brasil". e-SporTV . 19 March 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
3. "Fenômeno na web, paiN tem mais curtidas que seis clubes da Série A". e-SporTV . 19 March 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
4. "paiN é o primeiro clube de e-Sports no mundo à lançar programa Sócio Torcedor". Mais eSports. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2019.