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
Logo of paiN Gaming
Short namepaiN, PNG, FzP
Divisions
Free Fire
FoundedMarch 2010 (2010-03)
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLOL)
Based inSão Paulo, Brazil
OwnerArthur "PAADA" Zarzur
Head coachSin "Xero" Hyeok
Championships3× 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 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.[6]

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, CS:GO, Dota 2, Free Fire and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

ESL Pro League 2023

Team paiN Gaming making it through to the playoffs of the competition ESL Pro League Season 17.[7]

League of Legends

Current roster
ID Name Role
Wizer South Korea Choi Eui-seok Player
CarioK Brazil Marcos Oliveira Player
dyNquedo Brazil Matheus Rossini Miranda Player
Trigo Brazil Matheus Trigo Nobrega Player
brTT Brazil Felipe Gonçalves Player
Damage Brazil Yan Sales Neves Player
Xero South Korea Sin Hyeok Coach
Dionrray SwitzerlandBrazil João Pedro Barbosa Coach / Analyst

Honours

Domestic

League

Cup

  • Superliga ABCDE
    • Winners (1): 2019

Free Fire

On August 15, 2019, paiN announced its entry to Free Fire by purchasing the NewX Gaming team.[8]

Current roster
Nat. ID Name Function
Brazil Geerty Denis Otavio Player
Brazil D3 Arthur Caldas Player
Brazil Black00 Matheus Souza Player
Brazil Deco André Elias Player
Brazil CoroneL Ray Silva Coach

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.
  7. "Group C results for ESL Pro League Season 17". egamersworld.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. "PaiN Gaming absorve time da New X ao entrar nas competições de Free Fire". Canaltech (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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