paiN qualify for BLAST Fall Showdown

biguzera's side are on an 18-map winstreak coming out of the tournament break.

paiN are locked in for a Fall Showdown appearance

paiN have earned a spot in BLAST Premier Fall Showdown after claiming victory in Ace South American Masters Fall, beating Fluxo 2-0 in the grand final.

Rodrigo "⁠biguzera⁠" Bittencourt's side have come out of the tournament break in phenomenal form and are on an 18-map winstreak after their run through the qualifier, which saw them defeat Fluxo and Imperial in series play to lock in their Showdown spot.

Date	Matches
Ace South American Masters Fall 2024 - BLAST Premier Qualifier
19/07/2024	paiN Finished 16:13 Vikings KR	Match
19/07/2024	paiN Finished 13:9 Fluxo	Match
20/07/2024	Imperial Finished 0:2 paiN	Match
21/07/2024	Fluxo Finished 0:2 paiN	Match

Kaue "⁠kauez⁠" Kaschuk and Lucas "⁠nqz⁠" Soares led the way over the six-map effort, posting 1.27 and 1.24 ratings, respectively, with 17-year-old João "⁠snow⁠" Vinicius, the team's latest addition, following behind (1.13).

paiN were pushed the distance and required overtime against Vikings KR in their opening best-of-one and versus Imperial on both maps in the semi-final, but handled Fluxo with aplomb in the final matchup.

The Brazilian team are the fifth team to lock in a Showdown spot, joining M80, AMKAL, Zero Tenacity, and Rare Atom on the team list.

One more spot in the Showdown is up for grabs through Pelaajat Nordic Masters, with the remaining ten spots going to the teams who fail to qualify for the Fall Final through BLAST Fall Groups.