paiN secure final Austin Major playoff spot over Virtus.pro

The South American squad denied VP a a ten-round comeback in the final round of regulation on the Dust2 decider map.

paiN will play in front of the fans at the Moody Center

paiN beat Virtus.pro in a three-map series to bring the BLAST.tv Austin Major group stage to an end and securing the final spot in the quarter-finals.

Rodrigo "⁠biguzera⁠" Bittencourt and his men got off on the right foot on Mirage, their map pick, where eight T rounds were more than enough to leave Virtus.pro in the dust, as they went on to take it 13-8 after the half, with Lucas "⁠nqz⁠" Soares leading the way with a 1.69 rating.

Virtus.pro's Inferno pick brought the series back to an even 1-1, and they won it in even more dominating fashion, winning the T side 7-5, but then putting up a wall on the defense to close it out 13-6.

Dust2 survived the veto to play host as the tiebreaker, and from the very beginning it was paiN who dominated on the attack. The Spanish-speaking duo of Franco "⁠dgt⁠" Garcia and David "⁠dav1deuS⁠" Tapia Maldonado led the way. Up 9-1, the Chilean rifler downed three with a beautiful spraydown, after which his Uruguayan teammate won a 1vs1 to get paiN on double digits.

After a 10-2 half, paiN couldn't close it out immediately as Virtus.pro worked on setting up a comeback. Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov and company were successful all the way to the final round of regulation after winning six in a row while up against match point, but in the end could not pull through at the final hurdle as the South American team won a 2vs2 retake on B to seal the deal.

Matchpage
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2
15th June 2025
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Mirage
13
13
Inferno
6
11
Dust2
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 Virtus.pro K - D Swing ADR KAST Rating2.1
50 - 46 +1.07% 87.2 76.6% 1.18
48 - 45 +2.04% 83.7 76.6% 1.14
49 - 44 -1.40% 77.6 79.7% 1.10
43 - 40 +1.81% 69.8 78.1% 0.99
33 - 47 -2.88% 57.2 75.0% 0.84
 paiN K - D Swing ADR KAST Rating2.1
52 - 44 +3.37% 86.2 81.2% 1.22
47 - 46 -1.72% 88.9 79.7% 1.20
53 - 46 +1.38% 84.7 79.7% 1.18
43 - 41 +1.08% 71.1 81.2% 1.14
26 - 47 -4.75% 51.0 65.6% 0.69
Uruguay Franco 'dgt' Garcia
Franco 'dgt' Garcia
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
864
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.61
Chile David 'dav1deuS' Tapia Maldonado
David 'dav1deuS' Tapia Maldonado
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
938
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.68
Russia Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov
Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
1760
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.66
Brazil Rodrigo 'biguzera' Bittencourt
Rodrigo 'biguzera' Bittencourt
Age:
28
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
1347
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.64
Brazil Lucas 'nqz' Soares
Lucas 'nqz' Soares
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.10
Maps played:
821
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.57
#1
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United States ddown
one of pain and furia in major semis btw
2025-06-16 03:00
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6 replies
Does it feels deserved for you guys as well? Idk... yeah they won their matches and even tho it was against "good opposition" (on paper), something about the form of the teams they faced... idk this major is looking a bit mickey mouz with those brackets as well
2025-06-16 03:25
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5 replies
#38
ropz | 
Brazil Drimuu
imo furia definitely deserved it, but pain did get an easier road while also looking a little shaky against the already lower opposition they got as a brazilian i do hope furia won't choke against pain tho, cuz i don't think pain has any chance of making it to the final
2025-06-16 03:35
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1 reply
#43
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Brazil renatorib
tbf furia played a lot better but lost both pistols and some clutches, yet it was 13-11. and now it's bo3. clearly odd is on furia, but yea anything can happen
2025-06-16 07:44
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I can't with this "mickey mouse" reasoning. Either they've already faced the best opponent when they reach finals, or they have to play them in the finals. If it's not either, the "best" underperformed, lost to someone they shouldn't have, and thats on them. Or, like you describe, their form is shit. In that case, they def don't deserve to win either. Either way, the best team won. Thats literally all that matters. Its so dumb discrediting teams when their opponents make mistakes and they take advantage of it
2025-06-16 08:54
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1 reply
#48
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Finland Owava
There's no point trying to tell this to HLTV kids, they will never understand this; if their favourite doesn't win, it's a mickey mouse tourney, no matter what happens in the tournament...
2025-06-16 10:40
4
No, they don't. Who deserves os the team who lost the games. What a logic lol...
2025-06-16 11:01
2
GG finally pain made it into playoffs
2025-06-16 03:01
15
furia in the final ez
2025-06-16 03:01
17
2 replies
you wish LOL
2025-06-16 03:08
1
I Hope so
2025-06-16 03:22
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#4
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Brazil opora
nice
2025-06-16 03:01
2
-21 snow, lmaoooo just to get wiped out on playoffs. Brazil minds
2025-06-16 03:01
4
#6
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Brazil isbetter
BR making history in this major, VAMOOOO!
2025-06-16 03:01
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#7
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United Kingdom Waitr0se
Did u write two articles for each scenario so you could instantly publish this?
2025-06-16 03:01
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1 reply
#18
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Brazil hugoooo
Real-time writing. If it went to OT, he would just keep writing.
2025-06-16 03:03
14
Faze vs Vitality final Thank you pain
2025-06-16 03:01
8
VAMOOOOOOOOOOOOO
2025-06-16 03:01
1
Holy fuck snow is so dogshit bro thank you to the rest for being goated
2025-06-16 03:01
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EZ Clap
2025-06-16 03:02
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#12
Faceit level 6  | 
NiKo | 
Canada swagcrazy
nt electronic u should igl spirit
2025-06-16 03:02
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#13
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Brazil hugoooo
Imagine when they replace snow with a good player, instant top 10 team
2025-06-16 03:02
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5 replies
#45
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Denmark megz
Lol.
2025-06-16 08:33
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2 replies
#53
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Brazil hugoooo
He is probably the worst aimer of all top 30, whiffs all the time.
2025-06-16 12:26
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1 reply
#55
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Denmark megz
I’m not disputing snows lack of skill. I’m questioning if changing one player, even for donk or someone with same amount of raw talent could take pain to top 10
2025-06-16 13:21
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#54
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Australia S_FAN
The pain cycle for a year now. Imagine when they replace n1ssim. Imagine when they replace lux. Imagine when they replace kauez. Imagine when they replace snow. Who's next?
2025-06-16 13:17
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1 reply
#57
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Brazil hugoooo
There is no next after snow, they finally found a very good core, snow always has been worse than kauez btw. They replaced the wrong pieces and succeed, now there is only one left. paiN decision making is very good.
2025-06-16 18:18
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#14
food | 
Canada Biglaw
Alright s1mple here's your chance at a CS2 major
2025-06-16 03:02
1
two BR teams in playoff and one already in the semifinals I almost can't believe it
2025-06-16 03:02
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#16
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Pakistan LoOuU2
Deserved, Pain has been falling at the last hurdle for long. Only wish Legacy didn't threw it and we would have had BR era
2025-06-16 03:03
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Let's goo Vamo Poha Vamo caralhooooo
2025-06-16 03:03
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#20
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Sweden Vrede
WTF
2025-06-16 03:03
1
sometimes all it takes is some solid wins to get the confidence. the story of brazilian cs this major is crazy amazing
2025-06-16 03:04
9
What a cinema match, Felicidades chicos ♡
2025-06-16 03:07
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#23
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Russia KopHuLLloH
lol flamus. look what playing with electronic did to him
2025-06-16 03:07
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1 reply
#27
Faceit premium user Faceit level 10  | 
mazay | 
Japan makermeetsu
dude was authentic in GL, now he is just a shallow copy of what he used to be, but enjoys giving interviews and posting on telegram. to each their own.
2025-06-16 03:14
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Biguzera the fucking GOAT
2025-06-16 03:09
0
Br vs br in quarters... Brazilian never catch a break.
2025-06-16 03:12
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2 replies
i have a feeling this gonna be wild
2025-06-16 03:17
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1 reply
Honestly furia has a good chance to make the finals. This major has been a wild ride ngl
2025-06-16 03:18
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GG BR friends
2025-06-16 03:21
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#32
Faceit premium user Faceit level 6  | 
brnz4n | 
Brazil eehly
@LucasAM just a small typo, you put 16-6 when it was 13-6, good recap tho
2025-06-16 03:23
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1 reply
Ty
2025-06-16 03:31
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#33
Faceit level 8  | 
DZ | 
Algeria SilverQuick
GGEZ
2025-06-16 03:23
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-FL4MUS/electroNic +Boombl4?
2025-06-16 03:31
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#37
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Brazil Skadushi
close it out 16-6 I guess someone is missing CS:GO
2025-06-16 03:32
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#39
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
mzinho | 
World clipse
What a time to finally make the playoffs, congrats!
2025-06-16 03:43
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NICE PAIN!!!!
2025-06-16 04:04
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PFFFFFT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
2025-06-16 05:26
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#42
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Finland NooPelo
Best news all day. As long as VP doesnt get to play offs, I am happy.
2025-06-16 06:46
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#44
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England BobDude65
Silver looks better than gold anyway 🙃
2025-06-16 08:01
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#46
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Denmark megz
Deserved. Vp had been overperforming and getting good draws for way too long. But still, I’d like to have seen another team instead of pain, nothing against them, but they are not a top 8 team, barely top 20. Bracket is fucked and semis will decide the winner. It’s kinda sad.
2025-06-16 08:35
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I hate you vp
2025-06-16 11:04
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#51
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
dupreeh | 
Denmark emze
No egotronic in playoffs = world is healing
2025-06-16 11:06
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#52
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Sweden skorpan
When will pain realize snow isn't a talent and give up on him? It was time a year ago :b
2025-06-16 12:10
0
Nice 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
2025-06-16 17:46
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