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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	BMW Coca-Cola Razer Inc. SanDisk Trident
Website	soupain.com.br

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. 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.

paiN Gaming is one of the oldest esports organisations in Brazil and has a higher following on social media than many traditional sports clubs. 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.

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

Counter-Strike 2

Honours

League of Legends

Domestic

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

International

• International Wildcard Tournament
  • Winners (1): 2015

Academy

• CBLOL Academy
  • Winners (1): 2022 Summer

Womens

• Ignis Cup
  • Winners (1): 2022

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

• 2010 establishments in Brazil
• Esports teams based in Brazil
• Esports teams established in 2010
• Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends teams
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege teams
• Counter-Strike teams