BESTIA and Fluxo breathing down paiN's neck in Americas VRS after Circuit X Curitiba
HLTV reports that paiN is facing increased pressure in the Americas Valve Regional Standings following an underwhelming performance at Circuit X Curitiba. Both BESTIA and Fluxo are closing in on the team in the current standings.
What happened
HLTV reports that paiN Gaming is under growing pressure in the Americas Valve Regional Standings after producing another underwhelming result at the recently concluded Circuit X Curitiba. The team's performance has left their position in the standings vulnerable as they face competition for their ranking spots.
Following the event, both BESTIA and Fluxo have moved closer to paiN in the standings. These teams are now positioned to challenge paiN for their current placement in the regional rankings based on the latest points distribution.
Recent context
On 2026-09-14, it was reported that paiN had moved to bench player piriajr while promoting Tatu from their academy roster, marking an organizational shift for the team. This roster change directly relates to the period of underperformance that has negatively impacted the team's standing in the regional rankings, as detailed in Official: paiN bench piriajr, promote Tatu from academy roster.
On 2026-09-14, reports confirmed that Tatu was added to the active roster to replace the benched piriajr following a difficult start to the current season. This update provides context for the squad's ongoing struggles that led to their underwhelming result at Circuit X Curitiba, as described in Official: Tatu replaces piriajr on paiN.
On 2026-09-14, it was announced that paiN was preparing to bench piriajr after the team experienced a disappointing result following their exit from BLAST Open Porto. The sequence of roster adjustments highlights the team's internal instability that mirrors their recent decline in the Valve Regional Standings, as reported in Media: paiN set to bench piriajr.
Readers can find the original report on HLTV.
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Update — 2026-09-21 10:02 UTC
По итогам турнира Circuit X Curitiba компания BESTIA заработала 204 балла VRS, а Fluxo — 99 баллов. В свою очередь, paiN получили только 14 очков за выступление, что значительно сократило разрыв между командами в преддверии квалификации на PGL Singapore Major.
Согласно отчету cs2news.com, BESTIA и Fluxo теперь занимают совместное десятое место в региональном рейтинге Valve, оставаясь всего в 14 очках от зоны квалификации на предстоящий мейджор.
Source: cs2news.com.
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