What to expect from paiN v. HEROIC

FURIA, Imperial, and Legacy are gone. It's all up to paiN now to hold onto the last chance of the squad making it to the playoffs and continuing the legacy of the region at this Major. It's been an incredible run for Brazil as they qualified team after team to bring seven Americas squads to the Shanghai Major. They continue to face tough tests, with HEROIC one of the last ones.

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paiN's last stand

It's now or never. The team got over the hump of beating TheMongolz, but now face a much tougher opponent in HEROIC. Nobody has expected paiN to actually make it this far, so it's time to let loose and just ride out the storm.

biguzera has to step up one more time
nqz can't be missing those easy shots
n1ssim and lux are the youth pieces that the team needs

HEROIC's fall from grace

3-0 in the Opening Stage and now 1-2 in the Elimination Stage. It's a far cry from where they were before and they need to start winning immediately or it's time to go home. HEROIC have the pieces necessary to make it out of this stage, the question is if they fall to their nerves or not.

kyxsan will be tested as an IGL against biguzera
is nicodooz the AWPer that can put the team a level above?
sjuush and TeSeS are the Danish duo that keep the dream alive

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Previous Matchups

The two squads have never played one another before.

Likely Vetoes

The vetos line up decently well to give way to a potentially interesting map selection tonight.

paiN bans Ancient
HEROIC bans Inferno
paiN picks Nuke
HEROIC picks Overpass
Decider is Mirage

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