PAIN ADVANCE TO ELIMINATION STAGE!
paiN are the first Brazilian squad to qualify for the next stage of the PGL Major Copenhagen after they bested SAW with a clean 2-0 win, as the Portuguese squad couldn't make Nuke, their own pick, competitive. paiN were regarded as one of the weaker teams, with many fans choosing them as a 0-3 team on their Pick' Ems.
The series started off on Vertigo, picked by paiN, with the Brazilians taking an early 3-0 lead which was quickly tied by the Portuguese. After a couple of rounds were traded, paiN would turn up a gear and finish the half with a 7-5 lead, going into the CT-side. That second half began with paiN reaching 11 before SAW could get back on the board, but when they did, SAW were very close to tying the game at 9-11 when another couple of rounds were traded and paiN ended up winning the map 13-10.
Nuke, although picked by SAW, was paiN's show, once again. Both teams have been looking very good on the map, but with the Brazilians starting on the favorable CT-side, they were off to a 7-0 lead before SAW could win three straight rounds. SAW climbed back a little bit as they cut the lead to 9-7, but paiN went back to the attack and closed the game 13-7.
SAWpaiN| SAW |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michel 'ewjerkz' Pinto |
31 - 32 | -1 | 86.4 | 62.8% | 1.05 |
| Ricardo 'roman' Oliveira |
30 - 31 | -1 | 66.5 | 60.5% | 0.96 |
| Rafael 'arrozdoce' Wing |
22 - 34 | -12 | 62.3 | 65.1% | 0.83 |
| João 'story' Vieira |
17 - 27 | -10 | 57.2 | 65.1% | 0.80 |
| Christopher 'MUTiRiS' Fernandes |
18 - 29 | -11 | 55.2 | 62.8% | 0.76 |
| paiN |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vinicius 'n1ssim' Pereira |
38 - 24 | +14 | 90.6 | 83.7% | 1.46 |
| Rodrigo 'biguzera' Bittencourt |
39 - 26 | +13 | 92.9 | 79.1% | 1.45 |
| Kaue 'kauez' Kaschuk |
29 - 22 | +7 | 61.5 | 62.8% | 1.08 |
| Lucas 'lux' Meneghini |
27 - 28 | -1 | 84.2 | 67.4% | 1.05 |
| Lucas 'nqz' Soares |
19 - 18 | +1 | 43.9 | 81.4% | 0.92 |
