Brazilian esports organisation paiN Gaming has benched David ‘dav1deuS‘ Tapia and Franco ‘dgt‘ Garcia from its Counter-Strike 2 roster.
The move follows the organisation’s Stage 3 exit at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, failing to qualify for the playoffs as a result.
The South American side scored a breakthrough top-four finish at the BLAST.tv Austin Major, laying the foundations for a strong second half of the year. However, despite its deep run, paiN Gaming struggled to replicate the success in other Tier 1 tournaments.