paiN Gaming is a Brazilian

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organisation founded in March 2010 by Arthur "PAADA" Zarzur, a former professional ''

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'' player. It has a ''

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'' team competing in the Campeonato Brasileiro de ''League of Legends'' (CBLOL), Brazil's top professional league for the game. 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

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and the first in the world to have a fan membership program, the size of which rivals that of

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association football teams.

History

paiN Gaming was founded in March 2010 by Arthur "PAADA" Zarzur, a former professional ''

'' 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 ''

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'', '' CS:GO'', ''

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Rosters

''Counter-Strike 2''

Honours

Domestic

League * Campeonato Brasileiro de ''League of Legends'' (CBLOL) **Winners (3): 2013, 2015 Summer, 2021 Spring * Brazilian Challenger Circuit (BRCC) ** Winners (1): 2018 Summer Cup * Superliga ABCDE **Winners (1): 2019

International

* International Wildcard Tournament ** Winners (1): 2015

References

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