The German team was eliminated with a 0-3 record in the Qualifying Round.

paiN continued its journey in China after defeating BIG 2-1 in the 0-2 group match of the Perfect World Shanghai Major, with an impressive performance on the deciding map Mirage.

The team led by Rodrigo "⁠biguzera⁠" Bittencourt enters the series after losses to MOUZ and 3DMAX on the first day of competition, while BIG fell to HEROIC and G2 in round-robin matches.

"Emotions are mixed right now," Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz shared in the post-match interview. "I'm still very proud of what we did here. It was difficult being in such a long tournament, but I'm glad we got through the Opening Round, even though in every game There are always winners and losers."

The series began with the Vertigo map chosen by paiN, where both teams struggled from start to finish. A game-changing moment occurred when paiN, trailing by one point, equalized the score thanks to tabseN's dunk revealed by the crowd.

BIG, shaken by this situation, lost four rounds in a row and was unable to get back into the rhythm of the match, allowing paiN to win 13-10.

Dust2 was another evenly matched match, although the flow of the match was more about big winning streaks than back-and-forth struggles. BIG led 8-4 after the first period and had trouble changing sides.

A 1v2 by biguzera sparked a comeback for paiN, going from 5-10 to 10-10, but BIG held firm on defense to win the final round of regular time.

paiN then completely dominated Mirage, leaving BIG far behind from the first rounds. A perfect pistol round on the T-side ended with a stab by Lucas "⁠lux⁠" Meneghini, giving the Brazilian team an 8-2 lead before continuing to trade rounds and hold a large advantage at the end of the period. head.

The second pistol round was also successful, this time on the B-side in defense. Even though BIG got a big bomb in the second round and won three rounds in a row, paiN was unstoppable and won a dominant 13-6.

paiN is still in a dangerous position with two losses and one win, but they have secured their chance to compete in at least one more round of the Major's Qualifiers after eliminating BIG from the tournament.