paiN Gaming promoted Tatu from its CS2 academy roster to the main roster and sent piriajr to the bench.
Representatives of the esports organization paiN Gaming announced on their official page on the social network X that Guilherme “piriajr” Barbosa to the bench and the addition of Lucas “Tatu” Santana to the club’s main CS2 roster.
As part of the planned restructuring of the Counter-Strike 2 division, Guilherme “piriajr” Barbosa is moving to the bench. We are grateful to him for all his dedication and hard work this year. With this change, Lucas “Tatu” Santana from our academy will take his place in the starting lineup for the remainder of the season.
paiN Gaming Roster
- Rodrigo “biguzera” Bittencourt
- João “snow” Vinícius
- Lucas “Tatu” Santana
- Rafael “saffee” Costa
- Rickson “Rkzinho” Diaz
- Enrique “rikz” Vaku (coach)
Guilherme “piriajr” Barbosa has played for paiN Gaming since January 2026. His last major tournament with this team was the BLAST Open Fall 2026. At that tournament, the team finished in 13th–16th place after losing to Natus Vincere 0–2 and earned $20,000.
Photo by Luc Bouchon, ESL.
