FINAL

Astralis vs paiN (0-2) - IEM Cologne Major 2026

Astralis
Astralis
#20 World
02
paiN
paiN
#42 World
SS-Tier·Cologne, GermanyLAN

Map Scores

Nuke
MAP 1Nuke
Astralis
1113
paiN
Overpass
MAP 2Overpass
Astralis
413
paiN

MATCH REPORT

paiN swept Astralis 2–0 at IEM Cologne Major 2026 on 8 June 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Nuke, Overpass.

Nuke went 13–11 to paiN in a tight finish. Overpass went 13–4 to paiN in one-sided fashion.

Map Veto

· BO3 sequence
1
paiN
paiNbannedAncient
Ban
2
Astralis
AstralisbannedAnubis
Ban
3
paiN
paiNpickedNuke
← Map 1
4
Astralis
AstralispickedOverpass
← Map 2
5
Astralis
AstralisbannedDust2
Ban
6
paiN
paiNbannedInferno
Ban
7
?
DeciderisMirage
← Map 3

Player Stats

Player
Astralis
DK
Staehr
Victor Staehr
1914280.047%-
LT
Ryu
Gytis Glušauskas
1714364.747%-
DK
jabbi
Jakob Nygaard
1619477.456%-
SE
Phzy
Love Smidebrant
1314558.239%-
DK
HooXi
Rasmus Nielsen
1314666.439%-
paiN
BR
snow
João Vinicius
2213695.164%-
BR
saffee
Rafael Costa
1916172.637%-
BR
biguzera
Rodrigo Bittencourt
1316875.046%-
BR
v$m
Vinicius Moreira
1117448.636%-
BR
piriajr
Guilherme Barbosa
1016655.860%-
How is the rating calculated?

Match Context

Astralis leads the head-to-head 1-0 over paiN across their last 1 meeting. Astralis is 2-3 in their last 5, and paiN is 1-4 in their last 5. VRS Elo ratings gave Astralis a 73% pre-match win probability.

Win Probability

Pre-match · VRS Elo
AstralisAstralis
73%
paiNpaiN
27%

Recent Form

AstralisAstralis
W
2–1

Ninjas in Pyjamas

Esports World Cup 2026

Aug 16, 2026

L
1–2

G2

Esports World Cup 2026

Aug 19, 2026

W
2–1

G2

FISSURE Playground 3

Sep 8, 2026

L
0–2

BetBoom

FISSURE Playground 3

Sep 9, 2026

L
1–2

5star

FISSURE Playground 3

Sep 10, 2026

paiNpaiN
L
0–2

ShindeN

PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 - South American Closed Qualifier

Sep 11, 2026

L
1–2

Imperial

PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 - South American Closed Qualifier

Sep 10, 2026

W
2–1

Back to Back

PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 - South American Closed Qualifier

Sep 9, 2026

L
0–2

BIG

Intel Extreme Master Beijing 2026 - Closed Qualifier

Sep 2, 2026

L
0–2

HOTU

Intel Extreme Master Beijing 2026 - Closed Qualifier

Sep 2, 2026

Head-to-Head

AstralisAstralis
1
1 match
paiNpaiN
0

Astralis leads

W
2–1
SBLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2
Jul 31, 2026

Tournament

S
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Cologne, Germany·LAN
Jun 1, 2026