paiN vs Astralis (1-2) - BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 (Quarterfinals)

BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2·Quarterfinals

FINAL

paiN

#42 World

1—2

Astralis

#20 World

SS-Tier·Prize pool $1,150,000·MaltaLAN

MAP 1Nuke

paiN

CT 7 · T 6

13–10

Astralis

CT 6 · T 4

MAP 2Inferno

paiN

CT 4 · T 8 · OT 5

17–19

Astralis

CT 4 · T 8 · OT 7

MAP 3Mirage

paiN

CT 5 · T 7 · OT 2

14–16

Astralis

CT 5 · T 7 · OT 4

MATCH REPORT

MVP

Staehr · Astralis

1.22 rating · 66–56 K–D · 82 ADR

Astralis edged out paiN 2–1 at BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 on 31 July 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Nuke, Inferno, Mirage.

Nuke went 13–10 to paiN in a tight finish. Ryu led the map with a 1.42 rating and 24 kills. Inferno went 19–17 to Astralis after overtime. Staehr led the map with a 1.47 rating and 35 kills. Mirage went 16–14 to Astralis after overtime. Phzy led the map with a 1.30 rating and 26 kills.

Standout moments: biguzera's a 1v2 clutch in round 14 on Nuke, piriajr's a 1v2 clutch in round 4 on Inferno, Staehr's a 1v1 clutch in round 10 on Inferno. Staehr earned series MVP with a 1.22 rating (66–56 K–D, 82 ADR).

Rosters

paiN

biguzera

Rodrigo Bittencourt

snow

João Vinicius

saffee

Rafael Costa

Coach

rikz

Henrique Waku

coach

Astralis

Rasmus Nielsen

Jakob Nygaard

Love Smidebrant

Gytis Glušauskas

Victor Staehr

Player Stats

Player
paiN
v$m Vinicius Moreira	21	13	4	92.7	52%
snow João Vinicius	20	16	3	80.4	60%
saffee Rafael Costa	12	16	7	67.3	25%
piriajr Guilherme Barbosa	16	14	1	73.0	50%
biguzera Rodrigo Bittencourt	9	14	7	55.7	100%
Astralis
Ryu Gytis Glušauskas	24	15	3	105.6	42%
Phzy Love Smidebrant	15	14	4	69.9	13%
jabbi Jakob Nygaard	13	16	1	66.6	77%
Staehr Victor Staehr	9	15	6	55.4	33%
HooXi Rasmus Nielsen	12	18	5	57.3	33%

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Match Context

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

Win Probability

Pre-match · VRS Elo

paiN

27%

Astralis

73%

Recent Form

paiN

0–2

2–1

1–2

0–2

Astralis

1–2

0–2

2–1

1–2

2–1

Head-to-Head

paiN

–1 match

Astralis

paiN leads

2–0

SIEM Cologne Major 2026

Jun 8, 2026

Tournament

BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2

Malta·LAN·$1,150,000

Jul 21, 2026

paiN vs Astralis (1-2) - BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2

Map Scores

MATCH REPORT

Rosters

paiN

Astralis

Player Stats

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Win Probability

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Head-to-Head

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