paiN vs Phantom (1-2) - Stake Ranked Episode 3

Phantom edged out paiN 2–1 at Stake Ranked Episode 3 on 15 July 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Dust2, Anubis, Nuke.

Dust2 went 13–8 to paiN. piriajr led the map with a 1.37 rating and 21 kills. Anubis went 13–5 to Phantom. Kylar led the map with a 1.74 rating and 20 kills. Nuke went 13–5 to Phantom. Kunai led the map with a 1.37 rating and 18 kills.

Standout moments: snow's a 1v1 clutch in round 8 on Dust2, Kunai's a 1v2 clutch in round 9 on Anubis, snow's a 1v3 clutch in round 10 on Anubis. Kunai earned series MVP with a 1.25 rating (53–39 K–D, 95 ADR).