paiN became the next team to lock in their spot at the BLAST Bounty 2026 S2 LAN Finals after getting the better of Ninjas in Pyjamas in a two-map series (Nuke 13-6, Mirage 16-14).
The qualification serves as a boon for paiN, who struggled for results recently and dropped to No. 30 in the VRS after the signing of Rafael “saffee” Costa.
For Ninjas in Pyjamas, the focus now turns to the StarLadder StarSeries Fall qualifier, where they will battle magic for a spot later on Sunday.
The match began with paiN dominating the Nuke defensive side, as the Brazilians won the half 11-1. Ninjas in Pyjamas’ only round came courtesy of Roman “n0te” Hamze’s pistol-round ace, and while they showed signs of life in the second half, paiN cruised to a 13-6 win.
Mirage was a much closer affair, and the map looked to be going the way of Ninjas in Pyjamas after a second-half pistol victory secured them a 10-5 lead. They once again struggled on the T side, however, with saffee’s AWP leading paiN’s comeback all the way to overtime. Once there, the Brazilian sniper kept up his impact and finished off the series with a nice quad-kill on the B site.
