9z Team vs paiN Gaming – 2026 Esports World Cup CS2 Match

9z Team vs paiN Gaming Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 0 in favour of 9z Team and was played on Aug 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM . The match was a Best of 1 series and part of the 2026 Esports World Cup Group D - Group D UB Quarterfinal.

Breakdown of the match

• 9z Team won Game 1 with 13 -  3 on Cache

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was luchov with 19 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by max with 7 assists.

Head-to-head stats

9z Team and paiN Gaming had previously played each other 10 times . 9z Team had won 5 times , paiN Gaming had won 5 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Mar 29, 2026 at 9:30 PM in 2026 Esports World Cup where 9z Team won 2 - 1 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had a clear favorite in this match, and predicted 9z Team to win with 72.7% of the votes in their favor and 27.3% of the votes for paiN Gaming .

Where to watch

The 9z Team vs paiN Gaming live match was streamed on strafe.com, Twitch and Youtube. To watch more matches like this, visit the CS2 match calendar .

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