Natus Vincere vs paiN Gaming – 2026 BLAST Open Fall CS2 Match

Natus Vincere vs paiN Gaming Counter-Strike 2 match ended 2 - 0 in favour of Natus Vincere and was played on Aug 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 BLAST Open Fall Group A - Group A Lower.

Breakdown of the match

• Natus Vincere won Game 1 with 13 -  9 on Nuke
• Natus Vincere won Game 2 with 13 -  11 on Mirage

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was Snow with 39 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by iM with 16 assists.

Head-to-head stats

Natus Vincere and paiN Gaming had previously played each other 5 times . Natus Vincere had won 5 times , paiN Gaming had won 0 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Dec 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM in 2026 BLAST Open Fall where Natus Vincere won 1 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted Natus Vincere to win with 79.2% of the votes in their favor and 20.8% of the votes for paiN Gaming .

Where to watch

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

Follow the rest of the action from 2026 BLAST Open Fall , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.