paiN Gaming vs Aurora Gaming – 2026 ESL Pro League Season 23 CS2 Match

paiN Gaming vs Aurora Gaming Counter-Strike 2 match ended 0 - 2 in favour of Aurora Gaming and was played on Mar 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 2 - Stage 2.

Breakdown of the match

• Aurora Gaming won Game 1 with 13 -  9 on Nuke
• Aurora Gaming won Game 2 with 13 -  7 on Overpass

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was Wicadia with 37 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by XANTARES with 11 assists.

Head-to-head stats

paiN Gaming and Aurora Gaming had previously played each other 4 times . paiN Gaming had won 1 times , Aurora Gaming had won 3 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Feb 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM in 2026 ESL Pro League Season 23 where Aurora Gaming won 2 - 1 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had a clear favorite in this match, and predicted Aurora Gaming to win with 75.6% of the votes in their favor and 24.4% of the votes for paiN Gaming .

Where to watch

The paiN Gaming vs Aurora 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 ESL Pro League Season 23 , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.