paiN Gaming vs Back to Back – 2026 PGL Masters Bucharest CS2 Match

paiN Gaming vs Back to Back Counter-Strike 2 match ended 2 - 1 in favour of paiN Gaming and was played on Sep 9, 2026 at 11:15 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 PGL Masters Bucharest South America - South America UB Quarterfinal.

Breakdown of the match

• paiN Gaming won Game 1 with 16 -  13 on Dust II
• Back to Back won Game 2 with 16 -  13 on Nuke
• paiN Gaming won Game 3 with 13 -  9 on Mirage

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was piria with 65 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by Snow with 24 assists.

Head-to-head stats

This was the first time paiN Gaming played against Back to Back .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted paiN Gaming to win with 96.5% of the votes in their favor and 3.5% of the votes for Back to Back .

Where to watch

The paiN Gaming vs Back to Back 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 PGL Masters Bucharest , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.