paiN Gaming vs Phantom – 2026 Stake Ranked Ep 3 CS2 Match

paiN Gaming vs Phantom Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 2 in favour of Phantom and was played on Jul 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 Stake Ranked Ep 3 Bracket - UB Quarterfinal.

Breakdown of the match

• paiN Gaming won Game 1 with 13 -  8 on Dust II
• Phantom won Game 2 with 13 -  5 on Anubis
• Phantom won Game 3 with 13 -  5 on Nuke

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was Kunai with 53 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by biguzera with 16 assists.

Head-to-head stats

This was the first time paiN Gaming played against Phantom .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted paiN Gaming to win with 93.9% of the votes in their favor and 6.1% of the votes for Phantom .

Where to watch

The paiN Gaming vs Phantom 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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