paiN Gaming vs Wildcard Gaming – 2026 Esports World Cup CS2 Match

paiN Gaming vs Wildcard Gaming Counter-Strike 2 match ended 2 - 1 in favour of paiN Gaming and was played on Aug 15, 2026 at 10:59 AM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 Esports World Cup Group D - Group D Lower.

Breakdown of the match

• Wildcard Gaming won Game 1 with 16 -  12 on Inferno
• paiN Gaming won Game 2 with 13 -  3 on Nuke
• paiN Gaming won Game 3 with 13 -  7 on Mirage

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was saffee with 51 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by vsm with 20 assists.

Head-to-head stats

paiN Gaming and Wildcard Gaming had previously played each other 4 times . paiN Gaming had won 2 times , Wildcard Gaming had won 2 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on May 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM in 2026 Esports World Cup where Wildcard Gaming won 2 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted paiN Gaming to win with 88.7% of the votes in their favor and 11.3% of the votes for Wildcard Gaming .

Where to watch

The paiN Gaming vs Wildcard 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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