Despite some heroic and brilliant actions by the Aussies, today’s early match between paiN and Rooster was never really exciting.

On the first Anubis card, Akram “ADK” Smida made three tackles in the first half alone, giving his team an 8-7 lead at halftime. But in the second half, it became apparent that paiN was on another level.

Romeu “zevy” Rocco used his AWP to destroy 30 opponents in the 27 rounds it took paiN to win 16-11.

The Brazilians continued to dominate Nuke and were able to put Rooster away in the first half of the game. After losing 3-12, Rooster had an uphill battle on the T side, which ended rather quickly. paiN keeps their chances of winning the group at 16-4, and Rooster will face the loser of 00Nation vs. Grayhound on Saturday at the Last Chance stage.

paiN Gaming – Rooster 2-0 | ESL Pro League Season 17 Group C

MVP: Romeu “zevy” Rocco – 1.62 rating / 48-26 K-D / 105.7 ADR