paiN Benches piriajr and Signs Tatu from Academy

The Brazilian organization paiN has officially announced roster changes in CS2. Guilherme "piriajr" Barbosa has left the main roster and moved to the bench, with his place being taken by the academy team player Lucas "Tatu" Santana until the end of the season.

piriajr has left the main roster

The organization explained the changes as part of a planned restructuring of their Counter-Strike 2 direction. They thanked piriajr for his work and noted that he will now be in reserve.

During his eight months with the main team, the player participated in 18 tournaments. His greatest success was winning the Circuit X Mayhem in April. Piriajr also competed in Stage 2 of the IEM Cologne Major in June and played in tournaments such as the ESL Pro League and IEM Kraków.

Tatu gets a chance in the main team

The new player for paiN will be 22-year-old Tatu, who previously played for the organization's academy team. He joined paiN Academy in June 2024 and has played 248 maps with an average rating of 6.4.

Tatu's upcoming challenge will be Circuit X Curitiba #3, which will be the first LAN tournament of his professional career. The competition will take place from September 16 to 20, with a prize pool of $20,000.

paiN Roster

After the changes, the main roster of paiN is as follows:

• João "snow" Vinicius
• Lucas "Tatu" Santana
• Rafael "saffee" Costa
• Rickzon "Rkzinho" Ribeiro
• Rodrigo "biguzera" Bittencourt
• Henrique "rikz" Waku — coach

Piriajr and vsm remain on the bench.

Thus, paiN has decided to entrust a position in the main roster to a representative from their academy. Tatu will have the opportunity to secure his place among the main players of the team and spend the rest of the season at the highest level.