B8 vs paiN, head-to-head
B8 and paiN have met 3 times in the last 12 months of tracked play: paiN lead 2 - 1. Latest meeting: Jan 29, 2026 at Intel Extreme Masters Kraków 2026 Stage 1.
Recent meetings
- Jan 29, 2026: B8 0 - 2 paiN (Intel Extreme Masters Kraków 2026 Stage 1)
- Dec 6, 2025: B8 2 - 0 paiN (StarLadder Budapest Major 2025)
- Oct 28, 2025: B8 0 - 2 paiN (PGL Masters Bucharest 2025)
Head-to-head record
Across 3 meetings in the last 12 months, B8 won 1 and paiN won 2, over 6 decided maps.
Opening map
B8 won the first map 1 time and paiN won it 2 times. B8 went on to win that series. paiN went on to win both of those series.
Pistol rounds
B8 won 4 and paiN won 8 of the 12 pistol rounds across the 6 maps with round data, which is 33.3% to 66.7%. Overtime pistols are not counted.
Dominance
paiN average 1.3 more rounds per map than B8 across 6 maps. Large numbers mean blowouts, small ones mean close maps.
Recency edge
Weighting each win by how recent it is, with the weight halving every 90 days, the split is 30.7% to B8 and 69.3% to paiN.
Map record in these meetings
- Dust II: B8 1, paiN 2
- Mirage: B8 0, paiN 2
- Ancient: B8 1, paiN 0
Common opponents
Both teams have played 24 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, B8 are 27 - 29 and paiN are 13 - 31.
- Against 3DMAX: B8 3 - 2, paiN 2 - 1
- Against FURIA: B8 1 - 2, paiN 0 - 4
- Against The MongolZ: B8 1 - 2, paiN 0 - 4
- Against Natus Vincere: B8 0 - 5, paiN 0 - 2
- Against Aurora: B8 0 - 3, paiN 0 - 3
- Against FUT: B8 1 - 4, paiN 0 - 1
- Against Astralis: B8 1 - 1, paiN 1 - 2
- Against TYLOO: B8 1 - 0, paiN 3 - 1
The eight they have played most are listed; 16 further shared opponents are counted in the combined record above but not shown.
Where these teams differ
B8 are strongest on Ancient 64.6% from 48 plays, Dust II 60% from 35 plays, Cache 60% from 5 plays.
Over their last 8 matches B8 faced ranked opposition averaging world number 40.6.
paiN are strongest on Nuke 60.5% from 43 plays, Anubis 54.5% from 11 plays, Dust II 47.1% from 34 plays.
Over their last 8 matches paiN faced ranked opposition averaging world number 76.6.
Map rates cover the last 12 months against all opponents, not just this matchup. A map played fewer than 4 times is left out of it.