Welcome to all esports and Counter-Strike 2 fans! From October 26, 2025, to November 1, 2025, one of the biggest tournaments of this autumn — PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 is taking place. Sixteen teams will compete for the championship title and a prize pool of 625 thousand dollars. Among the 1-0 bracket matches, we highlight GamerLegion vs paiN Gaming, which promises to be exciting. While the teams prepare, we’ll share our CS2 betting tips and insights on this match.
How the bookies view it: GamerLegion favorite
Most bookmakers slightly favor GamerLegion in the match against paiN Gaming at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025. In their first match at this tournament, the team defeated FlyQuest.
GamerLegion form. What result can be expected from GamerLegion
Our betting tips and CS2 picks for the GL vs paiN matchup begin with analyzing GL form. In 2023, GamerLegion did not show much promise. They performed well at local tournaments such as Thunderpick Bitcoin Series #2, where they won, CCT West Europe Series #1, where they finished in the top 2, and RES Western European Masters: Spring 2023, where they again placed among the two strongest teams.
There was also a TOP-1 title at Elisa Invitational Winter 2023, but the main achievement happened in May of the same year. That was when GamerLegion made a sensation and reached the grand final of BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, where they defeated the hosts — Vitality.
GamerLegion roster: Tauson, PR, ztr, REZ, hypex.
After a bright performance in Paris, GamerLegion lost two of their stars — siuhy and iM. The newcomers neaLaN and volt have not yet reached the level of a Major finalist team, and their statistics speak for themselves: K/D 0.64 for the first and 0.78 for the second.
The first match at IEM Cologne 2023 was against Monte. The Ukrainian club turned out stronger and closed the series 2-0 (16-8 Mirage, 16-11 Overpass). At the tournament, the team defeated The MongolZ and Fnatic, but lost to Cloud9 and dropped out, finishing 7-8th.
Gamers8 went in a similar fashion for GL. GamerLegion defeated Apeks, but were eliminated from the tournament after losing to Heroic and placed 5-8th.
Later, GamerLegion played at ESL Pro League Season 18 and IEM Sydney 2023. Both tournaments were unsuccessful: top-20 at EPL and top-8 in Sydney.
At the end of the year, GamerLegion played at Elisa Masters Espoo 2023 (top-6), BB Dacha (top-8) and ESL Challenger at DreamHack Atlanta (again top-8).
In the 2024 season, before RMR, they managed to play at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024 and IEM Katowice 2024, where they finished in the top 12, which can be considered a decent result.
At PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B, GL started with a crushing loss to Vitality (3-13), then defeated Pera (13-6), but lost to ENCE (14-16) in overtime. Then they were defeated by Heroic and 9Pandas in the decider match, failing to qualify for the Major.
However, they still ended up in Copenhagen, as 9Pandas could not obtain visas. GamerLegion looked solid, but it was not enough to pass into the Elimination Stage, and their journey at the first CS2 Major ended at 17-19th place.
Later, GL played at ESL Pro League Season 19 (top-16) and BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 (top-16). After EPL 19, they no longer returned to Tier-1 tournaments, with their maximum being a TOP-1 at CCT Season 2 European Series #13.
At Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR A, GamerLegion lost to Vitality and Dynamo Eclot, but managed to bounce back with wins over Unity Esports and Falcons, and in the decisive match, defeated BB and qualified for the PW Shanghai Major 2024: Opening Stage.
In the opening stage, they defeated FURIA and paiN, then lost to MongolZ, but in the decider match they beat Passion UA.
At the Elimination Stage, GL defeated Vitality and Liquid, then beat Wildcard, but after reaching the next stage, they couldn’t advance further, finishing in the top 14.
In the 2025 season, although GamerLegion have not achieved very high results, they demonstrate a stable level of play.
At ESL Pro League Season 21, they started with a loss to MongolZ, but then confidently defeated NRG and MIBR, after which they beat TYLOO and advanced to the next stage. In the second stage, they lost to MongolZ and paiN, but defeated TYLOO and sAw. However, they couldn’t go higher — a loss to G2 locked them in at 11th place.
The best results for GamerLegion this season so far are 5-8th place at PGL Bucharest 2025 and FISSURE Playground #1.
The team also participated in the Esports World Cup 2025 and several other top-tier tournaments but without significant success, often being eliminated in the early stages.
paiN Gaming form. What result can be expected from paiN Gaming
We continue our CS2 tips with analyzing paiN form. paiN Gaming played a large number of tournaments in 2024, showing promising results along the way.
Their most notable achievement was at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, where they showcased both skill and resilience, finishing in the top 9-11.
paiN consistently ranks among the top teams in Latin America, often winning B-tier events such as RES Latin American Series #4 and Global Esports Tour Rio de Janeiro 2024, earning $100,000 for the latter.
paiN roster: biguzera, nqz, snow, dav1deuS, dgt
A key milestone was qualifying for IEM Cologne 2024 through regional qualifiers. At the event, they lost their opening match to Liquid (0-2), but bounced back in the lower bracket to defeat fellow Brazilians Imperial (2-1), finishing top 8.
Later, they competed at BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown 2024, securing a now “classic” top-8 finish.
paiN also participated in PW Shanghai Major 2024. In the Opening Stage, they beat Imperial, then lost to GamerLegion but recovered with wins over C9 and FlyQuest. In the Elimination Stage, they fell to MOUZ, Ledgeili, and 3DMax. In a must-win match, they defeated BIG.
On the main stage of the Shanghai Major, paiN went 1-3, ending top 14.
The 2025 season began with BLAST Bounty Season 1, where paiN once again made it through qualifiers by defeating GamerLegion and FaZe. In the playoffs, they faced NaVi and came close to victory, but lost 1-2, finishing top 6—a sign that this team is aiming higher.
At IEM Katowice 2025, they placed top 20, but did much better at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025: they went 3-1 in the group stage with wins over Astralis, Falcons, and VP, losing only to MongolZ in a tight match. Unfortunately, in the playoffs they fell in the first round to MOUZ and finished top 8.
At ESL Pro League Season 21, they advanced from the group stage with a 3-2 record. In the top 16, they beat GamerLegion but lost to G2 and NaVi, and were later eliminated by Eternal Fire, placing top 14.
After that, paiN played at PGL Bucharest 2025 and IEM Melbourne 2025, finishing top 16 in both events.
At the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, paiN started their run in the second stage, qualifying for the third stage with a 3-1 record. They lost their first two matches to strong opponents — Spirit and G2 — but bounced back with victories over Nemiga, 3DMAX, and VP, advancing to the playoffs with a 3-2 score.
In the playoffs, paiN defeated FURIA 2-1, but in the semifinals, they lost to The MongolZ 0-2, finishing 3rd-4th at the tournament.
After the success at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, paiN Gaming slightly declined in form. The team placed top 20 at IEM Cologne 2025, top 16 at BLAST Bounty Fall 2025: Closed Qualifier, and top 12 at CS Asia Championships 2025.
Recent head to head
GamerLegion and paiN Gaming have faced each other four times, with both teams securing two victories each. The match at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 is not a decisive one, but a win would help either team strengthen their position in the tournament standings.
Which maps does GamerLegion pick and ban most often?
Let’s analyze both teams map statistics to make smart CS2 picks.
Strong maps
- Dust2: high win percentage (70.0%) with 10 matches played.
Average results
- Ancient: average winning percentage (57.1%) with 28 matches played.
- Inferno: average win percentage (55.9%) with 34 matches played.
Weak maps
- Mirage: low win percentage (44.0%) with 25 matches played.
- Nuke: low win percentage (43.3%) with 30 matches played.
- Anubis: low win percentage (37.5%) with 8 matches played.
Which maps does paiN Gaming pick and ban most often?
Strong maps
- Nuke: high win percentage (63.0%) with 27 matches played.
Average results
- Mirage: average winning percentage (50.0%) with 26 matches played.
Weak maps
- Dust2: low win percentage (41.9%) with 31 matches played.
- Inferno: low win percentage (36.7%) with 30 matches played.
- Ancient: low win percentage (33.3%) with 9 matches played.
- Anubis: low win percentage (27.3%) with 11 matches played.
Predicted result of the match between GamerLegion and paiN Gaming at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025
Predicting the result of the GamerLegion vs paiN Gaming match at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 is quite challenging. Both teams are of roughly the same level and each secured a victory in their opening match at the tournament. In our opinion, this match will be a full bo3. Fans should expect a dynamic and exciting game.
Betting prediction: total +2.5.
