paiN Gaming confirmed on September 14 that Guilherme "piriajr" Barbosa (23) has been benched, with 22-year-old Lucas "Tatu" Santana promoted from the paiN Academy.
About Tatu
Tatu had been "a stalwart of the project, having spent over two years" with the paiN Academy program before this call-up.
Updated paiN roster
- Rodrigo "biguzera" Bittencourt
- Rafael "saffee" Costa
- João "snow" Vinicius
- Rickson "Rkzinho" Ribeiro Dias
- Lucas "Tatu" Santana (new, from academy)
- Head coach: Henrique "rikz" Waku
Reason for the change
HLTV cites "a slow start to the season" — paiN exited BLAST Open Porto and other tournaments in last place. biguzera: "I feel as a team we don't trust each other anymore."
Note on piriajr
The article does not specify piriajr's future plans or bench-roster status.
Source: HLTV.org — /news/45517/official-tatu-replaces-piriajr-on-pain
