Wesley "⁠hardzao⁠" Lopes is no longer on paiN's active roster

Wesley "⁠hardzao⁠" Lopes is no longer on paiN's active roster and has been placed on the bench, the 22-year-old has announced. His transfer to the reserve bank comes a week after Gabriel "NEKIZ" Schenato was benched and a week after Dust2.br claimed that paiN was trying to bolster their ranks with academy prospects. Lucas "lux" Meneghini, a benched rifler for Fluxo, and Cássio "cass1n" Santos.

Since joining paiN almost four years ago, hardzao has helped the team win the ESL Challenger Melbourne, CBCS Invitational 2022, CCT North America Series 2, and ESL Challenger League Season 41 North America. The squad also qualified for other international events and won or finished highly in a number of lesser competitions in North and South America. These accomplishments included numerous ESEA Cash Cup championships.