paiN vs Phantom: Result & Stats
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, paiN faced Phantom in a best-of-3 at Stake Ranked Episode 3. The tie sits in Playoffs of a A-tier event with $100,000 in prize money on the line. Over the past six months paiN have won 55% of their 42 matches; Phantom have won 51% of 82. paiN come in on 2 wins from their last 5, Phantom on 3 from 5. On the map pool, paiN's Nuke stands out — 28–12 across their last 40 plays on it. They have met once before, and Phantom won it. Phantom won the series 2–1.
Map Veto
who banned and picked whatA team playing its own pick tends to win more often than its overall form suggests — which is why we do not price the per-map betting markets before the veto is known.
Team Comparison
Last 180 days · 42 vs 82 matchesMap Pool
paiN vs Phantom — W–L per mapCounted from each team's recent finished matches: 137 maps for paiN, 97 for Phantom. A strong map here often decides the veto — and a team playing its own pick tends to overperform its overall form.
Lineups
K/D and average damage per round (ADR) over each player's last three months of matches.
Pre-match odds
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Line Movement
pre-match prices only · paiN implied %CSGOEmpire opened paiN at 1.32 (72% implied). By kick-off the price was 1.47 (65%) over 3 days of pricing — the market has cooled on them.
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When was paiN vs Phantom?
The best-of-3 match was played on Wednesday, 15 July 2026, part of Stake Ranked Episode 3. Phantom won 2–1.
What maps were played in paiN vs Phantom?
The best-of-3 was played on Dust2 (Phantom's pick), Anubis (paiN's pick), Nuke (decider).
Predictions are informational analysis, not betting advice. Probabilities are market-implied (vig removed) · methodology & track record on the accuracy page.