paiN Gaming and their CS:GO squad have decided to go their separate ways, the Brazilian players have revealed.

In a statement to ESPN, Denis "⁠dzt⁠" Fischer explained that this was a team decision as the players feel that "it will be easier to achieve something here [in the United States] without an organisation's name" behind them.

The Brazilian team, who are currently ranked 45th in the world, recently attended the ESEA Season 24 Global Challenge and the Americas Minor, finishing 5th-6th at both events.

chelo & co leave paiN

After the Minor, the team decided to stay in the United States to continue their growth as they hope to become the next big squad to emerge from Brazil.

"For now we are fine, we are practising a lot and we do not have any problems with our legal papers," dzt added.

The Brazilian team's roster consists of: