{"id":162568,"date":"2025-05-13T12:10:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community?p=162568"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:03:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T16:03:03","slug":"pain-big-and-hotu-eliminated-from-pgl-astana-with-a-1-3-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/pain-big-and-hotu-eliminated-from-pgl-astana-with-a-1-3-record","title":{"rendered":"paiN, BIG and HOTU eliminated from PGL Astana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day four of the PGL Astana 2025 tournament continues to deliver surprising results. Three teams \u2014 paiN, BIG, and HOTU \u2014 have ended their journeys at the event, failing to advance further. Each squad had their chances, but fierce competition and a string of unfortunate losses ultimately sealed their fate.<\/span><\/p>\n

paiN<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Brazilian team finished their PGL Astana 2025 run at the group stage with a 1\u20133 record. Their only win came against HOTU, while defeats to Astralis, ODDIK, and MIBR eliminated their hopes of progressing. Although they managed to break their losing streak with that win over HOTU, their overall showing raised more questions than answers.<\/span><\/p>\n

With BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 on the horizon, the team needs to seriously work on their mistakes to perform better at the next tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After their elimination, the players posted an emotional message to fans on X:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnother very weak performance, and we\u2019re out of #PGLAstana with a 1\u20133 record!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Austin Major 2025 starts on June 7, and now we need to work REALLY hard to deliver the campaign you deserve.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

Read more: PGL Astana Day 2: Spirit, MongolZ Advance; GL, M80 Out<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

BIG<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The German squad exits the tournament with only one victory \u2014 against Aurora. Losses to NAVI, Virtus.pro, and G2 prevented BIG from advancing. The most painful of those was the loss to G2, who were playing with their coach TaZ, who had limited practice \u2014 yet even that wasn\u2019t enough to give BIG the edge they needed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"BIG\"<\/p>\n

After the match, the team posted a short message on social media thanking their opponents:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPolska gurom<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

GGs G2\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

HOTU<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For the Russian team, the tournament also proved to be a tough challenge. They started with back-to-back defeats against paiN and Aurora. A 2\u20130 win over GamerLegion gave them a glimmer of hope for a comeback, but their decisive match against NiP ended in a 0\u20132 loss, bringing their campaign to an end.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Following the defeat, the team shared a comment acknowledging their opponents\u2019 strength while committing to improvement:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe lose to NiP 0\u20132 in maps and place 12\u201314th at PGL Astana 2025!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The opponents were truly strong, but we gave each of them a fight and showed respectable gameplay, so we\u2019re not discouraged. We\u2019ll take the lessons and come back stronger very soon.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

Read more: StarLadder Returns: Second CS2 Major of 2025 to Be Held in Budapest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The performances of paiN, BIG, and HOTU at this event showed that even a single win doesn\u2019t guarantee success when the level of competition is this high. Despite their eliminations, all three teams demonstrated fighting spirit and the will to compete. Now the priority is to learn from their mistakes, improve, and come back stronger in future matches.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are still plenty of exciting matches ahead, and the tournament is far from over \u2014 so stay with us to make sure you don\u2019t miss any of the action!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Day four of the PGL Astana 2025 tournament continues to deliver surprising results. Three teams \u2014 paiN, BIG, and HOTU \u2014 have ended their journeys at the event, failing to advance further. 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