CBLOL: paiN Gaming bench Keine for "indiscipline" and promote Namiru

In a statement released on the eve of paiN Gaming's final match of the CBLOL Split 2 Regular Season, they announced that Kim "Keine" Joon-cheol has been benched following what they describe as inadmissible indiscipline during a training session this week.

Daniel "Namiru" Lisboa replaces him, effective immediately. The midlaner gets his first call-up to the top flight now that paiN Academy's Circuito Desafiante campaign is over — the Academy squad bowed out in the first round of the Split 2 playoffs. He will debut on Sunday at 1 PM (BRT) against Vivo Keyd Stars, and paiN made it clear the move is not a one-off: should they reach the playoffs, Namiru will remain the starter.

The stakes could hardly be higher for the historic Brazilian organization. They have already missed the playoffs twice this year, in the CBLOL Cup and in Split 1.