One team has the favorite status in this opening match. However, it’s not an undoable challenge for their opponents.
The match between MOUZ and paiN opens the CS2 esports event BLAST Rivals Spring 2025 — for these teams. Winning here is not the biggest achievement ever since the path ahead is still long. However, it’s a guaranteed slot in the the playoffs.
Losing here means falling into the elimination match with a risk of being that one team in Group A that ends their BLAST Rivals run right after the initial stage.
Everything about MOUZ vs paiN at BLAST Rivals Spring 2025 is here. Enjoy the stream, check out a brief recap of the teams’ current states, and look into the map-to-map score with our overview of the most impactful moments.
Where to watch MOUZ vs paiN: BLAST Rivals Spring 2025 stream
You can watch the CS2 esports match MOUZ vs paiN from the tournament BLAST Rivals Spring 2025 right here. The stream is embedded above.
It’s the second match of Day 1, with MOUZ vs paiN playing right after Spirit vs FlyQuest.
MOUZ vs paiN: Game scores, final result
The group stage matches at BLAST Rivals Spring 2025 have the best-of-three (Bo3) format. Potentially, we can witness MOUZ and paiN battling across three maps.
MOUZ 2:1 paiN — MOUZ won the series
Game Map Score | 1 Nuke (paiN pick) MOUZ 13:9 paiN | 2 Inferno (MOUZ pick) MOUZ 11:13 paiN | 3 Dust 2 (decider) MOUZ 13:0 paiN |
Game 1: Nuke, paiN’s pick but MOUZ’s game
MOUZ dominated a big chunk of this game, especially in the second half. However, paiN had some really good rounds, powered by their skills and team communication.
MOUZ started great on the CT side. They won the pistols round to gain momentum, and then MOUZ successfully prevented paiN from fixing their economy — at least for a while. The end of this half shifted strongly in favor of paiN, and a lot of that was thanks to their ability to win with limited buys like in Game 7.
Then, it was paiN's turn to be on the CT side, and that did not go well for them. MOUZ secured a few brilliant rounds and reached the game point. PaiN somewhat recovered to postpone their loss, but MOUZ players showed a masterclass of using the Tec-9 against assault rifles and sealed the deal for themselves.
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Game 2: Inferno: PaiN win despite the stats and odds
With deeply negative stats on Inferno, paiN entered this game as underdogs and proved everyone wrong.
The Brazilian players started with a few victorious rounds, but MOUZ managed to respond nicely in the first half. It looked like it might end 6-6, but MOUZ secured a seventh round on the T side.
Then the game nearly fell apart for MOUZ. PaiN were relentless on the T side, with every play going their way as they built a strong lead and reached match point. MOUZ began to recover late, but couldn’t complete the comeback.
Game 3: To the Dust!
It was clear how tough this map was for the Brazilian team. MOUZ destroyed their opponents with no chance for recovery! 13-0 is a great statement for the following run at CS2 BLAST Rivals Spring 2025.
“I think we didn’t show our level at all [on the first two maps]. We didn’t really come to the game. We really couldn’t win anything, as it felt like. I’m just happy that we finally woke up, and I’m happy that was the result on Dust 2.”
“Of course, we didn’t want to lose, but [...] MOUZ were heavy favorites, and we had only one day of practice with dgt, so for us [...], 13-0 is kind of hard, but we are not putting too much pressure on us right now."
After this win, MOUZ head to the final of Group A. PaiN players have an elimination battle. Their opponents are decided in Team Vitality vs Wildcard.
Rosters
MOUZ | paiN |
|---|---|
| Ádám "torzsi" Torzsás | Rodrigo "biguzera" Bittencourt |
| Dorian "xertioN" Berman | Lucas "nqz" Soares |
| Jimi "Jimpphat" Salo | João "snow" Vinicius |
| Ludvig "Brollan" Brolin | David "dav1deuS" Maldonado |
| Lotan "Spinx" Giladi | Franco "dgt" Garcia |
| Dennis "sycrone" Nielsen (coach) | Henrique "rikz" Waku (coach) |
An easy win for MOUZ or a breakthrough for paiN? Preview
The previous competitive record is strongly in favor of MOUZ. Thanks to the general head-to-head score and the result of the previous match vs paiN, many people in the community consider the start of BLAST Rivals Spring 2025 an easy win for BLAST Rivals Spring 2025.
Head-to-Head: MOUZ 6-1 paiN
Last Meeting: MOUZ 2-0 paiN @ PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 (13-11, 13-11)
PaiN has had a somewhat down period with being in the top 16 in a few recent CS2 esports tournaments, like PGL Bucharest 2025. Defeating MOUZ in the opening match of BLAST Rivals Spring 2025 could be a great breakthrough for the team. Sometimes, you just need to get a boost of confidence to unlock further successes.
Even beyond the head-to-head results, MOUZ look like a stronger team right now. They won PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 and finished second at ESL Pro League Season 21. MOUZ certainly aims for the top of BLAST Rivals as well!
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