Imperial have won FERJEE In House Season 2 after sweeping paiN in the best-of-five grand final in Rio de Janeiro. Vinicius “VINI” Figueiredo’s team closed the series in three maps, taking Anubis 13-4, Cache 13-11 and Mirage 13-6 to secure the trophy and the $7,774 first prize.
The final had promised a close contest because both Brazilian teams reached it without dropping a map. Instead, Imperial established control immediately and never allowed paiN to extend the match. The victory also moved Imperial ahead of paiN in the Valve Regional Standings, adding a ranking consequence to an already convincing domestic title.
Imperial’s advantage came from the whole lineup rather than one isolated carry. Every player finished the final with a positive Rating 3.0, led by Guilherme “saadzin” Pacheco at 1.43 and Kaiky “noway” Santos at 1.42. That balance left paiN with no easy position to target as the series moved across three different maps.
paiN captain Rodrigo “biguzera” Bittencourt answered with a 1.36 rating, but he was the only member of his team above the positive threshold. The contrast was particularly damaging in a long-series format: paiN needed multiple players to recover after the opening loss, while Imperial continued receiving stable contributions throughout the roster.
Imperial turn a promising final into a three-map statement
Anubis set the direction of the match. Imperial conceded only four rounds and denied paiN the competitive opening expected from the tournament’s two highest-ranked teams. Cache was the only map that reached a close finish, but Imperial held their nerve at 13-11 and removed paiN’s best opportunity to change the pressure of the series.
The final map returned to the pattern established on Anubis. A 13-6 result on Mirage completed the sweep before Nuke or Ancient were required. Imperial therefore won the title while playing only the three maps selected earliest in the veto, a sign that the team had answers for both sides’ preferred choices.
The final scoreboard highlights how complete the winning performance was:
- saadzin led Imperial with a 1.43 rating and a 50-29 kill-death record.
- noway produced the most kills in the series, finishing 53-39 with a 1.42 rating.
- VINI, chelo and decenty all remained above a 1.10 rating across the sweep.
- biguzera posted paiN’s only positive rating at 1.36, leaving the captain without enough support.
saadzin’s final continued his form across the event. The AWPer had also been Imperial’s highest-rated player over the full tournament at 1.36, so his performance in the deciding series was an extension of the level that carried the team into the final. noway’s 53 kills added the rifle volume needed to keep paiN from isolating the sniper.
VINI finished at 1.34, chelo at 1.23 and decenty at 1.10. Those figures matter because they show that Imperial did not win by protecting weak positions. Each player supplied enough impact for the team’s tactical plan to remain flexible, whether the round required an opening duel, a trade or a late conversion.
For paiN, the defeat exposes the difficulty of integrating academy graduates under immediate ranking pressure. Rickson “Rkzinho” Ribeiro Dias and Lucas “Tatu” Santana entered a final against an experienced opponent, but the new-look lineup could not reproduce the clean form that had taken it through the earlier rounds.
The title changes the order of Brazil’s Major qualification race
FERJEE In House Season 2 was a ranked LAN, so the outcome carried more than the $24,330 prize pool. Imperial moved ahead of paiN after winning the event, while paiN were listed at number 46 globally. With Major invitations tied to VRS positions, losing a direct domestic final to a nearby rival has an amplified cost.
Imperial can take the clearer positive from the week. The team progressed through the eight-team event without losing a map and then defeated the other unbeaten finalist 3-0. That combination supports the ranking gain because it demonstrates consistency across the double-elimination groups and the single-elimination playoff stage.
paiN still leave Rio with second place and $4,859, but the manner of the final creates work for the next event. The lineup needs to reduce the performance gap between biguzera and the rest of the team, particularly when a series demands adaptation after an unfavorable opening map.
| Final detail | Imperial | paiN |
|---|---|---|
| Series score | 3 | 0 |
| Anubis | 13 | 4 |
| Cache | 13 | 11 |
| Mirage | 13 | 6 |
| Prize | $7,774 | $4,859 |
| Top rating | saadzin, 1.43 | biguzera, 1.36 |
Imperial converted an unbeaten event run into one of their clearest titles of the season. The 3-0 victory combined a dominant opening, a controlled close map and another decisive finish, with all five players contributing positive individual numbers.
The trophy, prize money and VRS movement give the result lasting value beyond the final itself. paiN remain a direct Brazilian rival, but in Rio the difference was unambiguous: Imperial were stronger on every played map and deeper across the scoreboard.
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