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 . He will debut on Sunday at 1 PM (BRT) against , and paiN made it clear the move is not a one-off: should they reach the playoffs, Namiru will remain the starter.
