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Getting knocked around in a painful SA qualifier is never fun, but a visa hiccup on BetBoom&#8217;s end has thrown paiN straight back into the international mix without needing to fight through another bracket.<\/p>\n<h2>What We Know So Far<\/h2>\n<p>Details on the tournament are still filtering through, but here&#8217;s what&#8217;s been reported around the swap:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BetBoom&#8217;s withdrawal is tied to visa issues rather than anything competitive, according to BLAST&#8217;s own statement<\/li>\n<li>paiN take the vacated spot, marking a return to BLAST&#8217;s international stage<\/li>\n<li>The event is being reported with a prize pool in the region of $1.1 million, running across late August into early September, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/cyber.sports.ru\/cs\/1117330463-betboom-team-propustit-blast-premier-open-porto-iz-za-vizovyx-problem-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cyber.sports.ru<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The wider field reportedly includes names like NAVI, Vitality, Falcons and Spirit, per <a href=\"https:\/\/sport.ua\/uk\/news\/897286-rosiyan-ne-pustili-na-blast-porto-bb-team-zaminit-komanda-pain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sport.ua<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last-minute swaps like this aren&#8217;t unheard of in CS2 right now &#8211; check out our breakdown of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/1win-cs2-roster-tdk-ax1le-nafany\">1win roster shuffle involving TDK, ax1le and nafany<\/a> for another example of how quickly lineups can shift before a big event.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s Next<\/h2>\n<p>All eyes now turn to how paiN slot into the bracket and whether they can make the most of an opportunity they didn&#8217;t necessarily plan for. 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