{"id":35823,"date":"2026-03-31T10:14:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/?p=35823"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:23:03","slug":"circuit-x-mayhem-sao-paulo-overview-teams-dates-prize-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/circuit-x-mayhem-sao-paulo-overview-teams-dates-prize-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Circuit X Mayhem S\u00e3o Paulo 2026: Dates, Teams, Format, Prize Pool &amp; Where to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Circuit X Mayhem S\u00e3o Paulo is a <strong>CS2 Tier 2 LAN tournament<\/strong> in Brazil, running <strong>April 1\u2013April 5<\/strong>, featuring <strong>16 teams<\/strong> competing through a group stage and single-elimination playoffs. The event has a <strong>$50,000 prize pool<\/strong>, and you can watch it <strong>live via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitch <\/a>and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kick.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kick<\/strong> <\/a>(with on-site viewing available at the <strong>paiN Gaming Office<\/strong> in S\u00e3o Paulo).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Circuit X Mayhem S\u00e3o Paulo 2026 Format and Prize Pool ($50,000)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">paiNCS, teremos s\u00f3 ESSA OPORTUNIDADE? N\u00c3O.<br><br>A 2\u00ba CHANCE: CIRCUIT X MAYHEM SP \ud83c\udfc6 (Ser\u00e1 jogada no NOSSO OFFICE, cedido a competi\u00e7\u00e3o).<br><br>A FERJEE acaba dia 30. A Circuit X inicia no dia 1 de abril, teremos a\u00ed 1\/2 dias de dist\u00e2ncia entre os 2 campeonatos. Ainda sem jogos e hor\u00e1rios. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zBBwThG13t\">pic.twitter.com\/zBBwThG13t<\/a><\/p>&mdash; paiN Gaming CS2 (@paiNGamingCS2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paiNGamingCS2\/status\/2036910377879867741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 25, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Circuit X Mayhem S\u00e3o Paulo will be an offline tournament taking place in <strong>Brazil\u2019s largest city<\/strong>, S\u00e3o Paulo. It is a part of the Circuit X tournament organizer and players <strong>wishing to watch it<\/strong> can do that at the paiN Gaming Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament will include 16 CS2 teams who will play in a <strong>Group Stage and Playoffs format<\/strong>. Starting with the groups, there will be four GLS groups of four teams each that will play<strong> Bo3 games<\/strong>. The best two from <strong>each Group will advance to the Playoffs<\/strong>, where there will be a single-elimination bracket. The Grand Final will be in best-of-five, whereas all other matches are in best-of-three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving on to the prize pool, there will be $50,000 on the line, split as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Placement<\/th><th>Prize<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1st<\/td><td>$30,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2nd<\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3rd<\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4th<\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5th\u20138th<\/td><td>$750<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Circuit X Mayhem S\u00e3o Paulo 2026 Prize Pool Breakdown (USD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Circuit X Mayhem S\u00e3o Paulo 2026 Teams and Groups (Group A\u2013D)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 16 CS2 teams will do what they can to <strong>earn a share<\/strong> of the respectable prize pool. Speaking of teams, here are all of the names we will see in action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Group A<\/th><th>Group B<\/th><th>Group C<\/th><th>Group D<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>paiN Gaming<\/td><td>RED Canids<\/td><td>Imperial Esports<\/td><td>ODDIK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marsborne<\/td><td>Fluxo<\/td><td>ShindeN<\/td><td>Gaimin Gladiators<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Galorys<\/td><td>DashSkins<\/td><td>Bounty Hunters<\/td><td>Yawara E-Sports<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ALKA Gaming<\/td><td>Metanoia Wolves<\/td><td>Crashers<\/td><td>Game Hunters<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Circuit X Mayhem S\u00e3o Paulo 2026 Group Stage Draw (Groups A\u2013D)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering that the tournament is in Brazil and will take place at paiN Gaming\u2019s office, it\u2019s <strong>no surprise that the latter is the favorite.<\/strong> It\u2019s been a while since the South American powerhouse won because its last big tournament was the <strong>Global Esports Tour Rio de Janeiro 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other interesting teams here include Gaimin Gladiators and Bounty Hunters. We have analyzed their recent matches and it\u2019s safe to say they have a <strong>legit shot at winning<\/strong>. Only time will tell if this will be the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bOverall, the Circuit X Mayhem Sao Paulo will be one of the more <strong>interesting non-S-tier CS2 tournaments <\/strong>around. People wishing to watch it can follow the action on Twitch and Kick. We also suggest <a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/\">following us<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Circuit X Mayhem S\u00e3o Paulo is a CS2 Tier 2 LAN tournament in Brazil, running April 1\u2013April 5, featuring 16 teams competing through a group stage and single-elimination playoffs. 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