The Paper Rex (PRX) express came to a screeching halt on the last stop of the Valorant Masters London run following a 2-3 heartbreaker against eventual champion Leviatán Esports (LEV) at the Copper Box Arena in London last Sunday, June 21. After a dominating start on Fracture (13-2), the Pacific giants engaged in a see-saw...
Author: Niklas Arriola
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Paper Rex barges into grand finals of Valorant Masters London
You can’t stop greatness. In a battle of regional champions, Paper Rex (PRX) conquered China’s Edward Gaming (EDG) in a gritty 2-1 series comeback before an electrifying crowd inside the Copper Box Arena in London last July 19 to play in the grand finals of the Valorant Masters London. What was anticipated to be one...
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Filipino rookie, PRX take over 2025 VCT Pacific Awards
Filipino esports rising star Patrick “PatMen” Mendoza capped an incredible tour debut with Rookie and Initiator of the Year honors as PRX (Paper Rex) dominated the trophy haul in the 2025 VCT Pacific Awards last Dec. 7. VCT (Valorant Champions Tour) is the official esports circuit for Valorant, a first-person tactical hero shooter video game...
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Team Liquid PH remain unscathed, romp Aurora TÜrkiye in MSC 2025 quarterfinals
Team Liquid Philippines (TLPH) sped toward the semifinals of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup (MLBB MSC) 2025 after a 3-0 stomping of Aurora Türkiye (AUR) last July 30 at the Amazon Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Three blue shirts shared the MVP plum throughout the series, with gold laner Kiel “Oheb” Soriano...
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Team Liquid PH crush Ultra Legends in MLBB Mid Season Cup 2025 opener
Kiel Calvin “Oheb” Soriano and Karl Gabriel “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno held the frontlines of the cavalry as Team Liquid PH collected their first win against the Ultra Legends (UL) in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup (MLBB MSC) 2025 last July 23 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Filipinos drubbed Egypt’s Ultra Legends, the MLBB...
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Team Secret beat Global Esports for first win in VCT Pacific: Stage 2
Filipino-dominated Team Secret notched their first victory in the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific: Stage 2 after surviving a three-map thriller against Global Esports, 2-1, last July 19, at Sangam Colosseum in Seoul. After a losing debut against Nongshim Redforce (NS), the new-look Team Secret lineup, including new pickups Nguyễn “n1zzy” Tấn Thành, Sha “ZesBeeW”...
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Paper Rex absorb bittersweet ending in Esports World Cup
For the first time in a while, Paper Rex (PRX) met a familiar squad on the Esports World Cup (EWC) stage: Korean team Gen.G. Bannering the same region, the Pacific titans engaged in a derby for third place in the inaugural Valorant tournament last July 13 at Boulevard Riyadh City in Saudi Arabia. Gen.G came...
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Paper Rex fall to Fnatic in semis of Esports World Cup and see it as a wake-up call
A strong showing on Sunset was not enough to push Paper Rex to victory as they suffered a reverse sweep at the hands of Fnatic, 1-2, in the semifinals of the Esports World Cup (EWC) Valorant tournament on July 12 at Boulevard Riyadh City in Saudi Arabia. Paper Rex displayed shards of brilliance from their Masters...
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Paper Rex shut down Sentinels, advance to Esports World Cup semis
Paper Rex stayed on track for back-to-back international titles after weathering a 27-kill storm from Filipino American duelist Zachary “Zekken” Patrone in “Sunset” to eliminate the Sentinels in the quarterfinals of the inaugural Esports World Cup 2025 Valorant tournament last July 11 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. First defeating the Sentinels during their Masters Toronto run,...
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Paper Rex open Esports World Cup bid with a win over Bilibili Gaming
Valorant Masters Toronto champion Paper Rex (PRX) opened their Esports World Cup 2025 campaign with a victory over China’s Bilibili Gaming, 1-0, on July 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. PRX, which has Filipino Patrick “PatMen” Mendoza among its players, shrugged off an early four-round deficit on Lotus as they mounted a strong attack to close...