Paper Rex make history as the first APAC team to reach a Masters grand final

Paper Rex has left a mark on the world as the first Valorant team from Asia to make a grand final at an international LAN, beating OpTic Gaming 2-1 in the upper bracket final at Masters Copenhagen.

The match was likewise quick to be played before a live audience, who burst out chanting “PRX” in the final round of the series.

The stars in the two teams appeared in sublime form — Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto and Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker topped the scoreboard with more than 50 kills each, however it was a stellar team play from PRX that aided drive them off the line.

Yet again their signature aggression was on full display, and they wasted no time showing why they are viewed as one of the fun teams to watch in the game.

Paper Rex locks in their spot in the best two at Masters Copenhagen

Each map finished in the one-sided first half. On Haven, OpTic’s map pick, PRX turned in an extremely prevailing performance. They ran away with a 9-3 going after half and kept up their momentum on defense, ultimately taking the map 13-3.

A Round 10 ace by f0rsakeN really characterized the speed of the map. PRX took exploitation of OpTic’s rotations off locales, frequently waltzing into empty sites and securing the plant.

PRX could apparently choose whatever is best. Khalish “d4v41” Rusyaidee won a 1v3 on A site in Round 12, with OpTic giving him three 1v1 duels.

PRX amazed Bind by putting f0rsakeN on Chamber rather than his typical Yoru, yet the team seemed to endure without the element of chaos that the Japanese duelist brings to the game.

OpTic went for forceful twofold peeks and glimmers at areas like B long and A Bath, unafraid to challenge PRX on a map that the APAC team recently had an 8-0 record on.

It was their chance to run ahead to a 9-3 lead, and despite a valiant attempt at a comeback from PRX, the North American squad would win Bind 13-9.

Be that as it may, PRX would then bounce on Fracture. Both f0rsakeN and Victor “Victor” Wong picked Neon, making way for an incredibly fast-paced match and a conflict between the two dueling speedsters.

The Southeast Asian team didn’t avoid their typical way of pushing on protection. Rather than saving Breach’s Rolling Thunder extreme for a retake, Benedict “Benkai” Tan utilized it at A Main, permitting f0rsakeN and Wang “Jinggg” Jing Jie to push and find four kills inside the initial 10 seconds of the round.

OpTic additionally neglected to capitalize on man benefits in a few rounds, permitting PRX to balance and reassert control.

Paper Rex eventually walked away with Fracture 13-5, securing their spot in the great final. They will play the winner of the lower bracket final on July 24 at 11:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 8:00 a.m. PT | 3:00 p.m. GMT.

On their end, OpTic Gaming has been where they are previously. At Masters Reykjavik, the team lost their upper bracket final match to LOUD, prior to pursuing retribution in the grand final. A rematch with Paper Rex might actually be on the cards, in the event that they win the lower bracket final.

All matches will be broadcast live on the official Valorant Twitch and YouTube channels.