E-sports team Paper Rex’s triumph at Valorant Masters a major win for Singapore, South-East Asia


(From left) Patrick "PatMen" Mendoza, Khalish "d4v41" Rusyaide, Wang "Jinggg" Jing Jie and Ilia “something” Petrov celebrating with the VCT Masters trophy. - RIOT GAMES

SINGAPORE: After a series of near-misses, Singapore-based e-sports team Paper Rex finally ended their wait for a major international trophy.

The team of mostly South-East Asian (SEA) players emerged victorious in the grand final of Valorant Masters Toronto, beating the formidable Fnatic 3-1 at the Enercare Centre on June 22 to claim the US$350,000 top prize.

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