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Paper Rex Valorant Team News
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Paper Rex Valorant Team Bio
Paper Rex is a Southeast Asian professional esports organization headquartered in Singapore. The organization was founded in January 2020 by retired professional Counter Strike player and Counter Strike: Global Offensive coach, Harley "dsn" Örwall, along with the founder of CSGO2ASIA, Nikhil "nikH" Hathiramani.
History
Paper Rex made their entry into professional Valorant in July, 2022 by signing a roster consisting of brxndon, Egoist, Retla, JdFaker and pndmonia. Paper Rex announced a new team in 2021 by signing their CS: GO roster consisting of Tommy, mindfreak, f0rsakeN, Benkai and d4v41, with alecks joining as a coach.
Paper Rex competed in their first international VCT event at VCT 2021: Stage 3 Masters - Berlin. In 2022, Paper Rex won the APAC Challengers in both stages of VCT. They were close to winning their first major trophy in Valorant at VCT 2022 Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen, when they finished in second place.
Timeline:
2022
- January 3rd - Paper Rex released shiba.
- February 9th - Paper Rex acquired JdFaker as team manager.
2021
- February 5th - Paper Rex released benaf and FANE.
- February 8th - Paper Rex announced a new roster by signing their CS: GO team consisting of Tommy, mindfreak, f0rsakeN, Benkai and d4v41; alecks joined as a coach.
- April 20th - Paper Rex released Retla due to a breach of contract.
- May 20th - Paper Rex released Tommy.
- May 21st - Paper Rex announced shiba as their new fifth player.
- September 28th - Paper Rex acquired Jinggg; shiba was moved to a substitute position.
2020
- July 20th - Paper Rex entered Valorant with a roster consisting of brxndon, Egoist, Retla, JdFaker and pndmonia.
- November 2nd - JdFaker and pndmonia left Paper Rex.
- November 16th - Paper Rex announced a new roster. Egoist and brxndon left.
- November 24th - Paper Rex released calel, Moosey and Shiba after their trial period ran out.
Roster Details:
| Active Roster | |||
| IGN | Name | Role | Join Date |
| mindfreak | Aaron Leonhart | Controller | 2021-02-08 |
| f0rsakeN | Jason Susanto | Duelist, Sniper | 2021-02-08 |
| Benkai | Benedict Tan | IGL, Initiator | 2021-02-08 |
| d4v41 | Khalish Rusyaidee | Initiator, Support | 2021-02-08 |
| Jinggg | Wang Jing Jie | Duelist | 2021-09-28 |
Former Players:
2022:
| IGN | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team |
| Shiba (Substitute) | Zhan Teng Toh | 2021-05-21 | 2022-01-03 |
2021:
| IGN | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team |
| Tommy | Kumaresan Ramani | 2021-02-08 | 2021-05-20 | |
| Retla | Jorell Teo | 2020-07-20 | 2021-04-20 | Bleed eSports |
| benaf | Benedict Tan | 2020-11-16 | 2021-02-05 | TMG |
| FANE | Donovan Chia | 2020-11-16 | 2021-02-05 | TMG |
2020:
| IGN | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team |
| calel (Trial) | Jackie Ee | 2020-11-16 | 2020-11-24 | |
| Moosey (Trial) | Zhen Feng Yeow | 2020-11-16 | 2020-11-24 | TMG |
| Shiba (Trial) | Zhan Teng Toh | 2020-11-16 | 2020-11-24 | Team 600 |
| brxndon | Brandon Goh | 2020-07-20 | 2020-11-16 | Mantou |
| Egoist | Javier Chua | 2020-07-20 | 2020-11-16 | Team SMG |
| JdFaker | Joshua Fok | 2020-07-20 | 2020-11-02 | Team SMG |
| pndmonia | Jerry Ong | 2020-07-20 | 2020-11-02 |
Management Details:
| Management | |||
| ID | Name | Role | Join Date |
| nikH | Nikhil Hathiramani | Co-Founder & CEO | 2020-01-01 |
| Djojo | Matthew Djojonegoro | Co-Founder & President | 2020-01-01 |
| dsn | Harley Örwall | Co-Founder & CGO | 2020-01-01 |
| alecks | Alexandre Sallé | Coach | 2021-02-08 |
| JdFaker | Joshua Fok | Manager | 2021-02-09 |
Achievements:
| Date | Placement | Tier | Event Name | Result | Prize |
| 2022-07-24 | 2nd | S-Tier | VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen | Lost 2:3 against FunPlus Phoenix | $120,000 |
| 2022-06-26 | 1st | A-Tier | VCT 2022: APAC Stage 2 Challengers | Won 3:0 against XERXIA | $30,000 |
| 2022-04-22 | 4th | S-Tier | VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters Reykjavik | Lost 1:2 against ZETA DIVISION | $65,000 |
| 2022-03-27 | 1st | A-Tier | VCT 2022: APAC Stage 1 Challengers | Won 3:2 against XERXIA | $30,000 |
| 2021-09-15 | 13 - 15th | S-Tier | VCT 2021: Stage 3 Masters Berlin | Lost 1:2 against SuperMassive Blaze | $10,000 |
| 2021-08-22 | 2nd | A-Tier | VCT 2021: Southeast Asia Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs | Lost 0:3 against Bren Esports | $15,000 |
| 2021-05-02 | 3rd | A-Tier | VCT 2021: Southeast Asia Stage 2 Challengers Finals | Lost 1:2 against FULL SENSE | $6,000 |
Upcoming Event and Fixture:
| Date | Event Name | Opponent |
| 2022-08-31 | Valorant Champions 2022 Istanbul | EDward Gaming |
