Paper Rex’s (PRX) wins third seed in the VCT 2026: Pacific Kickoff, eliminating RRQ in the lower bracket Final, February 15, 2026.
It was a tight match-up with PRX taking game 1, 13-8 in Corrode. Then, RRQ took back a point in game 2 with a 10-13 score in Haven. However, PRX refused to give momentum and bested RRQ in game 3, 13-10 after Adiran “Invy” Reyes clutched the round in Breeze.
Game 4 secured the seed after Invy’s triple kill clutch at 11-10 to continue towards a match-winning ace by Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto, 13-10 in Pearl.
PRX Veteran, f0rsakeN leads the squad, taking consecutive MVPs and a total KDA of 101/58/11 with Omen in Corrode and Haven, Yoru in Breeze, then Veto in Peaerl/
The squad’s qualification to VCT Masters Santiago will mark a Masters debut for Filipino player and new PRX member, Invy. He finished the match with a 59/56/30 KDA
Joining PRX from VCT Pacific are top 1 seed, Nongshim Redforce, and top 2, T1.
Qualified teams internationally include
- Furia and G2 Esports from the Americas Kickoff
- All Gamers, EDward Gaming, XLG Esports from the China Kickoff
- BBL Esports and Gentle Mates from the EMEA Kickoff
Gentle Mates includes Filipino-American, Connor “GLYPH” Garcia.
VCT 2026 Masters Santiago will begin on February 28, 2026.