Valorant Masters Toronto: Singapore-Based Paper Rex Makes History With Republic's First Win
Third time's the charm for Paper Rex. The Singapore-based esports team has walked away as the champions of Valorant Masters Toronto, clinching not only their first international title but also the Republic's first-ever win at the event.
For Copenhagen and Los Angeles.
Third time's the charm. #VALORANTMasters pic.twitter.com/MYItc7hhOG — Paper Rex (@pprxteam) June 22, 2025
The latest victory follows two previous unsuccessful attempts at the Masters Copenhagen and Champions Los Angeles tournaments held in 2022 and 2023, respectively, which saw Paper Rex come in as the first runner-up. It wasn't all smooth sailing, however, as the third seed from the Pacific region almost didn't make it to this year's Masters with back-to-back defeats in the group stages, only finding their stride in the play-ins and play-offs.
Once there, the newly minted champions eliminated tournament favourites G2 Esports, another top-seed from the American region, Sentiels, and dark horse Wolves Esports to secure a face-off against Fnatic in the grand finals on 23 June. The latter team, meanwhile, entered Masters Toronto as the top seed from the EMEA region, losing 1-2 to Gen.G Esports before staging a comeback against Rex Regum Qeon, Sentinels, G2 Esports, and Wolves Esports.
Alas, the crown would go to Paper Rex, who bested their opponents 3-1 and took home US$350,000. The team also scored seven VCT points, bringing their current total to 11 points — and to the top of the Pacific Championship, ahead of South Korean teams T1 (10 points) and Gen.G (nine points). As for Fnatic, its players earned US$200,000 as consolation but remain the leader of their region.
Rounding out the celebration is the announcement of Jason 'f0rsakeN' Susanto as MVP of the tournament, with the full Paper Rex roster as follows: Jason 'f0rsakeN' Susanto (Indonesia)
Jing Jie 'Jinggg' Wang (Singapore)
Ahmad Khalish Rusyaidee 'd4v41' Bin Nordin (Malaysia)
Ilya 'Something' Petrov (Russia)
Patrick 'PatMen' Mendoza (Philippines)
Aaron 'mindfreak.' Leonhart (Indonesia)
Paper Rex's victory marks the third consecutive title won by a Pacific team after Gen.G Esports and T1, who emerged as the respective champions in 2024's Masters Shanghai and Masters Bangkok held earlier this year. Next on the list is Stage 2 of the International League, kicking off on 3 July, and culminating in the biggest event for Valorant : Champions, taking place in Paris, France, from 12 September to 5 October.
A hearty congratulations to Paper Rex!
Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth's theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia's greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really. Paper Rex Riot Games Singapore Valorant Valorant Masters Toronto
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