Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #6
mindfreak
Aaron Leonhart
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
will lose Wang "Jinggg"
Jing Jie going into 2024 as he will serve in Singapore's National Service, Alexandre "alecks"
Sallé confirmed in an interview.
"Jinggg is leaving PRX at the end of this season and will not be participating in the 2024 season," alecks told Round Up Gamers.
Jinggg and his team are currently in Los Angeles fighting for the world championship, having secured a spot in the top three of Champions 2023. The team's run in the VCT's capstone event follows a deep run at Masters Tokyo, where they placed third while playing with substitute Patiphan "cgrs" Porsi, and a VCT Pacific title.
Paper Rex play
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
North America
Rank #21
Derrek
Derrek Ha
NaturE
Nicholas Garrison
supamen
Phat Le
icy
Jacob Lange
yay
Jaccob Whiteaker
in the upper final of Champions, on Aug. 24. Should they win, the team will be one win away from becoming Valorant's 2023 Champions. If they lose, Paper Rex will have to win two matches in order to lift the trophy.
"I want to lift the trophy with him," alecks said. (Photo by Yicun Liu/Riot Games)
Jinggg joined Paper Rex in September 2021, nearly two years ago, in place of Zhan "shiba" Teng Toh. The team struggled in that year's APAC LCQ, but were strong contenders throughout 2022, finishing in fourth-place at Masters Reykjavik and being runners-up at Masters Copenhagen, and are now one of the best teams in the world.
Jinggg's exit will be just the third major change this core has undergone since its inception in 2021. After shiba's exit, Paper Rex signed Ilya "something"
Petrov — a Russian duelist who spent his time in the Japanese circuit and last played for
Sengoku Gaming
Sengoku Gaming
Japan
Rank #9
Gwangboong
Kim Gwang-won (김광원)
Kippei
NOBITA
Misaya
yuran
Yushin Hato
— in place of Benedict "Benkai"
Tan.