Paper Rex Defeats Rex Regum Qeon to Claim the VCT Pacific 2025 Stage 2 Championship
- Miguel Méndez
- Aug 31
- 2 min read
The premier tournament of professional VALORANT in the Asia-Pacific region came to an end on August 31 with the crowning of a new champion. Paper Rex(PRX) stayed at the top of the standings and defeated Rex Regum Qeon(RRQ) 3-1 in the grand final of VCT Pacific 2025 Stage 2.
The Stage 2 finals of VCT Pacific took place at the LaLa Arena Tokyo-Bay in Japan, bringing together the qualified teams. Despite visa issues, all rosters were complete. RRQ, coming off a 3-2 comeback against TALON in the Lower Bracket Final, could not match a Paper Rex side that was the most dominant team of the split, securing direct qualification to VALORANT Champions Paris 2025.
Paper Rex Claims Their Third VCT Pacific Title with Stage 2 Victory
The series began on Bind, where Paper Rex controlled its map pick with an aggressive attack, taking the first half with a 9-3 lead. After the side switch, PRX kept its momentum, and while Rex Regum Qeon managed to close the gap with Cahya “Monyet” Nugraha stepping up for his team, it was not enough as they fell 13-8.
Although Ascent was Rex Regum Qeon’s map pick, Paper Rex completely dominated the first half with Jason “F0rsakeN” Susanto and Ilia “Something” Petrov unstoppable. On defence, Rex Regum Qeon rallied with six straight rounds behind Bryan “Kushy” Setiawan and Maxim “Jemkin” Batorov, but Wang “Jinggg” Jing Jie secured the victory for PRX, putting them 2-0 ahead in the series with a 13-7 score.
On the brink of elimination, Rex Regum Qeon looked stronger on Paper Rex’s map pick, keeping the first half close and going into the side switch with the score tied. On defence, RRQ shut down their opponent completely, with Monyet and Jemkin leading the way to secure their team’s first win of the series, 13-6.
The series was decided on Haven, where Paper Rex once again proved superior on defence, controlling the first half with an 8-4 lead. On attack, PRX kept up its aggressive pace from the pistol round. Despite efforts from Monyet and Jemkin to push Rex Regum Qeon to a fifth map, it came down to a 1v1 duel where Patiphan “Pat” Chaiwong sealed the victory with a 13-7 score, securing the championship for his team.
Pacific Teams Locked In for VALORANT Champions 2025
With this victory, Paper Rex claimed its third VCT Pacific title, taking home the trophy along with the $100,000 prize. Despite the defeat, Rex Regum Qeon will join PRX as the region’s representatives at VALORANT Champions 2025 in Paris after reaching the final. T1 and DRX qualified through Champions Points to complete the Asia-Pacific contingent for the world championship.