Mark Daniel Demayo

Paper Rex wins the Filipino battle against Sentinels, moves closer to VALORANT Masters Toronto crown

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Mark Demayo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176169489734654360906996_e6881ac262_k.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Ko &quot;Sylvan&quot; Young-sub of T1 lifts the trophy onstage at VALORANT Masters Bangkok Grand Finals on March 02, 2025 at the UOB Live in Bangkok, Thailand. Colin Young-Wolff, Riot Games"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Ko &quot;Sylvan&quot; Young-sub of T1 lifts the trophy onstage at VALORANT Masters Bangkok Grand Finals on March 02, 2025 at the UOB Live in Bangkok, Thailand. <em>Colin Young-Wolff, Riot Games</em></span></span></span></div><p>Korean flavor is being added to the Adobo Gang mix as Team Secret signs Ko &quot;Sylvan&quot; Young-sub to their VALORANT squad in preparation for the 2026 VCT season.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1983052026058530873&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-10-28T23%3A35%3A02.489136%3Ac0bba4c8-b94b-4b62-b302-c091ae0d1539%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=d9f3ad7bd36300fb545af3a1b10a8eeeb91d02f4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:874px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1983052026058530873"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The former T1 controller player is the first piece of the roster rebuild for Secret after letting go of Sha &quot;ZesBeew&quot; Mohtar, Nguyễn &quot;n1zzy&quot; Tấn Thành, and Brheyanne Christ &quot;Wild0reoo&quot; Reyes.</p><p>Related: <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2025/10/24/valorant-team-secret-joins-vct-rostermania-with-release-of-zesbeew-n1zzy-and-wild0reoo-1734" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">VALORANT: Team Secret joins VCT rostermania with release of ZesBeew, n1zzy, and Wild0reoo</a></p><p>Sylvan brings championship experience to the squad, having been part of the T1 roster that won VALORANT Masters Bangkok in March.</p><p>Related: <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2025/3/3/valorant-t1-crowned-masters-bangkok-champs-in-full-series-triple-overtime-1223" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">VALORANT: T1 crowned Masters Bangkok champs in full-series triple overtime</a></p><p>Unfortunately, as the VCT Pacific Stage 1 rolled in, the Korean squad was unable to sustain their momentum, which led to an early exit in the playoffs and a missed opportunity to participate in VALORANT Masters Toronto.</p><p>Since then, Sylvan was not called back to the active roster for Stage 2, but remained signed with the organization until his contract expired in October.</p><p>Ahead of the announcement, Sylvan is already being integrated with the Adobo Gang in the off-season Predator League Philippine qualifier tournament.</p><p>Secret continues to be on the lookout for the rest of their 2026 roster while working with Fikri Zaki &quot;Famouz&quot; Hamdani from BOOM Esports and Phuong Duy &quot;Pr0digy&quot; Ta from Team Secret Academy as their trial duelists in the offseason.</p>

<p> Korean flavor is being added to the Adobo Gang mix as Team Secret signs Ko "Sylvan" Young-sub to their VALORANT squad in preparation for the 2026 VCT season.</p>

Korean flavor is being added to the Adobo Gang mix as Team Secret signs Ko "Sylvan" Young-sub to their VALORANT squad in preparation for the 2026 VCT season.

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VALORANT: Team Secret signs Sylvan from Masters Bangkok-winning T1

Mark Demayo,

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Published Oct 29, 2025 09:57 AM PHT

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