Mark Daniel Demayo

VALORANT: PRX PatMen scoops two VCT Pacific Awards in his rookie year

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Mark Demayo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176516316642720251208 Patmen.jpg" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Patrick &quot;PatMen&quot; Mendoza of Paper Rex is seen onstage at VALORANT Champions Paris Playoffs Stage Day 5 at Les Arènes de Grand Paris Sud on September 29, 2025 in Paris, France. Colin Young-Wolff, Riot Games"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Patrick &quot;PatMen&quot; Mendoza of Paper Rex is seen onstage at VALORANT Champions Paris Playoffs Stage Day 5 at Les Arènes de Grand Paris Sud on September 29, 2025 in Paris, France. <em>Colin Young-Wolff, Riot Games</em></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align:left">Paper Rex&#x27;s Pinoy rookie Patrick &quot;PatMen&quot; Mendoza was honored with two awards in the year-end VCT Pacific Awards, taking home the Rookie of the Year as well as the Initiator of the Year.</p><p>&quot;To my teammates, coaches, and staff of Paper Rex, I just want to say thank you very much because I just don&#x27;t have just a team, but also a friend and family and I was really grateful to have you guys and every day sharing same food, same air, and we all know like how hard our work are but we still managed to do it,&quot; PatMen shared as he received his Rookie of the Year award.</p><p>Receiving the Initiator of the Year award came as a surprise for him, as he respects the many other initiator players in the region.</p><p>&quot;I was really glad because when I joined Paper Rex, what I&#x27;m thinking is how to be the best initiator or support player for them and I&#x27;m so happy that I&#x27;m able to get this achievement,&quot; PatMen said in getting the award.</p><p>The regional VCT awards was shown after the SOOP VALORANT League, an official VCT off-season tournament where the VALORANT Masters Bangkok champs T1 took the trophy against FNATIC.</p><p>PatMen also made it to the top three for Most Improved Player of the Year, though the honor went to DRX’s Song ‘HYUNMIN’ Hyun-min.”</p><p>The rest of Paper Rex were able to bag the majority of the awards: Ilya &quot;something&quot; Petrov for Duelist of the Year, Khalish &quot;d4v41&quot; Rusyaidee for Sentinel of the Year, Alexandre &quot;alecks&quot; Sallé for Coach of the Year, and Jason &quot;f0rsakeN&quot; Susanto for Player of the Year.</p><p>The Filipino initiator had an eventful first year in the tier 1 scene, marking many milestones in Philippine VALORANT while under the W Gaming squad.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2025/9/12/paper-rex-s-patmen-from-basketball-player-to-first-pinoy-valorant-champion-1746">Paper Rex&#x27;s PatMen: From basketball player to first Pinoy VALORANT champion</a></div><p>He entered Paper Rex mid-season at a crucial time when the squad was at the brink of missing out on another Masters tournament.</p><p>Upon joining PRX, they won their first international tournament, the VALORANT Masters Toronto, last June, ending their title drought since stepping onto the VCT&#x27;s international circuit in 2021 and surpassing their bridesmaid finishes in Masters Copenhagen in 2022 and Champions Los Angeles in 2023.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2025/6/23/paper-rex-uncrowned-kings-no-more-after-taking-valorant-masters-toronto-crown-1344">Paper Rex uncrowned kings no more after taking VALORANT Masters Toronto crown</a></div><p>PRX also returned to the Pacific throne in August by winning the VCT Pacific Stage 2 finals. They also followed with a top 4 finish in the VALORANT Champions Paris last September. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2025/9/1/paper-rex-rises-with-vct-pacific-stage-2-title-in-all-sea-finals-in-japan-0204">Paper Rex rises with VCT Pacific Stage 2 title in all-SEA finals in Japan</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2025/10/4/paper-rex-ends-valorant-champions-paris-run-with-pacific-duel-loss-to-drx-0928">Paper Rex ends VALORANT Champions Paris run with Pacific duel loss to DRX</a></div>

<p> Paper Rex's Pinoy rookie Patrick "PatMen" Mendoza was honored with two awards in the year-end VCT Pacific Awards, taking home the Rookie of the Year as well as the Initiator of the Year.</p>

Paper Rex's Pinoy rookie Patrick "PatMen" Mendoza was honored with two awards in the year-end VCT Pacific Awards, taking home the Rookie of the Year as well as the Initiator of the Year.

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VALORANT: PRX PatMen scoops 2 VCT Pacific Awards in his rookie year

Mark Demayo,

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Published December 08, 2025 03:41 PM PHT

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