Mark Daniel Demayo

PRX beats G2 in Masters Toronto Playoff opener

Paper Rex react onstage at the VALORANT Masters Toronto Playoffs Stage on June 13, 2025 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Stefan Wisnoski, Riot Games

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Paper Rex bests host region rep G2 in VALORANT Masters Toronto playoff opener

PRX defeats G2 in Masters Toronto Playoffs opener

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/174984653597520250613-PRX2.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Paper Rex react onstage at the VALORANT Masters Toronto Playoffs Stage on June 13, 2025 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Stefan Wisnoski, Riot Games"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Paper Rex react onstage at the VALORANT Masters Toronto Playoffs Stage on June 13, 2025 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. <em>Stefan Wisnoski, Riot Games</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Paper Rex opens their playoff run in the VALORANT Masters Toronto with a hard fought win against tournament favorites and home region defenders G2 via 2-0 sweep.</p><p>The W Gaming squad exacts revenge on the VCT Americas Stage 1 champs after losing in their previous encounters back in 2024 Champions Seoul and in Masters Shanghai.</p><p>In Split, the two teams traded rounds in the first half, but G2 had the upper hand in the initial rounds and the end of the half at 5-7.</p><p>As the NA squad took the pistol and anti-eco round in the 2nd half, PRX retaliated with a snowballed seven-round streak. G2 notched one more round before PRX crossed the finish line with 13-10.</p><p>Pinoy rookie Patrick &quot;PatMen&quot; Mendoza on Fade stepped up for PRX in Spilt with 21 kills, 14 deaths, and 7 assists, including a one versus three clutch on the sixteenth round.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;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=1933565864244076743&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-06-13T21%3A26%3A58.476912%3A2381e28f-378c-4d7f-b509-37220413e201%26action%3Dcorrect&amp;sessionId=f2d71210cb71cdd092a899bfe349319dd1bf4326&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1933565864244076743"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p> Lotus continues the trade-off between the two teams, this time the tie carried on to the end of the half at 6-6.</p><p>PRX began to take the lead after taking the pistol, anti-eco, and bonus rounds at the start of the second half. G2 managed to chip away at PRX&#x27;s lead, but the Pacific squad kept their distance and closed out the series at 13-11.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2025/6/11/paper-rex-survives-masters-toronto-swiss-stage-with-nail-biter-against-team-liquid-0619">Paper Rex playoff-bound after Masters Toronto Swiss stage nail-biter against Team Liquid<br/></a></div><p>With the win, PRX knocks down the Masters Bangkok finalists to the lower bracket and moves on to the upper bracket semifinals where they will face off with another VCT Americas squad, the Masters Madrid champions Sentinels on June 17 at 12pm (June 18, 12am Manila time)</p>

<p>MANILA — Paper Rex opens their playoff run in the VALORANT Masters Toronto with a hard fought win against tournament favorites and home region defenders G2 via 2-0 sweep. </p>

MANILA — Paper Rex opens their playoff run in the VALORANT Masters Toronto with a hard fought win against tournament favorites and home region defenders G2 via 2-0 sweep.