Mark Daniel Demayo

Paper Rex Falls to lower bracket of 2026 VCT Pacific Kickoff despite invy heroics

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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/177038794393355070635033_a09f0bfe14_k.jpg" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Paper Rex&#x27;s Adrian &quot;invy&quot; Reyes during the VCT Pacific Kickoff in Seoul, South Korea. VCT Pacific/Handout</span></span></span></div><p>Despite a breakout game from Pinoy rookie Adrian &quot;invy&quot; Reyes, the Paper Rex train took another detour down to the lower bracket of the 2026 VCT Pacific Kickoff after being sent down by T1.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2026/2/1/rrq-gets-revenge-for-stage-2-finals-loss-against-paper-rex-in-2026-vct-pacific-kickoff-0004" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RRQ gets revenge for Stage 2 finals loss against Paper Rex in 2026 VCT Pacific Kickoff</a></div><p>The VALORANT Masters Toronto champs absorbed another loss at the hands of the Masters Bangkok winners and are now at risk of missing out on the upcoming VALORANT Masters Santiago at the end of February.</p><div><br/></div><div><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></div><div><br/></div><p>In Pearl, T1 won the pistol and anti-eco, but PRX responded with three straight rounds. </p><p>The Korean squad regained the lead, but after a trade of rounds, PRX went on top at the end of the half at 7-5.</p><p>T1 rallied back in the second half with five rounds, but with a point in between and then a five-round streak, PRX took Pearl at 13-10. </p><p>Breeze saw T1 get revenge on PRX by taking rounds out of the gate. After two rounds going PRX&#x27;s way, T1 took the rest of the rounds in the first half at 2-10. </p><p>PRX managed to close the distance in the second half, but by winning rounds in between, T1 tied the series at 9-13.</p><p>It was neck-and-neck in Bind as the two squads traded one another and tied the score at 6-6 by halftime. </p><p>As the second half commenced, PRX began losing steam and allowed T1 to take more rounds and complete the reverse sweep at Bind with a 8-13 score.</p><p>Amid the losing effort, invy played his best game so far with PRX at 63 kills, 46 deaths, and 16 assists while playing Sova and KAY/O.</p><p>With the loss, PRX will need to win all their remaining matches in order to gain the last slot for Masters Santiago.</p><p>Their first assignment in the lower bracket will be the winner of the Global Esports and Gen.G match-up on February 7 and will face each other in the server on the following day.</p>

<p> Despite a breakout game from Pinoy rookie Adrian "invy" Reyes, the Paper Rex train took another detour down to the lower bracket of the 2026 VCT Pacific Kickoff after being sent down by T1.</p>

Despite a breakout game from Pinoy rookie Adrian "invy" Reyes, the Paper Rex train took another detour down to the lower bracket of the 2026 VCT Pacific Kickoff after being sent down by T1.

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Paper Rex Falls to lower bracket of 2026 VCT Pacific Kickoff despite invy's heroics

Mark Demayo,

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Published Feb 06, 2026 10:43 PM PHT

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