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Paper Rex takes off with sweep against XLG in VALORANT Champions Paris opener
Paper Rex, the top seed from VCT Pacific and featuring Filipino player Patrick "PatMen" Mendoza, started their Valorant Champions Paris campaign with a 2-0 sweep against China's XLG Esports.
The reigning Masters Toronto champions won their first map on Bind 13-9 after overcoming an early deficit, and secured the series win with a dominant 13-5 victory on Sunset.
Key plays included a 1v4 clutch by Jason "f0rsakeN" Susanto and the first Ace of the tournament by Ilia "something" Petrov.
This victory places Paper Rex in a favorable position in the group stages, and they will face GIANTX on September 17 for a playoff slot.
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