Paper Rex Press Conference after match against G2 | VCT Masters Shanghai

Paper Rex at the post-match press conference after losing to G2 in the upper bracket quarterfinals of Valorant Champions Tour 2024: Masters Shanghai.
Featuring the Paper Rex Valorant roster: f0rsakeN, Jinggg, mindfreak, something, d4v41
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[@dimaspenggalih]

Losing is losing, part of the competition, time to moving forward and coming back stronger. 🎉

[@cherryburger304]

they all need a mental coach or something. like even for alecks actually. every tournament they obviously feel the pressure or burden to win because a lot of people have huge expectations towards them. prx is on top when it comes to skills but they really have to overcome mentally. still hoping they'll win this through i believe in the team

[@sturts1234]

they play well when they hav no expectation lik with cgrs and monyet they got 3rd

[@Nick-tz3ke]

@@sturts1234 yea the pressure always gets to them

[@benballerdidthechain9095]

100% agree with this. If they want to achieve excellence i think alecks need to take a hard look at himselve tough love is not always the way to go. The boys needed some support during timeouts slamming the desk and screaming behind during a game in note a vote in confidence just think about what the players and fans think after that. Sometimes its needed when they do something incredibly wrong but today the gameplan was just not right.

[@ixanagi_]

Astralis also did this before, guess what happened.

[@cherryburger304]

@@ixanagi_ who are they and what happened

[@justjuniorjaw]

Will the real PRX please stand up?

[@fluxade]

its okay prx, im sure u guys will make a comeback in lower brackets TRUSTTT

[@butcherdesuyoi]

Lower bracket with FNC and FUT is just gonna be challenging for them. EDG they definitely can stomp that. They know how to play against them.

[@christopherlow9238]

@@butcherdesuyoi if they are able to beat them they would definetely be able to win it

[@sampurnasapkota5114]

​@@butcherdesuyoi FUT is not gonna challenge anyone lmao

[@user-yg1hu6bo3y]

@@christopherlow9238 No since they will be playing the loser of 100T v Gen.G after EDG which will be tough as fuck

[@butcherdesuyoi]

@@sampurnasapkota5114 FUT wasn't even the main problem, but PRX themselves facing this team. Against FUT who is somehow decent, a little carelessness from PRX can put them in terrible spot.

[@hashirakun5386]

Prx always like this, same as vct pacific yesterday, lost to TS

[@bemyvalentine1333]

Every time they lose, someone will say that Wgaming is stupid or they can’t get a trophy with this but when PRX wins, why would you not say that? You shouldn’t tell someone to give up on their way if you don’t like it. You should not tell them to change. Maybe just go cheer on another team.

[@RavenGaming888]

i can predict at first if forsaken have a bad day it will lose andddd its happen only kill 26 on 3 map thats weird i hope next game PRX come stronger

[@imanhaliman]

Issokay!! You' ll got luckier on next chance!!

[@bluebox2395]

Why when PRX lost, the game where they lost always looks so dumb? Like just taking unnecessary duels, peeking alone then dying without insurance. Trying to do hero play. Doesn't save when the round is 99% lost. Overpushing, insane whiffs, Etc

[@Notagenius106]

That's one bad thing about not having an igl. They have no one to backup their plans and become less disciplined.

[@zhake7372]

​@@Notagenius106 ikr i think maybe it is bad if they dont have an igl the pressure will consumed them no matter what.

[@Notagenius106]

@@zhake7372 their current problem rn but not about igl happened before and in the start of 2023. I really think that this could be the moment where PRX will struggle once again

[@matthewk.5118]

They look like this when they lose because they literally always look like this. The only difference is most of the time they hit their shots.

[@jdsantos_0275]

and that's what makes them annoying to play with. they play with timing and sound. they are doing things you don't expect. most of the time they win it but if they don't it looks like a ranked game. their plans start with winning an unpredictable duel, and they start to roll with it. like what fns said before iirc, you should win the duels but you don't and it starts to snowball which is so annoying. they win a series by making the other team play bad and feeling bad about themselves as well. of course its not just that but its all backed by a great game plan too and very coordinated team play enabled by the fact that they don't have an igl and everyone just knows how to support each other and trust that. however all of that is backed by their confidence and aim. if it happens that they don't win the starting duels and aren't shooting really well, they are fucked.

[@yungrisyt]

you win some, you lose some. at the end of the day, its what youve learnt that brings you forward.

[@ONEEsports]

Can PRX make a lower bracket run at Shanghai?

[@AdrianFLY69]

Ez

[@notspency]

Of course they can and they will.

[@Shark9637]

They HAVE to

[@enockbanda4009]

Depends, if any of the americas teams get knocked to the lowers then its lights out for PRX. They should beat EDG however im not convinced they get passed FNC tho they are struggling.

[@devooko]

Nuh uh

[@jaydenbeddall7770]

My question is wtf they be doing with the push down B long on bind when on defense? They did this during the G2 game today and against GenG and both times they got destroyed.

[@LEMAO-hm3hg]

no they dont have a good plan or anything, its just you guys fell under pressure from people expectation, legit they only stand still, and you guys keep coming to their crosshair but not ready to shoot, please take a long talk and mentally reset, close all the social media, if you guys can manage to calm down and having a good vibes again, you guys can still winning this, i trully believe in terms of skill prx is up there, but the problem is the mentality, lets goo and good luck on lower bracket, for the love of god, please rise up...

[@SillyPie77]

yeah the pressure gets to them for sure,, and i think map pool wise too it's not looking great for them, and also their lotus 2 duelist comp is not working against the internationals teams, bcs it's just easy to read their movement, same as last year too. their only strong map so far is sunset, so if they didn't fix their issues in lotus n bind it might be over for them.

[@cocoadesu2918]

G2 absolutely sucked earlier but PRX kept falling for their trap. Not using util to clear them out. Not clearing corners. Overheating and peeking for absolutely no reason and etc.

[@muhammadhisyamimaduddin2219]

They ain winning shit bro. I''ll delete my valorant account if they win this tournament.

[@cauldrin6624]

@@muhammadhisyamimaduddin2219 holdin u on that bro

[@HadirUntukAnda]

Its always has been their weakness. They hide it behind the jargon "have fun" what really is they dont have the hunger to win any tournament

[@Om-fv1bk]

forsaken was facing some issues with his tech, first prx took a technical break for it after that forsaken was frequently seen adjusting wires and stuff. it was a bad start for him

[@mitanand69]

it must be hard to lose being fav and then have to answer remembering all the mistakes again and again! just end it, and move on!

[@ONEEsports]

Part of the journey is embracing the mistakes. Let's cheer them on for the remaining matches!

[@FrozenJinX5757]

How many times PRX have been sent to the lower brackets in such tournaments. They always had this "lower bracket run" all the way back to the finals. It's like the upper bracket aren't their things. I'm just so puzzled.

[@wideblueeyedfear7520]

the two times they were in the upper bracket, they got second place in grand finals

[@FrozenJinX5757]

Well that being said, it is indeed PRX's tournament to lose for this Shanghai theoretically. Let's see.

[@sh1nenkai258]

@@wideblueeyedfear7520 but also 2 of their lower bracket runs, they had a standin at tokyo and at madrid they had monyet who is worse then jinggg team chem wise and playerwise their iceland run was pre good but zeta was just lights out that event

[@taxavation]

@@sh1nenkai258CGRS was actually insanely good and I don’t think full PRX would win Tokyo against prime Fnatic. Madrid had only 4 teams in its playoffs bracket, so all PRX had to do was win against Loud to secure 3rd from lowers

[@FrozenJinX5757]

Definitely something needs to change. Just winning based on individual skill playstyle will not cut it. (Like what Sliggy mentioned, what is PRX best map atm. I can't define one.. Map pool certainly does not favor us at all ever since the removal of Pearl and Fracture)

[@coldex2954]

Sitting mindfreak reason of losing

[@sturts1234]

alex yelling from behind didnt help very much and prx has one of the most round conversion rate after timeout...but didn't happened in t he last match...

[@Ascee1]

'Low' is a big word, smth’s sens is still 800dpi and 0.5

[@blackreaper5263]

They choke in unexpected situations..

[@najeebrazuck2912]

Nah, usually they choke in grand finals, now it's the first round in playoffs 😭 (tbf last time they also lost to edg first round)

[@timmynotjerry]

they only choke in bo5s. they didn’t choke in this match just played worse

[@MaiMai-wn2ys]

itu pas di bind gila sih abis2an banget....pasti ke pressure bat itu...aim jadi ga confident, peak dan swing ga pede juga....bingung info...pokoknya PRX udh bener2 kek digenggaman G2 tdi tuh ya ampun...tpi NT buat mereka yang masih berjuang nyari point....Good Game PRX!!!

[@sampurnasapkota5114]

Surely, they make a lower bracket run. Both times, they won the upper finals, and they lost the grand final. They have to toughen up their mental by running the gauntlet hell of lower bracket.

[@rpchn5698]

I mean PRX doesn't prepare for G2 but turn out G2 was anti strating PRX a lit, lost is a lost hopefully they get better

[@vinsmokesanji6280]

Tbf they always choke in the finals when they come in from uppers anyway. Might as well try the lower bracket

[@lcsfng]

Tbh after watching G2 having won multiple rounds in the second half of map 1 (PRX had a 11-1 lead), I could sense that things were not going to be great for them because I felt that they were struggling to close out map 1. It didn't look like convincing/confident win. I went ahead and took a nap right at the start of map 3 😅

[@harith0silver751]

welp hope the best in lower....

[@ZekoCLutch13131]

something threw too much like u see in split he got one with op and then he started peeking a angel where he had no sight

[@CheefChief]

they trolled and underestimated their enemies and faced that consequence. a life lesson learned here tbh next time they'll have to play their A game any map and NOT DASH UP MID SOLO AFTER U LEG SOMEONE W AN AWP THATS NOT WHAT WE SHOULD DO

[@Smart_Motivation8]

over confident earlier is not too good, disrespect is broken when 11-1 in map 1. saya kira kekalahan ini sangat berarti untuk prx kedepannya, belajar dari kesalahan. daripada kesalahan itu akan terjadi lagi (atau pertama kali dialami) pada final ataupun di grandfinal lainnya, jika tidak ada kesalahan ini. namun begitu, semangat terus bang. saya kira ini kesalahan2 kecil yang ditumpuk hingga menjadi besar. seperti disipline, 1-1 peek no cover/plan or overpeek when defend. faktor lainnya mungkin need pick good heroes like cyper on bind, even sova. then VIPER is too OP on lotus, gak bisa mengesampingkan itu, dari yang sudah2 saya lihat prx sering kalah gak pick viper/fade di lotus. namun apalah saya, orang biasa dan newbie. sekali lagi semangat terus bang, jgn capek buat belajar dari pengalaman

[@Vimzo_]

Hypereeed for next match

[@4EVER_7]

people not going g2 credit again

[@thetaismeta]

nahh prx look so defeated?? stay strong bros, losing to gold2 is hard so use ur disappointment as motivation and come back in form!! (and crush gold2 :3)

[@WoltGangDK]

are these their sponsors talking or what??? and bro why is alecks always so mad

[@stewpid6180]

please hire a gaming therapist 🙂

[@caterpillar8700]

Nah this is insane bro 😭

[@stewpid6180]

@caterpillar8700 I may be wrong but prx might not have a gaming therapist since they always crumble under pressure... and having one is actually pretty important for their mental health in an esports team

[@fendy9733]

For the fans also 😂

[@sai_Indurthi]

Whats a gaming therapist?

[@stewpid6180]

@sai_Indurthi its just basically a therapist, just to help keep their mentality in check

[@samarthh8638]

5:53 mind freak was soo in a hurry to get out hahaha

[@modern5752]

he looked like he didnt want to be there throughout the entire thing

[@kdy8126]

the downfall begins in the defense side site c push on lotus

[@dixonyamada6969]

can you guys tell the remote interviewers to show up with more energy? some of them sound so demotivated it's unprofessional, and almost insulting to the players. like these pros are here to answer your questions, often times after a very long match, and you show up slurring your words, unprepared, like you dont want to be there. i know there's a time difference for them, but you already knew that coming into this. do your job. i dont want to point fingers but 5:04 is a good example of many. the interviewer sounds like she doesn't even want to be there.

[@asakurayoh8715]

the voice heard from india to make me feel so annoyed and plus they have bad day i know the pain 😔

[@zeezi743]

Is it just me or Alecks and Jinggg has identical manner of speaking

[@holowisp8286]

They both have Singaporean accent

[@zeezi743]

@@holowisp8286 ohh yeah that sounds about right, they are the only Singaporeans and that's why they sound so unique from other squad memebrs

[@jasminerosabrille]

david looks tired

[@agmadseven9702]

Iya,mereka kenapa hari ini

[@YourAveragePersonOnTheStreets]

PRX Manager bouta get fired for picking G2

[@ezuan01]

low bracket kiing baby~

[@enockbanda4009]

I said this earlier 😂 they don't adapt, W gaming will get them punished. What happens when you get out aimed? You need structure and discipline to win these tournaments. It works in APAC because of the aggressive playstyles there. Yet notice how the DRX dominated that region before something joined them. Look at GenG with their heavy counter strating.

[@lucky6937]

please reset ur aim, u guys lose gun fights too much. just like when u guys meet EDG... PRX lost to EDG bcoz they lost gun fights... PRX always rely so much on gun fight and Breach comps... i dont think its gonna work anymore... G2 is like FPX years ago... they play passive waiting their enemy to peek first.

[@alexanderh1721]

prx never gets any better at their bad maps.

[@freddiewilliams9939]

APAC #1 lost to Tier 2 NA KEKW

[@zkwanzainol4834]

its ok prx choke the first game instead in grand final

[@Racistkyyyy]

When it comes to international stage Gen G is better

[@zhake7372]

Agreed they are so bad when it matters the most

[@enockbanda4009]

Because GenG have discipline and structure, they have an actual gameplan, not w gaming. However, GenG don't have depth on their map pool. The can win a best of 3 but can't last a best of 5. Also they are a prep heavy team, meaning if the prep fails they tend to fall aswell.

[@uresfffff222]

Geng plays smart valorant that’s why

[@Li_Quid8]

PRX been trying since when? Stil can't get a throphy sadly. Their plan always peak before and after eliminations ...

[@kaung582]

Why does mindfreak and something look like kids that got scolded by their parent

[@tinytempa3093]

Bc alecks dif

[@slixyyfn4207]

Something probably did get scolded

[@sai_Indurthi]

Maybe alecks scolded them a lot

[@taxavation]

You know it’s bad when Alecks stops slamming his desk and just stares at the screen.

[@mountainman077]

PRX is bad at trading when their mental is dropping, its not good to rely too muich on hero plays.

[@Racistkyyyy]

U guys r tooo aggressive 😂

[@divyansh5515]

They didn't have POOLCHAN'S AURA that's the reason they lost🤷‍♂

[@ONEEsports]

in Poolchan we trust 🙌

[@SMILE-iv3ij]

alex be like - :) i think the next vedio will be on me

[@SYNERGYband6100]

PRX getting Read like a book. W gaming too obvious now

[@aguywithananimeprofile8950]

what is lower brackets?

[@abhinavgupta5042]

Seriously, you watching the tournament with zero knowledge

[@aguywithananimeprofile8950]

@@abhinavgupta5042 yea im new

[@nfl5597]

Last chance bracket, when you lose in lower bracket you got eliminated. Meanwhile if you lose on upper bracket you go to the lower bracket.

[@taxavation]

@@aguywithananimeprofile8950basically, In order to win, Paper Rex has to win all of their next series’, including 2 best of 5’s. Hard, but not impossible

[@aguywithananimeprofile8950]

@@taxavation how many matches are they going to play? if they win all they go against the winners of the upper bracket?

[@kenchen704]

They played like shit: terrible util, terrible coordination, and repeating the same mistakes over and over again. Have they even been scrimming properly?

[@user-rs2qv6vv6t]

Lucky t1

[@ilzafadilatulhaq1780]

*u have first pick, and u really choose ur own grave* 💀 overconfident ?

[@knzwwwww]

W gaming is dead. Stop coping.

[@Notagenius106]

Unpopular opinion, what if alecks is the reason why PRX never won a trophy. I'm starting to notice that the timeouts were not effective at all if it works, they will start lose in a row after.

[@progamerswampyae9514]

I think most of prx players only work under alecks

[@Notagenius106]

@@progamerswampyae9514 their team chemistry with alecks is definitely good but the timeouts not being effective is quite a problem tbh.

[@speedforce8970]

This is just one series, Alecks timeouts have a pretty high winrate otherwise

[@Notagenius106]

​@@speedforce8970no I'm talking about the whole journey from the start of 2023.

[@tinytempa3093]

He is a great coach bro they can’t get a better one

[@zhake7372]

Lets be real Prx cant win an international trophy. Either masters and champs

[@makethevoid]

please stop w gaming on your playstyle i dont like it

[@Silvinodon]

What makes you think they'll listen to a nobody like you. Literally nobody in this world loves you, just stop commenting no one cares about anything you said

[@rabbanitrimeza1269]

Then dont watch them

[@julesmapatac]

they won't change that, it's their identity. coach alecks pretty much said before that he's not only a coach but also a pseudo brand manager enforcing WGaming as their brand.

[@Nick-tz3ke]

if there are no prx's aggresiveness, vct is boring.

[@ebenhzr7712]

KEEP CHOKINGG MENN LMAOO

[@architecthyde]

because w gaming is stupid