DRX and Paper Rex will meet in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League top-flight final. Both teams have already qualified for Masters and Champions, but DRX clearly want to prove their standing in the region.
That said, I wouldn't say Paper Rex has any realistic chance of causing a sensation. To win the map - maybe. But that's as far as the team can go.
It's clear that the South Korean team's play has slowed down a bit, but even so, they're still the leaders. Therefore, here I would lean on a logical victory for the DRX team.
DRX Form
The first team in the South Korean rankings made it to the semi-finals of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, where they were defeated in a close match by LOUD.
But DRX were confident enough to advance to the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League, where they suffered just one defeat at the hands of Team Secret.
Still, the South Korean outfit managed to take revenge on Team Secret in their semi-final. Yes, they failed to get away with it, but DRX were quite successful in proving their status.
DRX's latest results:
- A 2-1 victory over Rex Regum Qeon.
- A 2-0 victory over DetonatioN FocusMe.
- A 0-2 defeat at the hands of Team Secret.
- 2-0 win over T1.
- 2-1 win over Team Secret.
Top DRX scores:
- Split - 100% wins.
- Bind - 100% wins.
- Pearl - 75% wins.
- Fracture - 60% wins.
- Ascent - 57% wins.
- Haven - 57% wins.
It's worth remembering that the South Korean team is not shown on the Lotus map.
Paper Rex uniforms
The first Asian Pacific team showed a mediocre Long Corner in the group stage of VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League, suffering defeats to Team Secret and DRX.
However, Paper Rex were able to return to action to pick up five straight victories and cement their place in the second round, earning a free ticket to the semi-finals.
Already here, the Singapore-based outfit managed to cope with T1, and didn't give up a single game. But it seems as though the team is trivial enough to take on an opponent like DRX.
Paper Rex's latest results:
- A 2-1 win over Talon Esports.
- A 2-0 win over ZETA DIVISION.
- Victory over Gen.G Esports 2-0.
- 2-0 win over Rex Regum Qeon.
- 2-0 win over T1.
Best Paper Rex:
- Haven - 100% wins.
- Bind - 100% wins.
- Ascent - 75% wins.
- Fracture - 75% wins.
- Pearl - 67% wins.
- Split - 67% wins.
- Lotus - 67% wins.
In turn, the Paper Rex team has consistently given up on maps Haven.
DRX - Paper Rex encounter statistics
In the current season, the teams met once - in the group stage of VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League victory went to DRX (2-0).
DRX vs Paper Rex
I suggest we dispense with the long speeches, because the last time the game was a one-wicket stand. It is clear that Paper Rex were on the decline then, but the South Korean team is still tearing it up. So in this case, I'd recommend betting on DRX to win.
