Paper Rex sweeps Global Esports in VCT Pacific

Paper Rex beat Global Esports 3-0 on May 16 in the lower final of VCT Pacific Stage 1, sending the Singapore-based team into the tournament’s grand final on Sunday. VLR.gg’s bracket page listed the result as a best-of-five sweep in Ho Chi Minh City, where the top-four portion of the event is being played. Liquipedia’s event page lists VCT Pacific Stage 1 as running from April 3 to May 17, with the final set for May 17. The result put Paper Rex one win away from the Stage 1 title after a lower-bracket run that included victories over Kiwoom DRX and T1 before the rematch with Global Esports. Global Esports had previously sent Paper Rex into the lower bracket with a 2-1 win in the upper semifinals on May 8, according to VLR.gg. (vlr.gg) ### How did Paper Rex get back to the final after losing earlier in playoffs? VLR.gg’s playoff bracket shows Paper Rex losing 2-1 to Global Esports in the upper semifinals on May 8, then dropping into the lower bracket and beating Kiwoom DRX 2-1 on May 10. The same bracket shows Paper Rex then beating T1 2-1 on May 15 to reach the lower final. (vlr.gg) That sequence set up a second meeting with Global Esports, this time with elimination on the line for the loser. KDA.live and VLR.gg both listed the May 16 series as Global Esports 0, Paper Rex 3. ### Where does this leave Global Esports? Global Esports finished one series short of the grand final after reaching the upper final on May 15. (vlr.gg) VLR.gg’s bracket shows FULL SENSE beating Global Esports 2-0 in that match before Global dropped into the lower final against Paper Rex. The May 16 loss ended a playoff run that had included wins over Rex Regum Qeon and Paper Rex earlier in the bracket. (kda.live) VLR.gg’s standings page for the event lists the top three finishers as qualifying for Masters, with points also awarded by finishing place. ### What does the tournament format say Paper Rex earned with this win? (vlr.gg) Valorant Esports’ official Stage 1 standings page says the top three teams in each international league qualify for Masters Toronto. The same page says additional championship points are awarded to the top four teams in playoffs based on placement. (vlr.gg) Liquipedia’s event page lists VCT Pacific Stage 1 as a 12-team offline tournament organized by Riot Games, with playoffs following a group stage that ran through early May. The page also says the event moved from Seoul to Ho Chi Minh City for the top four. ### Why was this rematch notable inside the bracket? (valorantesports.com) Global Esports had already shown it could beat Paper Rex in this playoff bracket. VLR.gg recorded Global’s 2-1 upper-semifinal win on May 8, while Games.GG described that earlier result as Global Esports’ first Masters qualification. Paper Rex answered eight days later with a clean 3-0 in the lower final. (liquipedia.net) The bracket result reversed the earlier playoff meeting and gave Paper Rex the last open place in the May 17 title match. ### Who is waiting in the grand final, and when is it? Liquipedia lists the grand final as FULL SENSE against Paper Rex on May 17 at 17:00 ICT. (vlr.gg) VLR.gg’s event page also shows FULL SENSE versus Paper Rex in the grand final, scheduled for 6:00 a.m. EDT on May 17. Valorant Esports’ schedule page lists a VCT Pacific finals match on Sunday, May 17. (vlr.gg) That match is the next step for Paper Rex after the May 16 sweep of Global Esports. (valorantesports.com) (liquipedia.net)