Paper Rex continues to suffer losses due to coronavirus

Another Paper Rex player and coach have contracted the coronavirus and will be forced to play the VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen playoffs from a separate room. As a result, the Asian team will play the upcoming semi-final with Fnatic with only two players on stage, while the majority of the roster will defend the interests of the tag remotely.

The health and safety of the players and staff at the Masters in Copenhagen is our highest priority. As a precautionary measure due to COVID-19, all participants should be tested regularly. During mandatory testing, members of the Paper Rex team and coaching staff received positive PCR test results.

Note that this is not the first time that Paper Rex has experienced a shortage of staff due to the coronavirus. A little earlier, f0rsakeN and d4v41 were removed from the team and moved to a separate room. In addition, two days ago, the team was left without their manager JdFaker, who also contracted the coronavirus.

Infection schedule in the Paper Rex camp:

• July 13: f0rsakeN
• July 14: d4v41
• July 15: JdFaker (manager)
• July 17: Jinggg, alecks (coach)
  

Despite the circumstances, Paper Rex got off to a good start in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen playoffs, where they got a confident 2:0 victory over Guild Esports. Today, July 17, the team will play with Fnatic, playing for a ticket to the final of the upper bracket.

VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen takes place July 10-24 in Copenhagen in a mixed format. The first weeks of the championship will be held in a studio format, while the final three days will take place at the Forum venue. As part of the championship, twelve participants from Europe, the Americas, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia compete for a prize pool of $650,000, as well as ranking points needed to qualify for VALORANT Champions 2022.

VALORANT Champions Tour 2022 Intermediate Results: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen

• 1st place: $200,000 + 1000 points
• 2nd place: $120,000 + 750 points
• 3rd place: $85,000 + 500 points
• 4th place: $65,000 + 400 points
• 5th-6th place: $40,000 + 300 points
• 7th-8th place: Guild Esports and XSET — $25,000 + 250 points
• 9th-10th place: Northeption and KRÜ Esports — $15,000 + 200 points
• 11th-12th place: XERXIA and LOUD — $10,000 + 150 points