Paper Rex beats Fnatic at VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen

Paper Rex defeated Fnatic 2-0 at VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen to advance to the Upper Bracket Finals. Now Paper Rex will be waiting for his opponent in the next match, which will be determined by the results of the DRX vs. OpTic Gaming match. In turn, the European team fell to the bottom of the championship, where they will play with Leviatán.

The first semi-final of the gaming day started on the map Ascent, which became the choice of the European team. But if the first half went in an equal fight, then after the change of sides, Paper Rex began to seize the initiative. As a result, the team from Southeast Asia managed to break the opponent, and at the same time took the lead in the series — 13:11.

Next, the teams moved to the Bind map, which became the choice of Paper Rex. And again, the first half went into a tough fight, albeit with a minimal advantage in favor of the Asian team. After the side switch, Fnatic players still tried to get involved in the fight, but in vain. As a result, Paper Rex closed the opponent at its peak and made it to the final of the upper bracket of the championship — 13:10.

Note that in this match, Paper Rex again lost one player and coach, as Jinggg and alecks became infected with the coronavirus. However, this did not prevent the team from getting a sensational victory over the opponent.

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 Interim 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