Paper Rex vs DRX Preview and Predictions – VCT 2023 Pacific Grand Final

The VCT 2023 Pacific League Grand Final will hold the Paper Rex vs DRX matchup for a prize of $100,000 and a Playoffs spot in Masters Tokyo

After confirming their slots in this year’s Masters and Champions events, the finalists are going to fight for a $100,000 prize and the coveted opportunity to bypass the Group Stage in Tokyo, directly qualifying for the Playoffs. If this encounter took place in the Regular Season, most bets would be in DRX’s favor. However, Singaporeans are looking much better right now with the rookie player Ilya “something” Petrov owning the servers alongside f0rsakeN and d4v41. Therefore, this Grand Final is anyone’s game, and here are our predictions for the Best of 5.

Paper Rex

The Singaporeans had smooth sailing in the Playoffs as they arrived in the Grand Final without losing a single map in their last two series. Their most recent match was against DRX in the Upper Final, where Paper Rex brought an upset by dominating the best team of the Regular Season. PRX’s unique double-Duelist comps will likely continue to be a hassle for MaKo and his squad, and we are expecting something to continue his dominating run.

Players

Aaron “mindfreak” Leonhart

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 181.9
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.06
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 116.2

Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.17
• Average Combat Score: 259.9
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.25
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 163.1

Ilya “something” Petrov

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.24
• Average Combat Score: 267.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.39
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 169.6

Khalish “d4v41” Rusyaidee

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.13
• Average Combat Score: 219.7
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.20
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 76%
• Average Damage per Round: 141.2

Jing Jie “Jinggg” Wang

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.12
• Average Combat Score: 252.2
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.19
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 160.2

Player to Watch

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DRX

After a close Best of 5 series against T1, DRX were able to reach here to face the Singaporeans once again. Jung “Foxy9” Jae-sung was missing from the Lower Final match and will not be in the Grand Final, with Zest coming back to take on Initiator and Controller roles. MaKo will have a lot of responsibility in this encounter to take on the MVP spot as he has done so far, but stopping something will require much more from the South Korean side/

Players

Kim “stax” Gu-taek

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.06
• Average Combat Score: 197.3
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.13
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 127.0

Goo “Rb” Sang-min

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 215.7
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.14
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 134.6

Kim “Zest” Gi-seok

• Role: Controller/Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.02
• Average Combat Score: 190.3
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.05
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 123.0

Byung-chul “BuZz” Yu

• Role: Initiator/Sentinel
• VLR Rating: 1.13
• Average Combat Score: 235.6
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.20
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 148.6

Kim “MaKo” Myeong-kwan

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.20
• Average Combat Score: 221.0
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.24
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 78%
• Average Damage per Round: 142.0

Player to Watch

MaKo

VCT 2023 Pacific Grand Final – Paper Rex vs DRX Predictions

This will be a Grand Final for the history books, as we will go through all five maps with Paper Rex snatching the victory from DRX with a 3-2 score.

Paper Rex vs DRX – Head-to-Head

Paper Rex 1 – 4 DRX

Paper Rex vs DRX – Maps

• Bind
• Fracture
• Ascent
• Split
• Pearl

Paper Rex vs DRX Score

• Map 1: DRX to win with Paper Rex<10
• Map 2: Paper Rex to win with DRX>6
• Map 3: DRX to win with Paper Rex>9
• Map 4: Paper Rex to win with DRX>7
• Map 5: Paper Rex to win with DRX>11

Paper Rex vs DRX – Top Fragger

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VCT 2023 Pacific Grand Final – DRX vs Paper Rex Match Links

• Twitch 
• YouTube

Paper Rex vs DRX – Match Time

May 28, 2023 – 00:00 PT // 03:00 ET // 09:00 CEST