Paper Rex vs DRX Preview and Predictions – VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo
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| Author Thealchemist
The Paper Rex vs DRX encounter is taking place once again, and this time it’s on a Masters stage
These two squads last had a matchup in the Grand Final Bo5 of VCT Pacific, where Paper Rex brought an unbelievable reverse sweep and defeated the South Koreans for the second time. However, this instance may differ, as the star Duelist player is still unsure about attending the game amidst visa issues. Nonetheless, we are expecting an exciting Bo3, and here are our predictions.
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Paper Rex
The winners of VCT Pacific will have their first series here at Masters Tokyo in this match, and they are facing DRX for the third time in a row. Their last two games ended in great victories against DRX, and they were able to do it with an unusual Agent composition that surprised the South Koreans. Sadly, we are uncertain whether Ilya “something” Petrov will be attending this game and without him, we may not see the best performance from the Singaporeans they have recently been enjoying.
Players
Aaron “mindfreak” Leonhart
- Role: Controller
- VLR Rating: 1.05
- Average Combat Score: 181.8
- Kill/Death Ratio: 1.06
- Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
- Average Damage per Round: 116.2
Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto
- Role: Flex
- VLR Rating: 1.16
- Average Combat Score: 258.9
- Kill/Death Ratio: 1.24
- Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
- Average Damage per Round: 162.6
Patiphan “cgrs” Posri
- Role: Flex
- VLR Rating: N/A
- Average Combat Score: 226.55
- Kill/Death Ratio: 1.11
- Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 68%
- Average Damage per Round: 152.42
Khalish “d4v41” Rusyaidee
- Role: Flex
- VLR Rating: 1.13
- Average Combat Score: 219.1
- Kill/Death Ratio: 1.20
- Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 76%
- Average Damage per Round: 140.7
Jing Jie “Jinggg” Wang
- Role: Flex
- VLR Rating: 1.12
- Average Combat Score: 252.0
- Kill/Death Ratio: 1.19
- Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
- Average Damage per Round: 160.2
Player to Watch
mindfreak
Most Kills
Jinggg
Most First Blood
Jinggg
Most Deaths
Jinggg
DRX
The South Koreans were able to bounce back from the loss against EG in the decider match, winning 2-1 against FUT by bringing back Zest to their lineup. Although DRX couldn’t secure the first map, the following two maps looked dominating in their favor. BuZz has been on the duty of playing Duelist in most maps, and we are expecting another great series from him in this Bo3.
Players
Kim “stax” Gu-taek
- Role: Initiator/Controller
- VLR Rating: 1.04
- Average Combat Score: 194.9
- Kill/Death Ratio: 1.10
- Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
- Average Damage per Round: 125.6
Goo “Rb” Sang-min
- Role: Flex
- VLR Rating: 1.05
- Average Combat Score: 215.9
- Kill/Death Ratio: 1.14
- Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
- Average Damage per Round: 135.0
Kim “Zest” Gi-seok
- Role: Initiator/Controller
- VLR Rating: 1.02
- Average Combat Score: 189.6
- Kill/Death Ratio: 1.04
- Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
- Average Damage per Round: 122.8
Byung-chul “BuZz” Yu
- Role: Initiator/Controller
- VLR Rating: 1.13
- Average Combat Score: 235.1
- Kill/Death Ratio: 1.20
- Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
- Average Damage per Round: 148.7
Kim “MaKo” Myeong-kwan
- Role: Controller
- VLR Rating: 1.19
- Average Combat Score: 220.0
- Kill/Death Ratio: 1.22
- Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 78%
- Average Damage per Round: 141.7
Player to Watch
MaKo
Most Kills
Rb
Most First Blood
BuZz
Most Deaths
stax
VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo – Paper Rex vs DRX Predictions
Without something in this matchup, we will predict on the defeat of Paper Rex, DRX will win the series with a 2-1 score.
Paper Rex vs DRX – Head-to-Head
Paper Rex 6 – 8 DRX
Paper Rex vs DRX – Maps
- Map 1: Fracture
- Map 2: Pearl
- Map 3: Split
Paper Rex vs DRX – Score
- Map 1: Paper Rex to win against DRX by +4>
- Map 2: DRX to win against Paper Rex by +2>
- Map 3: DRX to win against Paper Rex by +4<
Paper Rex vs DRX – First-Half Score
- Map 1: DRX to win against Paper Rex by +2>
- Map 2: Tie
- Map 3: Paper Rex to win against DRX by+2<
Paper Rex vs DRX – Pistol Winners
- Map 1: DRX – DRX
- Map 2: DRX – Paper Rex
- Map 3: Paper Rex – DRX
Paper Rex vs DRX – MVP
MaKo
VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo – DRX vs Paper Rex Match Links
DRX vs Paper Rex – Match Time
June 16, 2023 – 23:00 PT // 26:00 ET// June 17, 2023 – 08:00 CEST
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