Paper Rex vs Gen.G Preview and Predictions – VCT 2023 Pacific League

The Week 8 of the VCT Pacific League kicks off with an exciting Paper Rex vs Gen.G matchup

These two teams have never encountered each other as Gen.G is a new arrival to the international scene. Paper Rex are the clear favorites of this game, considering the recent winning streak they are enjoying with their Duelist Ilya “something” Petrov. On the other hand, Gen.G’s current form isn’t looking good, even though they had a strong 4-0 start. Here are our predictions for this matchup –

Paper Rex

As expected, the Singaporeans have taken the second spot in the VCT Pacific ranking with a 5-2 record. Their incredible duelist player, something, has come as a blessing, as he is now the second-best player at VCT Pacific, right under MaKo from DRX. Also, their double-Duelist setup has been looking unstoppable in maps like Pearl and Split, as Paper Rex come from a 3-match winning streak. And not to mention, f0rsakeN has been contributing a lot to the team, as expected, picking up multiple different Agents from Initiator, Sentinel and Duelist roles. 

Players

Aaron “mindfreak” Leonhart

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 181.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.05
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 116.2

Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.17
• Average Combat Score: 261.0
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.25
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 163.7

Ilya “something” Petrov

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.24
• Average Combat Score: 275.2
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.39
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 174.6

Khalish “d4v41” Rusyaidee

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.12
• Average Combat Score: 219.4
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.19
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 75%
• Average Damage per Round: 141.0

Jing Jie “Jinggg” Wang

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.12
• Average Combat Score: 253.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.18
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 160.6

Player to Watch

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Gen.G

The South Korean team’s incredible 4-0 start made them look like the second-best roster of the Pacific League. However, these recent three losses have set them back quite a lot, and their Playoffs spot is in question. While many would point their fingers at their Duelist player Meteor’s underperformance, it’s simply not the loss factor for Gen.G as Meteor also struggled in the matches he won. The remaining matches of VCT Pacific will be very important for this roster to win to not lose their Playoffs spot to some other team. 

Players

Kim “Meteor” Tae-O

• Role: Duelist
• VLR Rating: 1.04
• Average Combat Score: 242.4
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.12
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 69%
• Average Damage per Round: 151.8

Lee “k1Ng” Seung-won 

• Role: Sentinel/Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 207.9
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.15
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 135.6

Yu “TS” Tae-seok

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.06
• Average Combat Score: 201.9
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.03
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 129.5

Yeom “eKo” Wang-ryong

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 0.94
• Average Combat Score: 195.3
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.93
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 71%
• Average Damage per Round: 124.5

Ko “Sylvan” Young-sub

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.02
• Average Combat Score: 200.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.99
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 72%
• Average Damage per Round: 130.0

Kim “GodDead” Sung-sin

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 0.98
• Average Combat Score: 199.4
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.93
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 70%
• Average Damage per Round: 129.4

Player to Watch

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VCT 2023 Pacific League – Paper Rex vs Gen.G Predictions

Paper Rex will receive some pushback from their opposition but will eventually close the series against Gen.G in a 2-1 score.

Paper Rex vs Gen.G – Head-to-Head

Paper Rex 0 – 0 Gen.G

Paper Rex vs Gen.G – Maps

• Ascent
• Fracture
• Lotus

Paper Rex vs Gen.G Score

• Map 1: Paper Rex to win with Gen.G<11
• Map 2: Gen.G to win with Paper Rex>9
• Map 3: Paper Rex to win with Gen.G>7

Paper Rex vs Gen.G – Top Fragger

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VCT 2023 Pacific League – Gen.G vs Paper Rex Match Links

• Twitch 
• YouTube

Paper Rex vs Gen.G – Match Time

May 12, 2023 – 01:00 PT // 04:00 ET // 10:00 CEST