PRX are VALORANT Champions favourites, leading Pacific’s 4 attendees to Paris

Pacific has been Valorant’s dominant region this year, winning Masters Bangkok thanks to T1, and PRX lifting the Masters Toronto trophy. Aside from international performances, the Pacific region also hosts some of the most aggressive and strategic gameplay. Alongside PRX and T1, Rex Regum Qeon and DRX round out the four squads heading into VALORANT Champions Paris, perhaps making this the most versatile region in terms of gameplay.

Paper Rex (PRX): Global Winners at Long Last

PRX have, after multiple international second and third place finishes, won Masters Toronto in dominant fashion to bring home their first trophy. Their year started slowly, failing, for the first time, to qualify for a Masters/Champions when they didn’t make it to Masters Bangkok. However, they slowly built up their form during Stage 1, placing third to qualify as Pacific’s last seed. After their Toronto win, however, they absolutely blazed through Stage 2, only dropping a total of three maps during the entire Stage.

Their fearless playstyle, led by explosive duelists, makes them a nightmare matchup for anyone. Their first game is against China’s 4th seed Xi Lai Gaming.

Standout Player: The entire team is capable of stepping up when needed, but during Stage 2, something was PRX’s MVP with his absurd ACS and first-kill numbers. PRX’s OG duo of IGL f0rsakeN and fragger Jinggg are not to be underestimated either.

Rex Regum Qeon (RRQ): No Longer Underdogs

RRQ have been the Pacific’s feel-good story of 2025. They might have had a slow start to the year after they too failed to qualify for Bangkok, but they bounced back strong in Stage 1, winning the trophy and cementing themselves as the first seed at Toronto. However, they bombed out of Toronto playoffs early, meaning they needed to finish in the top 4 of Stage 2.

They fell in the playoffs to T1, but made the ultimate lower bracket run, taking down three Korean teams in succession before defeating Talon and booking their grand finals berth, giving them their Champions ticket. RRQ’s first game is against FNATIC, which should prove to be a challenging but exciting matchup.

Standout Player: Monyet (duelist/flex) and Jemkin (duelist) both were consistently putting up incredible ACS scores and FKPR. They were a key factor in RRQ’s incredible run during Stage 2.

T1: Korea’s New Top Roster

T1 placed second at the year’s opening Kickoff event, and then went on to deliver one of the most memorable performances of the year with their grand final multiple-OT win over G2 at Masters Bangkok. However, Stage 1 saw them struggle, with the team failing to qualify for Masters Toronto. This meant they too, like RRQ, needed to find a top 4 finish to guarantee qualification on Championship Points.

They came fourth after a loss to RRQ, but that was enough to get them to Champions thanks to the circuit points accumulated off the back of Kickoff and Masters Bangkok. T1’s first match is against China’s second seed DRG.

Standout Player: BuZz continues to prove himself as one of Valorant’s best duelists with his clean entry kills. Combined with Meteor’s fragging capabilities and the strategic depth of the team, T1 can definitely pack a punch.

DRX: The Steady Contender

DRX’s 2025 season may have gradually slowed down, but they did enough to qualify for Paris. They started strong with a win at Kickoff, but failed to qualify for the Masters Bangkok playoffs. They narrowly missed out on making it to Toronto after a fourth-place finish at playoffs.

Stage 2 saw them do excellently during the group stage, qualifying for the playoffs directly into the upper semis, but back-to-back losses to Talon and RRQ had them eliminated — albeit with enough points to qualify once RRQ defeated Talon in the lower finals. DRX will be facing off against EMEA’s first seed, Team Liquid: another team that demonstrated meticulous strategy during Stage 2.

Standout Player: HYUNMIN, the team’s duelist, has looked quite consistent over the year, especially in terms of entry frags. He’s also supported by the rest of DRX, who have some incredible util and strats.