Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto’s Paper Rex and Kevin “xccurate” Susanto’s T1 will meet on Saturday, with a coveted spot in the AfreecaTV VALORANT League grand final at stake.
SOUTH KOREA – Paper Rex are set to take on T1 in the semi-finals of the AfreecaTV VALORANT League on Saturday, December 9 at 7 PM SGT (GMT+8).
This match promises to be a riveting family derby, featuring brothers Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto from PRX and Kevin “xccurate” Susanto from T1 for the first time in VALORANT. It will be a high-octane battle between the two teams, as both Indonesian players are among the top performers on their respective sides
The last time f0rsakeN and xccurate faced each other in officials was four years ago at the WESG 2019 Indonesia Finals for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. In that event, xccurate’s BTRG team triumphed in the LAN grand final held in Jakarta against BOOM Esports, earning the right to represent their nation at the WESG 2019 SEA Finals.
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Paper Rex earned their place in the AfreecaTV VALORANT League Playoffs by securing second place in Group A, edging out their constant rivals DRX. As the inaugural champions of VCT Pacific, Paper Rex approached this event with an experimental approach, utilizing five distinct roster combinations across all five maps in their initial matchups against Sentinels and FULL SENSE.
It wasn’t until their decider matchup against DRX that Paper Rex chose to field their most reliable lineup, the same one they plan to use in the upcoming VCT Pacific season. Under the leadership of Alexandre “alecks” Sallé, the team demonstrated dominance over the Pacific runners-up, with all of their players achieving positive K/D ratios on Lotus (13-7) and Breeze (13-6).
f0rsakeN played a crucial role in Paper Rex’s aspirations for the title, serving as the team’s flex player and standing out as one of their top performers.
On the opposing end, the AfreecaTV VALORANT League marks xccurate’s first foray into competitive VALORANT, following his retirement from Valve’s FPS scene at the end of 2022. The 25-year-old had already made a significant impact in the Asian Counter-Strike scene, having represented a number of upper-echelon teams in the domestic Indonesian scene with Recca Esports and international outfits such as TYLOO, Big Time Regal Gaming, and Team NKT (formerly NG Esports).
The legendary AWPer proved more capable at the highest level of VALORANT play than his lack of competitive experience in the game would suggest, having an above-average performance to power the Korean side to a playoff qualification after taking down EDward Gaming and Team Liquid.
xccurate made a difference in the first map of the game on Lotus, playing a crucial role in extending the match against Team Liquid to a third overtime as Chamber. Despite the eventual first map win by the EMEA team, the subsequent recovery on Breeze and Ascent by the Indonesian player and North American import Daniel “Rossy” Abedrabbo propelled them further into the semi-finals.
Paper Rex are:
- 🇲🇾 Khalish “d4v41” Rusyaidee
- 🇷🇺 Ilia “something” Petrov
- 🇮🇩 Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto
- 🇮🇩 Aaron “mindfreak” Leonhart
- 🇮🇩 Cahya “Monyet” Nugraha
- 🇸🇬 Wang “Jinggg” Jing Jie
- 🇫🇷 Alexandre “alecks” Sallé (Head coach)
T1 are:
- 🇰🇷 Lee “Carpe” Jae-hyeok
- 🇰🇷 Ha “Sayaplayer” Jung-woo
- 🇰🇷 Ham “iZu” Woo-joo
- 🇮🇩 Kevin “xccurate” Susanto
- 🇺🇸 Daniel “Rossy” Abedrabbo
- 🇰🇷 Lee “k1Ng” Seung-won
- 🇰🇷 Son “xeta” Seon-ho
- 🇰🇷 Yoon “Autumn” Eu-teum (Head coach)
- 🇨🇦 Dakota “Stunner” MacLeod (Assistant coach)
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Cover photo courtesy of AfreecaTV
