Paper Rex suffered their first loss in VALORANT Champions at the arms of Leviatán yesterday, which noticed the South American squad turn out to be the primary workforce to qualify for the playoffs.
In an interview with TheSpike.GG, Paper Rex’s Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto pointed to a elementary issue that failed them of their loss.
F0rsakeN underlined how a lot his workforce’s aim was missing within the loss against Leviatán, which was one of many principal causes behind them not claiming the victory. “Our aim wasn’t as sharp, which induced a number of gunfights to go the opposite method,” f0rsakeN said.
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The participant added that Paper Rex had been totally ready for the sequence and “had been well-aware of their aggression,” however their aim positively wasn’t on level within the sequence. As a consequence, the Asia-Pacific workforce didn’t safe a single pistol spherical, which might have been pivotal in gaining momentum within the sequence.”[It] granted Leviatan the benefit every time a half started,” f0rsakeN defined.
Besides poor aim, the 18-year-old believes that the workforce additionally had defective comms, which was one more reason behind their stunning loss.
Paper Rex now await their subsequent opponent within the match, who will likely be both Team Liquid or EDward Gaming, who face one another in an elimination match in Group A. F0rsakeN and his teammates defeated the Chinese aspect within the opening matchup of the competitors.
The elimination match between EDG and TL will happen on Sept. 4, whereas Paper Rex will return to motion on Sept. 7.