It’s an advancement match in Group A. One team earns two wins for its tournament score and secures a spot in the final brackets.
On the one hand, we have clear favorites in this match. Paper Rex won VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025, so they are certainly focused on the biggest trophy of this esports season. On the other hand, GIANTX already defeated Sentinels in the group stage of VALORANT Champions 2025. This team sure would enjoy such a big upset!
Paper Rex versus GIANTX decides who becomes the #1 team in Group A. The winners advance directly to the Playoffs. The Losers are not out, though, as there will be one more chance for them to keep their tournament life.
Everything about PRX vs GX at VALORANT Champions 2025 is here. Watch the stream, check out the match score, and dive into the most important details.
Stream: Watch PRX vs GX at VALORANT Champions 2025
The match between Paper Rex and GIANTX opens the tournament day on Sept. 17. The official YouTube channel of VALORANT Champions Tour broadcasts it, and you can watch the stream right here.
Right after PRX vs GX, two other teams have their advancement match: DRX versus NRG in Group C.
Paper Rex versus GIANTX: results and overview
It’s a best-of-three (Bo3) VALORANT esports match. One team should win two maps to see themselves in the Playoffs. Here are the match details.
Paper Rex 2:1 GIANTX — Paper Rex wins the series
Map 1, Ascent, PRX pick | Map 2, Lotus, GX pick | Map 3, Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| PRX 11:13 GX | PRX 13:10 GX | PRX 13:6 GX |
Agents
PRX picks | Paper Rex | GIANTX | GX picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyse (G1) Vyse (G2) Sage (G3) | Khalish “d4v41” Rusyaidee | Kirill “Cloud” Nekhozhin | Sova (G1) Fade (G2) Sova (G3) |
| Omen (G1) Omen (G2) Omen (G3) | Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto | Miłosz “westside” Duda | Cypher (G1) Cypher (G2) Cypher (G3) |
| Yoru (G1) Yoru (G2) Sova (G3) | Ilia “something” Petrov | Eduard-George “ara” Hanceriuc | Jett (G1) Raze (G2) Neon (G3) |
| Sage (G1) Raze (G2) Raze (G3) | Wang “Jinggg” Jing Jie | Karel “Flickless” Maeckelbergh | Kayo (G1) Viper (G2) Breach (G3) |
| Sova (G1) Fade (G2) Viper (G3) | Patrick “PatMen” Mendoza | Grzegorz “GRUBINHO” Ryczko | Omen (G1) Omen (G2) Omen (G3) |
Match recap
Stay tuned for the map stats and important details from the match Paper Rex versus GIANTX at VALORANT Champions 2025.
Map 1, Ascent
The Paper Rex rushed into game 1 with cheerful smiles on their faces. They are the favorites, and it’s their map pick. In the beginning, things looked just right for PRX: the pistols round and a couple more to build up an early advantage.
GIANTX made their breakthrough in round 4: thanks to their extremely aggressive play. That let GX even ruin the economy of their opponents and go ahead in the match score.
The back-and-forth game continued, and PRX did not smile that much, especially their coach: alecks looked desperate.
f0rsakeN on Omen won round 8 for his team, and it generally felt like wins come from just crazy skills of the PRX players. In round 14, it was time for GX to show their skills. westside was a crucial power to win an eco round.
Even as defenders, GX were very active and aggressive. Flickless delivered crucial kills of GX to reach the map point. And then, the underdogs sealed the deal on this map.
Map 2, Lotus
In game 2, Paper Rex treated us to some really quick matches of VALORANT. They were very aggressive with their pushes in the beginning, which brought PRX a few rounds. They managed to kill all their opponents in round 13 in just five seconds!
Sure, PRX mixed this with some more cautious approaches to the bombsites. And quite often, GIANTX had great responses to both the styles.
Once again, westside was a great hero on the GX side. He delivered even more amazing kills on Lotus, like sensing a tricky rotation of something or gaining a man advantage in the second pistol round.
PRX reached the match point, and then they stumbled with how stubborn their opponents were. GIANX won four rounds in a row. Sometimes, PRX were overaggressive, willing to finish the match. Sometimes, it was a brilliant play by GX, like winning from an early 4v5.
The comeback of GIANTX did not happen, though. PRX still managed to deliver that final hit and bring the match to Sunset.
Heading to the match: Different stories of Paper Rex and GIANTX in VALORANT esports
As an esports org, Paper Rex has been competing in VALORANT since 2020. Sure, the players change in the active roster, but PRX can still show off with big achievements:
- 2nd at Masters Copenhagen 2022
- 3rd at Masters Tokyo 2023
- 2nd at Champions 2023
- 3rd at Masters Madrid 2024
- 1st at Masters Toronto 2025
It certainly feels like the team is up to lifting the Champions trophy at last! Paper Rex has all the power for this, but the starting match in Group A is not a proper challenge: 2:0 versus XLG Esports.
GIANTX entered the VALORANT esports scene in 2024: after merging two orgs, Excel Esports and Giants. Not only is Champions 2025 the first big international tournament for this team, but it’s also the first time GIANTX achieves a decent regional result. GX finished 2nd in VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2.
One of the original orgs, Giants, had a longer story: but with no big international success.
The first match at VALORANT Champions 2025 is pretty promising for GIANTX. They defeated Sentinels, even if the battle was close — 2:1.
The Playoffs stage at VALORANT Champions 2025 starts on Sept. 25. But even before these two amazing weekends of final bracket matches, we can enjoy quite a few Group Stage battles.
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