Paper Rex’s close loss to Team Secret at VCT Pacific shows they’re not in top form

The second week of the newly-franchised VCT is well underway, with the Americas league finally also joining in on the action. With plenty of new faces and teams from all over the world continuing to make their debuts, today’s Pacific league matches featured one highly anticipated contest between two big names in the region with lots of experience.

Team Secret, from the Philippines, and Paper Rex, from Malaysia and Singapore, are both teams with a history of big performances on the international stage. In 2022, both teams attended multiple international Masters and Champions events representing what was formerly the APAC region.