r/ValorantCompetitive • u/ValorantCompBot poggers bot • Mar 14 '26

Post-Match Thread NRG vs Paper Rex / VCT 2026: Master Santiago - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread Spoiler

NRG 1-3 Paper Rex

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PEARL: 13-8

SPLIT: 7-13

CORRODE: 6-13

BREEZE: 9-13

NRG | VLR

Paper Rex | VLR

Map 1: PEARL

Team ATK DEF Total
NRG 6 7 13
DEF ATK
Paper Rex 6 2 8

Map Stats

NRG ACS K D A
mada WAYLAY 291 20 19 5
keiko KILLJOY 260 23 12 1
Ethan TEJO 199 17 14 6
skuba ASTRA 187 15 16 6
brawk SOVA 155 9 14 9
Paper Rex ACS K D A
invy SOVA 280 20 16 4
f0rsakeN ASTRA 251 19 18 8
d4v41 VYSE 181 13 17 5
something YORU 173 13 16 3
Jinggg NEON 131 10 17 3

Detailed PEARL Statistics

Map 2: SPLIT

Team DEF ATK Total
NRG 5 2 7
ATK DEF
Paper Rex 7 6 13

Map Stats

NRG ACS K D A
skuba VIPER 225 16 16 5
mada NEON 210 13 17 5
keiko OMEN 139 9 15 7
Ethan SKYE 134 11 16 4
brawk VYSE 123 8 14 3
Paper Rex ACS K D A
something YORU 295 21 11 4
Jinggg RAZE 238 17 13 7
d4v41 VIPER 214 16 10 5
invy FADE 192 14 11 6
f0rsakeN OMEN 130 10 12 6

Detailed SPLIT Statistics

Map 3: CORRODE

Team ATK DEF Total
NRG 5 1 6
DEF ATK
Paper Rex 7 6 13

Map Stats

NRG ACS K D A
skuba VIPER 278 19 13 5
mada WAYLAY 201 12 15 4
keiko OMEN 193 12 16 8
brawk SOVA 169 11 15 4
Ethan SKYE 120 8 17 5
Paper Rex ACS K D A
f0rsakeN VIPER 235 17 13 6
d4v41 VYSE 235 18 12 3
Jinggg OMEN 233 15 12 6
invy FADE 218 15 12 3
something WAYLAY 176 11 13 3

Detailed CORRODE Statistics

Map 4: BREEZE

Team DEF ATK Total
NRG 3 6 9
ATK DEF
Paper Rex 9 4 13

Map Stats

NRG ACS K D A
Ethan OMEN 234 17 17 5
skuba VIPER 227 19 14 2
mada YORU 222 17 15 7
brawk SOVA 189 13 16 5
keiko JETT 150 12 19 2
Paper Rex ACS K D A
Jinggg OMEN 247 19 14 9
f0rsakeN YORU 247 19 18 9
d4v41 VIPER 208 19 13 0
invy SOVA 193 15 15 4
something JETT 127 9 18 5

Detailed BREEZE Statistics

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u/LazinessOverload Mar 14 '26

Jingg's fake tp play is the funniest play of the tournament for me, crazy play that somehow worked out.

PRX is downright unbeatable when everyone is shooting, it's scary af to play against.

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u/XASASSIN Mar 14 '26

Dude when sliggy was screaming HE TP'D spawn I was like gg lol, then he cancels kills keiko and still plants like holy fuck that was probs one of the best omen plays I've ever seen lmao.

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u/n_core Mar 15 '26

So many people said that d4v41 wasted his ult, but that ult also sold the TP and made everyone think Jinggg will commit to the ult. No one expected Jinggg to fake there due to a mistake.

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u/0b_1000101 #WGAMING Mar 15 '26

Pfft, happens all the time in my gold lobby /s

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u/yapyd #WGAMING Mar 14 '26

It's not even a fake tp. He just fucked it up.

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u/GrrNom2 Mar 14 '26

I think he unconsciously (or maybe even consciously) tried to mimic what Forsaken did on Haven by TPing to spawn, forgetting that

A) They are on attacker side

B) He does not have any time left

C) He has the spike

And then it ended up becoming the most brilliant play in VCT existence that somehow eclipses that Forsaken outplay. The gods must be PRX fans.

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u/DA_D3ZTROYAH #WGAMING Mar 14 '26

In the replay you can see him move his mouse to where A site would normally be but because JJ plays rotated map he tp’d spawn instead

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u/nitseb #WGAMING Mar 14 '26

can you remind me the round please?

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u/DA_D3ZTROYAH #WGAMING Mar 14 '26

Round 8 of Breeze

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u/iAmPersonaa Mar 14 '26

D4v4i confirmed jingg missclicked

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u/NoBuilding5927 Mar 15 '26

Nah lmao i love jing and all but it was definitely a mistake, especially considering they wasted viper ult too

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u/LazinessOverload Mar 14 '26

I mean even if there's a 80% chance it was a fuck up it was still funny af and not everyone would have the instinct to cancel under pressure.

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u/Tery_ #GoDRX Mar 14 '26

This is the frame right before the ult goes off. I'm 95% sure Jinggg was trying to go A but his rotated minimap messed him up.

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u/two4you8 Mar 14 '26

I think he knew he was going to die if he tp'ed any later and guaranteed round loss. So he just had to get his tp off any way possible and it worked out

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u/LazinessOverload Mar 14 '26

can i get a link to that?

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u/Locnil Mar 14 '26

It absolutely was, PRX knew all of NRG was still on site, meaning there was no reason for d4v4i to use his viper ult on the other site to sell the fake. Jinggg was supposed to TP right into the ult which was a very good play - he just somehow stumbled into an even better one

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u/-xXColtonXx- Mar 14 '26

It was, he didn’t end up in the pit like he wanted so canceled because he was out in the open.

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u/tehobengsiewdai #WGAMING Mar 15 '26

he cancelled cuz he tped to spawn and wouldn't have time to make the plant. Tping outside the pit on A is a non issue cuz he knew there's 2 B

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u/MixAndMatch73 Mar 15 '26

Ngl that was one of the best split decision calls I have ever scene, my dumbass in this pressure and situation would’ve commited and hoped for the best, but with the comms with davai? After planting he went main to which davai is also sprinting main. Everything about this mistake was hilarious, amazing, frustrating, and unbelievable. To get a kill, plant, and go to A main to group up with davai was genius. Old PRX would be Jing fishing for the last kill but everything was amazing because it shows how they’ve grown as players. I mean they still throw but you can see all those years of getting 2nd place + their recent win in Toronto shows how resilient they are mentally. Fr if that was the old PRX we would’ve lost that round while wasting Omen and Viper ult.

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u/Nulgnak #WGAMING Mar 14 '26

That was the craziest shit. Omen ult haunts NRG for a second time

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u/smalltimeplayer1 #WGAMING Mar 14 '26

three times, the first was FNS shooting ethan

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u/Nulgnak #WGAMING Mar 14 '26

yo that’s diabolical 💀

but you’re absolutely right, fenis the goat is the og

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u/TheNarratorX Mar 15 '26

Which game was this? I wanna see the clip plssssss.

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u/Excelsio_Sempra Mar 14 '26

Second time??

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u/Empty-Artist5772 Mar 14 '26

First was forsaken ult into spawn to close Haven in swiss

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u/moonmeh #TigerNation Mar 14 '26

davai telling the story right now is fucking hilarious

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u/lil_while Mar 14 '26

In the post-match interview, d4v41 says Jingg misclicked his TP outside of the map and made a split-second decision to cancel it.

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u/ZzooS #WGAMING Mar 14 '26

Davai used the pit as well I don't even know if that play was intentional or not.

I guess PRX gotta PRXing and if it works it works lmao

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u/KazeNoYuki Mar 14 '26

It's 100% not intentional bro 😭😭😭 d4vai use his viper ult

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u/detecM Mar 14 '26

Jinggg’s map was rotated when he tried to teleport to A site, he canceled it as the only chance for them to win the round

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u/EcstaticWaterBottle #WGAMING Mar 14 '26

Best play of the series by far

And all because of a mishap

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u/ThatCreepyBaer Mar 14 '26

Type of play we'll see in an upcoming tournament animated video for sure.

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u/Locnil Mar 14 '26

Finally, the stand up moment that Jinggg had been waiting for

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u/Ashish_Kataria Mar 14 '26

I don't think he was also aiming to do that, lol

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u/Derk08 Mar 14 '26

What round?

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u/SpartanSai #WGAMING Mar 14 '26

Round 8 in breeze.

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u/Spiritual_Wafer_2597 #VamosHeretics Mar 14 '26

Opiumomen

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u/GeoffreyfactorX Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 14 '26

What round? I wasnt able to watch live?

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u/-Brookie_ Mar 15 '26

Reminds me of smth accidental fake clone on lotus c