"I think this is the best team I've had so far in Valorant," - Global Esports upset PRX to reach Masters London

For the first time in their VCT history, Global Esports are heading to an international event. The Indian organization clinched their spot at VALORANT Masters London after defeating Paper Rex 2-1 in a thrilling upper bracket semifinal game, capping off an incredible journey.

Lotus Stumble, Pearl Revival

The series was anything but clean. Global Esports dropped Lotus convincingly in what coach Hector "FrosT" Rosario openly called a failure on his part in the post-match press conference.

"I feel very guilty because I feel like Lotus was a disaster, and that's my fault. I've got to get back to the lab and figure out what we can do and how we can get better on that map."

But Global Esports steadied the ship on Breeze before delivering a masterclass on Pearl to close out the series. With frosT away on Riot content duties earlier in the week, analyst Platoon took full ownership of Pearl preparation. His work paid off in the most poetic way possible, with Global Esports qualifying on that very map.

VALORANT Champions Tour 2026 - Pacific Stage 1

Paper Rex

1

X

2

Global Esports

Upper Bracket Semi Final, Best of 3 - May 8, 2026 - 8:00AM

9

Breeze

13

13

Lotus

6

5

Pearl

13

Paper Rex

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

d4v41

1.10

221

45/45/19

0

1.00

63.1%

154.4

39%

70%

7

3

f0rsakeN

1.06

192

40/43/24

-3

0.93

70.4%

118.5

20%

44%

7

9

something

0.99

209

43/40/6

+3

1.08

66.5%

141.5

22%

59%

10

7

Jinggg

0.89

187

38/42/12

-4

0.90

64.3%

124.3

21%

70%

7

3

invy

0.85

156

31/41/22

-10

0.76

72.0%

99.5

26%

67%

4

2

Global Esports

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

autumn

1.20

232

50/38/15

+12

1.32

74.3%

144.8

30%

85%

11

2

UdoTan

1.01

213

46/40/10

+6

1.15

76.2%

136.0

24%

27%

4

11

Kr1stal

0.96

214

43/38/9

+5

1.13

77.9%

145.9

24%

50%

3

3

PatMen

0.91

198

39/45/14

-6

0.87

61.2%

134.3

33%

24%

4

13

xavi8k

0.73

156

33/36/13

-3

0.92

63.0%

102.2

30%

25%

2

6

Practice against Paper Rex

For a team that had faced Paper Rex four times already this season, which is more than most Pacific sides face them in an entire year, the mental fortitude required to keep showing up was immense. IGL Xavier Hebron "xavi8k" JUAN, credited the team's cohesion as the deciding factor.

"We weren't scared of Paper Rex, who's like the best team in the world. We trusted ourselves and we were all confident. We played as a unit."

That collective belief carried them through a brutal gauntlet. frosT paid compliments to his team for only being a team for a few months but still managing to excel in such a competitive league. The match also carried a personal storyline for Patrick "PatMen" Mendoza, who returned to haunt his former team Paper Rex after joining Global Esports, helping them qualify for his first-ever international event in the process.

The Right Group of Guys

When TheSpike.gg asked frosT whether he finally felt lucky after beating Paper Rex, a team he had previously admitted getting unlucky against, the coach let out an almost disbelieving laugh.

“Hell no. Like what? 0-10 or 1-10 now? No, I think we just have the right group of guys. And I've said, I think this is the best team I've had so far in Valorant.”

That said, he acknowledged that the universe did nudge things along a bit. But, lucky or not, Global Esports are heading to London, and beating Paper Rex has put a crosshair on them heading into their first international.

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