Paper Rex has parted with captain d4v41 and Jinggg, two Masters Toronto winners, after an early exit at Champions 2026. With its VCT Pacific partner place secure, the Singapore organisation is rebuilding by choice as free agency opens to every region.
Paper Rex has broken up the core of its VALORANT roster. The Singapore organisation is parting with its captain and one of its best-known players as the 2027 season approaches. d4v41 had been with Paper Rex since its founding in 2020. He played first on its CS:GO roster, then moved with the team to VALORANT. Jinggg joined on 28 September 2021.
Neither player has named a destination. In the farewell video Paper Rex released, d4v41 said he was moving to a new team. Jinggg wrote on X that he was excited about what comes next. d4v41 also asked fans to keep supporting the organisation after both have gone.
The split follows a season that faded at the end. Paper Rex were runners-up at both Masters Santiago and Masters London earlier in 2026. At Champions in Shanghai, they lost 2-0 to LOUD in the upper-bracket quarter-finals on 7 October. A 2-1 defeat to T1 in lower-bracket round one ended their run on 9 October. The event carried a $2,250,000 prize pool. LOUD went on to beat Team Vitality in the final.
The pair leave with a long record together. Jinggg helped Paper Rex to second place at Masters Copenhagen 2022. He was also part of the run to the Champions 2023 final, where the team were runners-up. Liquipedia lists both players in the line-up that won VCT 2025 Masters Toronto.
The changes are not forced by the league. The organisation is owned by IMPLS Entertainment Pte Ltd. Riot has cut the number of partner teams in each region from ten to eight for 2027–28. That leaves 32 across the four regions.
The Pacific format rewards that security. The eight partners receive seeded places at Kickoff in January 2027. Four further places go to teams that come through open qualifiers. Paper Rex can therefore reshape its roster without needing to qualify.
Two Masters winners on the open market could matter well beyond the Pacific. EMEA’s eight partners for 2027 are Fnatic, BBL Esports, FUT Esports, Team Heretics, Team Liquid, Gentle Mates, Karmine Corp and Team Vitality. Under Riot’s open qualifier rules, most regions require three of a team’s five players to come from that region. Teams must also keep three of five players between events to carry their progress forward. Those limits will frame how far any club can rebuild around new signings.
Khalish has been part of Paper Rex since our founding in 2020, starting first on our CS:GO Roster and transitioning with the team to VALORANT. We'll always remember the laughs, the op shots, and every achievement through the years.
From everyone at Paper Rex, we wish @d4v41vlr … pic.twitter.com/UgWKD4QfOj
— Paper Rex (@pprxteam) October 31, 2026
Later in November, open qualifiers get under way. The season’s first Masters event follows in February 2027.