Paper Rex Paper Rex Asia-Pacific Rank #1 invy Adrian Jiggs Reyes Jinggg Wang Jing Jie f0rsakeN Jason Susanto d4v41 Khalish Rusyaidee something Ilya Petrov has released Initiator player Patrick "PatMen" Mendoza. With his release, PatMen moves to Global Esports Global Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #25 PatMen Patrick Mendoza UdoTan Go Kyung-won (고경원) Kr1stal Savva Fedorov xavi8k Xavier Juan Autumn Kale Dunne , who complete their six-man roster with him.

"As the team has grown from strength to strength over the last several years, so too has our determination, to field the absolute best roster we can," PRX said. "This decision comes after a comprehensive internal review involving our players, coaching staff, and performance team. At Paper Rex, roster decisions are never made lightly or in isolation; they reflect the collective assessment of competitive needs, team dynamics, and long-term goals. Throughout this process, our priority has been to ensure clarity and care for everyone involved."

PatMen departs after joining the Southeast Asian powerhouses earlier this season, replacing core member mindfreak after the team had a disappointing Pacific Kickoff, placing 7th-8th. His addition to the squad added some much-needed structure to a PRX squad that can flex no fewer than four players onto the Duelist role. He was the squad's go-to recon Initiator, primarily playing Fade and Sova.

While PRX and PatMen saw bountiful results in hindsight, it was not always easy. The team narrowly qualified for the Stage 1 playoffs, finishing fourth in their group to enter the playoffs in the lower bracket. Once in "win or go home" mode, PRX completed a gauntlet of wins, defeating Masters Bangkok winners T1 T1 Korea Rank #3 stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) Meteor Kim Tae-oh (김태오) BuZz Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철) iZu Ham Woo-ju (함우주) Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) , the red-hot BOOM Esports BOOM Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #6 natz Jonathan Adiputra Shiro Hildegard Arnaldo NcSlasher Sheldon Andersen Chandra , and Kickoff champions DRX DRX Korea Rank #4 Flicker Kim Tae-hee (김태희) Flashback Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) free1ng No Ha-jun (노하준) HYUNMIN Song Hyun-min (송현민) BeYN Kang Ha-bin (강하빈) to reach the stage's top three and qualify for Masters Toronto.

PRX and PatMen had a time to remember in Canada, going 2-1 in the Swiss Stage and then defeating G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #2 jawgemo Alexander Mor BABYBAY Andrej Francisty trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio leaf Nathan Orf , Sentinels Sentinels North America Rank #3 N4RRATE Marshall Massey Reduxx Yassin Aboulalazm johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid Kyu Mirel Braco Hrustemovic cortezia Gabriel Cortez , and Wolves Esports Wolves Esports China Rank #10 Satoshi Fei Zhixian (费郅贤) SiuFatBB Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦) jowa Jordan Wang yosemite Wang Lei (王磊) Spring Liu Jiunting (刘俊霆) qiutiaN Bijan Moeinzadeh (慕英毕强) to secure a spot in the grand final. Once there, they defeated EMEA giants FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #1 crashies Austin Roberts Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Veqaj Sylvain Pattyn Alfajer Emir Ali Beder in an instant classic series, lifting the first international trophy in the organization's history. PRX followed up their hot form with a trophy-lifting campaign in Stage 2, and finished off the year with a fourth-place finish at Champions Paris.

PatMen's time with PRX was preceded by seven different stints with Southeast Asian teams, including six with Filipino orgs. He joined NAOS NAOS Asia-Pacific Rank #7 Nakya Alehandro Fabian Simanjorang Mojer Jerome Literal to start 2025, and previously played for ZOL Esports ZOL Esports Inactive Kakarot Oscar Farin Jr. Kevzii Franz Kevin Dingal , Stream Raiders Nacague Stream Raiders Nacague Inactive Shintaro Mark Daryl Timbang Corpuz Worship Ian Ga ABATMAN Franc Lenard Meija , TALON TALON Inactive Killua Tanate Teerasawad thyy Anupong Preamsak Crws Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut JitBoyS Jittana Nokngam primmie Papaphat Sriprapha , 717 Monster Esports 717 Monster Esports Inactive Roden Roden Nicolas vblack Alfi Angelo O. Lua JoshF Joshua Paul D. Flores , Sunsparks Sunsparks Inactive aimix Derren dela Cruz ZYND Christian Lopez sm0keyz Jeff Ortiz , and Xtreme Elite Esports Xtreme Elite Esports Inactive Leon James Adriel Noel Kendi647 Kayken John Gosuico Pabi Jericho Pablo EyeScream Prince Cabaccang .

He joins a GE team that, after showing glimpses of hope in spurts throughout 2025, entered the offseason in rebuild mode. Global let go of assistant coach-turned-head coach Elevated , and players ban , yoman , and Papi . In their place, Global has brought on the former TALON head coach FrosT , former FunPlus Phoenix FunPlus Phoenix China Rank #5 BerLIN Zhang Bolin (張柏霖) Life Qu Donghao (瞿东豪) AAAAY Zhang Yang (张杨) sScary Nutchapon Matarat Setrod Ou Taigeng (欧泰赓) import Autumn , and NAOS NAOS Asia-Pacific Rank #7 Nakya Alehandro Fabian Simanjorang Mojer Jerome Literal standout xavi8k .

With PatMen's departure, Paper Rex's full roster is now:

Global Esports Global Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #25 PatMen Patrick Mendoza UdoTan Go Kyung-won (고경원) Kr1stal Savva Fedorov xavi8k Xavier Juan Autumn Kale Dunne 's full roster is now: