FUT Esports vs Paper Rex - Valorant Champions 2024: Prediction, where to watch, and more

FUT Esports vs Paper Rex will be the first elimination match of Group D at Valorant Champions 2024. Both squads were dominant forces regionally but have failed to deliver on the international stage this year. It is a story of a regressing legacy for Paper Rex that desperately needs to be turned around while FUT Esports aims to keep Turkish hopes alive at the biggest event of the year.

This article covers everything about the elimination match between FUT Esports and Paper Rex at Valorant Champions 2024.

Note: Certain aspects of this article are subjective and solely reflect the writer's opinion.

FUT Esports vs Paper Rex at Valorant Champions 2024

Predictions

FUT Esports vs Paper Rex will be an interesting matchup. This will be the first elimination clash of Group D in Valorant Champions 2024 with the winner facing EDward Gaming for a final chance at qualifying for playoffs. Both teams have looked quite unconvincing at the event so far, having failed to win a single map.

FUT Esports had a pretty flat showing against EDward Gaming in the opening fixture. The team lacked the innovation and depth to thwart China's top dogs. That said, ensuring the activation of cNed will provide FUT with a great chance of vanquishing Paper Rex.

The hype around Paper Rex has slowly dissipated thanks to its deteriorating form over the past few months. Many harbor doubts regarding the "W Gaming" squad, as they continue to struggle with the same issues that have plagued them for years.

A lack of creativity, a shallow map pool, and questionable team comps have led many to believe this could be the end of the line for Paper Rex. The team still has some of the most mechanically talented players in the world and can progress past FUT if they can come out with all guns blazing. However, this is unlikely to be the case given their inconsistent form over this year.

Prediction: FUT Esports wins the series 2-1.

Head-to-head

FUT Esports and Paper Rex have played against each other once. Their previous encounter was at Champions 2023 in the upper-bracket quarter-finals, where Paper Rex won 2-0.

Previous results

FUT Esports lost its previous matchup against EDward Gaming with a 2-0 scoreline. Similarly, Paper Rex suffered a 0-2 defeat against G2 Esports.

Also read: Valorant Champions 2024: All teams' power rankings

Expected rosters

FUT Esports

Furkan "MrFaliN" Yeğen (IGL)
Mehmet Yagiz "cNed" ipek
Eray "yetujey" Budak
Dogukan "qRaxs" Balaban
Ata "ATA KAPTAN" Tan
Eray "Gais" Sarikaya (Head Coach)

Paper Rex

Aaron "mindfreak" Leonhart
Jason "f0rsakeN" Susanto
Khalish "d4v41" Rusyaidee
Wang "Jinggg" Jie
Ilya "something" Petrov
Alexandre "alecks" Sallé (Coach)

Valorant Champions 2024: FUT Esports vs Paper Rex livestream details

The FUT Esports vs Paper Rex matchup will take place on August 9, 2024, at the following times:

PT: 4 am
CEST: 1 pm
IST: 4:30 pm
KST: 8 pm

You can tune into the official Valorant Twitch and VCT YouTube channels to watch FUT Esports face off against Paper Rex. You can find the livestreams for these channels below:

FUT Esports vs Paper Rex on Twitch
FUT Esports vs Paper Rex on YouTube

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