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Paper Rex announce the return of Jinggg

Paper Rex announce the return of Jinggg

Valorant

Ganesh Jadhav

29 Feb, 2024, 17:03

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Last updated: 10 Apr, 2025, 08:03

Paper Rex has announced the return of ace duelist Wang “Jinggg” Jing Jie to the active roster.

The announcement brings joy to the fans of Paper Rex. The Pacific star was supposed to miss the next two years of competition due to mandatory military service.

Jinggg’s temporary retirement was announced by Paper Rex during their VALORANT Champions 2023 run. The news also made the team’s 2nd place finish even more emotional as Jinggg might never get the chance again to compete on that stage.

Following the tournament, Jinggg was moved to the reserve roster and PRX announced Monyet as a replacement.

Obviously with a team like Paper Rex, there is an adjustment period. Monyet and Paper Rex did well, but could not match the level of synergy and play as the previous iteration of the team.

Despite the learning curve, they placed second in VCT Pacific Kickoff 2024 and followed it with a 3rd place finish at VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024.

While the team played extremely well for the little adjustment time they had with their new player, they and the crowd definitely missed Jinggg in the server.

Today, Paper Rex announced Jinggg return for VCT Pacific Split 1. The young pro’s military service was exempted due to a chronic medical condition that requires regular attention.

Fortunately, this condition does not bar him from competing professionally in VALORANT.

After the recent developments, Monyet has moved to a reserve role and Jinggg has joined the active roster with a 2026 contract.

With the aforementioned changes, the Paper Rex squad for VCT Pacific Split 1 will be as follows:

Paper Rex will return to stage with VCT Pacific Split 1 on April 7th. Follow the team's run on Strafe

Featured Image Credits: VCT Pacific / Riot Games

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