Indian esports organisation International Esports has signed former Paper Rex (PRX) participant Patrick ‘PatMen‘ Mendoza to finish its VCT Pacific 2026 roster.
Becoming a member of PRX in March 2025 after taking part in within the VALORANT Challengers League for the previous two years, PatMen shortly established himself as a key participant within the group’s success. That being mentioned, Paper Rex determined to half methods with the participant.
The organisation defined that the choice was made after an “inside assessment” involving the gamers, coaches, and efficiency workers, based on an official assertion on X.
International Esports’ Roster Options Acquainted Faces
With PatMen becoming a member of, International Esports has put collectively a six-man roster for the upcoming 2026 season.
Savva ‘Kr1stal‘ Fedorov, Go ‘UdoTan‘ Kyung-won, and Derrick ‘Deryeon‘ Yee Dong Ting have been retained from the 2025 roster. In the meantime, Kale ‘autumn‘ Dunne and Xavier Hebron ‘xavi8k‘ Juan have been introduced in alongside PatMen.
Autumn beforehand performed for FunPlusPhoenix in VCT China, whereas xavi8k joins from NAOS Esports, a group from VCL Southeast Asia. The 2 have been initially signed briefly to switch Joseph Oh ‘Ban’ Seung-min and Chae ‘yoman’ Younger-mun for the SOOP VALORANT League Southeast Asia Qualifier, however their efficiency earned them the fitting to remain for the entire season.
International Esports additionally unveiled the group’s teaching workers, which might be led by Hector ‘FrosT‘ Rosario, previously of TALON Esports. He might be supported by assistant coach Vladimir ‘vladk0r‘ Kornev, information analyst Daniel ‘Platoon‘ Zhou, and analyst Thong ‘balax‘ Chern Kwi.
Paper Rex Faces Roster Constructing Delays
PRX, alternatively, has but to unveil its fifth participant for the upcoming season.
In line with the organisation, there have been surprising issues arising from untimely info leaks, resulting in delays and extensions in the course of the negotiation interval. That mentioned, PRX is predicted to solely change PatMen for 2026, with Ahmad ‘d4v41‘ Khalish Rusyaidee bin Nordin, Jason ‘f0rsakeN‘ Susanto, Ilia ‘one thing‘ Petrov, and Wang ‘Jinggg‘ Jing Jie all staying.
The brand new VALORANT season for Paper Rex and International Esports will begin on January twenty second with the VCT Pacific: Kickoff. The highest three groups from this part will qualify for the primary worldwide event of the yr, the VCT Masters Santiago.
