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T1 and 100 Thieves Advance in VALORANT Champions Shanghai

T1 and 100 Thieves have moved forward in the VALORANT Champions Shanghai lower bracket, eliminating Paper Rex and Nongshim RedForce.

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Esports teams T1 and 100 Thieves advanced in the lower bracket of the VALORANT Champions tournament in Shanghai, Esports Insider reported. T1 defeated Singaporean team Paper Rex after surviving a comeback effort, according to Esports Insider and Players. In the other lower bracket match, 100 Thieves eliminated South Korean squad Nongshim RedForce, EGamersWorld, Hotspawn, and Players all reported. [1][2][3][4]

The results mark the end of the tournament run for both Nongshim RedForce, also known as NS RedForce, and Paper Rex, EGamersWorld, Hotspawn, and Players reported. Esports Insider noted that 100 Thieves achieved a decisive victory over Nongshim to secure their spot in the next round alongside T1. [1][2][3][4]

Paper Rex is an esports organization based in Singapore that was founded in January 2020. The team was announced as a franchise in the VALORANT Champions Tour in 2023. They won the VCT Pacific league in 2023 and 2025, and won the 2025 VCT Masters Toronto championship. [5][8]

Both T1 and 100 Thieves will continue their runs in the VALORANT Champions lower bracket in Shanghai, Esports Insider reported. [1]

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In short

  • T1 defeated Paper Rex in the VALORANT Champions Shanghai lower bracket.
  • 100 Thieves eliminated Nongshim RedForce from VALORANT Champions Shanghai.
  • Paper Rex and Nongshim RedForce have both been eliminated from the tournament.
  • T1 and 100 Thieves advance to the next round of the lower bracket.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]T1 survive Paper Rex comeback as 100 Thieves crush NongshimEsports Insider, 24d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]100 Thieves Knock NS RedForce Out of Valorant Champions 2026EGamersWorld, 25d ago
  3. [3]Nongshim RedForce Eliminated From VALORANT Champions Shanghai By 100 ThievesHotspawn, 25d ago
  4. [4]“I’m Open to Different Possibilities” - YEKINDAR, Konami Triples eFootball Championship 2027 Prize Pool, VALORANT Champions 2026: Nongshim RedForce and Paper Rex Eliminated — News Digest for October 9Players, 25d ago

Background

  1. [5]Paper Rex on Wikipedia
  2. [6]Vanessa Carlton on Wikipedia
  3. [7]My Love from the Star on Wikipedia
  4. [8]Paper Rex on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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