Today we saw you waving, standing, and showing some energy on stage. Can you share a little bit about the lore? What does it mean to you beating G2 today?

I think it means a lot because this is our first playoff game, our opening match. Everyone felt excited. Even though we lost the second map, we wanted to make it exciting for the fans to watch. I feel really great about it, and hopefully we can keep winning and entertaining.

We saw some battling, jumping, clutching Omen plays from you today on both Ascent and Corrode. How do you always make that magic happen? Is it the movements? Is it the Paper Rex DNA?

To be honest, I’m not really sure. From the beginning my mindset is always to trust my teammates. Even if things don’t go our way, I just keep doing my thing, which is to be confident. Somehow we just go with the flow, with my body and instincts.

Your next opponent is going to be either DRX or Fnatic . What’s your prediction, and who do you think will pop off in that game?

This time I’ll choose DRX , because I can see they’re progressing a lot. Even in scrims, they show us how to play certain maps, and I really believe they’re going to win. They have a good meta with Waylay, Yoru, and so on — they’re making it work for sure.

VALORANT Champions 2025 is taking place from September 12 to October 5 in France . The event features 16 teams competing for a prize pool of $2,250,000.