Paper Rex has released Wang “Jinggg” Jing Jie after five years with the organization, ending a long run for one of the team’s most recognizable players. The Pacific team announced the move on November 1, 2026, and also confirmed the departure of d4v41 as the roster keeps changing ahead of the 2027 season.
Jinggg joined Paper Rex in September 2021 after coming over from Team SMG. Over time, his Raze became one of the clearest symbols of PRX’s aggressive style, and his name was attached to the team’s biggest runs, its most explosive rounds and the stretches when Paper Rex looked closest to a title.
Paper Rex’s post on X made the farewell explicit: “JJ first joined Paper Rex in September 2021, becoming a core member of our roster ever since. We will never forget the clutches, memes, aces, and memories we made.” The organization added, “From all of us at Paper Rex, we wish Jinggg all the best for his future endeavours.”
That five-year span included a pause caused by mandatory military service obligations. After Paper Rex’s successful 2023 season, Jinggg moved to a substitute role. He returned to the starting lineup in March 2024 after being deemed medically unfit for service, bringing him back into the active core for another run at the region’s top events.
How Jinggg shaped Paper Rex’s rise
Jinggg was part of the roster when Paper Rex made its international breakthrough in 2023. The team won the inaugural VCT Pacific League that year and then finished second at Champions Los Angeles, a result that showed PRX could compete with the best teams in the world rather than only dominate the region.
The organization’s biggest year came in 2025. Paper Rex qualified for Masters Toronto, reached the grand final and beat FNATIC 3-1 to win its first international trophy. Later in the same year, PRX added the VCT Pacific Stage 2 title and finished fourth at Champions Paris. Those results turned the roster into one of the most decorated in the Pacific region.
The 2025 Masters Toronto win also marked a milestone for the lineup around Jinggg, whose play on Raze had helped define Paper Rex’s identity from the start. His pace, willingness to force fights and comfort on an entry-heavy duelist gave the team a style that was easy to identify and difficult to stop when the rounds went its way.
This season brought more success, but also two painful losses in grand finals. Paper Rex qualified for Masters Santiago through VCT Pacific Kickoff, then lost 3-0 to Nongshim RedForce in the final. The team responded by winning VCT Pacific Stage 1 and securing a spot at Masters London, where it reached another grand final before falling 3-2 to LEVIATÁN.
The final match played by the Paper Rex core came against T1 at Champions Shanghai. Paper Rex lost 2-1, closing another deep international run without adding another trophy to the cabinet. That match ended the latest chapter for the group that had carried the team through several of its biggest moments.
Even in defeats, Jinggg remained one of the most visible parts of the roster. The source says his Raze quickly became a defining piece of PRX’s aggressive playstyle, and that description fits the way the team was built around fast timing, constant pressure and a willingness to fight for space early in rounds.
d4v41 leaves as Paper Rex continues a roster reset
Jinggg was not the only player announced out of the lineup on November 1. Paper Rex also confirmed the release of d4v41, who had already announced his LFT status earlier this month. The two departures leave another gap in a roster that has been near the top of the Pacific region for several seasons.
With the 2027 season approaching, Jinggg’s next destination remains unknown. Paper Rex did not name a replacement or outline the next step for the slot, leaving the team’s future roster picture open after a season that still produced titles and deep event finishes.
The announcement also drew a flood of fan reactions, with supporters thanking Jinggg for his years on the roster and referencing his Raze play, the team’s trophy wins and the memories built along the way. Many messages focused on the sense that a familiar Paper Rex core has now changed for good, even if the organization’s recent results have kept it in the conversation at every major event.
The roster move also arrives after another Paper Rex change on the coaching side, with Wendler set to leave after nearly one year on the Valorant coaching staff. Combined with the player exits, the departures point to a wider restructuring around the organization as it prepares for the next phase of competition.
Paper Rex’s farewell message summed up Jinggg’s place in the team’s history without exaggeration. The post closed by telling him to “keep being the crazy Raze player that you are,” a fitting sendoff for a player whose style helped define one of Valorant’s most recognizable teams.
For Paper Rex, the release marks the end of a five-year stretch that produced regional titles, a first international trophy and repeated appearances on the biggest stages in the game. For Jinggg, it leaves him as one of the most notable free agents to emerge from the Pacific scene as the 2027 season begins to take shape.
lost mine on a forced entry lol
Jinggg leaving hurts more than d4v41 to me. PRX without that Raze tempo is not the same team, even if they keep the results coming.
results say otherwise mate
and the style was still his
you’d bench the flashiest duelist in the room? brave call lol
yeah, but not this one
five years is a long run
had a duelist in my stack drop for service too, came back rusty but somehow better at reading fights. weirdly common story now
Not in esports it’s not. Five years and titles means he was part of the whole identity, not just a long timer.
five years in Valorant is basically ancient history
that military service pause coming back in 2024 is wild. didn’t expect him to still be the face of PRX after that break.
yeah, the return is the part that stands out most
exactly, that’s what I mean
Are you saying the pause changed his peak, or just that it made the timeline feel unreal? Because the story makes it sound like he came back straight into the same aggressive PRX style.
People act like the break killed the run, but PRX still won Tokyo? wait no, they won Pacific and then came back strong in 2025 with Toronto. The service pause clearly did not erase what he brought. If anything, it makes the five-year span look even crazier because he had to step away and still returned to the same core role.
I think PRX are overreacting a bit with the reset. If you just won Pacific Stage 1 and made multiple grand finals, ripping out Jinggg and d4v41 at once feels like change for the sake of it. Big orgs love calling it a ‘new chapter’ when they are really gambling on chemistry.
fair point
nah, the roster needed it
maybe, but ‘needed’ is doing a lot there
The most important detail is not even Jinggg leaving, it is that PRX never named a replacement. That tells me the rebuild is still early and they are probably testing options, not making a finished plan.
open slot = more drama later, that part is clear
Could also just mean they want flexibility. I would not read too much into it until the next roster move drops.
I don’t think that means they are lost though. Teams keep slots open all the time while they trial players and sort visas, especially after a season with this many deep runs. A missing name on day one is not the same as no plan. It just means they are not rushing a public reveal yet.
keep being the crazy Raze player, mate… translation: don’t change, just get released xD
What stands out to me is how many times the same core got to the biggest stage and still came home with one trophy at the end. First, people remember the 2025 Toronto win, but the two grand final losses this year probably weigh more inside the team than fans think. That kind of season often ends with changes even when the results look strong from outside.
Do you think the final losses mattered more than the title? Feels harsh to call that a failure when they were still there every event.
Do you think Jinggg gets picked up fast, or does the service stuff make teams cautious about him?
If a team wants a proven entry, they probably move quick. The service history will matter less now than the fact he already came back and played at the top level again.
Maybe, but teams also love overthinking ‘proven’ players and ending up with a three-man flex puddle. Seen that movie before.
crazy Raze, crazy exit
I get the joke, but this one feels bigger than a normal swap. Jinggg was not some filler slot, he was the pace of the whole team for years, and PRX built a lot of their identity around that first burst into space. Losing that kind of duelist changes how every round starts, even if the replacement is good. People are reacting because it is hard to imagine PRX without that exact timing and chaos.
yeah, that’s the bit i meant
not that crazy, roster moves after a long run are normal. Teams hit a ceiling and swap pieces even when the fanbase is attached to them.
Raze mains stay cursed