Two of the players most closely associated with Paper Rex are no longer on its VALORANT roster. On October 31, the Singaporean organisation confirmed the departures of Wang "Jinggg" Jing Jie and Khalish "d4v41" Rusyaidee. The announcements remove two of the longest-serving figures in a team whose identity has been built around speed, trust and a willingness to take the fight to opponents.
It is a bigger story than the usual transfer-window post. Paper Rex's style has become shorthand for a particular brand of Pacific VALORANT. Jinggg's explosive entry play and d4v41's long service helped create that reputation. Losing both forces the club to decide which parts of that approach are fundamental and which were made possible by those specific players.
What Paper Rex and the players actually said
Paper Rex's farewell to Jinggg says he joined in September 2021 and became a core member of the roster. In his own departure message, Jinggg thanked teammates, coaches, staff and fans for five years, describing the organisation as a second family.
The club's farewell to d4v41 reaches even further back. He was with Paper Rex during its Counter-Strike beginnings in 2020 and moved into VALORANT with the organisation in 2021. That continuity gave the team a link to its original competitive identity even as its personnel changed. Paper Rex thanked him for his work and memories; a new organisation was not named in the announcement.
A roster tracker at VLR.gg records both players' departure dates as October 31. That is stronger evidence than an unsigned roster graphic or speculative social post. The same tracker also records former assistant coach Ashton "Wendler" Wendler leaving on the same date.
Why losing Jinggg changes the attacking identity
Jinggg has become one of the most recognisable Raze players in professional VALORANT. His willingness to take space, enter risky fights and follow a teammate's immediate call fitted a team that often preferred forcing a response over waiting for one. The distinctive part was not simply aggression. Paper Rex could commit several players to a risky opening and still retain coordination.
That is difficult to replace with a highlight reel of another player's kills. An incoming duelist must understand the pace at which teammates trade, when a round needs restraint and which fights serve a wider plan. Removing Jinggg changes how opponents prepare for Paper Rex even before the next official match.
The 2023 Champions runner-up finish and the organisation's later Masters success formed part of the team's international reputation. Those results belong to entire rosters, not one star, but they explain why a veteran departure resonates far beyond Singapore.
d4v41's exit removes something different
Khalish brought long-term stability as roles, maps and metas changed. He remained through the jump from Counter-Strike, the ascent into VCT Pacific and repeated international campaigns. Players with that kind of institutional memory can stabilise a team during difficult patches in ways that aren't visible in a scoreboard.
The timing is significant. Rebuilding one position is a routine offseason problem. Replacing an explosive star and a long-serving veteran together means reassessing communication, role balance and the way the group responds when its preferred aggression stops working.
What happens before VCT 2027?
Paper Rex remains a major Pacific organisation, but the exact starting five for its next official season cannot be inferred from these farewell posts. Names floated by fans or transfer-watch accounts are not signings. Riot's registration rules, contract deadlines and regional eligibility will matter once genuine announcements follow.
For now, one answer is firm: Jinggg and d4v41 are no longer with Paper Rex. Neither farewell supplies a verified new team. Anyone publishing an alleged replacement or presenting a transfer as signed needs a primary announcement before doing so.
Paper Rex's core achievement was making a recognisable way of playing successful on the international stage. The next roster will inherit both the expectations and the pressure of being compared with the players who gave that style its face. The farewell is the end of a five-year chapter, not proof that the team itself is ending.
