SEA wins huge, Koreans stoop as VCT 2025 Pacific Stage 1 ends

Southeast Asian groups are the massive winners because the VALORANT Champions Tour 2025: Pacific Stage 1 concludes. In the meantime, South Korean groups that beforehand dominated the area are taking a again seat, however they’re not fully out.

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Rex Regum Qeon reigns, Gen.G persevere

Firstly of the season, each groups made slight modifications to their roster. The Indonesian squad Rex Regum Qeon let go of Park “Estrella” Geon in favor of Ngô “crazyguy” Công Anh. In the meantime, Gen.G promoted Ha “Ash” Hyun-cheol from their academy workforce.

RRQ was a powerhouse within the group stage. They led Group Omega, however competitors was tight, they usually had been tied in match rating with three different groups: TALON, T1, and Nongshim Redforce. Regardless of this, they win out on map rating and spherical differential, giving them the highest spot within the group.

Scores in Group Alpha weren’t as shut. Gen.G took sole possession of third place with a match rating of 3-2, simply above Paper Rex and paling underneath DRX and BOOM Esports, the latter of which had a flawless group stage.

RRQ’s excessive placement earned them a bye within the playoffs, beginning their journey within the higher bracket semis. Right here, their first impediment was DRX, which they dispatched promptly as soon as they caught their momentum.

Gen.G, nevertheless, had extra time to sail as they started playoffs within the higher bracket spherical 1. They first took down TALON after which handed BOOM Esports their first collection lack of the season with a sweep.

Amongst all of the South Korean groups, Nongshim RedForce and Masters Bangkok champs T1 had been the primary to fall as they may not make it previous the primary decrease bracket spherical. DRX bought somewhat farther, however bowed out within the decrease bracket semis after struggling a loss towards Paper Rex.

As an apart, BOOM Esports had been unable to discover a win within the playoffs, sending them to an early exit after their losses to Gen.G and PRX.

Rex Regum Qeon flips the script on Gen.G

The higher bracket last noticed Gen.G and RRQ face off for the primary time. The Korean workforce made quick work of the kings, sending them to the decrease bracket last after 13-5 and 13-8 maps. Kim “t3xture” Na-ra particularly ran the foyer, accumulating a KDA of 43/22/8 throughout two maps on his duelists.

What adopted was a five-game banger between RRQ and Paper Rex. The collection opener was a dominating 13-2 win for the Singaporean workforce, however RRQ eked out two back-to-back 14-12 wins. PRX solutions again with one other manhandling, a 13-3 sport to ship the match to map 5.

RRQ did an excellent job of discovering flanks and sending efficient lurkers, which caught Paper Rex off guard within the fifth map. Additionally they did properly in punishing errors and cheeky calls from PRX. All this granted RRQ the collection win and despatched them to the grand last for a rematch towards Gen.G.

For Paper Rex, their journey in Pacific ended right here, however we are able to look ahead to their efficiency in Masters Toronto.

t3xture as soon as once more needed to face RRQ’s powerhouse duelist Maksim “Jemkin” Batorov. Gen.G got here out swinging in Haven, and for a second, it seemed like this rematch would go the identical manner because the workforce’s earlier faceoff. It was shut, although, however RRQ couldn’t go previous eight rounds as Gen.G closed it out.

Nevertheless, RRQ confirmed they’d some aces up their sleeve when the subsequent map, Ascent, rolled in. They took the primary 9 rounds on Ascent and ended the half up 10-2. Gen.G was by no means one to easily take punishment, although, they usually replied with their very own eight-round win streak within the following half. Finally, the map went to RRQ, nevertheless it was a detailed 13-11.

The groups moved onto the third map, Lotus. The primary half was nearer than the previous two — Gen.G took the lead at 7-5. However, RRQ confirmed their defender prowess within the second half and barely gave their opponents room to breathe. RRQ not solely nullified Gen.G’s lead but in addition swiftly positioned themselves on match level.

On Icebox, the primary half was a good 6-6. The 2 groups continued buying and selling blows into the subsequent half. Gen.G opened with a win on the pistol and the spherical after, however RRQ slowly pulled forward.

Heroics from Jemkin and Monyet gave the Indonesian workforce their first VCT Pacific win and at last made them deserving of the title King of Kings.

VCT Pacific 2025 Stage 1 champions Rex Regum Qeon, runners-up Gen.G Esports, and third-placer Paper Rex will characterize the area within the upcoming Masters Toronto.

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