[VALORANT]DRX and PRX enter familiar territory as top seeds entering playoffs
12 Aug 2025
Surprise results and landmark finishes marked the final week of the VCT Pacific Stage 2 group stage. The eight-team playoff field has been set, with most of the specific seedings not decided until the final matchday.
Here are the results from week four:
Nongshim RedForce 2-0 Gen.G
Paper Rex 2-0 TALON
DRX 2-0 Global Esports
ZETA DIVISION 2-1 BOOM Esports
Rex Regum Qeon 2-1 Team Secret
T1 2-0 DetonatioN FocusMe
The final week of the group stage kicked off with quite possibly the most important match. On one side of the stage, Gen.G had the chance to capture the top seed of Group Alpha, while Nongshim RedForce looked to punch its ticket to the playoffs to keep its quest for Champions Paris, and in turn, survival in VCT, alive. In this match, Nongshim had the perfect read on Gen.G in-game leader Munchkin. From reading his lurk timings on Lotus to mollying the positions he typically plays on Ascent, the Ascension squad flipped Gen.G's trademark map pick and then stood strong for an overtime win on their own pick. The win put Gen.G in limbo, relying on the results of other teams to see if they'd start in the upper or lower bracket, while Nongshim clinched entry into the playoffs.
In a clash between two of the hottest SEA teams in the region, Paper Rex found the edge over TALON, shutting the Thai squad down 2-0 to claim Group Omega's top seed. A key performance from full-time Duelist player something on both maps saw the Russian sharpshooter pick up 52 kills. Combined with d4v41's efforts on the day, the duo combined for 100 kills. The two players were hand in hand at the top of the leaderboard. TALON, with a win over T1 and a loss to DFM, secured at least third place, meaning their starting position in the playoffs would remain unchanged.
While DRX secured its playoff future weeks in advance, a 2-0 win over Global Esports guaranteed a bye from the first round by clinching Group Omega's top seed. Global was already sealed out of the playoffs and mathematically eliminated from qualifying for Champions, but still threatened to stun the Pacific Kickoff winners. Global held a 9-5 lead on DRX's pick of Lotus, but once the Korean squad picked up steam on its attacker half, it was too late. DRX won eight of the next nine rounds from that point to win 13-10. If Lotus had a lean towards any particular side of the map, Icebox didn't. Momentum changed hands often, but in the end it was DRX winning by the same 13-10 scoreline. There were three aces in the map, with seven multikills of four or higher lighting up the kills timeline.
In a battle between two teams looking to avoid the bottom spot of Group Omega, ZETA DIVISION toughed out a 2-1 win over BOOM Esports. The result solidified a 0-5 finish to the stage for BOOM, and broke a six-game run of matches without picking up a map. After the teams won their respective map picks, ZETA dominated on Ascent, picking up six rounds on their attacker side before dominating on defense to win 13-8. BOOM's fate now relies on the final championship point standings, as a top-eight finish would earn them an invite to Pacific Ascension and a finish outside would mean relegation to Challengers.
Surprise results and landmark finishes marked the final week of the VCT Pacific Stage 2 group stage. The eight-team playoff field has been set, with most of the specific seedings not decided until the final matchday.
Here are the results from week four:
The final week of the group stage kicked off with quite possibly the most important match. On one side of the stage, Gen.G had the chance to capture the top seed of Group Alpha, while Nongshim RedForce looked to punch its ticket to the playoffs to keep its quest for Champions Paris, and in turn, survival in VCT, alive. In this match, Nongshim had the perfect read on Gen.G in-game leader Munchkin. From reading his lurk timings on Lotus to mollying the positions he typically plays on Ascent, the Ascension squad flipped Gen.G's trademark map pick and then stood strong for an overtime win on their own pick. The win put Gen.G in limbo, relying on the results of other teams to see if they'd start in the upper or lower bracket, while Nongshim clinched entry into the playoffs.
In a clash between two of the hottest SEA teams in the region, Paper Rex found the edge over TALON, shutting the Thai squad down 2-0 to claim Group Omega's top seed. A key performance from full-time Duelist player something on both maps saw the Russian sharpshooter pick up 52 kills. Combined with d4v41's efforts on the day, the duo combined for 100 kills. The two players were hand in hand at the top of the leaderboard. TALON, with a win over T1 and a loss to DFM, secured at least third place, meaning their starting position in the playoffs would remain unchanged.
While DRX secured its playoff future weeks in advance, a 2-0 win over Global Esports guaranteed a bye from the first round by clinching Group Omega's top seed. Global was already sealed out of the playoffs and mathematically eliminated from qualifying for Champions, but still threatened to stun the Pacific Kickoff winners. Global held a 9-5 lead on DRX's pick of Lotus, but once the Korean squad picked up steam on its attacker half, it was too late. DRX won eight of the next nine rounds from that point to win 13-10. If Lotus had a lean towards any particular side of the map, Icebox didn't. Momentum changed hands often, but in the end it was DRX winning by the same 13-10 scoreline. There were three aces in the map, with seven multikills of four or higher lighting up the kills timeline.
In a battle between two teams looking to avoid the bottom spot of Group Omega, ZETA DIVISION toughed out a 2-1 win over BOOM Esports. The result solidified a 0-5 finish to the stage for BOOM, and broke a six-game run of matches without picking up a map. After the teams won their respective map picks, ZETA dominated on Ascent, picking up six rounds on their attacker side before dominating on defense to win 13-8. BOOM's fate now relies on the final championship point standings, as a top-eight finish would earn them an invite to Pacific Ascension and a finish outside would mean relegation to Challengers.