VCT Pacific League week 7: RRQ outshines Global Esports, T1 shuts Team Secret

The second day of VCT Pacific week 7 has been concluded producing some surprising results in both matches where fan-favorite teams fall short.

Global Esports faced a setback in their journey to the playoffs after their latest defeat, leaving them with a record of only 2 wins and 5 losses, placing them in eighth place on the overall points table. T1, on the other hand, secured their fifth victory, positioning them comfortably in third place. However, Team Secret still has a chance to qualify for the playoffs if they win all their remaining matches. This is a summary of the second day of the VCT Pacific League week 7.

Global Esports vs RRQ

Despite their impressive victory against Gen.G last week, Global Esports suffered a surprising defeat against RRQ in today’s match. The favored team struggled to keep up with RRQ’s performance, resulting in a worst-case scenario for Global Esports in the league. Meanwhile, It was also an important win for RRQ to keep their playoff hope alive.

Fracture

Despite having the highest pistol round win rate in the VCT Pacific, Global Esports failed to capitalize on it in their match against RRQ. As defenders, RRQ dominated the first half with six-round wins, bringing the game to an even standing. In the second half, RRQ’s strategies were even more impressive, allowing them to mount continuous pressure on GE with flanking maneuvers from the site’s backside. The match remained closely contested for 23 rounds, but RRQ eventually secured the first map with a score of 13-10, with Eroll “EJAY” Jule Delfin contributing an impressive 23 frags as Raze.

Pearl

Unfortunately for Global Esports, their map pick did not go as planned, with RRQ dominating the second map and securing a clean sweep. Ganesh “SkRossi” Gangadhar appeared uncomfortable with the operator, which hurt GE’s economy for most rounds. RRQ took an early 8-4 lead in the first half, and although GE made an almost successful comeback in the second half, a clutch play from Hagai “Lmemore” Kristen Yesyurun with a Sheriff headshot put them on the back foot. RRQ ultimately secured a 2-0 series win over GE with a close score of 13-11 on Pearl.

Team Secret vs T1

T1 emerged victorious with a 2-0 win over Team Secret in matches played on Lotus and Bind. While Team Secret had a decent run in the Pacific League, excluding a win over Paper Rex, their remaining two wins were against weaker teams. T1, on the other hand, continues to dominate.

Lotus

T1 dominated on the Lotus map, with Team Secret only managing to win two rounds in the entire first half. T1 took a commanding lead of 10-2 before moving into the second half, and by winning the pistol rounds, they almost secured the map. The first map ended with a score of 13-4 in favor of T1, with Lee “Carpe” Jae-hyeok delivering a majestic performance on Skye with 19 kills, 284 ACS, and an impressive 1.64 K/D ratio.

Bind

Following their humiliating defeat on their own map pick, Team Secret vs T1 moved on to Bind. The first half ended with a score of 7-5 in favor of TS, which was an average but decent improvement compared to their performance in the first half of the previous map. However, TS struggled on the attacker side, getting caught off guard multiple times on rotations. T1 closed out the Bind map with a score of 13-8, with Ha “Sayaplayer” Jeong-woo delivering a standout performance with an impressive 26 kills, 335 ACS, and a 1.61 K/D ratio.

The third and final day of VCT Pacific week 7 will commence tomorrow where DRX and DFM will be in action.

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