The fierce battle in VCT 2025: Pacific Kickoff continues. Paper Rex, who was thrown into the lower bracket, managed to defeat ZETA DIVISION with a score of 2-0. In another match, RRQ also maintained its hopes of becoming champions after sending Team Secret home.
Thanks to this victory, the Paper Rex and RRQ teams are still extending their breath in the VCT 2025: Pacific Kickoff event. Previously, Paper Rex surprisingly fell to T1, while RRQ had to admit the toughness of Gen.G Esports.
Paper Rex vs ZETA Division
The duel between the two teams was quite fierce. Even so, Paper Rex, which was strengthened by two Indonesian players, f0rsaken and mindfreak, appeared quite dominant, especially in the first map.
Game 1: Map Lotus
Competing in Lotus, Paper Rex appeared very solid when they became Attackers. Successfully gaining points in the pistol round, Paper Rex continued to maintain their lead until half the match with a score of 8-4. Not wanting to miss the victory in front of their eyes, f0rsakeN s finally closed the first game with a score of 13-5.
Game 2: Map Fracture
The second game was tighter. ZETA Division, who did not want to be eliminated early, tried to improve their team’s performance. The two teams finally shared the points 6-6 at half the match.
However, Paper Rex returned to their wild appearance after the side change break. Losing in the pistol round, Paper Rex managed to turn things around and win the second game with a score of 13-8.
RRQ Sends Team Secret Home
RRQ also achieved encouraging results. The team nicknamed the King of All Kings managed to eliminate Team Secret. Kushy et al successfully silenced Team Secret through a fierce 2-1 battle. Amazingly, RRQ managed to make a comeback after losing in the first game to Team Secret.
This victory led Paper Rex and RRQ to advance to the Pacific Kickoff lower bracket and gave them the opportunity to participate in Masters: Bangkok.