MANILA, Philippines — Group Secret and International Esports — Valorant groups with Filipino gamers — didn’t qualify for the playoffs of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific-Stage 2 after ending the group levels on the backside of Group Alpha.
International Esports, with Filipino Federico “Papi” Evangelista, began Stage 2 sturdy with a 2-0 sweep over defending champion RRQ. However the staff didn’t journey the momentum because it suffered losses for the remainder of the match.
Group Secret — Filipino gamers Adrian “invy” Reyes, Brheyanne “Wild0reoo” Reyes and Kelly “kellyS” Sedillo — additionally had the identical destiny, profitable just one sequence, in opposition to International Esports.
With its final match over the weekend in opposition to RRQ for the ultimate playoffs spot for the group, coach Ji “Meow” Dong-jun modified the roster to have veteran participant Jessie “JessieVash” Cuyco, the staff’s sub for the stage again because the IGL for the mast sequence.
Nevertheless it gave the impression to be a nasty transfer as RRQ was fast to take the lead in Group Secret’s map decide of Ascent, just for Group Secret to take 9 consecutive rounds to drive extra time and finally take again the map, 15-13.
Nevertheless it appeared Group Secret’s abysmal efficiency on the attacking aspect was an excessive amount of of a weak point and the squad’s luck shortly ran out. RRQ demolished them in Icebox and Sundown, 4-13 and 3-13, to safe the ultimate playoff spot in Stage 2.
With each International Esports and Group Secret now eradicated, Patrick “PatMen” Mendoza of Paper Rex is the lone Filipino standing. Paper Rex hopes to safe not solely the trophy but additionally a berth to Valorant Champions — the culminating occasion of VCT — occurring in Paris subsequent month.
