On April 12, Group Omega decided the fate of the third playoff slot between Wolves Esports and Trace Esports at VCT 2025: China Stage 1. The third-place finish guaranteed a spot in the upper bracket of the playoffs, while fourth meant starting in the lower bracket.

All Gamers vs Wolves Esports

For All Gamers, this match was purely symbolic, as their position in the group stage couldn’t change — they had already lost any chance of reaching the playoffs before the game. In contrast, for Wolves Esports, the victory was crucial as they were competing with Trace Esports for third place, which secured an upper bracket seed.

Pearl (Wolves Esports’ pick) ended in their favor with a 13:7 score. The second map — Fracture (All Gamers’ pick) — went the other way: 7:13. Everything was decided on the decider map Lotus, where Wolves Esports completely dominated — winning the first half 9:3 and confidently closing the map 13:6, securing the series 2:1. This victory guaranteed Wolves Esports third place regardless of Trace Esports' last match result since Wolves won their head-to-head. Therefore, with both teams finishing 3-2, Wolves would be placed higher.

Trace Esports vs Bilibili Gaming

For Trace Esports, this match didn’t affect their placement in Group Omega. Nevertheless, they showcased impressive gameplay. They confidently won Haven (Bilibili Gaming’s pick) 13:4 but were defeated almost as decisively on their own pick — Ascent — with a 13:5 scoreline. The decider was Split, where Trace Esports demolished Bilibili Gaming 13:1. This marked Trace Esports’ sixth consecutive head-to-head victory against Bilibili Gaming.

VCT 2025: China Stage 1 runs from March 13 to May 4 in LAN format at the VCT CN Arena in Shanghai. Twelve partnered teams from VCT China are competing for three slots at Masters Toronto and valuable China Points needed to qualify for VALORANT Champions.