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10:14, 31.01.2025
Continuing our breakdown of all matches in the first qualifiers of the year at VCT 2025: Pacific Kickoff. Today, we focus on the lower bracket, where Nongshim RedForce face off against Rex Regum Qeon for the right to stay in the tournament.
Current Form of the Teams
Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce are newcomers to the VCT scene. Previously known as Sin Prisa Gaming, they competed in the Challengers league in 2024. However, after winning Ascension, they secured a partnership slot, leading to the organization's acquisition by Nongshim RedForce. In their last five matches, the team secured four victories against ZETA DIVISION, BOOM Esports, fOu Clan, and SLT Seongnam, with their only loss coming against DRX.
Despite being backed by a well-known organization, Nongshim RedForce remain VCT newcomers, and facing top-tier teams will be a tough challenge for them.
Rex Regum Qeon
The team hasn't participated in tournaments in recent months. Their last appearance was at the VALORANT Indonesia Connext 2024 show match, where they defeated BOOM with a 13-8 score. In their last five matches, they won three times, beating Team Secret, DFM, and BOOM but falling to Paper Rex and Gen.G.
Rex Regum Qeon are generally considered underdogs in the region and are far from the top teams. However, in this match, they are up against relatively weaker opponents, making them slight favorites.
Map Pool
Expected Bans:
- Nongshim RedForce will likely ban Split.
- Rex Regum Qeon will probably remove Bind.
Expected Picks:
- Nongshim RedForce will likely go for Haven.
- Rex Regum Qeon might choose Pearl or Lotus.
Head-to-Head
Over the past six months, and in general, these teams have not faced each other.
Both teams can be considered regional underdogs, making it difficult to determine the stronger side. However, considering experience, we lean towards Rex Regum Qeon, who have been competing against tier-1 teams for a while, even if not very successfully.
Match Prediction: Rex Regum Qeon win 2-1
Tournament Overview
The VCT 2025: Pacific Kickoff runs from January 18 to February 9 in a LAN format at the Sangam Colosseum in Seoul, South Korea. Twelve partnered teams from the VCT program are competing for two spots at Masters Bangkok and crucial Pacific Points, which are essential for qualification to the World Championship.
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