The fourth week of the group stage of VCT 2025: Pacific Stage 1 has just begun. The first match will be between Nongshim RedForce and Team Secret, and below we will analyze the form of both teams and try to guess the outcome.
Current team form
Nongshim RedForce
The organization started playing on the VCT stage thanks to the fact that it bought out the Sin Prisa Gaming squad that won at Ascension 2024. From the beginning of 2025, the team participated in the first VCT 2025: Pacific Kickoff qualifiers, where they finished in 5th-6th place and missed out on Masters Bangkok. In the last five matches Nongshim RedForce has two wins both times over Rex Regum Qeon. In turn, 3 losses came in matches against: T1 and Talon Esports twice.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Nongshim RedForce | 1 - 2 | TALON |
| Nongshim RedForce | 0 - 2 | T1 |
| Nongshim RedForce | 2 - 1 | Rex Regum Qeon |
| Nongshim RedForce | 1 - 2 | TALON |
| Nongshim RedForce | 2 - 1 | Rex Regum Qeon |
Nongshim RedForce is a newcomer to the VCT scene, but even so, the team is doing quite well and is now at the level of the average teams in the region.
Team Secret
On the other side is the better known Team Secret organization. H1a VCT 2025: EMEA Kickoff where the team took 9-12th place, and also failed to qualify for Masters. In the last five matches of Team Secret they have not won a single victory, and all defeats were against: T1, Talon Esport, ZETA DIVISION, Rex Regum Oueon and Global Esports.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Team Secret | 1 - 2 | T1 |
| Team Secret | 0 - 2 | ZETA DIVISION |
| Team Secret | 1 - 2 | TALON |
| Team Secret | 1 - 2 | Rex Regum Qeon |
| Team Secret | 1 - 2 | Global Esports |
Team Secret are now one of the outsiders in the region, having not won a single match at the current qualifiers, and will most likely not make it to the playoff stage.
Teams Map
Expected bans:
- Nongshim RedForce will probably take Lotus
- Team Secret will probably take Fracture
Expected picks:
- Nongshim RedForce might take Split
- Team Secret might probably take Icebox
Teams' head-to-head matches
The teams have not played any head-to-head matches in the whole time.
Prediction for the match
Despite the fact that Team Secret is better known and has more experience, now the team is experiencing a very strong decline, so they are unlikely to win in the future match, even taking into account the inexperience of their opponents.
Predicted outcome: Nongshim RedForce wins 2:1
VCT 2025: Pacific Stage 1 takes place from March 22 to May 21 in LAN format at the Sangam Coliseum Arena in Seoul. Twelve VCT Pacific partner teams compete for three slots at Masters Toronto and the valuable Pacific Points needed to qualify for Champions.
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