The March 23 match at VCT 2025: Pacific Stage 1 will conclude the day with a clash between TALON and Team Secret in the Omega group. Here, we will attempt to predict the winner based on the teams' statistics and our view of their gameplay.

Current Form of the Teams

TALON

TALON continues to steadily progress towards the top of the Pacific region. Over the past year, fourth place has been the team's best result, and this year, they have already matched that achievement, finishing fourth at VCT 2025: Pacific Kickoff.

The team has played only four matches in the new season, winning two and losing two. After their fourth place finish at VCT 2025: Pacific Kickoff, which wasn't enough for qualification for Masters Bangkok 2025, the organization decided to sign two new players: thyy and killua. Their match against Team Secret will mark their debut on the tier-1 scene.

Team Secret

The season started poorly for Team Secret. At VCT 2025: Pacific Kickoff, they finished 9th-12th, marking their worst result in regional tournaments over the past three years.

Team Secret has played only two matches this season, losing both. Despite their rough start, the organization has not made any changes to the roster and continues to compete with the same lineup formed a year ago.

Map Pool of the Teams

Expected Map Picks

First Stage Bans:

• TALON usually bans Pearl, so we expect them to ban this map.
• Team Secret usually bans Bind, but since it's absent in the current map pool, they are likely to ban Fracture.

First Map Picks:

• TALON picks Split.
• Team Secret picks Lotus.

Second Stage Bans:

• TALON will likely ban Icebox.
• Team Secret might ban Haven.

Decider:

• Ascent.

Expected Map Pool: Split (TALON) Lotus (Team Secret) Ascent (Decider)

Head-to-Head Record

The teams last met over six months ago, and at that time, TALON won 2-0. Since then, both teams have changed their rosters. Overall, in the history of their encounters, the record stands at 3-2 in favor of TALON, indicating that the teams are quite evenly matched.

Match Prediction

Based on the current form of the teams, TALON appears to be the favorite. They have shown consistent results, finishing fourth at the last tournament, and they have strengthened their roster with two new players.

On the other hand, Team Secret has started the season poorly, losing all their matches and not making any roster changes.

A crucial factor will be the map choices. TALON holds the advantage on Split, while Team Secret will aim to perform well on Lotus. If the match goes to a decider, Ascent could be a critical test for both teams.

Expected result: TALON wins 2-1.

VCT 2025: Pacific Stage 1 will take place from March 22 to May 21 in a LAN format at Sangam Colosseum in Seoul. The twelve partnered teams of VCT Pacific will compete for three spots at Masters Toronto, as well as valuable Pacific Points, which are crucial for qualification for the upcoming Champions 2025.