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T1 has emerged as the VCT Masters Bangkok champion, beating G2 Esports in an intense 3-2 series. The match took place at the UOB Live, Bangkok, on March 2, 2025. This is the Korean squad's first international Valorant trophy. They came in as the second seed from the Pacific region and beat the likes of DRX, EDward Gaming, and Team Vitality on their path to the grand final.
The final match of VCT Masters Bangkok went the full distance, with all five maps being played, and the final two going into overtime. T1 won Map 2 (13-9), Map 4 (15-13), and Map 5 (16-14).
T1 wins their first international Valorant esports trophy at VCT Masters Bangkok
The VCT Masters Bangkok-winning T1 lineup consisted of the following players:
- Kim "stax" Gu-taek (IGL)
- Kim "Meteor" Tae-oh
- Go "Sylvan" Young-sup
- Ham "iZu" Woo-ju
- Yu "BuZz" Byeong-cheol
- Yoon "Autumn" Eu-teum (Head Coach)
- Lee "carpe" Jae-hyeok (Substitute)
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T1 started off the series slow, losing Lotus 5-13. However, the team found its footing on Haven, winning the map 13-9, despite a fantastic performance from G2's Trent "trent" Cairns.
Abyss, T1's permaban before this series, was a surprisingly close game, ending 13-11 in favor of G2. Meteor locked in Reyna during Agent Select, taking fans by surprise. Although this pick didn't bear much fruit, stax's Tejo brought the scores closer. Despite his efforts, G2 Esports took the game in the end, winning five rounds in a row and overcoming an 8-11 deficit.
G2 was in the driving seat for the majority of the first half on Map 4, Split. However, T1, caught up quickly once the sides switched. After two rounds of overtime, the Korean team came out on top, closing the series 15-13.
The final map, Pearl, was extremely close as well, The nail-biting 30-round game finally ended with T1 closing out the series 16-14. Every player of the team showed up with guns blazing to make this victory happen.
Interestingly, the squad has some of the highest kill-scoring players in the tournament, with BuZz leading this table. So, not only did T1 become the VCT Masters Bangkok champion, but Meteor was also declared the MVP of the tournament.
