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The VCT Pacific League's regular season started on March 25, 2023. It has gone through eight weeks of competition, where the ten franchised teams from across the Asia-Pacific have fought tooth and nail to make it into the playoffs. Only six teams have made it into the playoffs. Out of that, three will be able to fulfill their dream of representing the region at this year's Masters event to be held in June in Tokyo, Japan.
May 20, 2023, is the second day of playoffs. The second match of the day will be played between Paper Rex from Singapore and T1 from Korea. Whoever wins will get one step closer to making it to Tokyo in hopes of declaring themselves the first-ever VCT Pacific League winner.
Here is everything you need to know going into the match.
PRX vs T1 - Who will win the second upper-bracket semifinal match of VCT 2023: Pacific League
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Predictions
PRX shut down all doubters after the addition of Ilya "something" Petrov in Week 3 of the tournament. They are yet to lose a series after the Russian Duelist player joined the squad. No other team in VCT Pacific can match PRX's combined firepower, with each player capable of carrying games. Moreover, the team's strat book has also been looking much deeper than what fans and critics gave them credit for.
T1, on the other hand, is a team that can be considered an unknown factor. The players on the team have shown moments of brilliance throughout the regular season, especially their IGL Byeon "Munchkin" Sang-beom. He has been the safest pair of hands when it comes to holding down sites and in clutch situations.
That being said, Paper Rex currently seems to be a force that knows no limits. Despite T1 being a capable squad, they might not have enough firepower to match PRX in head-to-head combat.
Head-to-head
The teams have gone up against each other once during the third week of the VCT Pacific League. Paper Rex beat T1 2-0, and the match marked the debut of something in the PRX jersey.
Recent results
Paper Rex came into the playoffs, having lost only two matches. One was to Team Secret, and the other to DRX. They have been on a five-match win streak since the latter. T1 had a hot and cold start to their regular season, but from Week 5 onwards, they only lost one match, and that too to DRX.
Potential lineups
Paper Rex
- Benedict "Benkai" Tan (IGL)
- Aaron "mindfreak" Leonhart
- Wang "Jinggg" Jing Jie
- Jason "f0rsakeN" Susanto
- Khalish "d4v41" Rusyaidee
- Ilya "something" Petrov
- Alexandre "alecks" Sallé (Coach)
T1
- Son "xeta" Seon-ho
- Byeon "Munchkin" Sang-beam (IGL)
- Joseph "ban" Seungmin Oh
- Ha "Sayaplayer" Jung-woo
- Lee "Carpe" Jae-hyeok
- Yoon "Autumn" Eu-ddeum (Head Coach)
Where to watch
You can watch the live English broadcast of the match on the official YouTube or Twitch channels of VCT Pacific. There are also official streams available in various Asian languages like Korean, Japanese, and so on.
For readers who appreciate additional commentary and banter, you can tune into one of the many watch parties hosted by players and content creators worldwide.
Paper Rex takes on T1 on May 20, 2023, at 4 am PST/ 4:30 pm IST/ 8 pm KST/JST.
Results
Note: This section will be updated after the match is completed.
