The Team Secret vs Talon Esports match at VCT 2024 Pacific Stage 1 on April 28, 2024, is a high-stakes outing for Talon. While winning will solidify their position as the third qualified team from the Omega Group, a loss would mean that they would need to rely on ZETA DIVISION and RRQ to win their remaining matchups in the regular reason.
With teams striving to make it to the playoffs for a chance to represent the region at Masters Shanghai and potentially collect three VCT Championship Points, this will be an interesting match. Team Secret would be vying for a bye in the first round of the playoffs, while their opponents are still fighting to survive.
Note: Some parts of this article are subjective and reflect the author's opinions.
Everything you need to know about the Team Secret vs Talon Esports match at VCT 2024 Pacific Stage 1
Prediction
Given the teams' encounters in the past and the present form of the lineups, the match could go either way. However, since Team Secret has already made the playoffs and Talon's qualification depends on this series, the latter are expected to come into the game all guns blazing.
Team Secret would still try to win for a chance to skip the first stage of the playoffs. But if Talon pushes the limits of their strat book, they could come out on top in today's Team Secret vs Talon Esports matchup.
Head-to-head
Team Secret and Talon Esports have played against each other on the VCT stage thrice before this. The first time was during Week 1 of VCT Pacific League in 2023 and the two subsequent times were at Pacific Kickoff in February 2024. Team Secret won the first match 2-1 before Talon claimed the second one 2-0. The third match was won by Team Secret 2-0.
Recent results
Going into today's Team Secret vs Talon Esports match at VCT 2024 Pacific Stage 1, the former have an L-L-W-W-W streak against DRX, RRQ, ZETA DIVISION, Paper Rex, and DetonatioN FocusMe.
Talon Esports, on the other hand, have an L-W-L-W-W streak against Team Secret, BLEED, Gen.G, Global Esports, and T1, respectively.
Potential lineups
Team Secret
- Jessie "JessieVash" Cristy Cuyco (IGL)
- Noel "NDG" De Guia
- Jim "BORKUM" Timbreza
- Jeremy "Jremy" Cabrera
- Adrian "invy" Reyes
- Evan "Warbirds" Olzem (Head Coach)
Talon Esports
- Thanamethk "Crws" Mahatthananuyut (IGL)
- Jittana "JitBoyS" Nokngam
- Lim "Lenne" You Xiang Lionel
- Joseph "ban" Seungmin Oh
- Peter "Governor" No
- Thanachart "Surf" Rungapajaratkul
- Hector "FrosT" Rosario (Head Coach)
Where to watch Team Secret vs Talon Esports
This Team Secret vs Talon Esports match will take place on April 28, 2024. Here are the region-wise start times of this VCT 2024 Pacific Stage 1 matchup:
- US (West): 4 am PT (April 28, 2024)
- US (East): 6 am ET (April 28, 2024)
- Berlin, Madrid, Paris: 1 pm CEST (April 28, 2024)
- India: 4:30 pm IST (April 28, 2024)
- Japan and Korea: 8 pm KST (April 28, 2024)
You can visit the following websites to watch the match:
- Twitch: Watch here
- YouTube: Watch here
The start time might differ slightly based on how long the day's previous game between ZETA DIVISION and T1 lasts.
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