VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025: Final results, schedule, and more

Modified Feb 09, 2025 13:21 GMT

VCT Pacific 2025 Kickoff (Image via Riot Games)

VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025 will be the first tournament of the Asian leg of Valorant Esports. It will begin on January 18, 2025, and conclude on February 9, 2025. Fans will get to see their favorite teams in a LAN event at Sangam Colosseum in Seoul, South Korea. The teams that finish in the top two positions will represent the region at Masters Bangkok.

This article explains everything you need to know about the schedule, teams, and format of VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025.

VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025 teams

The following teams will take part in the VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025:

DetonatioN FocusMe
DRX
Gen.G Esports
Global Esports
Paper Rex
Rex Regum Qeon
T1
TALON
Team Secret
ZETA DIVISION
Nongshim RedForce (Ascension 2024)
BOOM Esports (Replacement invite)

Note: Bleed Esports (Ascension 2023) was replaced by BOOM Esports due to failing to comply with Riot Games' requirements.

VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025 format

2025 VCT Pacific Kickoff format (Image via Riot Games)

The 2025 VCT Pacific Kickoff will follow a 12-team double-elimination bracket. The four teams that made it to Champions 2024 - Paper Rex, TALON, Gen.G Esports, and DRX - will play directly in the upper bracket round two.

All matches in the tournament, except the Lower Final and the Grand Finals, will be best-of-three. The remaining two series will be best-of-fives. As mentioned previously, the top two teams from the tournament will qualify for Masters Bangkok.

VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025 schedule and live results

Below is the full schedule of VCT Pacific Kickoff:

Upper Round 1 (January 18-19, 2025)

BOOM Esports vs T1 (1-2): Pearl (11-13); Bind (13-8); Fracture (7-13)
ZETA DIVISION vs Nongshim RedForce (0-2): Split (9-13); Haven (9-13)
Global Esports vs Team Secret (2-1): Abyss (3-13); Split (13-7); Pearl (13-6)
DetonatioN FocusMe vs Rex Regum Qeon (1-2): Abyss (14-12); Pearl (3-13); Haven (3-13)

Upper Round 2 (January 20, 2025 and January 25, 2025)

DRX vs Nongshim RedForce (2-1): Lotus (13-11); Pearl (6-13); Fracture (13-9)
Paper Rex vs T1 (1-2): Bind (6-13); Fracture (13-8); Split (11-13)
TALON vs Global Esports (2-1): Split (6-13); Abyss (13-9); Lotus (13-8)
Gen.G Esports vs Rex Regum Qeon (2-1): Fracture (6-13); Lotus (13-8); Haven (14-12)

Lower Round 1 (January 26-27, 2025)

Nongshim RedForce vs BOOM Esports (2-1): Pearl (13-3); Bind (7-13); Lotus (13-9)
Rex Regum Qeon vs Team Secret (2-1): Lotus (9-13); Pearl (13-4); Haven (13-4)
Global Esports vs DetonatioN FocusMe (0-2): Abyss (8-13); Split (12-14)
Paper Rex vs ZETA DIVISION (2-0): Lotus (13-5); Fracture (13-8)

Upper Semifinals (January 31, 2025)

T1 vs TALON (2-1): Fracture (13-5); Bind (4-13); Haven (13-9)
Gen.G Esports vs DRX (0-2): Abyss (9-13); Bind (13-15)

Lower Round 2 (February 1, 2025)

Nongshim RedForce vs Rex Regum Qeon (2-1): Fracture (12-14); Lotus (22-20); Pearl (13-8)
DetonatioN FocusMe vs Paper Rex (2-0): Abyss (13-10); Pearl (13-1)