Paper Rex Stays Undefeated in VCT Pacific Stage 2 at The End of Week 2
- Miguel Méndez
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
The professional Valorant scene in the Pacific continues with new matchups between the region’s top teams as they fight for a spot at VALORANT Champions Paris. By the end of Week 2 of VCT Pacific Stage 2, Paper Rex(PRX) remained the only undefeated team, already securing a place in the next phase of the tournament.
Paper Rex Closes Week 2 of VCT Pacific Stage 2 With a Dominant Win Over BOOM Esports
Week 2 of VCT Pacific concluded with the matchup between Paper Rex and BOOM Esports on July 27. The VCT Masters Toronto 2025 champion continues its strong form in the tournament, picking up a third consecutive win after defeating the Indonesian squad, which has yet to score a victory and is now out of the race for the world championship.
The series opened on Bind, where Paper Rex recovered after dropping the early rounds. A solid defensive effort gave them a 9–3 lead at halftime. Although BOOM Esports managed to pick up a few rounds after the side switch, it wasn’t enough, falling short at 13–8.
On Lotus, PRX once again dominated the first half on attack to take another 9–3 lead into the break. The Indonesian squad responded after halftime, cutting the deficit and threatening overtime at 12–10, but Jason "f0rsakeN" Susanto and Ilya "something" Petrov closed out the map for their team.
TALON dropped its undefeated record from Week 1 after falling to DetonatioN FocusMe on July 25. The recent roster changes for the Japanese squad continue to pay off, as they picked up their second win of Stage 2 with a 2–1 series victory. Meanwhile, Gen.G defeated Global Esports to stay on top of Group Alpha.
The July 26 matchday opened with T1 sweeping ZETA DIVISION 2–0, pulling even with TALON in Group Alpha. The day closed with Rex Regum Qeon taking the series over Nongshim RedForce in a 2–1 victory. After two closely contested maps, the Indonesian squad took full control on Icebox, closing out the decider with a dominant 13–3 win.
Team Secret also lost its chance to qualify for Valorant Champions Paris 2025 after falling to DRX in a dominant 2–0 series, with the Korean squad closing out both maps 13–4. The Filipino side now sits tied with Global Esports, DetonatioN FocusMe, and ZETA DIVISION at two Championship Points following Week 2 results.
VCT Pacific Stage 2 Returns August 1: Schedule and Where to Watch
VCT Pacific Stage 2 resumes on August 1 with Gen.G facing an already-eliminated Team Secret lineup. All matches are streamed live on the official Twitch and YouTube channels:
Friday, August 2
BOOM Esports vs DetonatioN FocusMe
Rex Regum Qeon vs DRX
Saturday, August 3
Gen.G vs Team Secret
TALON vs T1
Sunday, August 4
Nongshim RedForce vs Global Esports
Paper Rex vs ZETA DIVISION