DRX DRX Korea Rank #1 stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) Rb Goo Sang-Min (구상민) Zest Kim Ki-seok (김기석) BuZz Yu Byung-chul (유병철) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) Foxy9 Jung Jae-sung (정재성) and Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #4 Meteor Kim Tae-O (김태오) k1Ng Lee Seung-won (이승원) TS Yu Tae-seok (유태석) eKo Yeom Wang-ryong (염왕룡) Sylvan Ko Young-sub (고영섭) GodDead Kim Sung-sin (김성신) further cemented their dominance over VCT Pacific as the two remained undefeated after the league's fourth week.

This week also saw some regional clashes between T1 T1 Korea Rank #3 iNTRO Kang Seung-gyun (강승균) xeta Son Seon-ho (손선호) Sayaplayer Ha Jeong-woo (하정우) ban Joseph Seungmin Oh Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) Carpe Lee Jae-hyeok (이재혁) and Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #4 Meteor Kim Tae-O (김태오) k1Ng Lee Seung-won (이승원) TS Yu Tae-seok (유태석) eKo Yeom Wang-ryong (염왕룡) Sylvan Ko Young-sub (고영섭) GodDead Kim Sung-sin (김성신) , and DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #10 Reita Oshiro Ryu xnfri Tomoki Mariya Anthem Yoshitaka Enomoto Seoldam Park Sang-min (박상민) takej Takemori Shogo Suggest Seo Jae-young (서재영) and ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #3 Laz Ushida Koji crow Maruoka Tomoaki Dep Yuuma Hisamoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe TENNN Tenta Asai . Both these games ended in 2-0 victories for the latter teams, building upon the momentum they have accumulated over the last weeks of league play.

Finally, Global Esports Global Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #38 Bazzi Park Jun-ki (박준기) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) SkRossi Ganesh Gangadhar WRONSKI Michael Wronski Lightningfast Abhirup Choudhury Monyet Cahya Nugraha AYRIN Jordan He , after weeks of close games often culminating in overtime, have finally claimed their first win in the league, leaving only DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #10 Reita Oshiro Ryu xnfri Tomoki Mariya Anthem Yoshitaka Enomoto Seoldam Park Sang-min (박상민) takej Takemori Shogo Suggest Seo Jae-young (서재영) and Talon Esports Talon Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #8 Sushiboys Panyawat Subsiriroj foxz Itthirit Ngamsaard Crws Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut Patt Patiphan Chaiwong JitBoyS Jittana Nokngam garnetS Apiwat Apiraksukumal without points on the leaderboard.

Day One

The opening game for the week saw DRX go up against Paper Rex Paper Rex Asia-Pacific Rank #1 mindfreak Aaron Leonhart Jinggg Wang Jing Jie f0rsakeN Jason Susanto Benkai Benedict Tan d4v41 Khalish Rusyaidee something Ilya Petrov . Paper Rex had announced the signing of their new player Ilya "something" Petrov and they were eager to put him on the server.

Map one was DRX's pick - Ascent. They had managed a comfortable 13-5 win against ZETA DIVISION on the same map and got off to a strong start in their attacking half. They only dropped three rounds, closing out the half at 9-3. PRX showed a glimmer of life in the second half but after the pistol and anti-eco, DRX took four quick rounds in succession to win Ascent 13-5.

Something's second game against undefeated VCT Pacific team DRX (Something's second game was a trial by fire against undefeated VCT Pacific team DRX. Photo by Riot Games)

Map two saw Split come into play and it was almost a mirror match, the only difference being something on Jett vs BuZz on Kayo. The game saw both teams win rounds in succession, eventually culminating in a 7-5 lead for DRX. Paper Rex made it close but the South Koreans would seal the deal in their favor, 13-10. While something looked much stronger on map two, it remains to be seen if the additional firepower he brings will be enough.

The second game saw Team Secret Team Secret Asia-Pacific Rank #11 invy Adrian Jiggs Reyes lenne Lim You Xiang Lionel BORKUM Jim Timbreza JessieVash Jessie Cuyco DubsteP Jayvee Paguirigan Jremy Jeremy Cabrera go up against Rex Regum Qeon Rex Regum Qeon Asia-Pacific Rank #23 2ge James Goopio EJAY Eroll Jule Delfin xffero David Monangin Lmemore Hagai Kristen Yesyurun Emman Emmanuel Morales fl1pzjder Saibani Rahmad . While Team Secret had faced their first loss against Gen.G last week, RRQ were on the upswing after winning their series vs DFM. Map one, chosen by Team Secret, took both teams to Icebox. While TS went for a no-duelist meta comp with a KAY/O instead of Jett, RRQ pulled out the Harbor-Viper team comp.

On defense, RRQ started strong, winning six out of the first eight rounds. TS stabilized, winning the last round in the half off of a 4K from Adrian "invy" Jiggs Reyes, and ended it at 7-5 in their opponents' favor. However, in the second half, RRQ got to match point quick, bringing the score to 12-6. TS showed signs of a comeback, winning four consecutive rounds before RRQ won, 13-10.

The second map was Split, where RRQ seemed utterly at home. As a team, they were firing on all cylinders and ended the first half 10-2, an extremely dominant attacking start. In the second half, TS tried to bounce back but the damage was done, and RRQ took the series 2-0.

Day Two

The second day of action saw two of the South Korean and Japanese teams go head to head. The first game was between T1 T1 Korea Rank #3 iNTRO Kang Seung-gyun (강승균) xeta Son Seon-ho (손선호) Sayaplayer Ha Jeong-woo (하정우) ban Joseph Seungmin Oh Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) Carpe Lee Jae-hyeok (이재혁) and Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #4 Meteor Kim Tae-O (김태오) k1Ng Lee Seung-won (이승원) TS Yu Tae-seok (유태석) eKo Yeom Wang-ryong (염왕룡) Sylvan Ko Young-sub (고영섭) GodDead Kim Sung-sin (김성신) - while the former had lost to PRX the previous week, Gen. G were still undefeated.

The series started on Ascent, where Gen. G, after losing the pistol, proceeded to utterly dominate in their first defensive half. They won four consecutive rounds before T1 got another round in, then another five more rounds in the half to bring the score to 9-3 in Gen. G's favor. The second half did see two more rounds come in for T1 but that would be all they got as Gen.G won yet another four consecutive rounds to win Ascent 13-5.

While Ha "Sayaplayer" Jeong-woo (하정우) had the highest ACS on the server, he was the only player on T1 to have a positive KDA and overall, Gen. G seemed to be much better coordinated, especially on their defensive setups.

Map two, Gen. G's pick of Haven, saw them once again get off to a strong start, winning four rounds in a row. However, on this map, T1 were ready to fight and they were able to bounce back with some rounds of their own. Munchkin and iNTRO both found 3Ks in round six and seven, allowing them to keep Gen.G's lead slim through halftime at 7-5.

But Gen.G's lead wouldn't stay slim for long. Gen. G. put up an unbreakable defense, winning every single round to take the map 13-5. For Gen. G, Lee "k1Ng" Seung-won (이승원) was the player of the day, dropping 36 kills across both maps on Killjoy and finding five first kills in the process. With this win, Gen.G remain one of the two undefeated teams in the league.

GEN.G celebrate after win (Gen.G won over their regional rivals T1 with ease. Photo by Riot Games.)

The second series for the day saw ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #3 Laz Ushida Koji crow Maruoka Tomoaki Dep Yuuma Hisamoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe TENNN Tenta Asai go up against DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #10 Reita Oshiro Ryu xnfri Tomoki Mariya Anthem Yoshitaka Enomoto Seoldam Park Sang-min (박상민) takej Takemori Shogo Suggest Seo Jae-young (서재영) . The former had built up a steady win streak since losing their debut to DRX, while the latter have struggled to find their footing, having only won a single map over the course of three weeks of play.

The first game of the series was Ascent, chosen by ZETA. They started off with a pistol win and another two rounds, countered by two from DFM. However, those would be the only two rounds they would win on their defensive half, as ZETA ended the half 10-2. DFM dug deep after losing the next pistol round, winning out the next seven rounds, which included a 1v2 clutch from Anthem. The game looked like it might head into OT at 11-9, but ZETA finally were able to win out the last two rounds to win map one 13-9.

Haven was DFM's pick and the second map. Once again, ZETA were able to find a great start with six consecutive rounds. DFM finally won their first round in the half after Takemori "takej" Shogo clutched up a 1v3. DFM did find two more rounds in the half, closing it out 9-3 in ZETA's favor. However, unlike last map, they were not able to mount a comeback, only winning the pistol and anti-eco before ZETA took the map with four more consecutive round victories, 13-5. With this win, ZETA are third in the rankings while DFM are yet to win a series.

Day Three

The only game of the day saw two teams - Global Esports Global Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #38 Bazzi Park Jun-ki (박준기) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) SkRossi Ganesh Gangadhar WRONSKI Michael Wronski Lightningfast Abhirup Choudhury Monyet Cahya Nugraha AYRIN Jordan He and Talon Esports Talon Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #8 Sushiboys Panyawat Subsiriroj foxz Itthirit Ngamsaard Crws Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut Patt Patiphan Chaiwong JitBoyS Jittana Nokngam garnetS Apiwat Apiraksukumal - neither with any wins, face off against each other. For Global Esports, both of their Indian players Ganesh "SkRossi" Gangadhar and Abhirup "Lightningfast" Choudhury finally saw their debut in the Pacific League.

To start off with, Global Esports chose Split. Their Viper/Astra/Sage team composition helped them put up a strong defense. Monyet started things off with an ace to his name and GE were able to dominate in the first half, eventually closing it 9-3. Talon Esports on the other hand struggled throughout the map to find their footing. They did win the first two rounds after the side swap and looked like they could convert their bonus as well, but Park "Bazzi" Jun-ki (박준기) pulled off a 1v3 clutch to put the final nail in the coffin. Talon were able to find only one more round before GE won Split 13-6, one of the most dominant wins they've had in recent times.

The second map, Icebox, saw both teams use similar Viper/Harbor team comps. The only difference between them was in the initiator — Talon opted for a conventional Sova pick while GE went for Skye instead.

GE fighting IRL (Gen.G won over their regional rivals T1 with ease. Photo by Riot Games.)

GE once again started off strong with four consecutive round wins, though Talon were able to bounce back with five of their own. The score continued going back and forth, with the half eventually ending at 6-6. The second half was much of the same, though GE were able to get to match point first. Talon were not able to find a 12th round of their own to make overtime happen, and Global Esports pulled off a clean 2-0 win, their first victory in the league.

With the conclusion of week four of the VCT Pacific league, both DRX and Gen.G have proven they're prepared for whatever comes, with the former not having dropped a single map. ZETA division is right behind them with three wins and one loss, but as for the next few teams, it could be anyone making it to the coveted top six positions. However, both Talon Esports and DetonatioN FocusMe are struggling, with not a single win to their name so far.

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