With only one week of the VCT Pacific league remaining, the rankings have started to solidify, deciding the fate of which teams will end up in the playoffs.

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) remains at the top of the rankings, while 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 and 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) are right on their heels. 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 ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #3 Laz Ushida Koji crow Maruoka Tomoaki Dep Yuuma Hisamoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe TENNN Tenta Asai are also on the cusp of qualifying with four wins each but could be overwhelmed, especially with week eight being Super Week.

Day One

Week seven's first matchup was between 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 Talon Esports Talon Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #9 Sushiboys Panyawat Subsiriroj foxz Itthirit Ngamsaard Crws Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut Patt Patiphan Chaiwong JitBoyS Jittana Nokngam garnetS Apiwat Apiraksukumal . While Gen.G had been undefeated in the first half of league play, they have since suffered back-to-back losses from 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 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 . As for Talon, they found their first win two weeks ago against ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #3 Laz Ushida Koji crow Maruoka Tomoaki Dep Yuuma Hisamoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe TENNN Tenta Asai but have still struggled to this point.

The series began on Gen. G's map pick of Fracture, where they began on defense. After losing the pistol, Gen.G were able to steal the second round away, but Talon, undeterred, began racking up a lead. The half eventually culminated at 7-5 in Talon's favor, and once they switched to defense, they looked even stronger. JitBoyS on Cypher was a menace when it came down to anchoring sites and Talon, slowly but surely, crept towards map point. Gen.G, despite some great rounds, ended up losing their map pick 13-8.

JitBoyS , Crws , and garnetS all stepped up huge for the Thai squad. The former two were also the only players on the server to go positive in terms of kill differential, belaying how close some of the rounds were.

The second map was Lotus, where both teams opted for a single controller/double initiator comp. Gen.G took the pistol and following round, but after that, Talon were able to showcase their mastery of retakes on the map. They were able to win five rounds in a row before Gen.G finally found a few rounds, one of them off of a 1v2 clutch from Sylvan . They would eventually end the half still trailing at 7-5.

After the side swap, Talon pulverized them. The Korean squad would only eke out two more round wins before Talon took the map 13-7. On Lotus, foxz was the MVP for the Thai squad with four first kills and a 85% KAST. The server was topped by Gen G's k1Ng on not just Lotus but overall for his team. Talon's support players though - Crws, JitBoyS, and foxz - were the key reason for their win.

talon win Get some rest buddy, you earned it. (Photo by Riot Games.)

The second series saw two teams both high in the rankings clash, with the winner most likely securing a playoff spot. 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 and ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #3 Laz Ushida Koji crow Maruoka Tomoaki Dep Yuuma Hisamoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe TENNN Tenta Asai entered the match at four wins each. While ZETA had been looking strong since their debut in the league, Paper Rex, with the addition of their new player something , were still acclimatizing.

Paper Rex chose Split to start off the series, locking in their trademark double duelist comp with something on Jett and Jinggg on Raze. They stormed off to a strong attacking start, bringing the score to 6-2, then 7-3 before an ace from Laz helped conclude the half at 7-5 in PRXs favor.

Clean work from laz.

Once PRX switched to defense, they wouldn't even let ZETA get the spike down. The ZETA squad would only win one more round, with Paper Rex taking the map 13-6.

On the second map, Ascent, PRX went in for a slightly unorthodox Sage pick instead of a Killjoy/Chamber/Cypher. ZETA won the first two rounds but PRX once again began running it down with great success. PRX took five rounds in a row before ZETA finally successfully retook the site, but PRX had done the damage. The half concluded 8-4 in PRX's favor.

After the side swap, PRX were able to find the pistol and anti-eco to get to 10-4. ZETA wasn't done yet, as on attack, they were able to net a few rounds off of 3Ks from Dep and crow , but PRX, with their huge lead, were not deterred. PRX won 13-10, taking the series 2-0 and solidifying their chances of making playoffs. PRX's latest addition, something, was the server MVP, dropping 41 kills over two maps with nine first kills and netting a +23 kill differential.

Day Two

The opener for the day was a battle of two of the league's underdogs - 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 Rex Regum Qeon Rex Regum Qeon Asia-Pacific Rank #24 2ge James Goopio EJAY Eroll Jule Delfin xffero David Monangin Lmemore Hagai Kristen Yesyurun Emman Emmanuel Morales fl1pzjder Saibani Rahmad - with the winner having a significantly better shot at making the playoffs.

RRQ chose Fracture as the first map of play and started on defense. They found the first two rounds, but Global were able to swing back into it with four rounds in a row. RRQ bounced back and won the last three rounds in the half to tie things up at 6-6.

In the second half, RRQ once again got to an early lead with a pistol win but GE reacted with three rounds of their own. The map, despite ping-ponging back and forth, would eventually slide in RRQ's favor as they took the map 13-10.

Here comes the party! For RRQ anyway.

Pearl, GE's pick, saw them opt for an Astra and two initiators while RRQ picked the Harbor-Astra double controller comp. The first half saw both teams being neck and neck until RRQ won the last five rounds to end the half at 8-4. GE did win the pistol to try and catch up, but RRQ, after 3Ks from Lmemore and xffero , were able to get to 11-7.

GE then put in a heroic effort and netted four rounds in a row to tie the score. It seemed like there was a possibility of OT, but RRQ would win the last two rounds of regulation to take Pearl 13-11.

Lmemore and xffero popped off for RRQ over the course of the series. Lmemore in particular had 46 kills on Killjoy, with a +18 kill differential and seven first kills. For GE, both Monyet and t3xture had huge impact across both maps, with almost 80 kills between them.

The second game for the day 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 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) . The latter entered on a winning streak while Team Secret, after a strong start in the league, has struggled.

The series opened on TS's map pick, Lotus. Starting on defense, T1 were able to absolutely dominate the half, winning the first four in a row before TS finally netted one of their own. T1 kept that momentum going to end the half 10-2. T1 closed things out at 13-4 soon after. Sayaplayer and Carpe both absolutely demolished their opponents, with the former finding six first kills - more than the entire enemy squad had all together.

t1 bowing T1 take a bow after a masterclass performance. (Photo by Riot Games.)

The second game saw Bind come into play, with both teams opting for a double controller Harbor-Viper comp, and T1 putting Carpe on the newest agent, Gekko. Once again, T1 got off to a strong start, stealing the second round away from TS despite the latter winning pistol. This time around, TS were able to bounce back, and the half would eventually end at 7-5 in T1's favor. TS were able to win the pistol and anti-eco after swapping sides, but T1's Harbor-Viper comp was too strong a defense for TS to pick apart. They would only win one more round before T1 took the map 13-8, solidifying their chances of making playoffs.

Day Three

The sole game for today saw the top and bottom-most teams in the league face off against each other: the undefeated 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) versus the winless 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) .

DFM chose Fracture as their pick, starting on defense. They were able to hold their own, and in fact took a lead against the Korean squad, with takej and Seoldam both finding multiple 3Ks. The half ended at 7-5 in DFM's favor, and they even won the pistol after the side swap. After that though, DRX seemed to wake up. They won eight rounds in a row after Rb stole the anti-eco away with a 1v2 clutch, and DRX won map one 13-8.

Just another pros don't fake moment.

The second map of play was Ascent, one of DRX's strongest, and it showed. DRX dominated their attacking half, winning the first four rounds consecutively and eventually ending the half at a strong 9-3 lead, only denied the 10-2 because of a 4K from Anthem in round 12. The second half ended all hopes of a comeback, as DFM were only able to find a single round before DRX took the map in a dominant 13-4 fashion.

MaKo and BuZz were both phenomenal across the series for DRX, with 70 kills and nine first kills between them. For DFM, Seoldam was the only player who broke even in terms of K/D.

Week seven saw the rankings begin to solidify. DRX has locked in their slot at playoffs, with Paper Rex and T1 most likely solidifying their berths as well. However, the remaining three are still anyone's game, especially with Super Week coming up.

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