Stage 1 of the Pacific region began with hot teams staying hot and with a few underdogs securing surprising results. A handful of teams debuted new rosters while the region's pair of Ascension teams remained unchanged and unbeaten.

The results from the first weekend's slate of matches were:

All matches in Group Omega ended in 2-1, leaving early wins and losses a narrow margin with much of the stage still left to play. Meanwhile, Global Esports triumphed 2-0 over DetonatioN FocusMe to sit atop the group, tailed closely by BOOM Esports, who had quite possibly the most surprising result of the week.

Masters Bangkok winners T1 shook off some rust as well, giving up their map pick to ZETA Division after stealing their opponents' map pick en route to a 2-1 victory. Meteor , who earned the MVP bracelet in Bangkok for his efforts, picked up where he left off, tallying server-highs in rating and kills.

In a clash between historical Pacific powerhouses, DRX triumphed over Paper Rex. The matchup saw the Korean side adapt to the ever-changing meta after a successful Kickoff, seeing free1ng return to his roots as a Sentinel and Flashback pick up the Duelist role in double Duelist compositions. Paper Rex, who signed PatMen after missing their first international LAN since 2022, took to the stage with their original five-man roster. The three-map series saw f0rsakeN on Duelist as Yoru and Waylay to varying degrees of success, while usual Duelist players something and Jinggg were moved to the Initiator or Controller roles.

TALON's new all-Thai roster saw rising star primmie moved to the Duelist role while newcomers Killua and thyy made their VCT debuts. They topped the TALON scoreboard, leading the Thai side to a victory over Team Secret.

BOOM Esports' 2-0 victory over Gen.G displayed the talent of offseason acquisition dos9 , who had a series-high 1.66 rating and the most kills, with 57. Gen.G, still in the early stages of calibrating after their midseason rebuild, must recover quickly if they look to return to the heights they reached in 2024. New signing Suggest , on the Sentinel role, and academy call-up Ash , playing Tejo across both maps, left more to be desired, though did show flashes of brilliance.

Nonghsim RedForce kept the region's Ascension teams undefeated in league play with a 2-1 triumph over Rex Regum Qeon, a revenge match from Pacific Kickoff.

Stage 1 will continue next weekend with the following matches: