Team Secret and T1 will meet in the seventh round of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League regular season. In this case, the winner virtually guarantees entry to the play-offs, while the loser will postpone the event to a later date.
To be fair, the Philippine side quite predictably began to slow down as they offer nothing new from match to match. On the other hand, T1 have managed to get stronger and find their game, with which they are still on a roll.
In general, I would not give a chance to Team Secret, which in my understanding seems too predictable in terms of action. So here I would lean on Team T1 to win.
Team Secret's uniform
The eleventh team in the Asia-Pacific rankings managed to surprise with one win on the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, beating Team Liquid.
Looking at the Long Corner in the regular season of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League, the Philippine team managed to beat Talon Esports, Paper Rex and DetonatioN FocusMe.
On the other hand, Team Secret began to slip up a bit more frequently towards the equator, and now the team has three defeats. Most dubiously, Team Secret is getting weaker and weaker in terms of new ideas.
Team Secret's latest results:
- A 2-1 win over Paper Rex.
- A 0-2 loss to Gen.G Esports.
- A 0-2 loss to Rex Regum Qeon.
- 2-0 win over DetonatioN FocusMe.
- A 1-2 defeat to ZETA DIVISION.
Team Secret's best results:
- Lotus - 100% wins.
- Ascent - 67% wins.
- Fracture - 60% wins.
- Haven - 50% wins.
- Icebox - 50% wins.
It's worth noting that the Filipino team usually refuses Lotus.
T1 form
The sixth ranked team from South Korea crashed at the same VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo where it managed to lose to FURIA in the first round.
However, T1 showed a mixed Long Corner in the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League as they added two defeats to their two wins.
The good thing is that the South Korean squad have been back on the winning track in recent weeks, outplaying Rex Regum Qeon and DetonatioN FocusMe, albeit those outsiders.
Latest T1 results:
- A 2-0 win over Talon Esports.
- A 0-2 loss to Paper Rex.
- A 0-2 loss to Gen.G Esports.
- 2-0 win over Rex Regum Qeon.
- A 2-0 win over DetonatioN FocusMe.
Best T1s:
- Lotus - 100% wins.
- Pearl - 50% wins.
- Haven - 50% wins.
In turn, the South Korean team does not take any chances on the Icebox map.
Team Secret - T1 match statistics
The teams have not met before.
Forecast for the match Team Secret - T1
A close game in which there is no favourite, judging by the bookmakers' betting odds. However, the Philippine team noticeably slumped in the last rounds, which affected the overall impression.
In turn, T1 seem to be doing well, and if not now, it will be much more difficult in the future, as they have two games against the favourites ahead. And yet, the South Koreans have managed to make amends for the disappointing Long Corner of the year.
So in this case, I'd recommend betting on a T1 win.
