{"id":41339,"date":"2025-02-24T20:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T01:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=41339"},"modified":"2025-02-24T20:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T01:10:16","slug":"t1-g2-esports-claim-final-vct-masters-bangkok-playoff-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/t1-g2-esports-claim-final-vct-masters-bangkok-playoff-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"T1 &#038; G2 Esports claim final VCT Masters Bangkok playoff spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final day of the Swiss Stage at <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/champions-tour\/vct-masters-bangkok\/\" title=\"VCT Masters Bangkok betting guide\">VALORANT Masters Bangkok<\/a> was packed with high stakes and historic moments, and from the last two series, T1 and G2 Esports advanced to the playoffs with commanding wins.<\/p>\n<p>In a landmark \u201cwin or go home\u201d match, T1 defeated DRX 2-0\u2014delivering their first-ever victory over the storied Korean team in five encounters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">T1 BREAK THE STREAK AND BEAT DRX TO MOVE ON TO PLAYOFFS! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VALORANTMasters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VALORANTMasters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NmAXq4ZWpK\">pic.twitter.com\/NmAXq4ZWpK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ValorantEsports\/status\/1893990440199725349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The match was a direct rematch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/champions-tour\/\" title=\"VALORANT Champions Tour betting guide\">VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT)<\/a> Pacific Kickoff grand final and marked the first international clash between two Korean teams.<\/p>\n<p>While DRX had maintained the upper hand in previous meetings, T1\u2019s decisive performance rewrote the narrative.<\/p>\n<p>The strategic map bans played a crucial role.<\/p>\n<p>DRX opted to ban Lotus, a map on which T1 had been flawless this season, while T1 banned Abyss, denying DRX a long-standing strength.<\/p>\n<p>DRX selected Fracture\u2014a familiar battleground from their previous victories\u2014where T1\u2019s Kim &#8220;Meteor&#8221; Tae-o silenced critics by registering 28 kills, including six first kills.<\/p>\n<p>His teammate Yu &#8220;BuZz&#8221; Byung-chul also shined, securing nine first kills to keep the momentum firmly in T1\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n<p>After claiming their opponent&#8217;s map pick, the series moved to Pearl, where Meteor switched to Killjoy, a pick that added critical post-plant utility.<\/p>\n<p>With an 8-4 halftime lead and sustained aggression in the second half, T1 closed out the map 13-4.<\/p>\n<p>Emotional scenes unfolded as former DRX players, now in T1\u2019s lineup, celebrated the long-awaited victory, with BuZz exclaiming, \u201cWho\u2019s the best team in Korea now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This win not only handed DRX a 5th-6th finish but also marked T1\u2019s debut in an international playoff.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Carrying Americas&#39; hope, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G2VALORANT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@G2VALORANT<\/a> defeat Team Liquid! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VALORANTMasters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VALORANTMasters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WJPAj4acwY\">pic.twitter.com\/WJPAj4acwY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ValorantEsports\/status\/1894020566618722542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the bracket, G2 Esports delivered a statement performance by dispatching Team Liquid 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>Liquid started strong on Haven, seizing an early pistol round to build a 4-2 lead.<\/p>\n<p>However, G2\u2019s sharp in-game adjustments took over in round seven, and they surged to an 8-4 halftime advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Jonah &#8220;JonahP&#8221; Pulice emerged as the key player on Haven, contributing a 16\/12\/9 KDA, 159 ADR, and a 1.53 rating, as G2 secured a convincing 13-5 victory on the map.<\/p>\n<p>Liquid attempted to shift gears on Lotus by opting for Neon, but G2\u2019s tactical execution was too potent.<\/p>\n<p>A decisive round 16 retake on C site broke the game open, and standout performances from Jacob &#8220;valyn&#8221; Batio (20 kills, 242 ACS, 1.52 rating) and Nathan &#8220;leaf&#8221; Orf (21 kills, 257 ACS, 1.32 rating) propelled G2 to a 13-7 win, ensuring their playoff spot.<\/p>\n<p>With T1 and G2 now in the playoffs, the stage is set for an international clash of titans.<\/p>\n<p>T1, riding the momentum of their first international win, will face EDward Gaming in an Asia-only match, while G2\u2019s next challenge pits them against Team Vitality.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/\" title=\"VALORANT betting guide\">VALORANT<\/a> tournament offers significant rewards\u2014teams in the top four secure US$35,000 and a VCT Point, with the overall winner taking home US$250,000 and 5 VCT Points.<\/p>\n<h2>VCT Masters Bangkok semifinals<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"pageList\">\n<li>EDward Gaming ($1.33) vs T1 ($3.25) @ 5pm ICT<\/li>\n<li>Team Vitality ($1.72) vs G2 Esports ($2.00) @ 8pm ICT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">Esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a night packed with high stakes and historic moments, T1 and G2 Esports advanced to the VALORANT Masters Bangkok playoffs with 2-0 victories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":41013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1520,103,628,128,1150,1610,3856],"class_list":["post-41339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-drx","tag-g2-esports","tag-t1","tag-team-liquid","tag-valorant","tag-valorant-champions-tour","tag-vct-masters-bangkok"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41339"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41348,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41339\/revisions\/41348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}