Philippines’ Team Secret missed out on VCT Masters Copenhagen after losing to Thailand’s Xerxia Esports, 2-1, in a nerve-racking rematch at the lower bracket finals of the 2022 Valorant Challengers Tour (VCT) Asia-Pacific (APAC) Stage 2 Challengers held virtually on June 26.
With the loss, Team Secret settled for a third-place finish with a USD 12,500 (~ PHP 680k) consolation prize from the USD 150,000 (~ PHP 8.2 million) prize pool.
Game 1 at Haven map saw Team Secret dominating Xerxia, stealing with a 13-3 round win.
In Game 2, the Thailand squad was able to tie the best-of-three series in a grueling 13-10 round victory in Ascent.
In the decider Game 3, Xerxia ultimately crushed TS, 13-8, to secure a slot for the Valorant Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters – Copenhagen.
Joining Xerxia to represent the APAC region in the VCT Masters Copenhagen is the VCT APAC Stage 2 Challengers champion Paper Rex of Singapore. The tournament is slated for July 10 to 24, 2022, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Prior to the lower bracket finals match against Xerxia, Team Secret managed to pass through the first half of the upper bracket playoffs, but a 0-2 sweep by rivals Paper Rex pushed them to the edge of elimination.
Team Secret Valorant roster:
- Jessie Cristy “JessieVash” Cuyco
- Jayvee “DubsteP” Paguirigan
- Jim “BORKUM” Timbreza
- Kevin “Dispenser” Te
- Riley “witz” Go
- Jeremy “Jremy” Cabrera
Team Secret fall short of qualifying to VCT Masters Copenhagen
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