VCT Pacific shock results
Two headline upsets landed in VCT Pacific Stage 1: Dplus KIA beat Gen.G, breaking a five‑year losing streak, and BNK FEARX snapped a three‑match skid to record its first win in Week 2 played April 10–12 at SOOP Sangam Colosseum in Mapo‑gu, Seoul (invenglobal.com) (invenglobal.com). Riot has set the regional finals for VCT Pacific Stage 1 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on May 15–17 at Thiskyhall, and Predator Gaming Indonesia has returned as an official VCT Pacific partner for the 2026 season (technology.inquirer.net) (qoo10.co.id).
VCT Pacific’s second week turned the standings early: Gen.G is already 1-1 after an opening loss to Global Esports, and the race for three Masters London spots is now tighter than it looked a week ago. (valorantesports.com) Riot’s official table on April 12 showed Group Alpha led by Global Esports and Kiwoom DRX at 2-0, with Gen.G and Paper Rex at 1-1 and Team Secret and Nongshim RedForce at 0-2. Group Omega had Full Sense, T1, and Rex Regum Qeon all at 2-0. (valorantesports.com) Stage 1 runs from early April into mid-May with 12 teams split into two single-round-robin groups, and the top four teams in each group advance to the playoffs. The top three finishers from the event qualify for Masters London. (liquipedia.net) That format leaves little room for recovery after a bad week: each group has six teams, each team gets five group matches, and one regular-season win is also worth one championship point. Riot’s standings page lists Stage 1 as the first of two international league stages. (liquipedia.net, valorantesports.com) The pressure was visible from the opening weekend. In Week 1, Global Esports swept Gen.G 2-0, handing one of the region’s established teams an immediate setback before the second week even began. (technology.inquirer.net) Week 2 was played April 10 to 12, and the broader calendar now points to a road finish outside South Korea. The top four teams will play the Stage 1 finals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from May 15 to 17 at Thiskyhall Sala Convention Center. (technology.inquirer.net, liquipedia.net) Inquirer reported the Vietnam stop will be the first time the VCT Pacific Stage 1 finals are held in Southeast Asia, after previous Pacific finals were staged in South Korea and Japan. The same report said the move expands Riot’s live-event footprint across the region. (technology.inquirer.net) Riot’s league also added a returning commercial partner for the 2026 season. Qoo10 reported that Predator Gaming Indonesia is back as an official VCT Pacific partner, with Acer backing the circuit through hardware, fan activations, and digital content. (qoo10.co.id) Qoo10’s report said the Predator Orion 7000 will serve as the official match-day desktop, putting Acer hardware directly on stage rather than limiting the deal to branding. In a league where group play ends May 3 and the finals land May 15 to 17, every result now carries more weight than it did a week ago. (qoo10.co.id, liquipedia.net)
