Team Secret and Paper Rex will play in the second round of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League regular season. Both teams were victorious at the start of the championship, although the Philippine team was not much stronger than their rivals, having given up a card.
In turn, Paper Rex got off to a flying start in the tournament, defeating DetonatioN FocusMe. Obviously, it was a disaster there, but even so the boys performed at their level.
Anyway, I'm all for the Indonesians here. So in this case I would take a closer look at the victory of Paper Rex.
Team Secret uniforms
The fifth team in the Asia-Pacific ranking finished in the bottom three at the Daejeon Valorant Invitational and the Valorant India Invitational back in the off-season.
As for the last VCT 2023: LOCK/IN São Paulo, Team Secret beat Team Liquid, but then crashed out against Natus Vincere and crashed out.
At the start of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League, the Filipino side took on Talon Esports in what can only be described as an easy upsets.
Team Secret's latest results:
- A 13-6 win over Team Heretics.
- A 1-2 loss to Paper Rex.
- A 2-0 win over Team Liquid.
- Defeat by Natus Vincere 0-2.
- 2-1 victory over Talon Esports.
Top cards for Team Secret:
- Fracture - 100% wins.
- Haven - 100% wins.
- Icebox - 60% wins.
- Ascent - 50% wins.
It should be noted that the Filipino team has yet to feature on Split and Lotus cards.
Paper Rex uniforms
The first team in the Asia-Pacific standings reached the VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen finals last season. They won the off-season Valorant India Invitational but at the same time crashed out at the Riot Games ONE PRO INVITATIONAL.
As for their last VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, Paper Rex lost too quickly to Cloud9 and went home after the first round.
Still, at the start of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League, the boys managed to outplay DetonatioN FocusMe, although there was no doubt about it.
Paper Rex's latest results:
- A 3-1 win over Team Heretics.
- Defeat to ZETA DIVISION 5-13.
- A 13-8 win over DetonatioN FocusMe.
- 0-2 defeat by Cloud9.
- 2-0 win over DetonatioN FocusMe.
Paper Rex top cards:
- Haven - 100% wins.
- Ascent - 100% wins.
- Pearl - 67% wins.
- Fracture - 50% wins.
- Lotus - 50% wins.
In turn, the Paper Rex team does not play Icebox and Split.
Team Secret - Paper Rex match statistics
During the last season, the teams have played two meetings:
- Paper Rex's 2-0 victory in VCT 2022: APAC Stage 2 Challengers.
- Paper Rex won the Valorant India Invitational 2-1.
And the last meeting took place in November.
Team Secret vs Paper Rex match prediction
There are big doubts about the abilities of Team Secret, as the opponent has a lot of experience. Moreover, the Indonesian team has already shut down the Filipinos twice, showing a confident game. That's why I'd recommend to bet on Paper Rex to win.
