T1 vs ZETA DIVISION Preview and Predictions – VCT 2023 Pacific Playoffs

The T1 vs ZETA DIVISION series will be the second and final Lower Round 1 game in the Playoffs

After experiencing their first defeat in the Playoffs, these teams have one more chance in this double-elimination bracket to move forward. T1 are coming into this game from an Upper Semifinal loss, while ZETA DIVISION couldn’t even win their Upper Round 1 series. Whoever grabs this Best of 3 will be meeting either Team Secret or Gen.G in Lower Round 2. 

T1

The South Koreans faced another 0-2 defeat against Paper Rex in their last game; however, it was much closer this time. Their star member Sayaplayer had a good showing in both of the maps, giving T1 some confidence to move forward in this part of the Pacific League. We predict to see a repeat of the Regular Season in this game as we are likely going to see another 2-1 series favoring T1 facing ZETA DIVISION. 

Players

Son “xeta” Seon-ho

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.08
• Average Combat Score: 193.6
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.05
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 77%
• Average Damage per Round: 126.2

Byeon “Munchkin” Sang-beom

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 226.1
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.09
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 70%
• Average Damage per Round: 144.8

Ha “Sayaplayer” Jung-woo

• Role: Duelist
• VLR Rating: 1.07
• Average Combat Score: 224.3
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.14
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 71%
• Average Damage per Round: 144.4

Lee “Carpe” Jae-hyeok

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 0.90
• Average Combat Score: 169.2
• Kill-Death Ratio: 0.80
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 110.5

Joseph “ban” Seungmin

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.03
• Average Combat Score: 218.0
• Kill-Death Ratio: 1.06
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 70%
• Average Damage per Round: 138.1

Player to Watch

Sayaplayer

ZETA DIVISION

We expected ZETA to get at least a single map against Team Secret in their Round 1 match, which the Japanese roster failed to deliver, landing themselves in the lowers from their first Playoffs game. However, they did give us a close series with two back-to-back overtime maps, with Laz and Dep continuing their remarkable form. Winning this game against T1 will require a team effort rather than the heroic plays of some members, and it is entirely possible from the best Japanese team in the split.

Players

Koji “Laz” Ushida

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.11
• Average Combat Score: 227.4
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.22
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 71%
• Average Damage per Round: 144.5

Tomoaki “crow” Maruoka

• Role: Initiator/Controller
• VLR Rating: 0.93
• Average Combat Score: 169.3
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.91
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 113.9

Yuma “Dep” Hashimoto

• Role: Duelist
• VLR Rating: 1.02
• Average Combat Score: 227.9
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.11
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 69%
• Average Damage per Round: 140.3

Shota “SugarZ3ro” Watanabe

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 197.9
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.06
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 129.7

Tenta “TENNN” Asai

• Role: Sentinel
• VLR Rating: 0.96
• Average Combat Score: 206.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.94
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 71%
• Average Damage per Round: 135.3

Player to Watch

Laz

VCT 2023 Pacific Playoffs – T1 vs ZETA DIVISION Predictions

T1 will be in control of this Best of 3, repeating the Regular Season score of 2-1 against ZETA DIVISION.

T1 vs ZETA DIVISION – Head-to-Head

T1 1 – 0 ZETA DIVISION

T1 vs ZETA DIVISION – Maps

• Lotus
• Pearl
• Fracture

T1 vs ZETA DIVISION Score

• Map 1: T1 to win with ZETA DIVISION<9
• Map 2: ZETA DIVISION to win with T1>10
• Map 3: T1 to win with ZETA DIVISION>11

T1 vs ZETA DIVISION – Top Fragger

Sayaplayer

VCT 2023 Pacific Playoffs – ZETA DIVISION vs T1 Match Links

• Twitch 
• YouTube

T1 vs ZETA DIVISION – Match Time

May 21, 2023 – 03:30 PT // 06:30 ET // 12:30 CEST