Team Secret vs Gen.G Preview and Predictions – VCT 2023 Pacific Playoffs

The losing squad in the Team Secret vs Gen.G matchup will be eliminated as they are going to fight in the lower rounds of this double-elimination bracket

This will be the first Lower Round 1 game, and the winner will face either T1 or ZETA in Round 2. These teams’ most recent encounter in the Regular Season ended with a 2-0 victory favoring Gen.G. However, considering their current losing streak and Team Secret showing impressive strength against DRX, we might not see a repeat of history in this Best of 3. Here are our predictions on who will move forward to the second lower round in the Playoffs.

Team Secret

We had a near-accurate prediction on Team Secrets' last game against DRX, where they lost 1-2 while looking strong in Haven. In that game, after a convincing victory on the first map, the Filipinos had a total switch-up on Split and Bind, with JessieVash not looking like his regular self. He also underperformed on their Regular Season match facing Gen.G, which should be avoided in this game as he is a vital member that the squad heavily relies on not only to lead but also to frag out.

Players

Jim “BORKUM” Timbreza

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.03
• Average Combat Score: 204.3
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.05
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 71%
• Average Damage per Round: 131.2

Jessie “JessieVash” Cristy

• Role: Initiator/Sentinel
• VLR Rating: 1.03
• Average Combat Score: 194.4
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.99
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 131.2

Jayvee “DubsteP” Paguirigan

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 225.9
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.14
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 69%
• Average Damage per Round: 144.7

Jeremy “Jremy” Cabrera

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.01
• Average Combat Score: 215.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.00
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 70%
• Average Damage per Round: 140.2

Adrian “invy” Reyes

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.08
• Average Combat Score: 220.3
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.09
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 144.5

Player to Watch

DubsteP

Gen.G

As we expected, Gen.G faced a loss in their first Playoffs game against T1, which shows the weak side of the Meteor and his squad, considering they were the dominant ones in their previous T1 encounter in the Pacific League. Similarly, we think Gen.G will taste another defeat against a roster they have previously won against in this game, as Team Secret are looking much stronger than their start in this VCT. 

Players

Kim “Meteor” Tae-O

• Role: Duelist
• VLR Rating: 1.03
• Average Combat Score: 239.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.09
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 69%
• Average Damage per Round: 150.3

Lee “k1Ng” Seung-won 

• Role: Sentinel/Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.02
• Average Combat Score: 205.5
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.12
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 72%
• Average Damage per Round: 134.5

Yu “TS” Tae-seok

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.05
• Average Combat Score: 200.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.02
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 128.3

Yeom “eKo” Wang-ryong

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 0.94
• Average Combat Score: 193.9
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.93
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 70%
• Average Damage per Round: 124.0

Ko “Sylvan” Young-sub

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.01
• Average Combat Score: 200.7
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.99
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 72%
• Average Damage per Round: 129.9

Kim “GodDead” Sung-sin

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 0.98
• Average Combat Score: 199.2
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.92
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 70%
• Average Damage per Round: 129.2

Player to Watch

Meteor

VCT 2023 Pacific Playoffs – Team Secret vs Gen.G Predictions

Team Secret won’t repeat what happened in the Regular Season, winning this game with a 2-0 score against Gen.G.

Team Secret vs Gen.G – Head-to-Head

Team Secret 0 – 1 Gen.G

Team Secret vs Gen.G – Maps

• Haven
• Ascent
• Bind

Team Secret vs Gen.G Score

• Map 1: Team Secret to win with Gen.G<11
• Map 2: Team Secret to win with Gen.G>10

Team Secret vs Gen.G – Top Fragger

DubsteP

VCT 2023 Pacific Playoffs – Gen.G vs Team Secret Match Links

• Twitch 
• YouTube

Team Secret vs Gen.G – Match Time

May 21, 2023 – 01:00 PT // 04:00 ET // 10:00 CEST