ZETA DIVISION vs Team Secret Preview and Predictions – VCT 2023 Pacific Playoffs

The Pacific League’s Playoffs games are starting off with an exciting ZETA DIVISION vs Team Secret matchup

After a long journey in the Regular Season, both of these squads have made it to the Playoffs with a 5-4 record. ZETA DIVISION and Team Secret had a brawl in Week 6 of this event, where the Japanese roster won the close matchup with a 2-1 score. However, their Filippino opponents are looking strong right now, coming from a 2-0 victory against DRX a week ago. The winner of this Best of 3 will join DRX on the Upper Semifinal, and here are our predictions for who that may be.

ZETA DIVISION

The Japanese squad had a decent run in the Regular Season, beating weaker squads like DFM and RRQ while getting mostly 2-0’ed by stronger opponents. Throughout ZETA DIVISION’s journey in this event, SugarZ3ro has been the lifeline for the squad, becoming one of the top 10 players in the Pacific League so far. Moreover, with a previous win against Team Secret, they have the knowledge and ability to take this Best of 3 as well.

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

SugarZ3ro

Team Secret

The 2-0 win against Global Esports last week allowed Team Secret to arrive at this Playoffs match, and this spot was rightfully theirs, considering how they have beaten teams like DRX and Paper Rex in the Regular Season. However, they haven’t been the most consistent, which can be a big problem in this double-elimination bracket. Nonetheless, with JessieVash and his squad’s recent back-to-back 2-0 victories, we believe Team Secret have the ability to continue their domination against ZETA in this game. 

Players

Jim “BORKUM” Timbreza

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.04
• Average Combat Score: 204.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.06
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 71%
• Average Damage per Round: 131.5

Jessie “JessieVash” Cristy

• Role: Initiator/Sentinel
• VLR Rating: 1.03
• Average Combat Score: 194.8
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.99
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 74%
• Average Damage per Round: 131.5

Jayvee “DubsteP” Paguirigan

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.06
• Average Combat Score: 226.5
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.14
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 70%
• Average Damage per Round: 145.1

Jeremy “Jremy” Cabrera

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.01
• Average Combat Score: 216.7
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.01
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 70%
• Average Damage per Round: 140.5

Adrian “invy” Reyes

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.08
• Average Combat Score: 220.1
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.09
• Kill/Assist/Trade/Survive: 73%
• Average Damage per Round: 144.4

Player to Watch

BORKUM

VCT 2023 Pacific Playoffs – ZETA DIVISION vs Team Secret Predictions

Team Secret will take the Philippines flag to the Upper Semifinal with a 2-1 victory against ZETA DIVISION.

ZETA DIVISION vs Team Secret – Head-to-Head

ZETA DIVISION 1 – 0 Team Secret

ZETA DIVISION vs Team Secret – Maps

• Haven
• Lotus
• Fracture

ZETA DIVISION vs Team Secret Score

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

ZETA DIVISION vs Team Secret – Top Fragger

BORKUM

VCT 2023 Pacific Playoffs – Team Secret vs ZETA DIVISION Match Links

• Twitch 
• YouTube

ZETA DIVISION vs Team Secret – Match Time

May 19, 2023 – 01:00 PT // 04:00 ET // 10:00 CEST