ZETA DIVISION and Team Secret will meet in the quarter-finals of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League. Interestingly, the winner will go to DRX, while the Filipinos have already created a sensation in the regular season.
Still, in my mind the Japanese team is a head-turner, and in the group stage ZETA DIVISION has already managed to defeat Team Secret.
In general, the Philippine team leaves a lot of questions, because their game did not show anything at all. So here I would lean on Team ZETA DIVISION to win.
ZETA DIVISION uniforms
The first team to be ranked in Japan failed at the Long Circuit of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League regular season with defeats to DRX and Talon Esports.
However, ZETA DIVISION was then able to wake up to some important victories and climb into the top half of the standings. Yes, the team had a difficult week recently, but still, with the latest victory over Gen.G Esports, the boys secured fourth place.
Moreover, the Japanese team managed to get a victory in a head-to-head game against Team Secret, thereby leaving some hope for the upcoming match.
The latest results from ZETA DIVISION:
- A 0-2 defeat to Talon Esports.
- Victory over Team Secret, 2-1.
- 0-2 defeat to Paper Rex.
- 1-2 defeat at the hands of T1.
- Defeated Gen.G Esports 2-1.
ZETA DIVISION's best scores:
- Lotus - 67% wins.
- Split - 50% wins.
- Haven - 50% wins.
- Fracture - 50% wins.
It should not be forgotten that the Japanese team usually refuses to use Split maps.
Team Secret uniforms
The eighth-ranked team in the Asia-Pacific rankings did well in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League, where they managed to pull off victories over Talon Esports, Paper Rex and DetonatioN FocusMe.
However, in the middle of the regular season Team Secret stopped playing at all, which seriously weakened their position and at some point risked relegation.
In the end, the Filipino side managed to pull off two wins over DRX and Global Esports that definitely saved their chances of qualifying for the play-offs.
The latest results for Team Secret:
- A 2-0 victory over DetonatioN FocusMe.
- 1-2 defeat of ZETA DIVISION.
- 0-2 defeat at the hands of T1.
- Beat DRX 2-0.
- 2-0 win over Global Esports.
Top scores for Team Secret:
- Ascent - 100% wins.
- Lotus - 67% wins.
- Fracture - 60% wins.
- Haven - 60% wins.
In turn, the Philippine team usually gives up maps Pearl.
ZETA DIVISION - Team Secret match statistics
The teams met once this season - ZETA DIVISION won the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League (2-1).
ZETA DIVISION vs Team Secret
Last time around, the teams played Split, Lotus and Fracture. However, in general terms, the Japanese team showed a more confident game, for which they took a well-deserved victory.
I can't say that anything much has changed in Team Secret's game, as without two wins in the end the Filipinos would be sitting at home and preparing for the next qualifiers.
Still, I'm not ready to believe in Team Secret. So in this case, I'd recommend betting on ZETA DIVISION to win.
