ZETA DIVISION and T1 will play in the penultimate round of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023 regular season: Pacific League. While the South Korean team has already secured play-offs, the issue with ZETA DIVISION is not closed.
The Japanese team started to make mistakes more often, looking more and more like a typical mediocre team that will fail at the most crucial moment and lose its advantage.
To be honest, there's only one way for ZETA DIVISION to win, and that's by cheating. However, in fact the South Koreans look stronger right now and The International is more heresy. So here I would lean on the T1 team to win.
ZETA DIVISION uniforms
The first team in the Japanese rankings fared poorly in the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League with losses to DRX and Talon Esports.
However, ZETA DIVISION quickly bounced back with four straight wins to clinch a spot in the play-offs.
However, in the last round, the Japanese team once again played noticeably worse than expected, and they duly lost to Paper Rex. Now, the team desperately needs a win, otherwise they might miss out.
The latest results from ZETA DIVISION:
- 2-1 victory over Global Esports.
- A 2-0 win over DetonatioN FocusMe.
- A 0-2 loss to Talon Esports.
- Beat Team Secret 2-1.
- Defeat by Paper Rex 0-2.
ZETA DIVISION's best ever:
- Split - 50% wins.
- Lotus - 50% wins.
- Fracture - 50% wins.
It should not be forgotten that the Japanese team usually gives up on Split.
T1 Form
The fourth-ranked team from South Korea had a terrible showing at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, as they beat the hosts from FURIA right on the Long Cognega.
What's more, the South Korean side failed miserably in the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League, coming up to the fifth round with two wins.
However, in recent weeks, T1 have woken up sharply to post a streak of three straight victories. And the team is now certain to play-offs, although they can still fight for a slot in the semi-finals.
Latest T1 results:
- A 0-2 defeat to Paper Rex.
- A 0-2 loss to Gen.G Esports.
- A 2-0 win over Rex Regum Qeon.
- Beat DetonatioN FocusMe 2-1.
- A 2-0 win over Team Secret.
Top T1 scores:
- Bind - 100% wins.
- Lotus - 100% wins.
- Pearl - 50% wins.
- Haven - 50% wins.
Interestingly, the South Korean team also usually bans the Split map.
ZETA DIVISION - T1 match statistics
The teams have not met before.
Forecast: ZETA DIVISION - T1
After all, the South Korean team was able to adjust to the mark and find their own combination. In turn, ZETA DIVISION have the opposite situation, and now the Japanese are at risk of dropping out altogether. Oh, and there is some difference in shooting here, as the South Koreans are shooting quite well, clinging to every round. So in this case, I'd recommend betting on a T1 team win.
