Gen.G wrapped up the Alpha group stage with the region’s best record and has already secured its spot at Masters Toronto, leaving three other South Korean squads to battle in the lower bracket of the VALORANT Champions Tour Pacific Mid‑Season Playoffs this weekend at the SOOP Colosseum in Sangam‑dong.

Nongshim RedForce, making its playoff debut after finishing fourth in the Omega group, opens Saturday’s slate against Talon Esports. RedForce struggled for consistency in Stage 1 but surged late to overcome Team Secret and Zeta Division. Talon has beaten RedForce twice this season in lower‑bracket play, each time in a deciding map, underscoring the challenge. A victory over Talon would set up a rematch with DRX, which eliminated RedForce 2–1 in the upper‑bracket quarterfinals.

Also Saturday, DRX—fresh from its upset of T1 in Round 1—will await the winner of the RedForce‑Talon clash. DRX stormed through the Alpha group without dropping a match and remains a formidable foe in any bracket.

On Sunday, defending Masters Bangkok champion T1 faces Singapore’s Paper Rex in an all‑or‑nothing encounter. After a 3–0 start to the regular season, T1’s form dipped, dropping them into the lower bracket following losses to Rex Regum Qeon, Talon Esports and DRX. T1 owns just one win in six meetings with Paper Rex since VCT Pacific began, despite edging them in the upper‑bracket quarterfinals. Should T1 advance, Boom Esports—undefeated in the Alpha group—awaits in what promises to be an even steeper hurdle.