Team Secret beat KIWOOM DRX 2-0 on Sunday in the first week of VCT Pacific Stage 2. Secret won Sunset 13-4 и Haven 13-7. The third map, Summit, was not needed. The result gave the rebuilt Secret roster its first series win of the stage.
КИВУМ DRX выбранный Sunset, but Secret won eight first-half rounds. Secret added five more rounds after the side change. Secret then won its own Haven pick with a 7-5 first half and a 6-2 finish. Zeus led the winners with 36 kills across the two maps. STYRON, Sylvan, kellyS and natz also finished with positive series ratings.
Sunset moved away from KRX before halftime
Secret won the first five Sunset rounds before KRX answered once. Secret then moved to 8-1. KRX won the last three first-half rounds, but Secret swept the second half 5-0.
Secret did not lose a round after the side change. KRX recorded no defensive round on Sunset, while Secret closed the map with five consecutive wins. The 13-4 score gave Secret a nine-round advantage before Haven.
Secret won the final five Sunset rounds in one sequence. The map ended after 17 rounds. Zeus supplied seven first kills across the series.
STYRON and Sylvan both finished with positive ratings. kellyS and natz did the same. Every Secret player therefore ended above a 1.00 rating.
The map veto gave KRX Sunset and Secret Haven после Split и Lotus were removed. Summit remained as the decider. Secret won the opening map on KIWOOM DRX’s selection. That result removed the need for a third map.
Sunset lasted 42 minutes and 19 seconds. Secret won eight attacking rounds before halftime. Their defence then completed five rounds without conceding another point.
Zeus led the map with 20 kills and only 11 deaths. kellyS added 17 kills. STYRON recorded 16 while dying eight times.
natz finished Sunset with 14 kills and eight deaths. Sylvan added ten kills. Every Secret player ended the opening map with a positive kill difference.
Secret won six of the last eight Haven туры
Secret opened Haven with five straight rounds. KRX recovered and reached halftime only two rounds behind at 5-7. Secret then won six of eight after the switch.
Secret won six of the next eight rounds and finished 13-7. KRX added only two points after the side change. The map lasted 20 rounds.
Secret won both halves on Haven. They also won the second Sunset half 5-0. No KRX half reached more than five rounds.
The two map scores produced a 26-11 round total. Secret finished with a plus-15 margin. Summit was not played.
| Серия | КИВУМ DRX 0-2 Team Secret |
|---|---|
| Карты | Sunset 4-13, Haven 7-13 |
| Secret’s leading scorer | Zeus, 36 kills |
| Next Secret match | T1, 25 July |
Haven lasted 45 minutes and two seconds. Secret led 7-5 when the sides changed. Six defensive rounds then closed the series.
natz led Secret on Haven with 17 kills. Zeus and Sylvan each recorded 16. kellyS added 14 and STYRON finished with 13.
BeYN led KRX with 19 kills during Haven. HYUNMIN added 15. The other three KRX players combined for 27 kills.
The same Sunday programme opened with Gen.G’s three-map win over Nongshim RedForce.
The full series lasted 87 minutes and 21 seconds of map time. Sunset contained 17 rounds and Haven contained 20. Secret won 26 of 37.
All five Secret players finished with positive ratings
Zeus finished the series with 36 kills and a 1.26 rating. His 261 average combat score was the highest for Secret. He also recorded seven first kills. He ended 11 kills above his deaths.
STYRON produced 29 kills, 20 deaths and ten assists. Sylvan added 26 kills and 21 assists. Their work kept the middle of rounds organised. Secret did not depend on one player surviving every difficult position.
kellyS ended with 31 kills and 19 assists. natz also scored 31 kills and had only 24 deaths. Both players stayed involved in trades and late rounds. kellyS recorded an 81 percent kill, assist, survival or trade rate across the series.
All five Secret players finished with positive ratings. Four also recorded at least 26 kills. The output remained spread across the lineup.
Zeus finished 11 kills above his deaths. STYRON ended plus-nine and natz plus-seven. Sylvan и kellyS each recorded a plus-four difference.
kellyS supplied 19 assists while Sylvan reached 21. STYRON added ten. Those totals accompanied the five positive player ratings.
BeYN led KRX with 29 kills across two maps
BeYN was the strongest KRX player over the two maps. He finished with 29 kills, 28 deaths and a 1.10 rating. HYUNMIN добавил 25 убийств, а также MaKo recorded 21. Their numbers were not enough to balance Secret’s five-man contribution.
free1ng found 27 kills, but he died 32 times. Flicker finished with 14 kills and 33 deaths. These totals do not explain every round. They do show how often KRX lost the second or third fight after making first contact.
KRX also had fewer clean openings. Secret recorded several first kills without returning the same number. The difference appeared in both map scores.
BeYN was the only KRX player with a positive series rating. Flicker recorded 14 kills and 33 deaths. The team lost 26 of 37 rounds.
Secret and KRX return for their second-week matches
Secret began Stage 2 with a loss to VARREL. Three days later, the team beat KRX without dropping a map. The two results leave Secret with a 1-1 record after the opening week.
The roster was completed shortly before the stage. natz and STYRON joined kellyS, Zeus and Sylvan. Spin became the head coach.
Secret next face T1 on July 25. KRX meet Paper Rex on July 26. Those fixtures are listed in the Stage 2 schedule.
Secret won Sunset through an 8-4 half and a 5-0 finish. They won Haven 7-5 and 6-2. Those four half scores explain the sweep.
