DRX, which used trainees, and T1, which entered the game with a new roster, played an even match against EDG, which had no member changes, but both teams lost the first game, and T1 recorded its first win by defeating C9.
On the 7th, the first day of the TEN 23 season 'Valorant Global Invitational' was held at the Busan Esports Stadium located in Busanjin-gu, Busan Metropolitan City. Held as the official VCT off-season event, four teams participated, including DRX and T1 from VCT Pacific, Cloud 9 (hereafter C9) from VCT Americas, and Edward Gaming (hereinafter EDG) from VCT China, which is newly launched in the 2024 season. On the first day, the match was played in a round robin format, with all four participating teams competing in a single set once.
DRX, with trainee Min-hyeok "Flashback" Cho playing in place of Koo "Alvy" Koo-min, started the game on the defensive side and won the pistol round thanks to Jet's triple kill, but gave up a triple kill to Sky in the subsequent round, allowing the score to be tied. In the 3rd round, the point was also given to EDG due to the difference in guns. In the 5th round, Jet took the lead and succeeded in retaking the A site to break the opponent's flow. DRX lost the match 2:2 and failed to tie the score, but succeeded in catching up in the second round and tied the score in the 8th round. In the process of entering B site, Sky recorded a triple kill and prevented the installation of spikes in the 10th round, but DRX, which failed to turn the tables every time, was unable to stop the opponent's offensive until the 12th round and finished the first half with a score of 5:7.
After switching to offense and defense, they managed to tie the score once again by capturing both the pistol round and the subsequent rounds, but the fake operation failed in the 15th round, and the spike dismantling was also allowed in the 16th round, widening the score gap. After exchanging points, DRX repeatedly conceded points until the 19th round, and in the 20th round, Jet broke the trend by recording a triple kill with a storm of blades. In the 21st round, Jet and Sky blocked retakes, and in the 22nd round, they also had a gun advantage. I put it on and succeeded in tying the score. DRX, who entered match point by winning the fierce battle on site B, gave up the 24th round and the game went into overtime. After giving up the advantage to Neon's triple kill, they were allowed to dismantle the spike in the 26th round and won with 12:14. I gave it away.
In the next two games between T1 and EDG on the Haven map, T1, which led in the first half, lost to EDG.
T1, who went first and had the same members as the last event match in France, gave up a pistol round in the first half, but after winning the subsequent round, they managed to turn the tables in the third round with Sova's quad kill and continued their dominant mood by successfully detonating spikes despite the opponent's offensive. went. After giving up a triple kill to the opponent Soba after a timeout, T1 failed to install spikes in the 7th round and allowed EDG to pursue, allowing a comeback in a 4-point loss situation, but after a timeout, they turned the tide again and scored three rounds in the first half. finished with a score of 7:5.
After switching offense and defense, T1 unilaterally conceded four rounds starting with the pistol round, allowing another comeback, and began a counterattack by breaking the flow in the 17th round, but was again blocked by the opponent's strategy from the very next round and continued to concede points. T1, which succeeded in flawless play thanks to Cypher's triple kill in the 20th round, conceded a match point in the 21st round, and allowed a quad kill to EDG's breech in a retake situation in the 22nd round, earning the 13th point. The game was given away at 9:13.
In the third game played on the sunset map between T1 and C9, T1, who took the lead from the beginning of the game, dominated C9.
T1 faced off against C9, which included existing members such as Eric 'Zepha' Bach and Jake 'Jakey' Anderson, as well as new members such as Francis 'Oxy' Hwang, Anthony 'Vanity' Malaspina, and Maksim 'Weepy' Shepelev. He lost the follow-up round, but scored in the 3rd and 4th rounds to tie the score, and then succeeded in turning the tables with Omen's quad kill in the 5th round. T1, who unilaterally took 5 points, allowed the chase after losing the chamber match in the 7th round, but took the point while giving up a quad kill to Viper in the 9th round, and finished the first half with a score of 7:5 in a dominant atmosphere.
After switching offense and defense, T1 took the pistol round and subsequent rounds with Sky's triple kill. After giving up the 15th round, they succeeded in the clutch in the 16th round thanks to Viper's performance, but immediately gave up points to their opponent and were chased by C9. In the end, T1 allowed a tie in the 20th round with flawless play, and in the 21st round, Sky broke the trend with a triple kill, and in the 22nd round, Sky dealt with Chamber, who recorded a quadra kill, putting T1 at match point. In the 23rd round, while T1's weight was focused on site A, C9 installed spikes on site B, but during the retake process, thanks to Omen's triple kill, they captured all of the opponent's troops and dismantled the spikes, earning the 13th point and recording their first win. .
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