The Masters Bangkok champs will face off against ZETA DIVISION, a team that also happens to have Meteor’s younger brother, Kim “TenTen” Tae-young, on the roster.
SOUTH KOREA – The VCT Pacific Stage 2 Group Stage match between T1 and ZETA DIVISION will be held at INSPIRE Arena, the same 15,000-seat venue that hosted the 2024 VALORANT Champions Seoul Finals.
T1 Home Ground 2025, a large-scale fan event by the organization, will run from July 25 to 27 in South Korea. It was previously confirmed that a VALORANT Champions Tour match featuring Kim “stax” Gu-taek and co. would take place on July 26, and with today’s VCT Pacific Stage 2 schedule announcement, that match has been revealed as T1 vs. ZETA DIVISION.
The July 26 matchup will see Masters Bangkok champions go head-to-head with Japan’s ZETA DIVISION, whose roster features Kim “TenTen” Tae-young, the younger brother of T1’s own Meteor.
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T1 going up against ZETA lines up perfectly with what CEO Joe Marsh said back in March. In an interview with PF Sports, he mentioned that ZETA DIVISION would be his first pick for a VALORANT match at the event.
“Obviously, if I got to pick who I wanted to play for VALORANT, ZETA DIVISION would be a really great one. They have a huge fandom in the Pacific, and I think they’ve been great to work with. We’ve done some stuff with them in the OFF//SEASON. They’ll be my first kind of choice, just because that what they can bring. They can bring a lot of fans to the event.”
This will mark the first time a VCT Pacific team will host an official match outside the league’s usual venues. In addition to VALORANT, T1 Home Ground will also feature matches from T1’s LCK and LCK Challengers teams.
The inaugural edition took place last year, with T1 selling out 7,000 tickets at Goyang Sono Arena. The event featured an LCK Summer match between T1 and KT Rolster, headlined by Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, while T1 Academy faced off against KT Rolster Challengers. The event also featured various halftime performances and special guest appearances from celebrities, including actress Park Bo-young, singer Ailee, actress Kim Ga-yeon, MONSTA X’s I.M, CRAVITY’s Wonjin, Lovelyz’s Seo Ji-soo, and model Han Hyun-min.
T1 isn’t alone in this approach. In the EMEA region of League of Legends, Karmine Corp and Movistar KOI have brought their matches to France and Spain, respectively, as part of the LEC Roadtrip last April and May.
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