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[Title] => Filipino bets deliver wins in VCT Pacific group stage finale
[Summary] => It was a great weekend for Filipino Valorant fans as the final week of the group stages of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific Stage 1 saw all Filipinos in the tournament with a series win.
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[Title] => VCT Pacific Stage 1: Paper Rex, Global Esports advance; Team Secret gets boot
[Summary] => Highs and lows marked the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific for Filipinos, as Paper Rex and Global Esports secured playoff spots while Team Secret missed out on yet another playoff appearance.
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[Title] => VCT Pacific: RBTX, Xavi8k on collision course anew as Team Secret faces Global Esports
[Summary] => Week 2 of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific Stage 1 will see a Filipino match-up as Team Secret faces Global Esports, seeing a reunion on stage for Team Secret head coach Jose Carlo "RBTX" Jamir and Global Esports' in-game leader Xavier "xavi8k" Juan.
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[Title] => Riot Games unveils VCT 2027, opens global events to all teams
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[Title] => Continued struggles spoil Filipino gamer’s new record feat in VCT Pacific Kickoff
[Summary] => Filipino Valorant player Patrick "PatMen" Mendoza set a new record in the entire Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) with an average combat score (ACS) of 516. But the other Filipinos didn't fare well in their matches over the weekend.
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[Title] => Filipinos finish with mixed results in opening week of VCT Pacific Kickoff
[Summary] => The kickoff tournament of the 2026 Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific opened in Seoul, South Korea with five Filipino players competing.
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[Title] => Filipina-powered Xipto Esports sweeps VCT Pacific Game Changers
[Summary] => Filipinas remained queens of Pacific Valorant as Xipto Esports GC took the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific Game Changers trophy after overpowering South Korea's Ninetails, 3-1, in the grand finals.
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[Title] => Paper Rex exits Valorant Champions Paris at 4th place
[Summary] => Pacific's top seed and Masters Toronto champion Paper Rex has been eliminated in the Valorant Champions Tour's culminating event — the Valorant Champions Paris — after suffering a 0-2 sweep from fellow Pacific be South Korea' DRX in the lower bracket semifinals.
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[Title] => Paper Rex enters playoffs in Valorant Champions Paris
[Summary] => The Paper Rex Express are back on track as they outlasted Europe's GIANTX, 2-1, to be the first team to secure a playoff spot in Valorant Champions Paris.
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[Title] => Paper Rex sweeps Valorant Champions Paris opener
[Summary] => Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific top seed Paper Rex, fielding Filipino player Patrick "PatMen" Mendoza, started its Valorant Champions Paris campaign with a dominant sweep against China's XLG Esports, 2-0.
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[Title] => VCT Pacific Stage 1: Paper Rex, Global Esports advance; Team Secret gets boot
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[Title] => VCT Pacific: RBTX, Xavi8k on collision course anew as Team Secret faces Global Esports
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[Title] => Continued struggles spoil Filipino gamer’s new record feat in VCT Pacific Kickoff
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[Title] => Filipinos finish with mixed results in opening week of VCT Pacific Kickoff
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[Title] => Paper Rex exits Valorant Champions Paris at 4th place
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[Title] => Paper Rex enters playoffs in Valorant Champions Paris
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