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                    [Title] => Global Esports among teams exiting VCT Pacific as Riot unveils partner organizations for 2027
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Riot Games has unveiled the eight organizations that will make up the VCT Pacific partnered league beginning in 2027, a move that also signals the departure of several current organizations.

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                    [Title] => Manila to host Valorant Champions Tour Pacific Cup next year
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Manila will once again take center stage in the global Valorant scene after Riot Games announced that the Philippine capital will host the inaugural VCT Pacific Cup from April 29 to May 23.

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                    [Title] => Xavi8k reflects on difficult first year in VCT Pacific, GE's championship breakthrough
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For Xavier "xavi8k" Juan, Global Esports' VCT Pacific Stage 2 championship was the payoff for years of believing he belonged at Valorant's highest level.

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                    [Title] => Global Esports completes miracle run, claims first VCT Pacific title
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Global Esports completed a stunning lower-bracket resurgence to claim its first-ever VCT Pacific championship, defeating Nongshim RedForce, 3-2, in a reverse sweep in the Stage 2 grand finals.

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                    [Title] => Global Esports advances to Busan after playoff wins over KRX, Varrel
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For the second straight VCT Pacific stage, Global Esports has earned a place at a roadshow event.

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                    [Title] => Team Secret crashes out of VCT Pacific Stage 2
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It was another early exit for Team Secret as it fell to Japan's Onside Gaming, 0-2, in the VCT Pacific Stage 2 Play-ins.

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                    [Title] => Paper Rex, Global Esports enter VCT Pacific playoffs; Team Secret headed to play-ins
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                    [Title] => Team Secret stuns KRX for first VCT Pacific Stage 2 win
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Team Secret concluded the opening week of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific Stage 2 on a high note after completing a stunning 2-0 upset of South Korean squad KRX.

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                    [Title] => Paper Rex's invy reflects on career after winning first regional trophy
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Filipino player Adrian Jiggs “invy” Reyes has added a major milestone to his career, capturing his first Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific title with Paper Rex after sweeping Thailand's Full Sense, 3-0.

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                    [Title] => invy, Paper Rex dominate Full Sense to claim Pacific title
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Paper Rex, with Filipino player Adrian Jiggs “invy” Reyes, captured the VCT Pacific Stage 1 title after sweeping Thailand’s Full Sense, 3-0, in the grand finals.

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                    [Title] => Team Secret crashes out of VCT Pacific Stage 2
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