South Korea's DRX advances to quarterfinals at Valorant Champions Paris
Sep 23, 2025
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Korea's DRX, which is competing in the 'Valorant Champions Paris', has advanced to the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, however, T1 failed to overcome the round of 16.
From the 12th to the 23rd, DRX passed the round of 16 in the group stage of the 'Valorant Champions Paris' held at the Grand Paris Shield Arena in Paris, Paris, France. The team's tradition of passing the round of 16 group stage, which has been continued since 2022, has continued for four years.
DRX, which was assigned to Group C of this year's round of 16, was not expected to take an easy step. In Group C, EMEA Stage 2 winner Tim Liquid, No. 2 seed NRG, and 'Champions Defending Champion' EDG were placed, and they were evaluated as 'Death Group'.
However, DRX once again demonstrated its competitive edge on the world stage. DRX, which advanced to the winner's match by winning 13-8 in the first set and 13-10 in the second set against Team Liquid on the 14th, had to play the final match after a full set battle with NRG. DRX, which met Team Liquid again on the 21st, defeated its opponent in the same way as a week ago and advanced to the quarterfinals by ranking second in Group C.
On the other hand, T1, another Korean team that visited Paris with DRX, failed to join the playoffs as it failed to overcome the last crisis.
T1, which belongs to Group D of the round of 16, faced its first opponent, Dragon Ranger Gaming, and had a close game of overtime in both sets, but won 2-0 with a strong background. T1, which faced EMEA's powerhouse Heretics on the 18th, lost without winning a set and failed to advance to the quarterfinals as it lost 0-2 in the final match against G2 e-Sports, the winner of the Americas Stage 2, on the 22nd. T1, who participated in the 2023 Valorant Champions and failed to reach the playoffs after losing the final round of 16, suffered a setback in the final round of 16 this year.
Meanwhile, as a result of the group stage of the round of 16, which ended on the 23rd, EMEA and America each advanced to the quarterfinals, showing a strong performance.
EMEA was eliminated when Team Liquid, who participated as the No. 1 seed, lost to DRX twice, but Giant X, Fnatic, and Team Heritics reached the quarterfinals, and only the Sentinels were eliminated in the Americas, NRG was ranked first in Group C, and Made-in Brazil and G2 e-Sports joined the playoffs as second in Group B and Group D. In Pacific, an international league to which Korea belongs, Paper Rex passed the quarterfinals as first in Group A and DRX as second in Group C.
A draw ceremony was also held. The four teams that ranked first in each group in the round of 16 were placed in the order of Fnatic, Paper Rex, Team Heratics, and NRG through a lottery, and Made in Brazil was selected as a result of the draw for second place in the group, but because they were in the same group with Fnatic in the round of 16, they were placed in the opposite bracket, and DRX was selected next, and DRX's opponent was decided to be Fnatic.
The quarterfinals playoff, which begins with a match between Paper Rex and G2 e-Sports on the 25th, will be held in a double elimination method, and all games will be held in the best-of-three series, but the final and final matches will be held in the best-of-five series.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
