Only two more matches to go in VCT Pacific Stage 1. Following their win against T1, Paper Rex is now slated to face off against Global Esports in the lower bracket finals. This will be the fifth time both teams will be facing off against each other this year.
The winner of this best-of-five series will secure the second spot in the grand final of VCT Pacific Stage 1.
Here are the VALORANT betting odds, predictions, and best picks for the match.
This will be the first time we see Global Esports face off against Paper Rex in a best-of-five series. Interestingly, this will be the first time Global Esports plays a best-of-five series in a VCT Pacific tournament. Yes, you heard that right.
In the VCT Pacific 2026 season, Global Esports has broken multiple records by qualifying for the playoffs and even the VALORANT Masters London 2026.
Paper Rex, on the other hand are just doing Paper Rex things. During VCT Pacific Kickoff 2026, we saw the team win four games in a row in the lower bracket. It does feel like the lower bracket is the realm that PRX dominates with ease. They play without pressure and with a style of VALORANT that no other team can replicate.
In the previous match between Global Esports and Paper Rex, Global Esports won with a 2-1 scoreline. This game was quite a close affair, with Global Esports winning the final map of Breeze with a 13-5 scoreline.
One look at the betting odds for this match between Paper Rex and Global Esports, and it will paint the actual story. Paper Rex are the clear-cut favourites to win this match. In the last 10 times that GE faced off against PRX, PRX won 9 times.
Paper Rex has played multiple best-of-five series in VCT Pacific and other VALORANT International tournaments. At this point, it does feel like the odds are completely stacked against Global Esports.
One must not forget the last time Paper Rex played in a best-of-five series. It was the VALORANT Masters Santiago grand finals against Nongshim RedForce. In that match, Paper Rex lost in a shocker of a scoreline 3-0. Can Global Esports use that match-up as a blueprint to counter Paper Rex? Maybe, but it will be tough. In the match against T1, Ilya “something” Petrov had an ACS of 269 and 63 total kills, the highest by any player.
Our prediction is that Paper Rex will win this game with a 3-1 scoreline. Knowing the roster of Global Esports, they won’t give up without a fight. If Patrick “PatMen” Mendoza can lock in and just frag out, there is a chance we see a major upset.
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