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The VCT Pacific Stage 2 2026 groups are set, and the draw delivered exactly what the community feared: a Group Omega that puts three of the region biggest names on a collision course. Paper Rex arrive as four-time defending Pacific champions. T1 and Kiwoom DRX arrive hungry to take the title back to Korea.
The VCT Pacific Stage 2 2026 Groups Draw is out, and Group Omega just became the most dangerous bracket in Pacific history. Paper Rex, T1, and Kiwoom DRX are all in the same group, setting up a block full of storylines before a single map is played. Stage 2 runs in Busan from July 16 to September 6, 2026.
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Paper Rex enter Stage 2 as the defending champions, having secured their fourth consecutive Pacific title in Stage 1. That kind of dominance is almost unreasonable in a region this competitive.
The Singaporean squad qualified directly for Masters London last stage, alongside Full Sense and Global Esports. PRX know how to handle pressure, but surviving Omega with two hungry Korean rosters right behind them is a different kind of test 🏆.
Landing T1 and Kiwoom DRX in the same group is the draw everyone wanted to see. The two Korean franchises meet in what is arguably the most watched national rivalry in VCT Pacific, and Omega gives them no room to avoid each other 🔥.
T1 are looking to bounce back after a Stage 1 that left them short of a London spot. DRX come in with something to prove after the Stage 1 playoffs didn't go their way. The head-to-head could decide which Korean org advances and which one watches the playoffs from home.
Team Secret have been knocking on the playoff door for two stages. Seeded fifth in Omega, the Filipino org faces their toughest group yet, but that also makes a deep run here the most meaningful result of their VCT career so far.
One strong group stage performance, and Team Secret stop being the "potential" story and start being the headline.
Group Alpha is stacked in its own right. Full Sense have been one of the biggest surprises of 2026, and Global Esports carried real momentum from Stage 1. Gen.G and Nongshim RedForce bring Korean firepower from a different angle.
VCT Americas also drew their Stage 2 groups this week, and VCT EMEA's Omega was already called a group of death. The theme across all regions: no group is safe.
Three storylines to track as Stage 2 kicks off:
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