T1 has surpassed the G2 Esports to become the second Pacific team to win the international VCT title.

The South Korea T1 won the Valorant Masters Bangkok after they came back from 2-1 and surpassed the US G2 Esports team in the final lasting five games on Sunday (March 2).

With this victory, T1 will bring back a large prize of 250,000 US dollars and 5 points Valorant Champions Tour (VCT). Meanwhile, G2 left the competition in the second place, bringing 100,000 US dollars to comfort and win 3 VCT ​​points.

Both teams in the Masters Bangkok final have the same starting start at Swiss Stage, but have a completely different trajectory at the Playoffs.

G2 Esports had an overwhelming opening in the Swiss qualifier with a 2-0 victory in the first round but lost to the World Champion Valorant Edward Gaming (EDG) in the second round with a score of 2-1. After that, they had to eliminate Europe's Liquid team in the third round with a score of 2-0 to get in the knockout round.

In the knockout round, G2 showed an overwhelming performance, recorded two consecutive victories - first before the candidate for the champion of the Vitality team in the semi -finals, then revenge on the previous defeat against EDG in the upper branch final.

Meanwhile, T1 had a more challenging journey, overcome the knockout match in the second round of the Swiss qualifier before winning 2-0 against Pacific's No. 1 seed, Drx, to enter the live qualifying round.

In the semi-finals of the upper branch, T1 lost the lower branch after losing to EDG 2-1. Undeterred, they eliminated Vitality with a 2-1 victory to reach the bottom of the lower branch. There, they took revenge on their previous defeat, creating a 2-1 shock before EDG to ensure a place in the final.

T1 has overcome G2 in many matches extending extra time to win at Masters Bangkok
In the first match on Lotus, T1 started strongly, won the first rounds before G2 found the foothold and turned the small advantage that the Korean team held. By the end of the first half, G2 took the lead with a score of 8-4. The North American team maintained that progress in the second half, overwhelming T1 with a score of 5-1 to end the match with a score of 13-5 in favor of them.

In the second match on Haven, it seemed that G2 would crush his opponent. However, T1 has counterattacked and recovered after being led early to tie the score of 6-6 at a break. Later, the Korean team gained control in the second half, surpassed G2 with a score of 7-3 to win 13-9 and balance the score in the series.

The third game on Ascent at first seemed disaster for G2, when T1 dominated in the first half with the leading score of 8-4. However, G2 had an impressive comeback after the break, catching up to be forced to draw 11-11. Despite their efforts, they could not end the match, because T1 managed to take the lead with a score of 9-3 in the second half, win the 13-11 map and put themselves in a balanced position.

In the fourth game on the Split, G2 played very fiercely, controlling the tempo while the T1 had to struggle to find the answer. The first half ended with G2 with a complete control of 8-4. Not wanting to back down, T1 exploded in the second half, winning five consecutive games to overcome G2. But G2 wanted to end the series and once again caught up with T1 forced to draw 12-12 in extra time. Fighting hard, both teams recorded a game, restoring extra time with a score of 13-13. T1 maintained in the next two rounds, winning the fourth game with a score of 15-13 to be forced to fight the fifth game.

The fifth game on Pearl began to benefit T1, when they won four consecutive games before G2 responded with three games of their own. As soon as the North American team seemed to be narrowing the gap, T1 stopped them, maintained their control and restrained their advancement. T1 leads 8-4 at the end of the first half. In the second half, G2 punished T1 for their impatience and eventually surpassed T1. Not wanting to make so easy, T1 was forced to play extra time 12-12. Once again, both teams won two rounds to keep the score of 14-14 and extend the time of extra time. However, T1 finally won with a score of 16-14.