In the first round of the lower bracket of the first stage of the playoffs of the 2025 VCTCN, DRG eliminated TEC 2-1, and DRG advanced to the second round of the lower bracket.
Photo 1: Yahai Hanging City
Defending TEC: Titanium Fox, Phantom, Steel Lock, Jet Wind, K/O
Attacking DRG: Vess, Viper, Black Dream, Night Dew, Shadow
In the first half, TEC scored three points in a row at the beginning, and in the third round of DRG's bonus points, Abo successfully won three kills in a wave of flying. TEC scored four points in a row, DRG used the first timeout, and when the timeout came back, TEC caught DRG's variation, and they chose to take the initiative to press forward to grab people to win DRG's spear points again, and DRG got the first point in round 7. DRG used two timeouts in the first half, but DRG's gun-to-gun and 1v1 capabilities were significantly inferior to TEC's, and TEC scored 11 points in the first half.
In the second half, Haodong pistol game was a wave of four kills, two 90-degree accurate defeats were directly won, and TEC scored two points in the second half to win Yahai Hanging City 13-1 in one fell swoop.
Figure 2: Fission Canyon
Defenders: Iron Arm, Purgatory, Zero, Rez, Titanium Fox
Attackers DRG: Vess, Titanium Fox, Iron Arm, Rez, Purgatory
In the first half, TEC won the pistol game, DRG won the bonus points in the 3rd round, DRG caught TEC's front press, DRG directly transferred to A Anbao, and SpiritZ1 knocked out the back defense and successfully won. DRG played a wave of five consecutive wins, a wave of four kills from Rb in the 8th round blocked DRG's offensive line, and TEC chased three more points to narrow the difference, and DRG 7-5 TEC in the first half.
DRG won the pistol game in the second half, and after TEC won the bonus points, in the 16th round, TEC played B and defended, and the accurate gun grasp timing allowed TEC to win this point. TEC scored three points in a row, and in the 18th round, DRG returned to point A, using a big move to fight against the clear, and Nicc won with four kills. In the 19th round, TEC played A Anbao, DRG returned to defend Cangshu Titanium Fox's big move to clear the bag, and DRG won two points in a row to get the match point. RB won the game at the 23rd turn and TEC scored four straight points to send the match to overtime. In overtime, DRG won the game by two straight points.
Figure 3: Lianhua Ancient City
Defending TEC: Titanium Fox, Viper, Steel Lock, Rez, Shadow
Attacker DRG: Zero, Titanium Fox, Iron Arm, Night Dew, Shadow
DRG won the pistol game in the first half and was overturned by TEC in the second round. In the 6th round, Rb won with four kills of his personal ability. TEC played a wave of three consecutive wins, and in the 8th round, DRG played a spear to hit B again, and was defended by TEC, and Luke, a former old teammate, was not relentless at all, and "sent" DRG with four kills in a wave. TEC is on a five-game winning streak. In the 10th round, after DRG's second timeout, DRG grabbed TEC's forward pressure directly at BC two points, and DRG won the third point. First Half TEC 8-4 DRG.
In the second half, DRG scored four points in a row to tie the score. TEC used the first timeout, and in the 17th round, Coco narrowly won at point B, and the TEC timeout effectively ended the losing streak. In the 19th round, TEC played C Viper and opened a big game to complete a wave of money saving rounds. TEC scored two points in a row, and in the 21st round, Flex1n defended at point C and defeated TEC with his teammates, and TEC chose to turn the point but was won by DRG for not having enough time. In the 23rd round, TEC hit A and was defended by vo0kashu, and after DRG won three points in a row, TEC won in the 24th round, and the two sides went into overtime. In overtime, the two teams were very anxious and played until the fifth round DRG won, and DRG won 18-16 against Lianhua Ancient City.