T1 became the Pacific region’s last remaining team at Champions Shanghai after surviving the lower bracket on October 9. Paper Rex and Nongshim RedForce both lost their elimination matches that day, while T1 defeated Paper Rex 2-1 and advanced. The change leaves one Pacific representative in the playoffs and turns T1’s next match into the region’s remaining route through the event.
The bracket shift came from two separate series. T1 beat Paper Rex in a three-map lower-round match, so one Pacific team continued and the other was eliminated. Earlier in the same elimination round, Nongshim lost 1-2 to 100 Thieves. With both Paper Rex and Nongshim out, T1 remained the only Pacific roster left in the Champions playoff bracket.
One survival win and two exits reshaped the region’s path
The distinction between the matches matters. T1’s victory directly removed Paper Rex and kept T1 alive. Nongshim’s loss to 100 Thieves was a separate result that also ended a Pacific team’s campaign. Reporting the regional picture as one story should not blur those different opponents or imply that all three teams played each other.
T1’s progression also has a specific bracket meaning. It moved into the next lower-bracket round, where another win would be required to continue. It did not climb back to the upper side, and it had not yet secured a place in a later final. Being the last representative from a region is a status update, not a trophy or a guarantee of further progress.
The wider context is that the Champions playoff bracket has a double-elimination format. Teams can lose once and continue from the lower side, but a second loss ends the run. Paper Rex and Nongshim had already used their remaining route and were eliminated in their respective series. T1’s win kept it within the competition, but its margin for error remained one loss.
That contrast gives the regional headline its value. Before the elimination matches, Pacific had multiple teams still represented in the knockout stage. By the end of October 9, two had left and T1 had survived. The team now carries the region’s remaining playoff presence, but the next result will determine whether that presence lasts beyond the coming round.
This regional summary is not a substitute for the match reports. The scores identify the outcomes, but they do not explain every round or player contribution. T1’s 2-1 win over Paper Rex and Nongshim’s 1-2 defeat to 100 Thieves are the confirmed series records. More detailed map analysis belongs in separate, fully sourced coverage.
It is also important not to interpret “last Pacific contender” as a judgment about the strength of the entire region. A single elimination day can change the number of teams in a bracket without proving that one region is stronger or weaker overall. The tournament’s pairings, opponent matchups and best-of-three outcomes are all part of the context.
T1 carries the remaining slot, with no room for another loss
T1’s survival gives Pacific a team to follow into the next round. That is a meaningful regional development, especially after two exits on the same day. It does not guarantee that T1 will advance again, and the team’s next opponent must be treated as a new contest rather than an extension of the Paper Rex series.
For Paper Rex and Nongshim, the result is final for this event. Both teams left the playoff bracket after one lower-round defeat following an earlier playoff loss. Their season records and prior achievements remain separate from this Champions elimination. A concise account can note the exit without turning a single event into a sweeping evaluation of either team or the Pacific league.
The next step in the bracket will clarify whether T1 can convert its survival into a longer run. Until that match is complete, the confirmed regional picture is limited: Pacific has one team left, T1, after Paper Rex and Nongshim were eliminated on October 9. Other regions still have teams in both the upper and lower brackets.
This angle gives readers a tournament-wide update rather than repeating either match recap. The central change is representation: two Pacific teams are out, one is still playing. T1’s result preserved that final slot, and its next series will decide whether the region remains present deeper into the bracket.
T1’s 2-1 win over Paper Rex left it as Pacific’s final Champions contender after Nongshim also lost its elimination match. T1 advances in the lower bracket, where another loss would end its run.
