Player profile

Zest

Team BLEED
Role Initiator
Region Pacific
Active 2021–2024
Last map 2024-07-08

Zest is a professional Valorant (VCT) initiator player with 177 career maps — a 1.00 K/D, 185.5 ACS, 1.00 rating across 2021–2024, most-played on Sova. Zest was an All-Role Initiator selection in 2022.

Rating by event

Event average (3+ rated maps)Season median, all players with 20+ maps

Series 69

Maps 177

Rounds 3,626

Rating 0.91 ▼ −0.09 Career 1.00

ACS 172.2 ▼ −13.3 Career 185.5

K/D 0.88 ▼ −0.12 Career 1.00

KAST 68.2% ▼ −5.0 Career 73.2%

ADR 111.8 ▼ −9.0 Career 120.8

Opening duel % 44.4% ▼ −2.7 Career 47.1%

Headshot % 30.9% ▼ −0.2 Career 31.1%

Scouting report

Season2024Peers73 InitiatorsScopeAll leaguesSample20+ maps each

Overall

Rating 0.91 31

ACS 172.2 23

KAST 68.2% 13

ADR 111.8 16

Fragging

Kills / round 0.60 27

K/D 0.88 31

Headshot % 30.9% 71

Multi-kill rounds 13.0% 21

Opening duels

First kills / round 0.068 44

First deaths / round 0.085 42

Opening duel win % 44.4% 39

Support & clutch

Assists / round 0.29 18

Clutch pts / 100 rds 3.21 72

By side

Attack kills / round 0.52 9

Defense kills / round 0.68 62

Percentile among peerslow high/tick = 50th percentile

Zest vs 73 Initiators · 2024 · 20+ maps each vct-reference.com

Rating by event

Event average (3+ rated maps)Season median, all players with 20+ maps

All-VCT Honors

2022 Initiator · All-Role

Event Awards

Season	Event	Award
2022	Korea Stage 1 Challengers	Finals MVP Best Initiator

Pro Valorant career stats · VCT 2021–2024 · last played 2024-07-08

Season by Season

Season	Team	Maps	Rds	K	D	A	+/−	K/D	ACS	ADR	KAST	HS%	FK	FD	Rating	Clutch
Career		177	3,626	2,366	2,373	1,106	-7	1.00	185.5	120.8	73.2%	31.1%	255	286	1.00	96
2024	BLEED	26	530	320	365	156	-45	0.88	172.2	111.8	68.2%	30.9%	36	45	0.91	17
2023	KIWOOM DRX	48	1,006	641	685	315	-44	0.94	178.6	115.4	71.0%	32.7%	62	88	0.96	38
2022	KIWOOM DRX	87	1,764	1,186	1,100	552	+86	1.08	191.8	125.5	76.1%	31.5%	129	118	1.06	38
2021	Vision Strikers	16	326	219	223	83	-4	0.98	193.8	125.7	68.3%	24.8%	28	35	0.78	3

Coverage: FK, FD and Clutch totals in this table are recorded on only part of China's maps (57.9%; opening duels 65.7%), so totals read low for players who competed there. Coverage by league →

Recent maps

The last 10 maps in the data, newest first. Result is the map score from this player’s side.

Date	Map	Opponent	Result	Agent	K	D	A	ACS	Rating	Event
Jul 8	Ascent	T1	L 8–13	KAY/O	16	17	6	217	1.05	VCT 2024: Pacific Stage 2
Jul 8	Lotus	T1	W 13–9	Breach	11	16	6	133	0.68	VCT 2024: Pacific Stage 2
Jul 8	Bind	T1	L 11–13	Skye	13	17	5	164	0.82	VCT 2024: Pacific Stage 2
Jun 30	Icebox	Gen.G	L 11–13	KAY/O	10	17	12	143	0.71	VCT 2024: Pacific Stage 2
Jun 30	Sunset	Gen.G	W 13–10	KAY/O	16	13	12	194	1.19	VCT 2024: Pacific Stage 2
Jun 30	Ascent	Gen.G	L 6–13	KAY/O	15	14	8	219	1.21	VCT 2024: Pacific Stage 2
Jun 23	Sunset	Global Esports	L 6–13	KAY/O	7	12	7	111	0.58	VCT 2024: Pacific Stage 2
Jun 23	Lotus	Global Esports	L 6–13	Viper	13	15	1	187	0.80	VCT 2024: Pacific Stage 2
Jun 15	Split	Team Secret	L 8–13	Deadlock	9	13	4	105	0.79	VCT 2024: Pacific Stage 2
Jun 15	Sunset	Team Secret	L 8–13	KAY/O	9	14	7	124	0.61	VCT 2024: Pacific Stage 2

Career by Agent

Agent	Role	Maps	Rds	K	D	K/D	ACS	ADR	Rating
Sova	Initiator	88	1,797	1,187	1,124	1.06	186.8	122.5	1.03
Fade	Initiator	32	644	409	419	0.98	177.9	116.5	0.97
Sage	Sentinel	13	263	192	181	1.06	211.6	134.3	1.12
Viper	Controller	13	281	193	199	0.97	197.2	130.7	1.00
KAY/O	Initiator	8	170	104	116	0.90	178.1	112.5	0.93
Brimstone	Controller	7	135	101	86	1.17	206.3	130.3	1.15
Gekko	Initiator	4	79	44	64	0.69	165.0	113.5	0.71
Skye	Initiator	4	85	49	60	0.82	165.8	101.0	0.90
Harbor	Controller	3	67	39	52	0.75	174.3	107.7	0.83
Astra	Controller	2	44	20	30	0.67	137.0	79.5	0.76
Killjoy	Sentinel	1	18	8	13	0.62	156.0	107.0	0.71
Breach	Initiator	1	22	11	16	0.69	133.0	93.0	0.68
Deadlock	Sentinel	1	21	9	13	0.69	105.0	78.0	0.79
KAY/O	Initiator	7	150	93	102	0.91	179.0	111.4	0.95
Fade	Initiator	4	80	36	52	0.69	124.8	86.8	0.70
Gekko	Initiator	4	79	44	64	0.69	165.0	113.5	0.71
Skye	Initiator	4	85	49	60	0.82	165.8	101.0	0.90
Sova	Initiator	4	74	65	43	1.51	244.0	156.5	1.35
Breach	Initiator	1	22	11	16	0.69	133.0	93.0	0.68
Deadlock	Sentinel	1	21	9	13	0.69	105.0	78.0	0.79
Viper	Controller	1	19	13	15	0.87	187.0	126.0	0.80
Sova	Initiator	19	392	248	250	0.99	175.4	113.1	0.98
Viper	Controller	12	262	180	184	0.98	198.1	131.1	1.02
Fade	Initiator	8	164	114	114	1.00	179.9	114.4	0.98
Brimstone	Controller	3	60	33	44	0.75	154.3	97.7	0.85
Harbor	Controller	3	67	39	52	0.75	174.3	107.7	0.83
Astra	Controller	1	23	8	14	0.57	109.0	62.0	0.75
KAY/O	Initiator	1	20	11	14	0.79	172.0	120.0	0.79
Killjoy	Sentinel	1	18	8	13	0.62	156.0	107.0	0.71
Sova	Initiator	52	1,074	703	659	1.07	185.3	122.4	1.05
Fade	Initiator	20	400	259	253	1.02	187.8	123.3	1.02
Sage	Sentinel	10	194	144	130	1.11	214.9	137.4	1.12
Brimstone	Controller	4	75	68	42	1.62	245.3	154.8	1.38
Astra	Controller	1	21	12	16	0.75	165.0	97.0	0.76
Sova	Initiator	13	257	171	172	0.99	192.2	126.1	0.78
Sage	Sentinel	3	69	48	51	0.94	200.7	124.0	—

Vs. Every Team

Rating against each team faced on 2+ maps, next to this player’s rating in every other map, most-played first.

Team	Maps	Series Win %	Rtg vs	Usual	Δ	ACS vs	ACS Δ
Paper Rex	12	25.0%	0.81	1.01	-0.20	161	-25
OpTic Gaming	11	0.0%	1.04	1.00	+0.05	200	+17
ZETA DIVISION	10	50.0%	1.19	0.99	+0.21	207	+24
LOUD	10	33.3%	0.87	1.01	-0.14	177	-8
World Game Star	9	100.0%	1.16	0.99	+0.17	189	+5
FunPlus Phoenix	9	75.0%	1.01	1.00	+0.01	201	+17
Incheon On Sla2ers	9	75.0%	0.97	1.00	-0.03	178	-7
T1	8	50.0%	0.91	1.00	-0.09	168	-17
Maru Gaming	7	100.0%	1.20	0.99	+0.20	195	+12
DAMWON Gaming	6	100.0%	1.07	1.00	+0.07	192	+8

Kills vs Every Opponent

Career kills and deaths against each of the 186 players faced, best +/− first. Click a header to sort. China league maps rarely record this, so China-only matchups are thin.

Player	Maps	K	D	+/−
Meiy	3	18	5	+13
ANGE1	12	41	29	+12
crow	7	22	11	+11
Esperanza	6	21	10	+11
WIX	7	16	6	+10
FiNESSE	13	40	31	+9
GODLIKE	9	21	12	+9
Derialy	2	10	1	+9
Chibab	7	21	13	+8
Brave	3	13	5	+8

Clutched Against Most

Player	Clutches	Pts	By size
cauanzin	3	8	1v4 ×1 · 1v3 ×1 · 1v1 ×1
something	3	6	1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×1 · 1v1 ×1
Laz	5	5	1v1 ×5
Lakia	3	5	1v2 ×2 · 1v1 ×1
mindfreak	3	5	1v3 ×1 · 1v1 ×2
Crws	2	5	1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×1
Governor	2	5	1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×1
qw1	2	5	1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×1
carpe	2	5	1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×1
Marved	3	4	1v2 ×1 · 1v1 ×2

Clutched By Most

Player	Clutches	Pts	By size
Shao	4	8	1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×2 · 1v1 ×1
mindfreak	3	8	1v3 ×2 · 1v2 ×1
SugarZ3ro	4	7	1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×1 · 1v1 ×2
Less	3	7	1v4 ×1 · 1v2 ×1 · 1v1 ×1
ANGE1	3	6	1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×1 · 1v1 ×1
Laz	3	6	1v2 ×3
Sayaplayer	3	5	1v3 ×1 · 1v1 ×2
cauanzin	3	5	1v2 ×2 · 1v1 ×1
crashies	2	5	1v4 ×1 · 1v1 ×1
xeta	2	4	1v2 ×2

Clutches won with that player on the losing side (2+). Points weight by size: 1vN = N.

Series Stomps Dealt

Opponent	K	D	+/−	±/rd	Date
Meiy	18	5	+13	0.22	2024-04-20	↗
FiNESSE	17	7	+10	0.14	2022-04-17	↗

Series Stomps Taken

Opponent	K	D	+/−	±/rd	Date
Tacolilla	4	20	-16	-0.26	2022-07-15	↗
Derke	7	18	-11	-0.16	2022-09-13	↗
Shao	4	14	-10	-0.17	2022-07-12	↗

Series where this player out-killed one opponent by 10+ (left) or was out-killed by 10+ (right). K and D are this player’s.

Map Stomps Dealt

Opponent	K	D	+/−	Map	Score	Date
Meiy	9	1	+8	Ascent	13–4	2024-04-20	↗
ANGE1	9	2	+7	Bind	15–13	2023-08-07	↗
Sylvan	7	0	+7	Haven	13–3	2022-06-19	↗

Map Stomps Taken

Opponent	K	D	+/−	Map	Score	Date
Tacolilla	0	9	-9	Ascent	6–13	2022-07-15	↗
Chronicle	0	8	-8	Split	6–13	2023-08-20	↗
Bazzi	1	8	-7	Icebox	3–13	2022-03-06	↗

Single maps where this player out-killed one opponent by 7+ (left) or was out-killed by 7+ (right). Score is this player’s team first.

Frequently Asked

How many kills does Zest have in VCT?

Zest has 2,366 kills across 177 VCT maps (2021–2024), against 2,373 deaths — a 1.00 career K/D.

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What is Zest's K/D and rating in VCT?

Zest holds a 1.00 career K/D in VCT, with 185.5 ACS, 1.00 rating, 73.2% KAST, over 177 maps since 2021.

What agents does Zest play in VCT?

Zest is an Initiator whose most-played VCT agents are Sova (88 maps), Fade (32 maps), Sage (13 maps).

How long has Zest played in VCT?

Zest has competed in VCT from 2021 to 2024, playing 177 maps and 3,626 rounds; last active 2024-07-08.

What teams has Zest played for in VCT?

Zest has played VCT for 3 teams: Vision Strikers (2021), KIWOOM DRX (2022–2023) and BLEED (2024).

What was Zest's best VCT season?

By rating, Zest's best VCT season was 2022 with KIWOOM DRX: a 1.06 rating, 191.8 ACS and a 1.08 K/D over 87 maps.

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Which team does Zest play best against?

Zest plays best against ZETA DIVISION: a 1.19 rating over 10 maps against them, 0.21 above their usual 0.99.

Has Zest won any All-VCT awards?

Yes — Zest was an All-Role Initiator selection in 2022.

All-VCT awards by season →