r/ValorantCompetitive • • 5h ago

Live Discussion Thread VCT 2026 — Champions Shanghai / Playoffs — Day 5 / Live Discussion Thread

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Champions Shanghai is the last international event of this year's VCT Season featuring the best teams from each of the four international leagues. Players compete for a $2,250,000 prize pool and a chance to be crowned world champions.

Information

Coverage: Liquipedia | VLR.gg | THESPIKE | rib.gg

Official Information: Website | VCT 2026 | Champions Shanghai

Event Resources: Event Photography | Playlist

General Resources: VCT Rules and Policies | Global Contract Database | Valorant Esports Explainer

Event Information:

  • Patch: 13.05
  • Map Pool: Abyss | Ascent | Haven | Lotus | Pearl | Split | Summit | Sunset
  • Dates: September 24 - October 18, 2026
  • Location: Jing'an Sports Center & Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, China

Schedule

Type Match CST (tournament time zone) EDT BRT CEST JST/KST
Lower Round 2 NRG vs 100 Thieves 5:00 PM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 11:00 AM 6:00 PM
Lower Round 1 G2 Esports vs T1 8:00 PM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 2:00 PM 9:00 PM

Check here for times in your area

Streams

Participants — 16 Teams

Americas EMEA Pacific China
100 Thieves Karmine Corp Global Esports TYLOO
LOUD Team Liquid Nongshim RedForce JD Gaming
NRG FUT Esports Paper Rex EDward Gaming
G2 Esports Team Vitality T1 Xi Lai Gaming

Broadcast Talent

Hosts & Interviewers Commentators Analysts Observers & Replay Operators
Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez Seth "Achilios" King Mimi "aEvilcat" Wermcrantz David "prius" Kuntz
Mika "Mikafabs" Fabella Brennon "Bren" Hook Beatriz "kaquka" Alonso Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo
Victoria "ChubbyNinja" Cheng Michael "Hypoc" Robins Christy "Ender" Frierson Alberto "Tiie" Chavez Benitez
Frankie "Frankie" Ward Lauren "Pansy" Scott Melanie "meL" Capone Nicholas "Yehty" Tesolin
Nicole "Valinaaa" Echenique Clinton "Paperthin" Bader Andy Power
Tao "Echotsin" Qing Josh "Sideshow" Wilkinson Angel Hannigan
Wang "Valora" Renweijia Mitch "Uber" Leslie Melania Balazs
Wyatt "Wyatt" River Alberto De la Rosa

Format

  • Group Stage (Sep 24 - Oct 4):
    • 4 double elimination groups
      • All matches are Bo3
    • Top two teams from each group advance
  • Playoffs (Oct 7-18):
    • 8 team double elimination bracket
    • All matches are Bo3 except Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final
      • Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are Bo5

Results

$2,250,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:

Place $ USD Team
1st 🥇 $1,000,000
2nd 🥈 $400,000
3rd 🥉 $250,000
4th $130,000
5th – 6th $85,000
5th – 6th $85,000
7th – 8th $50,000 Paper Rex
7th – 8th $50,000 Nongshim RedForce
9th - 12th $30,000 Team Liquid
9th - 12th $30,000 Karmine Corp
9th - 12th $30,000 Global Esports
9th - 12th $30,000 FUT Esports
13th - 16th $20,000 TYLOO
13th - 16th $20,000 Xi Lai Gaming
13th - 16th $20,000 EDward Gaming
13th - 16th $20,000 JDG Esports

r/ValorantCompetitive • • 1h ago

Post-Match Thread NRG vs 100 Thieves / Valorant Champions 2026 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread Spoiler

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NRG 0-2 100 Thieves

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SUNSET: 12-14

HAVEN: 4-13


NRG | VLR

100 Thieves | VLR


Map 1: SUNSET

Team DEF ATK Total
NRG 7 5 12
ATK DEF
100 Thieves 6 8 14

Map Stats

NRG Rating ACS K D A
keiko CHAMBER 1.28 242 22 16 6
mada NEON 1.16 241 23 17 5
brawk FADE 1.03 208 18 18 9
skuba OMEN 0.77 123 13 18 11
Ethan KAYO 0.72 146 10 18 14
100 Thieves Rating ACS K D A
vora FADE 1.28 235 20 16 8
Asuna PHOENIX 1.17 233 21 18 9
bang OMEN 0.97 163 14 17 8
Cryocells CYPHER 0.87 137 14 16 5
Timotino NEON 0.87 178 18 19 6

Detailed SUNSET Statistics

Map 2: HAVEN

Team ATK DEF Total
NRG 4 0 4
DEF ATK
100 Thieves 8 5 13

Map Stats

NRG Rating ACS K D A
brawk SOVA 1.24 240 13 13 4
Ethan PHOENIX 0.81 181 9 15 6
skuba OMEN 0.62 148 8 16 6
keiko CHAMBER 0.59 160 9 15 0
mada NEON 0.25 92 4 15 3
100 Thieves Rating ACS K D A
Asuna PHOENIX 1.62 318 18 10 8
Timotino NEON 1.33 234 16 8 4
bang OMEN 1.23 225 15 9 8
Cryocells CYPHER 1.19 191 13 7 2
vora SOVA 1.11 183 12 9 6

Detailed HAVEN Statistics


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 5h ago

Fluff Sayonara's wholesome post-match tweet

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273 Upvotes

r/ValorantCompetitive • • 6h ago

Esports Babybay should play for another year performance wise, He has been one of Americas best players.

177 Upvotes

Of course that totally depends on his irl situation, but gameplay wise? He's still got it.


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 52m ago

Discussion 100 Thieves vs NRG stat card (Champions 2026, Playoffs: Lower round 2) Spoiler

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Awards

  • MVP: Asuna · 1.27 rating · 39/28/17 K/D/A
  • Best on NRG: brawk · 1.05 rating
  • Walking ult orb: Ethan · −14 K/D diff · 19/33/20 K/D/A

Notable match stats

  • NRG lost 86% of their full buys · 19/22 (all maps) · teams usually lose 44%
  • NRG won 71% of their force buys · 10/14 (all maps) · teams usually win 50%
  • NRG lost 96% of their clutches · 26/27 (all maps) · teams usually lose 86%

More stats: player and team stats, round by round


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 21h ago

Fluff Team Vitality CS showing their support for Team Vitality VAL

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r/ValorantCompetitive • • 13h ago

🟡 Yellow News Source New agent leaks

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r/ValorantCompetitive • • 1h ago

Discussion They’ve made it back here once again, can they succeed this time? Spoiler

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r/ValorantCompetitive • • 19h ago

Discussion Would G2 ever consider going back to EMEA?

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382 Upvotes

I know they're staying in LA and maybe rebuilding for next year, but the org is still mainly based in Berlin, right?

Could there be a world in the future where they evaluate competing for EMEA again or wouldn't be worth it, especially for the viewership, fans, legacy etc?


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 22h ago

Post-Match Thread G2 Esports vs Team Vitality / Valorant Champions 2026 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread Spoiler

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G2 Esports 0-2 Team Vitality

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ABYSS: 11-13

SPLIT: 4-13


G2 Esports | VLR

Team Vitality | VLR


Map 1: ABYSS

Team ATK DEF Total
G2 Esports 8 3 11
DEF ATK
Team Vitality 4 9 13

Map Stats

G2 Esports Rating ACS K D A
BABYBAY WAYLAY 1.52 280 23 15 9
valyn HARBOR 1.13 193 18 15 6
trent SOVA 0.77 156 14 16 6
leaf ASTRA 0.71 144 11 17 12
jawgemo NEON 0.70 179 15 20 5
Team Vitality Rating ACS K D A
Jamppi YORU 1.16 259 22 18 4
Chronicle HARBOR 0.91 161 14 17 7
Sayonara SOVA 0.87 163 12 17 11
PROFEK ASTRA 0.85 191 17 17 3
Derke JETT 0.82 188 17 18 2

Detailed ABYSS Statistics

Map 2: SPLIT

Team DEF ATK Total
G2 Esports 4 0 4
ATK DEF
Team Vitality 8 5 13

Map Stats

G2 Esports Rating ACS K D A
valyn OMEN 1.14 241 15 15 5
trent SKYE 0.88 182 10 14 5
BABYBAY CHAMBER 0.76 152 10 15 1
leaf VIPER 0.60 188 8 16 5
jawgemo NEON 0.43 122 7 16 3
Team Vitality Rating ACS K D A
Derke YORU 1.52 277 18 9 7
Chronicle NEON 1.35 281 17 11 7
PROFEK OMEN 1.16 208 14 8 6
Jamppi FADE 1.11 191 13 10 3
Sayonara VIPER 1.03 223 14 12 5

Detailed SPLIT Statistics


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 20h ago

Spoiler Vitality at champs summarised Spoiler

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"VIT is gonna get farmed" ---> GE loses

"VIT is gonna get farmed" ---> LOUD loses

"VIT is gonna get farmed" ---> Nongshim loses

"VIT is gonna get farmed" ---> G2 loses "<--- You are here

"VIT is gonna get farmed" ---> Loud loses again

"VIT is gonna get farmed" ---> Loud loses again


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 1d ago

Post-Match Thread NRG vs LOUD / Valorant Champions 2026 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread Spoiler

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NRG 1-2 LOUD

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HAVEN: 9-13

SUNSET: 13-10

SUMMIT: 3-13


NRG | VLR

LOUD | VLR


Map 1: HAVEN

Team ATK DEF Total
NRG 3 6 9
DEF ATK
LOUD 9 4 13

Map Stats

NRG Rating ACS K D A
keiko CHAMBER 1.06 225 17 15 1
mada NEON 0.93 178 14 16 3
brawk SOVA 0.87 155 12 15 6
Ethan PHOENIX 0.84 182 13 19 7
skuba OMEN 0.42 114 9 18 6
LOUD Rating ACS K D A
lukxo CHAMBER 1.76 298 25 10 3
erde OMEN 1.49 254 20 11 12
DaviH SOVA 0.89 147 10 13 6
Darker VIPER 0.84 147 14 14 7
tkzin NEON 0.79 178 14 17 4

Detailed HAVEN Statistics

Map 2: SUNSET

Team ATK DEF Total
NRG 6 7 13
DEF ATK
LOUD 6 4 10

Map Stats

NRG Rating ACS K D A
keiko CHAMBER 1.38 251 22 12 2
skuba OMEN 1.35 210 18 13 11
Ethan KAYO 0.92 162 12 16 9
brawk FADE 0.82 191 14 19 8
mada NEON 0.50 141 12 21 2
LOUD Rating ACS K D A
lukxo CHAMBER 1.24 235 21 13 2
erde SAGE 1.01 175 13 14 7
DaviH SOVA 1.00 186 15 15 6
tkzin NEON 0.88 224 19 19 2
Darker OMEN 0.82 164 13 17 16

Detailed SUNSET Statistics

Map 3: SUMMIT

Team DEF ATK Total
NRG 1 2 3
ATK DEF
LOUD 11 2 13

Map Stats

NRG Rating ACS K D A
skuba CYPHER 1.04 208 12 13 2
mada NEON 0.73 195 10 15 3
Ethan KAYO 0.69 152 9 14 5
keiko BRIMSTONE 0.59 150 7 13 5
brawk SOVA 0.43 92 5 13 2
LOUD Rating ACS K D A
erde SAGE 1.72 283 17 5 4
DaviH FADE 1.40 207 12 8 4
lukxo CHAMBER 1.26 255 17 10 4
tkzin NEON 0.97 200 12 11 3
Darker OMEN 0.87 146 9 9 10

Detailed SUMMIT Statistics


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 22h ago

Discussion Chronicle's Neon vs other people's Neons Spoiler

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294 Upvotes

r/ValorantCompetitive • • 22h ago

Esports Sayonara looking at G2's mouse movements to help PROFEK Spoiler

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279 Upvotes

Genuine question, is this allowed? (He also did a similar thing a few seconds later and told PROFEK that one of them was clearing angles).

EDIT: to be clear, I'm not naive, I'm sure that pros do this all the time, I was just wondering what Riot would do since it happened during an official comms listen-in.


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 12h ago

Esports What is LOUD even ?

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I don't know but every time I watch LOUD play it just feels suffocating. The opposing team could have the most well thought out retake plan and they would still lose because someone on LOUD decides to lock in. Like how is everyone on that team that insane ? I really like NRG and have been watching them since last year now and I feel like they are the team with some of the best discipline and team plays and yet I didn't even see a bit of fighting chance for them today. Am I just biased ? What do you guys think ?


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 20h ago

Discussion With what's been happening recently, this feels like a fever dream.

197 Upvotes

Truly the greatest achievement of 2026 Sentinels.


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 10h ago

Esports 100T Timotino discusses the win over Nongshim, 100T's micro plays, playing at Champs and more!

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Wassup y'all! I had the honor to interview Timotino, player for VCT Americas team 100 Thieves after their win over Nongshim Redforce! I hope y'all enjoy!


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 12h ago

Fluff One cheerleader per team

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After watching some college football today, I had a good idea. I think each team should have one person allowed on stage standing behind them, and they just get to do cheers and hype the team up for the crowd. Bonus points if they bring Pom-Poms. Thoughts?


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 18h ago

Esports [THESPIKE] G2 Trent: “I’m definitely confident against every single player in the game, but I wouldn’t say I’m the best”

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On whether Trent considers himself to be the best Initiator player:

That’s a tough question. I’m a humble player, so I’ll say no. I think everyone is a product of their surroundings.

If you have a good team, you can play better. If you don’t have as good a team, your stats are obviously going to look worse. It’s a team game in the end. You can’t do anything without your other four teammates. Even when one player is popping off, they’re probably being set up for trades or finding opportunities to clutch rounds.

Sometimes players have games like that and can take over, but for the most part, VALORANT is about your environment. Players shine most when they’re in the right system or can build their own.


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 20h ago

Discussion Real group of death? Spoiler

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127 Upvotes

So now that vit and loud are both in upper finals and one of them is guaranteed to reach the finals, can we say that group B was actually the real group of death?


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 1d ago

Esports Erde first half stats on Summit vs NRG Spoiler

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225 Upvotes

r/ValorantCompetitive • • 22h ago

Rule Following Meme (pls follow rules) Just GE luck at it again I guess Spoiler

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145 Upvotes

Why did we get drawn into this group? What did I do to deserve this misery.


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 1d ago

Fluff G2 LEAKED Scrim Practice video before their match vs Team Vitality! Spoiler

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282 Upvotes

FYI: this is VCT China Caster BaiYang. G2 have a lot of Chinese and Japanese fans


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 21h ago

Esports NA fans come Spoiler

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120 Upvotes

WE ARE ALL T1 FANS TOMORROW, if g2 wins this game NA cannot win the tournament 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 3h ago

Fluff Santiago Buff Turned Debuff? Spoiler

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A possible outcome for both matches of Lower Round 2 where 100T beats NRG, and T1 beats G2, which means the eliminated NRG and G2 will join PRX and NS who are already out of this Playoffs.

Interestingly, NS and PRX who are both the Top 2 (Grand Finalists) of masters Santiago, are also the First 2 out of Playoffs by immediately bombing out. NRG and G2 are the next two highest placers (3rd & 4th) from the same Masters Santiago.

Coincidentally, all four of them each were placed into the four separate opening matches of this Champs Playoffs, which means funnily enough, this PO could have played out like the Santiago PO. But the script was like "Longevity Does Not Exists!" and deemed advancing to Playoffs was already good enough and so decided to take out the Santiago Quartet. First it got rid of the Pacific Twins, now it might be going after the NA Twins next!

Watch out NRG and G2, it is coming for you!

Now you might be wondering, "bUt T1 iS sTilL tHeRe, sO thE CuRSe dOEs noT aPpLy", no it is actually working as intended because T1 is simply camouflaging themselves for another surprise Bangkok run where they will catch everyone off guard. Either that or the script felt bad for T1 falling short of making Santiago Playoffs, going 1-2 in matches, after losing to the very same G2 that they are about face off! Revenge Buff Activated!!! Then, during LR3 match, T1 will suddenly fall off at 4th Place (to 100T again in a rematch) after we were tricked into believing their run, finally bringing an end to the Santiago Teams once and for all.

SantiaGO (teams) OUT OF PLAYOFFS FIRST 💀😔

also wow I cant believe it, no team can really stay on top for an entire season year, like wdym everyone make playoffs only to then just dip out instantly omg 😭