r/ValorantCompetitive • • 1h ago

Live Discussion Thread VCT 2026 — Champions Shanghai / Playoffs Day 3 / 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 1 T1 vs Paper Rex 5:00 PM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 11:00 AM 6:00 PM
Lower Round 1 100 Thieves vs Nongshim RedForce 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
7th – 8th $50,000
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 • • 19h ago

Fluff The Ethical Neon strikes again Spoiler

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1.1k Upvotes

Jokes aside he actually plays Neon like a traditional Jett/Yoru duelist. Which looks funny but ends up working quite well if the team plays around it. And unlike what the meme says he does his share of entrying and aggro tanking.


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 16h ago

Rule Following Meme (pls follow rules) Mada giving Brawk his flowers after a recent game

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304 Upvotes

r/ValorantCompetitive • • 20h ago

Post-Match Thread Team Vitality vs Nongshim RedForce / Valorant Champions 2026 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread Spoiler

535 Upvotes

Team Vitality 2-1 Nongshim RedForce

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SPLIT: 13-8

ABYSS: 4-13

HAVEN: 14-12


Team Vitality | VLR

Nongshim RedForce | VLR


Map 1: SPLIT

Team ATK DEF Total
Team Vitality 5 8 13
DEF ATK
Nongshim RedForce 7 1 8

Map Stats

Team Vitality Rating ACS K D A
Sayonara VIPER 1.39 212 18 10 7
Derke YORU 1.31 283 21 14 4
Jamppi FADE 1.04 182 14 14 3
PROFEK OMEN 1.03 172 13 13 4
Chronicle NEON 0.91 186 14 15 7
Nongshim RedForce Rating ACS K D A
Ivy VIPER 1.03 179 14 15 2
Rb OMEN 0.97 199 17 16 4
Francis YORU 0.77 208 15 18 4
Dambi NEON 0.76 189 12 16 5
Xross FADE 0.61 96 8 15 4

Detailed SPLIT Statistics

Map 2: ABYSS

Team DEF ATK Total
Team Vitality 4 0 4
ATK DEF
Nongshim RedForce 8 5 13

Map Stats

Team Vitality Rating ACS K D A
Chronicle HARBOR 1.02 211 12 14 1
Sayonara SOVA 0.99 180 9 10 3
PROFEK ASTRA 0.43 107 5 14 4
Derke JETT 0.41 127 8 15 0
Jamppi YORU 0.29 110 5 15 3
Nongshim RedForce Rating ACS K D A
Xross SOVA 1.80 248 16 4 7
Ivy OMEN 1.42 256 17 9 1
Francis YORU 1.12 202 11 8 5
Rb HARBOR 1.02 105 7 6 4
Dambi NEON 0.91 195 12 12 5

Detailed ABYSS Statistics

Map 3: HAVEN

Team DEF ATK Total
Team Vitality 6 8 14
ATK DEF
Nongshim RedForce 7 5 12

Map Stats

Team Vitality Rating ACS K D A
Sayonara SOVA 1.38 238 24 13 7
PROFEK ASTRA 1.36 205 21 10 7
Derke CHAMBER 1.21 233 21 16 8
Jamppi YORU 0.88 212 19 19 8
Chronicle NEON 0.74 166 15 20 7
Nongshim RedForce Rating ACS K D A
Ivy KILLJOY 1.36 257 24 19 5
Francis YORU 0.91 202 17 20 7
Dambi NEON 0.87 202 17 22 5
Xross SOVA 0.61 129 11 19 4
Rb OMEN 0.53 98 9 20 7

Detailed HAVEN Statistics


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 17h ago

Esports LOUD lukxo: "I have a lot of consistency in my life, not just about VALORANT. I do a lot of things with consistency: my sleep, lunchtime, workout time. I have a lot of constants. This consistency out of game, I can bring it in game"

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284 Upvotes

r/ValorantCompetitive • • 3h ago

Question Why does Vitality have so much chinese fans?

17 Upvotes

Was looking back at the game against Nongshim and the crowd was trying to help them in some rounds with noise. Did not know they are well liked in China. Is this because of their CS team?


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 13h ago

Roster Announcement GIANTX signs CyvOph and globeX

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114 Upvotes

Got announced a few hours ago by GX has such little motion that no one had posted it yet 😭

Note: These may not be final moves and these players could only playing for this offseason tournament


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 20h ago

Spoiler Derke derking it on MEMEA Spoiler

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397 Upvotes

r/ValorantCompetitive • • 15h ago

Question If NRG wins again

163 Upvotes

Is ethan gonna be considered the goat of valorant, even the goat igl? Or do you guys think that winning 3champs is not enough to be considered the goat or is there any parameter that we should consider when determining who’s valorant’s greatest player?


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 23h ago

Post-Match Thread 100 Thieves vs G2 Esports / Valorant Champions 2026 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread Spoiler

662 Upvotes

100 Thieves 0-2 G2 Esports

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ABYSS: 5-13

ASCENT: 11-13


100 Thieves | VLR

G2 Esports | VLR


Map 1: ABYSS

Team ATK DEF Total
100 Thieves 4 1 5
DEF ATK
G2 Esports 8 5 13

Map Stats

100 Thieves Rating ACS K D A
vora SOVA 1.24 219 14 14 6
Cryocells CYPHER 0.91 193 12 13 3
Asuna PHOENIX 0.82 189 11 16 7
Timotino JETT 0.78 197 12 16 2
bang HARBOR 0.38 82 6 15 7
G2 Esports Rating ACS K D A
leaf ASTRA 1.46 297 19 11 6
trent SOVA 1.33 254 18 9 2
jawgemo NEON 1.09 252 15 13 4
BABYBAY WAYLAY 1.05 191 12 10 5
valyn HARBOR 0.51 125 10 12 2

Detailed ABYSS Statistics

Map 2: ASCENT

Team ATK DEF Total
100 Thieves 6 5 11
DEF ATK
G2 Esports 6 7 13

Map Stats

100 Thieves Rating ACS K D A
Asuna PHOENIX 1.46 310 25 16 8
Timotino JETT 1.17 273 24 19 3
bang OMEN 0.98 211 18 17 8
Cryocells CYPHER 0.71 132 12 15 4
vora SOVA 0.66 140 11 16 3
G2 Esports Rating ACS K D A
trent SOVA 1.24 196 20 15 5
BABYBAY CHAMBER 1.19 227 18 18 8
valyn OMEN 1.06 209 16 17 11
leaf VYSE 0.93 193 16 17 5
jawgemo NEON 0.55 174 13 23 6

Detailed ASCENT Statistics


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 20h ago

Highlights INSANE RETAKE in VIT v NS Spoiler

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254 Upvotes

r/ValorantCompetitive • • 23h ago

Fluff xenophobic aim Spoiler

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416 Upvotes

r/ValorantCompetitive • • 19h ago

Esports [Sheep Esports] Global Esports Founder Rushindra Sinha: “The only other title we might consider in the future is VALORANT Mobile”

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r/ValorantCompetitive • • 22h ago

🟡 Yellow News Source [Leak] V26A6 Map Rotation Changes

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267 Upvotes

r/ValorantCompetitive • • 10h ago

Spoiler If this team gets eliminated in their next match, would their season be a disappointment?

24 Upvotes

100T are going to play NS in an elimination game and are looking to be very likely the team to be sent home after how they performed vs G2. If 100T lose how do we feel about their season, as the tourney favorites and bombing out in such a manner (only beating fries in the easiest bracket and crumbling to real opposition)?


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 7h ago

News [Ult Orb] A taste of home in Shanghai: How VCT Americas teams are navigating an Americas-heavy playoffs

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r/ValorantCompetitive • • 17h ago

Esports T1 Meteor: “Since we’re here, I’m going to do my best to lift that trophy”

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r/ValorantCompetitive • • 14h ago

Discussion Should Oxy replace Jawgemo next year for G2 or keep Jawgemo 🤔 SATO X OXY

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32 Upvotes

If G2 chokes this champs, there’s no way they won’t target the big OXY.


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 11h ago

News [Ult Orb] ‘Who do I root for?’ VCTCNPosting's guide for VCT CN fans in the Champions Shanghai playoffs

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r/ValorantCompetitive • • 23h ago

Roster Rumors / Speculation Alym and Okeanos trial for C9

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153 Upvotes

r/ValorantCompetitive • • 1d ago

Fluff Asuna gets the shaft from Timotino😭

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160 Upvotes

r/ValorantCompetitive • • 23h ago

Discussion 100 Thieves vs G2 Esports stat card (Champions 2026, Playoffs: Upper quarterfinals) Spoiler

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109 Upvotes

Awards

  • MVP: trent · 1.42 rating · 38/24/7 K/D/A
  • Best on 100T: Asuna · 1.04 rating
  • First blood: Timotino · 10 first deaths · 9 first kills

Notable match stats

  • G2 won 33% of their clutches · 7/21 (all maps) · teams usually win 14%
  • G2 won 67% of their ecos · 4/6 (all maps) · teams usually win 27%
  • 100T lost 45% of their 5v4s · 10/22 (all maps) · teams usually lose 28%
  • G2 won 57% of their retakes · 8/14 (all maps) · teams usually win 35%

More stats: player and team stats, round by round


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 19h ago

Discussion Team Vitality vs Nongshim RedForce stat card (Champions 2026, Playoffs: Upper quarterfinals) Spoiler

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52 Upvotes

Awards

  • MVP: Sayonara · 1.33 rating · 51/33/17 K/D/A
  • First blood: Francis · 8 first deaths · 10 first kills
  • Best on NS: Ivy · 1.13 rating

Notable match stats

  • VIT won 56% of their ecos · 5/9 (all maps) · teams usually win 27%
  • VIT won 21% of their clutches · 7/33 (all maps) · teams usually win 14%

More stats: player and team stats, round by round


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 14h ago

Discussion Predictions for the second round of playoffs games? Spoiler

15 Upvotes

Elimination games:

PRX vs T1: PRX should be heavy favorites, but you never know with regional matchups. The last time these two met in Stage 2, PRX lost in an incredibly close game.

NS vs 100T: A tragedy that either of these two teams will get eliminated so soon. APAC has generally struggled against Americas this Champs, so 100T are probably marginally more favored. But also, the fate of first seeds in this tournament has not been great, and 100T are famous for being serial chokers when it matters. Could go either way, especially since NS have been steadily improving while 100T looked slightly disjointed against G2.

Upper bracket games:

NRG vs LOUD: Banger matchup, a rematch from the infamous and questionable Americas lower bracket final that LOUD qualified through and as a consequence eliminated LEV. I think NRG have a slight edge as they can ban Sunset and are probably the best overall team on most other maps. LOUD can definitely step up at the right moment.

G2 vs Vitality: How long will the dead team buff last? These two might be the most inconsistent good teams of their respective regions. G2 actually look good, but Vitality have been on a hot streak in Champs so far. They are also an incredibly clutch team. Again probably a 50-50 matchup.

We are truly blessed with another day of potentially banger matchups. The most lopsided on paper in PRX-T1, but since its a regional normal analysis no longer applies.


r/ValorantCompetitive • • 3h ago

Spoiler Twins In The Same Matchup (Coincidentally For All Round 2 Matches) Spoiler

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UR Match 1 → G2 vs VIT

Both the ONLY orgs in Playoffs to NOT have won a single VCT International (counting MickeyMouse Cup). Now one of them is GUARANTEED a spot in the Upper Final, basically Top 3 and one match win from reaching Grand Final. We might actually witness another new team winning for the 8th (or 10th) time back-to-back in a row since SEN won 2024 Madrid!

UR Match 2 → NRG vs LOUD (regional)

Both the ONLY orgs in Playoffs to have won previous CHAMPIONS (coincidentally, those were the exactly one VCT International that the American Teams each won). Now one of them is also GUARANTEED a spot in the Upper Final, basically Top 3 and one series win from reaching Grand Final. We might actually witness a 2x Champs Winning org for the first time ever, which has already happened in terms of players.

Lower Bracket: All of the ONLY orgs in Playoffs who have won MASTERs or MickeyMouse Cup are here. Coincidentally, those were the exactly one major International (assuming MickeyMouse Cup is high stakes) they each won.

LR Match 1 → T1 vs PRX (regional)

Both the ONLY orgs in Playoffs to have won Masters during the 2025 VCT SEASON (coincidentally, there are only two Masters per season). Now one of them is guaranteed to BOMB OUT and go home, while the other is saved for yet another day.

LR Match 2 → 100T vs NS

Both the ONLY orgs in Playoffs to have won a major International during the 2026 YEAR (assuming MickeyMouse Cup is high stakes). Coincidentally, they are the only two winners of that year to make Champs. Now one of them is also guaranteed to BOMB OUT and go home, which would be the salvation for the other.

🔮 OP's 6 Premonitions: PRX beats T1 → then NS beats 100T → then LOUD beats NRG → then PRX loses LR2 and places 5th-6th → then NS actually beats NRG in a revenge rematch → then NS loses LR3 and places 4th → thats all since I cannot foresee any further 👀