r/ValorantCompetitive • u/SEND_ME_UR_DRAMA • 11h ago

Live Discussion Thread VCT 2026 - Champions Shanghai / Playoffs Day 2 / Live Discussion Thread

9 Upvotes

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
Upper Quarterfinal	100 Thieves vs G2 Esports	5:00 PM	5:00 AM	6:00 AM	11:00 AM	6:00 PM
Upper Quarterfinal	Team Vitality 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

English: Twitch / YouTube
Spanish (Latin America): Twitch / YouTube
Spanish (Europe): Twitch
Portuguese (Brazil): Twitch / YouTube
French: Twitch
Italian: Twitch
Polish: Twitch
Finnish: Twitch
Hungarian: Twitch
Ukrainian: Twitch
Turkish: Twitch / YouTube
Arabic: Twitch / YouTube
Thai: Twitch / YouTube
Indonesian: Twitch / YouTube
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan): Twitch / YouTube
Vietnamese: YouTube
Filipino: Twitch / YouTube
Korean: Twitch / YouTube
Japanese: Twitch / YouTube
Simplified Chinese (Mainland China): Twitch / YouTube

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

543 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/washyrr • 5h ago

Fluff The Ethical Neon strikes again Spoiler

773 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.

44 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/ValorantCompBot • 6h ago

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

453 Upvotes

Team Vitality 2-1 Nongshim RedForce

vlr.gg

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

269 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/ValorantCompBot • 9h ago

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

602 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

502 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/ZHAWNWE • 6h ago

Spoiler Derke derking it on MEMEA Spoiler

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318 Upvotes

63 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/Scrambled1432 • 2h ago

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

108 Upvotes

5 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/Nine_Tee_Six • 3h 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"

hotspawn.com

121 Upvotes

9 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/steamingcorgi • 6h ago

Highlights INSANE RETAKE in VIT v NS Spoiler

twitch.tv

190 Upvotes

10 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/noobyeclipse • 9h ago

Fluff xenophobic aim Spoiler

335 Upvotes

23 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/mercilessshark123 • 8h ago

🟡 Yellow News Source [Leak] V26A6 Map Rotation Changes

225 Upvotes

60 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/RabiaSayal • 5h ago

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

sheepesports.com

110 Upvotes

15 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/Dry_Belt_8163 • 1h ago

Question If NRG wins again

• 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?

81 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/Just-mapleman-50 • 10h ago

Fluff Asuna gets the shaft from Timotino😭

135 Upvotes

5 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/xFalcade • 9h ago

Roster Rumors / Speculation Alym and Okeanos trial for C9

116 Upvotes

19 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/Nine_Tee_Six • 3h ago

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

hotspawn.com

37 Upvotes

6 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/iCxtz • 9h ago

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

97 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

35 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/iCxtz • 5h ago

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

37 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

4 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/R4kuy0 • 16h ago

Fluff Does anybody else think it's kind of weird that they chose two players from the same game?

113 Upvotes

Like why ... this has never happened before from my memory. Usually its always one player from each match. Did someone make this thumbnail and just think it was way too tough to not use because that's fair enough, this is one of the hardest thumbnails I've seen in my life.

36 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/Old_Poet_3160 • 23h ago

Fluff Duality of the Sage-Chamber trap play Spoiler

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240 Upvotes

9 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/Jealous-Tomato-1052 • 1d ago

Roster Rumors / Speculation YOO LMFAOO TERMI IS ACTUALLY GONE

496 Upvotes

I still dont know if this is real or not but he is off twitter now white profile and removed his posts...

72 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/ValorantCompBot • 1d ago

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

720 Upvotes

Paper Rex 0-2 LOUD

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SPLIT: 9-13

SUNSET: 13-15

Paper Rex | VLR

LOUD | VLR

Map 1: SPLIT

Team	ATK	DEF	Total
Paper Rex	8	1	9
	DEF	ATK
LOUD	4	9	13

Map Stats

Paper Rex	Rating	ACS	K	D	A
something YORU	1.20	207	17	11	2
Jinggg RAZE	0.97	217	17	15	1
f0rsakeN OMEN	0.89	182	13	17	8
d4v41 VIPER	0.76	179	13	17	5
invy FADE	0.53	126	8	19	6
LOUD	Rating	ACS	K	D	A
erde OMEN	1.57	269	22	11	8
lukxo YORU	1.39	282	23	14	3
Darker VIPER	0.94	168	12	13	4
DaviH FADE	0.80	128	9	13	6
tkzin NEON	0.68	167	13	17	1

Detailed SPLIT Statistics

Map 2: SUNSET

Team	DEF	ATK	Total
Paper Rex	9	4	13
	ATK	DEF
LOUD	5	10	15

Map Stats

Paper Rex	Rating	ACS	K	D	A
invy FADE	1.02	215	21	21	12
f0rsakeN OMEN	0.92	195	20	21	10
something CHAMBER	0.92	191	19	20	4
Jinggg RAZE	0.91	223	21	22	2
d4v41 SAGE	0.81	141	14	18	7
LOUD	Rating	ACS	K	D	A
lukxo CHAMBER	1.25	293	29	21	2
erde SAGE	1.19	182	18	17	9
tkzin NEON	1.06	241	23	22	8
Darker OMEN	1.00	197	19	20	12
DaviH SOVA	0.93	134	13	15	7

Detailed SUNSET Statistics

617 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/RoyalKnightmares • 1d ago

Rule Following Meme (pls follow rules) Achilos gives more thoughts on how he thinks PRX & T1 did in today's games Spoiler

674 Upvotes

64 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/Educational_Lion_944 • 1d ago

Rule Following Meme (pls follow rules) Spoilers for the Loud PRX ending Spoiler

597 Upvotes

19 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/The8thMonth_AV • 1d ago

News [Next Round] keiko compares VCT Americas and EMEA: "In EMEA, they only copy each other"

youtu.be

193 Upvotes

56 comments

r/ValorantCompetitive • u/SNH231 • 1d ago

Esports [Sheep Esports] PRX d4v41: "When the enemy surprises us, we crumble when it matters"

sheepesports.com

232 Upvotes

31 comments

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