VALORANT Champions 2026
The world championship of the 2026 VALORANT Champions Tour, held in Shanghai with 16 qualified teams. LOUD won the title, beating Team Vitality 3–1 in the grand final on 18 October.
- Game
- Valorant
- Organiser
- Riot Games
- Dates
- 24 September 2026 – 18 October 2026
- Format
- Group stage: four GSL-style groups of four teams (Bo3); the top two of each group advanced. Playoffs (7–18 Oct): 8-team double-elimination bracket, all series Bo3 except the lower final and grand final (Bo5). Group stage and early playoff rounds at Jing'an Sports Center; upper final onwards at Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai.
Playoff bracket
Open a series to see its map results in order.
Upper Quarter-finals
NRG2T10
- Lotus13–11
- Summit13–7
Paper Rex0LOUD2
- Split9–13
- Sunset13–15
100 Thieves0G2 Esports2
- Abyss5–13
- Ascent11–13
Team Vitality2Nongshim RedForce1
- Split13–8
- Abyss4–13
- Haven14–12
Upper Semi-finals
NRG1LOUD2
- Haven9–13
- Sunset13–10
- Summit3–13
G2 Esports0Team Vitality2
- Abyss11–13
- Split4–13
Upper Final
Team Vitality1LOUD2
- Lotus13–8
- Summit5–13
- Haven11–13
Lower Round 1
T12Paper Rex1
- Lotus13–7
- Ascent6–13
- Summit13–11
100 Thieves2Nongshim RedForce1
- Summit13–5
- Sunset9–13
- Ascent13–1
Lower Quarter-finals
NRG0100 Thieves2
- Sunset12–14
- Haven4–13
G2 Esports2T11
- Lotus13–11
- Abyss10–13
- Ascent13–6
Lower Semi-finals
100 Thieves2G2 Esports1
- Lotus10–13
- Ascent13–10
- Summit13–7
Lower Final
Team Vitality3100 Thieves1
- Split5–13
- Lotus13–11
- Ascent13–9
- Summit13–10
Grand Final
LOUD3Team Vitality1
- Summit13–11
- Lotus8–13
- Sunset13–5
- Haven13–10
Champion: LOUD
Compiled by the Live Desk from VLR.gg – VALORANT Champions 2026 (event and match pages), VLR.gg – Champions 2026 match list, Wikipedia – 2026 Valorant Champions (bracket cross-check), Dot Esports – LOUD become 2026 VALORANT world champions. Updated 20 October 2026.
Teams
- 100 ThievesAmericas
- G2 EsportsAmericas
- LOUDAmericas
- Nongshim RedForcePacific
- NRGAmericas
- Paper RexPacific
- T1Pacific
- Team VitalityEMEA