VALORANT Champions 2026 has its final four, and Pacific has no team left in the hunt. Three Americas squads, LOUD, G2 Esports, and 100 Thieves, advanced alongside EMEA representative Team Vitality after Paper Rex, Nongshim RedForce, and T1 all exited.
The rest have fallen, but four teams stand tall. #VALORANTChampions pic.twitter.com/Jis44diTWy
— VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) October 11, 2026
Vitality and LOUD will meet in the upper-bracket final on October 16. The winner goes directly to the grand final, while the loser continues through the lower bracket. Vitality handed LOUD its only tournament loss so far, a 2-0 group-stage defeat.
LOUD earned the rematch with a 2-1 win over NRG in the upper-bracket semifinal on October 10. LOUD took the opening map in 46 minutes, NRG leveled the series in the longest map at 49 minutes, and LOUD closed the 36-minute decider. NRG dropped into the lower bracket, where its run later ended against 100 Thieves.
The victory gave LOUD three consecutive wins at Champions. It opened with a 2-0 win over EDward Gaming, lost 0-2 to Vitality, then recovered with 2-0 victories over Global Esports and Paper Rex before beating NRG. NRG had arrived at the semifinal on a three-series winning streak, having beaten Nongshim RedForce 2-0, Karmine Corp 2-1, and T1 2-0.
Pacific entered the eight-team playoffs with three representatives, following T1’s qualification alongside Paper Rex and Nongshim RedForce. Paper Rex lost 0-2 to LOUD and then 1-2 to T1. Nongshim fell 1-2 to Vitality and later 1-2 to 100 Thieves. T1 beat Paper Rex 2-1 before losing 1-2 to G2.
G2 reached the lower-bracket semifinal after losing to Vitality and then beating T1. 100 Thieves recovered from its opening loss to G2, eliminating Nongshim and NRG to reach that same match. Vitality is EMEA’s sole remaining team, while China has no representative in the final four.
The tournament’s final stretch moves to Shanghai’s 18,000-capacity Mercedes-Benz Arena, with Champions scheduled to conclude on October 18.
Does LOUD’s win over NRG change your view of its chances against Vitality? Follow the final bracket race toward the October 18 finish on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
Valorant
Developed by Riot Games
Valorant is a character-based 5v5 tactical shooter set on the global stage. Outwit, outplay, and outshine your competition with tactical abilities, precise gunplay, and adaptive teamwork.
- Genre Shooter, Tactical
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Perspective First person
- Modes Multiplayer
- Release June 2, 2020
- Publisher Riot Games
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