The highest 12 groups set to compete on the first worldwide VCT occasion of 2026, VALORANT Masters Santiago, have been determined.
Going down from February twenty eighth to March fifteenth, the match will see three groups from every of the Americas, EMEA, China, and Pacific areas compete on the worldwide stage for the trophy.
Riot Video games has additionally introduced the opening matches and format for VALORANT Masters Santiago. Followers can take a look at the main points beneath.
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All Groups Certified For VALORANT Masters Santiago
For the primary time within the historical past of VCT, a world occasion will characteristic three Ascension groups from completely different areas: Xi Lai Gaming (China), Nongshim RedForce (Pacific), and G2 Esports (Americas).
Not solely this, however each Worldwide League celebrated a brand new Kickoff winner, with Nongshim RedForce turning into the second Ascension organisation, after G2 Esports, to win a VCT occasion.
RRQ and MIBR, regardless of reaching the Higher Finals in Pacific and Americas Kickoff, respectively, misplaced three back-to-back best-of-five sequence to overlook out on Masters Santiago qualification.
In the meantime, Fnatic might be absent from a world VCT occasion for less than the second time because the introduction of the Partnership Programme.
China
- All Players — 1st Seed
- Xi Lai Gaming — 2nd Seed
- EDward Gaming — third Seed
Pacific
- Nongshim RedForce — 1st Seed
- T1 — 2nd Seed
- Paper Rex — third Seed
Americas
- FURIA — 1st Seed
- G2 Esports — 2nd Seed
- NRG Esports — third Seed
EMEA
- BBL Esports — 1st Seed
- Mild Mates — 2nd Seed
- Workforce Liquid — third Seed
Aside from this, the highest 4 groups have additionally been awarded Championship Factors, which is able to rely towards Champions Shanghai qualification:
- 1st Place — 4 Factors
- 2nd Place — 3 Factors
- third Place — 2 Factors
- 4th Place — 1 Factors
VALORANT Masters Shanghai Opening Matches and Format
Out of 12 groups competing at VALORANT Masters Santiago, the primary seed from every area will get a direct bye to the Playoffs. The remainder of the squads will start within the Swiss Stage, working from February twenty eighth to March 4th.
Discover out the opening matchups for the match beneath:
- Mild Mates vs EDward Gaming
- T1 vs Workforce Liquid
- G2 Esports vs Paper Rex
- Xi Lai Gaming vs NRG Esports
The highest 4 groups from the Swiss Stage will advance to the Playoffs to affix the VCT Kickoff winners from the Worldwide Leagues. The champion of the match might be decided by a double-elimination bracket scheduled to happen from March sixth to fifteenth.
All matches might be streamed reside on the VALORANT Champions Tour’s official Twitch and YouTube channels.
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