Category: Valorant

October 11, 2026

Valorant

VALORANT Champions Shanghai: Vitality and LOUD Reach the Upper Final as the Lower Bracket Heats Up

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

The VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026 playoffs have narrowed the field to a handful of contenders, and the bracket is now taking a clear shape. Team Vitality and LOUD both survived the upper bracket and will meet in the upper final, while the lower bracket keeps producing close, tense series. How... read more

October 10, 2026

Valorant

Valorant Offseason Starts Early: Roster Moves Pile Up During Champions Shanghai

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

While the best teams in the world fight for the trophy in Shanghai, the rest of the Valorant scene has already turned its attention to 2027. In the middle of the Champions playoffs, a wave of roster announcements has landed, and it says a lot about how the next season... read more

October 8, 2026

Valorant

NRG and LOUD Sweep Into the Upper Semifinals at VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

The playoff bracket at VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026 has started to take shape, and the first upper quarterfinals delivered two clean statements. NRG swept T1 2-0, while LOUD beat Paper Rex by the same scoreline, even after trailing at half-time in their maps. Both teams now sit comfortably in the... read more

October 3, 2026

Valorant

NRG and Paper Rex Lock Up Early Playoff Spots at VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

The group stage at VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026 is delivering exactly the kind of drama fans hoped for, and the first playoff tickets are already handed out. NRG took down Karmine Corp 2-1 to become the first Americas team into the playoffs, while Paper Rex came back from a map... read more

September 28, 2026

Valorant

100 Thieves and FUT Esports Surge Through VALORANT Champions Shanghai Group Stage

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

The group stage at VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026 delivered a wave of upsets and statement wins over the past few days, reshaping the picture ahead of this week's winners' bracket clashes. Four results in particular stood out, and each carries weight for anyone tracking the tournament's outright market. 100 Thieves... read more

September 24, 2026

Valorant

Paper Rex Open Valorant Champions Shanghai 2026 With a 2-1 Win Over Team Liquid: Ascent Blowout, Haven Upset, d4v41 Ace Seals Lotus

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

Valorant Champions 2026 is officially underway, and the opening series in Shanghai delivered exactly the kind of drama the Valorant betting scene had been waiting for. Paper Rex beat Team Liquid 2-1 in the first match of Group C on September 24, taking Ascent 13-4, dropping Haven 13-7, and closing... read more

September 23, 2026

Valorant

Valorant Champions Shanghai 2026 Preview: Team Liquid vs Paper Rex Opens the Group Stage as NRG, Karmine Corp and Nongshim Share a Group of Death

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

The biggest week of the Valorant calendar is here. Valorant Champions 2026 gets underway in Shanghai this week, with sixteen teams from the four VCT regions chasing the world title through a run that ends on October 18. The group stage and playoffs are staged at the Jing'an Sports Center,... read more

September 21, 2026

Valorant

Gen.G GC Win Game Changers Pacific From the Lower Bracket: 3-2 Over FENNEL GC as Nova Esports GC Take China – Both Book São Paulo

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

Two Game Changers regional titles were decided on Sunday, and both went to teams that had to do it the hard way. In Seoul, Gen.G GC came back from the lower bracket to beat FENNEL GC 3-2 in a full five-map Valorant grand final, while Nova Esports GC repeated the... read more

September 20, 2026

Valorant

Shopify Rebellion Gold Beat FlyQuest RED 3-1 to Book Game Changers Championship Spot – Gen.G GC Survive Lower Bracket as Pacific and China Finals Decide the Last Tickets to São Paulo

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

The field for the 2026 Game Changers Championship is filling up fast. Shopify Rebellion Gold secured North America's direct ticket to São Paulo with a 3-1 grand-final win over FlyQuest RED at the Game Changers NA Stage 2 LAN on Thursday, while in Bali the VALORANT Game Changers Pacific event... read more

September 18, 2026

League of Legends

Riot Bans 296,416 Accounts for Rank Manipulation in League of Legends and VALORANT – Vanguard Anti-Boost Goes Live Across Both Games as Hardware Checks Accelerate

All News, League of Legends, Valorant Mark Terrence

Riot Games has put a number on its war against boosting: 296,416 accounts across League of Legends and VALORANT have had ranks revoked, been suspended or been banned outright for rank manipulation since late 2025. The figure comes from a new developer post on Vanguard Anti-Boost, the detection system that... read more

September 17, 2026

Valorant

VALORANT Champions 2026 Shanghai: Groups, Opening Matches and Storylines One Week Before the $2.25M Season Finale

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

The final international event of the VALORANT season is a week away. Champions 2026 runs from September 24 to October 18 in Shanghai, splitting its time between the Jing’an Sports Center for the group stage and the Mercedes-Benz Arena for the playoffs. Sixteen teams are chasing a $2,250,000 prize pool,... read more

September 15, 2026

Valorant

Team Secret Gut Their VALORANT Project: IGL STYRON, Head Coach Spin and Analyst skye All Set to Leave as Only Four Players Remain

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

Team Secret's 2026 VALORANT season ended in the bottom four of the Pacific league, and the fallout is now arriving in waves. Within the space of a week, the Philippine organisation has allowed in-game leader Tidus "STYRON" Goh to explore his options, seen head coach Peter "Spin" Bradford announce that... read more

September 12, 2026

Valorant

saadhak Out at KRÜ After One Season as BBL and Eternal Fire Break Up Their Turkish Cores – VALORANT’s Offseason Is Now a Fire Sale

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

Champions Shanghai does not start until Sept. 24, but for the teams that missed it, the 2026 VALORANT season is already over – and the roster market has opened early. Within 24 hours, three franchised organisations on two continents put their most recognisable names on the block: KRÜ Esports have... read more

September 11, 2026

Valorant

ENVY Tear Down Their VALORANT Roster: keznit, Demon1, GLYPH and Coach WKN Cleared to Leave as the Americas Offseason Starts Early

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

The VALORANT offseason in the Americas has barely begun, and ENVY have already stripped their roster down to the frame. Within roughly a day the organisation cleared five people to explore options elsewhere: veteran Daniel "Rossy" Abedrabbo first, followed by duelist Angelo "keznit" Mori, Max "Demon1" Mazanov, Conner "GLYPH" Garcia... read more

September 10, 2026

Valorant

Team Liquid Bench purp0 for 18-Year-Old GSR Two Weeks Before Champions Shanghai – EMEA Offseason Shake-Up Begins Early

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

Two weeks before the biggest event of the year, Team Liquid have pulled the trigger on a roster change that few saw coming. The EMEA organisation has benched Semyon "purp0" Borchev and promoted 18-year-old Serbian prospect Ognjen "GSR" Bondžić into the starting five for Valorant Champions 2026 in Shanghai, which... read more

September 9, 2026

Valorant

VCT 2027 Open Qualifiers Start in November: Riot Opens Four Kickoff Slots per Region and a Path to Champions for Non-Partner Teams

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

Riot Games has confirmed that the Open Qualifiers for the 2027 season of the Valorant Champions Tour will begin in November 2026 – and with them comes the most significant structural change to the circuit since the partnership era started in 2023. From next season on, teams outside the partnered... read more

September 8, 2026

Valorant

Global Esports Reverse-Sweep Nongshim RedForce 3-2 to Win VCT Pacific Stage 2 – a First Trophy and the Top Seed for Champions Shanghai

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

Global Esports are the champions of VCT Pacific Stage 2. The Indian organisation came back from 0-2 down to beat Nongshim RedForce 3-2 in Sunday's grand final in Busan, lifting the first VCT trophy in the club's history and taking Pacific's number-one seed into Valorant Champions Shanghai later this month.... read more