Episode 9 · Oct 3 · Stories · Champions Shanghai

trent of G2 Esports reacts onstage during VALORANT Champions Shanghai Group Stage Day 9 at Jing’an Sports Center on October 03, 2026 in Shanghai, China (Photo by Yicun Liu/Riot Games)

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Valorant Champions[ Frag — Die ]

Episode 9 · Oct 31 / 14

The Turnaround ends in the Group of Doom

G2 swept Liquid to reach the playoffs, and Nongshim beat Karmine Corp from a map down to become the first debutant through. Six of eight spots are taken.

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trent, against the odds

trent wins the map that sends G2 to the playoffs

The official short, from the final round on Abyss. G2 are in the playoffs, where the last two Champions ended for them in the first round.

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Split10–13Abyss7–13

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StorylinesRegional King, International Choker The Leviatán-Shaped Hole

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G2 Esports

2–0Group C · Decider · Bo3

Team Liquid

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G2 Esports beat Team Liquid 0–2

Split 13–10, Abyss 13–7. G2 are through from Group C with Paper Rex. Liquid go out in the groups at 1–2 and finish 9th–12th.

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Nongshim RedForce

2–1Group D · Decider · Bo3

Karmine Corp

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Nongshim RedForce beat Karmine Corp 2–1

Sunset 13–9 to Karmine Corp, then Summit 13–5 and Haven 13–6 to Nongshim. The Pacific runners-up are the first debutant org into the playoffs. Karmine Corp, 0–5 in April and EMEA champions in August, finish 9th–12th at their first Champions.

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Official result ↗

The TurnaroundOver

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The Turnaround ends in the Group of Doom

Karmine Corp took a map off NRG and a map off Nongshim and won neither series. The Group of Doom is settled: NRG and Nongshim go through, Karmine Corp and Xi Lai Gaming go home.

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Via the Editor's Desk

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Rb’s clutch

Rb clutches a round the broadcast called impossible

The veteran of the Nongshim roster, alone, in the decider. The official short.

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2 of 5First-time orgs still alive

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2 of 5

Nongshim are the first debutant into the playoffs. Global Esports play for it tomorrow

TYLOO, JD Gaming and Karmine Corp are out. The two left are the two from the Pacific final, nineteen days after Global Esports beat Nongshim from 2–0 down.

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N4R

KC N4RRATE · @N4RRATE

Bittersweet ending to what was a dream run. I feel like I am capable of more at the international stage, and one day I'll show it. Thanks for everyone supporting my team and I throughout the highs and lows of the season and goodluck to everyone else in the tournament! pic.twitter.com/2h6vlTfhWT

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StorylinesThe Turnaround First Timers

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NAT

Liquid nAts · @nAts__ss

It is what it is. Another international event, and once again we couldn’t make it out of the group stage 😞 On one hand, it’s very disappointing that we haven’t been able to perform the way we want to at international events. But on the other hand, it’s still such an amazing… pic.twitter.com/JmmPTRB5H2

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Liquid nAts · X ↗

trent (L) and babybay of G2 Esports react onstage during VALORANT Champions Shanghai Group Stage Day 9 at Jing’an Sports Center on October 03, 2026 in Shanghai, China (Photo by Yicun Liu/Riot Games)

Photo · Yicun Liu / Riot GamesFlickr ↗

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G2, through

trent and babybay, through

Winless at Masters London, 7th–8th at the last two Champions. The team that took Leviatán’s seat is in the playoffs, where the choke question gets asked.

TL0–2G2

Split10–13Abyss7–13

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StorylinesRegional King, International Choker The Leviatán-Shaped Hole

NS RedForce react onstage during VALORANT Champions Shanghai Group Stage Day 9 at Jing’an Sports Center on October 03, 2026 in Shanghai, China (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)

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Oct 4 · The last two spots

Global Esports vs LOUD, then T1 vs FUT Esports

Global Esports against LOUD for the last spot from Group B, then T1 against FUT Esports for the last from Group A. The debutants, the last slot, and the team that has never left the groups.