Four of the eight playoff teams are from the Americas: the world champions, the Esports World Cup winners, the Stage 1 winners and the last team into the field. Two of them meet on the first day of the upper bracket, and two more on the fourth.
5–2 in Shanghai. Both losses were to the two finalists: G2 on day two of the bracket, Vitality in the lower final.
LOUD against Vitality, for the title. The sixteenth and last team into the field against the last team outside the Americas. Vitality won their group meeting 2–0; LOUD won the upper final 2–1.
LOUD
Team VitalityLotus 13–8 to Vitality, Summit 13–5 to LOUD, Haven 13–11 to LOUD. The sixteenth and last team into the field is in the grand final on Oct 18, LOUD’s first since they won it in Istanbul in 2022. Vitality drop to the lower final against 100 Thieves on Oct 17, one loss from out.
G2 Esports
100 ThievesLotus 13–10 to G2, Ascent 13–10 to 100 Thieves, Summit 13–7 to 100 Thieves. G2 finish 4th, their best Champions in three visits. 100 Thieves play Vitality in the lower final on Oct 17, still one loss from out, in the arena where this core finished 4th at Masters Shanghai 2024.
7th–8th in 2024 and 2025. In Shanghai: 4–3, with both losses to the Esports World Cup champions and one to Vitality.
100 Thieves
NRGSunset 14–12 in overtime, Haven 13–4. The reigning champions are out in 5th–6th, and no team has ever won Champions twice in a row. 100 Thieves, who beat NRG in the Esports World Cup final in August, play G2 in the lower semi on Oct 16.
The official short from the last round on Ascent.
LOUDNRGHaven 13–9 to LOUD, Sunset 13–10 to NRG, Summit 13–3 to LOUD. The sixteenth and last team into the field is in the upper final against Vitality on Oct 16. The champions drop to the lower bracket, where 100 Thieves on Oct 11 is one loss from the end of the defense.
The official short from the series against the champions.
Paper Rex, NRG and three group wins. The only loss was to Vitality, who are waiting on Oct 16.
Nongshim RedForce100 ThievesSummit 13–5 to 100 Thieves, Sunset 13–9 to Nongshim, Ascent 13–1 to 100 Thieves. Nongshim, the last of the five debutants, finish 7th–8th. 100 Thieves stay alive, one loss from out, against an upper-bracket loser on Oct 11.
The official short. He had promised a better 100 Thieves the night before.
LOUD against NRG, then Vitality against G2. The winners meet in the upper final on Oct 16. The losers drop to the lower bracket against 100 Thieves and T1 on Oct 11.
G2 Esports100 ThievesAbyss 13–5, Ascent 13–11. G2 are 3–1 in Shanghai and play Vitality in the upper bracket on Oct 10. 100 Thieves drop to the lower bracket, where Nongshim on Oct 9 is one loss from the end of their Champions.
The official short from the all-Americas series.
Paper Rex, T1, Nongshim and 100 Thieves are in the lower bracket. Two of them go home on Oct 9.
100 Thieves against G2, then Vitality against Nongshim. The winners meet in the upper bracket; the losers drop to the lower bracket with Paper Rex and T1.
The fan-storylines of VALORANT Champions Shanghai. Updated after each match day.
T1