◆Stories of Champions Shanghai◆ The Group of Doom
Reigning world champions, Masters Santiago champions, EMEA's new champions and China's Cinderella, drawn together. Two of them go home by Oct 3.
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NextNS vs NRG2026-09-25T09:00:00Z
By the numbers
4 of 4Group D teams alive
0–0Maps in Group DNo maps played yet
The cast
The arc
Next · 2026-09-25T09:00:00ZNongshim RedForce vs NRG · Group D · Opening · Bo3–d –h –m
Next · 2026-09-25T12:00:00ZKarmine Corp vs Xi Lai Gaming · Group D · Opening · Bo3–d –h –m
NowNothing has happened at Champions yet.
Sep 24 · Episode 1
Nongshim RedForce vs NRG, then Karmine Corp vs Xi Lai Gaming
Nongshim RedForce against the champions NRG, then Karmine Corp against Xi Lai Gaming. Four teams, one group, the one nobody wanted.
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2026-09-25T09:00:00ZBo3 · Group D Opening
Watch ▸ Sep 23 · The story so far
The draw show: sixteen teams into four groups, on stage in São Paulo
Karmine Corp, Nongshim, NRG and Xi Lai land together. Watch the full draw from the VCT Americas channel.
2026-09-07The draw puts all four together. Only Karmine Corp and Xi Lai have no 2026 history. ↗ 2026-06-10NRG beat Xi Lai in the London Swiss stage.
2026-03-15Nongshim beat NRG 2–0 in the Santiago upper final on the way to the trophy.
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