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VCT Americas 2026 Stage 2 Playoffs Day 4

Regional King, International Choker

G2 won Americas Stage 1, then went winless at London and out in groups at EWC. 7–8th at the last two Champions.

Photo · Colin Young-Wolff / Riot GamesFlickr ↗
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Beats at Champions13
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By the numbers

0–2Series at Masters LondonLost to XLG and FUT, out 7–8thsource ↗
4thMasters Santiago finishLost the lower final; best international result of 2026source ↗
4–3G2 in Shanghai

The cast

G2 Esports
G2 Esports
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jawgemo
jawgemoG2 Esports
BABYBAY
BABYBAYG2 Esports

The arc

Now100 Thieves beat G2 2–1
Oct 16 · Episode 16
Result
G2 EsportsG2 Esports
1–2Lower Semi · Bo3
100 Thieves100 Thieves

100 Thieves beat G2 2–1

Lotus 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.

G21–2100T
Lotus13–10▶Ascent10–13▶Summit7–13▶
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G2 jawgemo · @jawgemo
1-2 VS @100T_VAL unfortunately it wasn’t enough this time, really sucks to go out like this but we fought hard. Thank you Shanghai 🇨🇳 thank you to the fans who made it all possible. Until next time ❤️
G21–2100T
Lotus13–10▶Ascent10–13▶Summit7–13▶
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4thG2’s best Champions finish, in three visits

The international choke did not come. G2 ran into 100 Thieves twice

7th–8th in 2024 and 2025. In Shanghai: 4–3, with both losses to the Esports World Cup champions and one to Vitality.

G21–2100T
Lotus13–10▶Ascent10–13▶Summit7–13▶
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Oct 11 · Episode 15
Result
T1T1
1–2Lower R2 · Bo3
G2 EsportsG2 Esports

G2 beat T1 2–1

Lotus 13–11 to G2, Abyss 13–10 to T1, Ascent 13–6 to G2. T1 finish 5th–6th, the best Champions in the org’s history, and Pacific has no team left. G2 are guaranteed 5th–6th, better than the last two Champions, and play 100 Thieves in the lower semi on Oct 16.

T11–2G2
Lotus11–13▶Abyss13–10▶Ascent6–13▶
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Oct 16 · After four dark days, the last four

LOUD vs Team Vitality, then G2 Esports vs 100 Thieves

LOUD against Vitality for a place in the grand final, then G2 against 100 Thieves. The loser of the second goes home; the winner plays the upper-final loser on Oct 17.

LOUD2–1VIT
Lotus8–13▶Summit13–5▶Haven13–11▶
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Oct 10 · Episode 14
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Oct 11 · Lower bracket, two go home

100 Thieves vs NRG, then T1 vs G2 Esports

100 Thieves against NRG, a rematch of the Esports World Cup final, then T1 against G2. The loser of each goes home. The winners meet in the lower semi on Oct 16.

100T2–0NRG
Sunset14–12▶Haven13–4▶
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Oct 8 · Episode 12
Oct 7 · Episode 11
Next up
Oct 8 · Upper bracket, day two

100 Thieves vs G2 Esports, then Team Vitality vs Nongshim RedForce

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.

G22–0100T
Abyss13–5▶Ascent13–11▶
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Oct 3 · Episode 9
Oct 2 · Episode 8
Oct 1 · Episode 7
Sep 29 · Episode 5
Result
G2 EsportsG2 Esports
1–2Group C · Winners · Bo3
Paper RexPaper Rex

Paper Rex beat G2 Esports 1–2

Split 13–9 to G2, then Haven 13–11 and Lotus 13–9 to Paper Rex. Paper Rex are in the playoffs at 2–0. G2 drop to the Group C decider on Oct 3 against the winner of Liquid vs TYLOO, one loss from a third straight Champions ending in the groups.

G21–2PRX
Split13–9Haven11–13Lotus9–13
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Sep 24 · Episode 1
Result
G2 EsportsG2 Esports
2–0Group C · Opening · Bo3
TYLOOTYLOO

G2 Esports beat TYLOO 2–0

Lotus 13–6, Sunset 13–3. The first international match TYLOO have ever played lasted two maps. G2 are 1–0 and meet Paper Rex in the winners’ match on Sept 29; TYLOO get Liquid in the elimination match, and a loss there ends their Champions.

G22–0TYL
Lotus13–6▶Sunset13–3▶
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Sep 23 · The story so far
Next up
Jinggg of Paper Rex arrives to compete at the VALORANT Masters London held at the Copper Box Arena on June 21, 2026 in London, England (Photo by Colin Young Wolff/Riot Games)
Sept 24

Champions Opening day kicks off with Liquid vs Paper Rex, then TYLOO's first up on the home field against G2

Group C opens the tournament. Two Bo3s: 17:00 and 20:00 Shanghai. Liquid bring a rookie and three roster changes. Paper Rex bring the most points in the field. TYLOO's first on stage with SiuFatBB's aura to lead the way.

TL1–2PRX
Ascent4–13▶Haven13–7▶Lotus10–13▶
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Photo · Colin Young Wolff / Riot GamesFlickr ↗
2026-09-05Beat Leviatán 2–1 in the points decider. The Masters London champions stay home.
2026-06-14Masters London: 7–8th, winless. ↗
2026-05-10Americas Stage 1 champions, 3–2 over Leviatán. ↗
2026-03-15Masters Santiago: 4th.

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