Vitality paired Fnatic's two-time champions Derke and Chronicle and finished 7–8th in EMEA Stage 2. Sayonara is probably the youngest player at the event.
Team Vitality
LOUDSummit 13–11 to LOUD, Lotus 13–8 to Vitality, Sunset 13–5 and Haven 13–10 to LOUD. The sixteenth and last team into the field won Champions Shanghai. It is LOUD’s second world title after Istanbul 2022, and no other org has two. erde is the MVP. Vitality finish runners-up.
The official short from match point on Haven. The superteam that finished 7th–8th in EMEA Stage 2 finishes 2nd in the world.
Two Champions titles with Fnatic between them. The third did not come, but the superteam was two maps from it.
100 ThievesTeam VitalitySplit 13–5 to 100 Thieves, then Lotus 13–11, Ascent 13–9 and Summit 13–10 to Vitality. 100 Thieves finish 3rd, in the arena where this core was 4th at Masters Shanghai 2024. Vitality, the last team outside the Americas, play LOUD in the grand final on Oct 18, best of five.
The official short from match point on Summit.
The superteam that finished 7th–8th in EMEA Stage 2 is one series from the title. Derke has won it twice with Fnatic.
Vitality won 2–0 in the groups. LOUD won 2–1 in the upper final. The official short.
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.
Four maps in a few minutes, from the official channel.
The EMEA channel, after Summit.
LOUDTeam 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.
The last team outside the Americas gets one more chance: 100 Thieves on Oct 17, for a place in the final.
The EMEA channel’s cut from the upper final.
100 Thieves against Vitality for the other place in the grand final. The winner plays LOUD on Oct 18. The loser finishes 3rd.
The EMEA channel.
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.
G2 EsportsTeam VitalityAbyss 13–11, Split 13–4. Vitality are 4–0 in Shanghai and play LOUD in the upper final on Oct 16, which guarantees a top-three finish for a team from outside the Americas. G2 drop to the lower bracket against T1 on Oct 11, one loss from out.
The official short. BABYBAY had four.
The same round, from the other side, in the official short.
The EMEA channel’s cut.
The superteam that finished 7th–8th in EMEA Stage 2 has not lost a series in Shanghai.
Both maps in a few minutes, from the official channel.
Nongshim RedForceTeam VitalitySplit 13–8 to Vitality, Abyss 13–4 to Nongshim, Haven 14–12 to Vitality in overtime. Vitality are 3–0 in Shanghai and the only team outside the Americas in the upper bracket. They play G2 on Oct 10. Nongshim drop to the lower bracket against 100 Thieves on Oct 9, and the loser goes home.
The EMEA channel’s cut from Haven, the overtime map that kept the last EMEA team in the upper bracket.
The team that finished 7–8th in EMEA Stage 2 has not lost a series at Champions. G2 next.
Three maps in a few minutes, from the official channel.
LOUD came back to force overtime on Summit and twelve extra rounds followed. Vitality closed it, and the superteam is in the playoffs. The official short is the final round with the comms.
LOUDTeam VitalityAscent 13–7, then Summit 19–17 in overtime. Vitality are through from Group B at 2–0. LOUD drop to the Group B decider on Oct 4 against the winner of EDG vs Global Esports, one loss from the last slot closing.
The two-time champion, on the twelve extra rounds. Official short.
The broadcast called it the longest overtime at a global VCT event since 2022. It decided a playoff spot.
Seventh in EMEA Stage 2. Second team through from Group B, four maps won, none lost.
Thirty-six rounds in a short.
Both maps in a few minutes, from the official channel.
LOUD against Vitality for the first spot from Group B, then FUT Esports against 100 Thieves for the first from Group A.
Four alive, one Vitality player, and the mic feed under it. Jamppi’s ace from the same series is in the archive.
Derke, Chronicle, Jamppi, PROFEK and Sayonara, on the night the superteam played its first Champions series together.
The official short from the series opener.
Global Esports against Vitality, then LOUD against EDward Gaming. A debutant, a superteam that stumbled, the last team in, and the only Chinese world champions.
Runners-up in Stage 1, 4th at Masters London, then out of the playoffs early and qualified on points while sitting at home. Group B: Global Esports, LOUD and EDward Gaming.
The fan-storylines of VALORANT Champions Shanghai. Updated after each match day.
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