Undefeated through the Esports World Cup, a 3–1 over NRG in the final with Cryocells as MVP. Then 3–2 over LOUD in São Paulo with Asuna as MVP.
100 Thieves against T1, then JD Gaming against FUT Esports. The team that beat the champions at the Esports World Cup, the team that has never left groups, and the last Chinese debutant.
T1’s fourth Champions. The elimination match against JD Gaming is on Oct 2.
Both maps in a few minutes, from the official channel.
100 Thieves
T1Summit 13–8, Ascent 13–9. 100 Thieves meet FUT Esports in the Group A winners’ match on Sept 30. T1 drop to the elimination match against JD Gaming on Oct 2; a loss there would be a fourth Champions without a playoff for T1.
Summit 13–8, Ascent 13–9. The Esports World Cup and Americas Stage 2 champions are 1–0 in the arena where this core finished fourth at Masters Shanghai 2024.
LOUD against Vitality for the first spot from Group B, then FUT Esports against 100 Thieves for the first from Group A.
Both maps in a few minutes, from the official channel.
Top eight, as Asuna put it. The playoffs start Oct 7.
FUT Esports100 ThievesSplit 13–5, Lotus 13–10. 100 Thieves are 2–0 and into the playoffs, their first at Champions since 2022. FUT Esports play the Group A decider on Oct 4 against the winner of JD Gaming vs T1.
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.
Nongshim on Oct 9. One loss from the end of the peak.
Paper Rex against T1, then Nongshim against 100 Thieves. Two Bo3s. The loser of each goes home.
Paper Rex, T1, Nongshim and 100 Thieves are in the lower bracket. Two of them go home on Oct 9.
The official short from the all-Americas series.
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.
Three maps in a few minutes, from the official channel.
Ascent 13–1 to close it. Another day in Shanghai.
TYLOO, JD Gaming, Global Esports and Karmine Corp left in the groups. The first-time orgs finish 3–10 at Champions.
The official short. He had promised a better 100 Thieves the night before.
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.
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.
Two wins over the champions in two months. G2 next, and still one loss from out.
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.
NRG came closer than most: 3–0 in the groups, a map off LOUD, an overtime map off 100 Thieves. Still 5th–6th.
The only player to win Champions twice leaves Shanghai without a third.
Six reigning champions have come back to defend. None has made it past the lower bracket since. NRG finish 5th–6th.
The official short. Paris to Shanghai in a year.
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.
Three maps in a few minutes, from the official channel.
Four wins in the bracket since G2 sent them down on day two. Vitality next.
The final three days moved here from Jing’an. Two years ago 100 Thieves finished 4th in this building at Masters Shanghai.
100 Thieves against Vitality for the other place in the grand final. The winner plays LOUD on Oct 18. The loser finishes 3rd.
7th–8th in 2024 and 2025. In Shanghai: 4–3, with both losses to the Esports World Cup champions and one to Vitality.
Winless at London, out in the groups at the Esports World Cup, 7th–8th at the last two Champions. This one ended two wins from the trophy.
G2 Esports100 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.
The EMEA channel, after Summit.
Hands in, one more time.
Cryocells said the year ended with no regrets.
Four maps, three of them to Vitality.
Four maps in a few minutes, from the official channel.
Vitality won 2–0 in the groups. LOUD won 2–1 in the upper final. The official short.
5–2 in Shanghai. Both losses were to the two finalists: G2 on day two of the bracket, Vitality in the lower final.
The superteam that finished 7th–8th in EMEA Stage 2 is one series from the title. Derke has won it twice with Fnatic.
The official short from match point on Summit.
Esports World Cup champions, Americas champions, 3rd at Champions. The peak ends one series short of the final.
The official short, after Summit.
100 Thieves
Team 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 fan-storylines of VALORANT Champions Shanghai. Updated after each match day.
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