Champions 2022 winners who missed the last two editions. tkzin, 18 and on loan from KRÜ SPARK, plays duelist. The final at home went 2–3 to 100 Thieves.
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.
Both maps in a few minutes, from the official channel.
Sixteenth into the field, first to win in Group B. The Stage 2 final they lost at home was three weeks ago.
TYLOO 0–2, Xi Lai Gaming 0–2, EDward Gaming 0–2. JD Gaming, the last of the four, open tomorrow against FUT Esports.
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EDward GamingLotus 13–8, Summit 13–5. The last team into the field is 1–0 and plays Vitality in the Group B winners’ match on Sept 30. EDG, the only Chinese team ever to win a world title, drop to the elimination match against Global Esports on Oct 2. Chinese teams are 0–3 at home.
Two were not enough. The official short is the third. LOUD’s duelist is the youngest player the last slot has ever sent to Champions.
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.
Thirty-six rounds in a short.
Seventh in EMEA Stage 2. Second team through from Group B, four maps won, none lost.
The broadcast called it the longest overtime at a global VCT event since 2022. It decided a playoff spot.
The two-time champion, on the twelve extra rounds. Official short.
LOUD
Team 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.
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.
Global Esports against LOUD for the last spot from Group B, then T1 against FUT Esports for the last from Group A. The debutants, the last slot, and the team that has never left the groups.
The first Indian org at Champions leaves 1–2, with a win over EDward Gaming to show for it.
Sixteenth in, eighth into the playoffs. Paper Rex next.
The official short.
Two dark days, then the upper bracket: the champions NRG against T1, and Paper Rex against LOUD. The loser of each drops to the lower bracket, where the next loss ends it.
TYLOO, JD Gaming, Karmine Corp and now Global Esports are out. Nongshim play Vitality in the upper bracket on Oct 8.
The 18-year-old again, with the mic feed under it. The official short.
Global EsportsLOUDSplit 13–8, Sunset 13–9. The sixteenth and last team into the field is in the playoffs and plays Paper Rex on Oct 7. Global Esports, the Pacific champions, go out 9th–12th at their first Champions.
Both maps in a few minutes, from the official channel.
The Pacific channel’s pick from the overtime map.
The Pacific channel’s cut from the Paper Rex bench during the LOUD series.
Five kills with the mic feed under it, on a night that still ended in the lower bracket. The official short.
LOUD
Paper RexSplit 13–9, then Sunset 15–13 in overtime. The sixteenth and last team into the field knocked the team with the most points in it into the lower bracket. LOUD play NRG in the upper bracket on Oct 10. Paper Rex face T1 on Oct 9, and the next loss ends their Champions.
Paper Rex, T1, Nongshim and 100 Thieves are in the lower bracket. Two of them go home on Oct 9.
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.
The only two-time Champions winner is one loss from the end of the defense. 100 Thieves next.
Paper Rex, NRG and three group wins. The only loss was to Vitality, who are waiting on Oct 16.
LOUD took the last place in the field with a 3–2 over NRG in São Paulo. They beat NRG again to reach the last three.
The official short from the series against the champions.
LOUD
NRGHaven 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.
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.
The superteam, mid-series.
The EMEA channel.
The EMEA channel’s cut from the upper final.
The last team outside the Americas gets one more chance: 100 Thieves on Oct 17, for a place in the final.
Sixteenth into the field. Paper Rex, NRG and Vitality beaten in the upper bracket. Sunday is for the trophy.
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.
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.
Vitality won 2–0 in the groups. LOUD won 2–1 in the upper final. The official short.
Six wins, one loss, and the trophy.
The official short.
Two Champions titles with Fnatic between them. The third did not come, but the superteam was two maps from it.
Open qualifiers return in 2027. The last Champions under the partnership system was won by the last team that qualified for it, in an all-Americas-against-the-world final. Four Americas teams came to the playoffs; one of them left with the trophy.
Acend, Evil Geniuses, EDward Gaming and NRG have one each. LOUD missed the last two Champions entirely, took the sixteenth seat on a 3–2 over NRG, and went 6–1 in Shanghai.
The official short from match point on Haven. The superteam that finished 7th–8th in EMEA Stage 2 finishes 2nd in the world.
The official short.
The MVP’s first post after the final. Rest in peace, mum, you deserve it.
erde, the MVP, who said after beating Paper Rex on day one of the bracket: next up NRG. Then LOUD beat NRG too.
Eighteen, on loan from KRÜ SPARK, in a grand final. The official short.
Sixteenth into the field. Paper Rex, NRG, Vitality, Vitality again. The last Champions of the franchise era goes to the last team that got in.
Team VitalityLOUDSummit 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 fan-storylines of VALORANT Champions Shanghai. Updated after each match day.
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