VALORANT Champions 2026 Shanghai
The last event of Riot's 2026 season: 16 teams, $2,250,000, and a Grand Final on October 18 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. ohnePixel is there too, co-streaming it with dona and FURIOUSSS.
Grand Final in 5 days
Champions weekend, October 16 to 18
Still in: Team Vitality, LOUD, 100 Thieves, G2 Esports. Defending champions NRG are out.
- Dates
- Sep 24 to Oct 18, 2026
- Final
- Oct 18, best of 5
- Where
- Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai
- Prize pool
- $2,250,000, 16 teams
Watch it with ohnePixel
ohnePixel announced in August that he would co-stream Champions live from the arena in Shanghai, and he's flying out with dona and FURIOUSSS. A CS2 streamer co-streaming a VALORANT world final from the other side of the world: if you want to watch the games with CS chat, this is the stream.
Watch ohnePixel live on Twitch →Official streams: VALORANT on Twitch and VALORANT Champions Tour on YouTube.
Schedule: what's left
Times are shown in your time zone, with Shanghai time beside them.
| Match | Your time | Shanghai | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Vitality vs LOUD | Fri 16 Oct, 14:00 | Upper finalBest of 3 | |
| 100 Thieves vs G2 Esports | Fri 16 Oct, 17:00 | Lower round 3Best of 3 | |
| Loser of the upper final vs Winner of lower round 3 | Sat 17 Oct, 15:00 | Lower finalBest of 5 | |
| Winner of the upper final vs Winner of the lower final | Sun 18 Oct, 14:00 | Grand FinalBest of 5 |
Playoff results
Eight teams, double elimination. Losing in the upper bracket drops a team to the lower bracket; losing there ends its run.
| Date | Round | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Lower round 2 | G2 Esports 2-1 T1 |
| Oct 11 | Lower round 2 | 100 Thieves 2-0 NRG |
| Oct 10 | Upper semifinal | Team Vitality 2-0 G2 Esports |
| Oct 10 | Upper semifinal | LOUD 2-1 NRG |
| Oct 9 | Lower round 1 | 100 Thieves 2-1 Nongshim RedForce |
| Oct 9 | Lower round 1 | T1 2-1 Paper Rex |
| Oct 8 | Upper quarterfinal | Team Vitality 2-1 Nongshim RedForce |
| Oct 8 | Upper quarterfinal | G2 Esports 2-0 100 Thieves |
| Oct 7 | Upper quarterfinal | LOUD 2-0 Paper Rex |
| Oct 7 | Upper quarterfinal | NRG 2-0 T1 |
Group stage winners and runners-up made the playoffs: 100 Thieves and T1 (Group A), Team Vitality and LOUD (B), Paper Rex and G2 Esports (C), NRG and Nongshim RedForce (D).
Prize money
Winner
$1,000,000
Runner-up
$400,000
Third
$250,000
Fourth
$130,000
Every VALORANT Champions winner
| Year | Host | Winner | Final | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Paris | NRG | 3-2 | Fnatic |
| 2024 | Seoul | EDward Gaming | 3-2 | Team Heretics |
| 2023 | Los Angeles | Evil Geniuses | 3-1 | Paper Rex |
| 2022 | Istanbul | LOUD | 3-1 | OpTic Gaming |
| 2021 | Berlin | Acend | 3-2 | Gambit Esports |
Questions
- When is the VALORANT Champions 2026 Grand Final?
- Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. It starts at 14:00 Shanghai time (06:00 UTC) and is best of five.
- Where is VALORANT Champions 2026?
- In Shanghai, China. The group stage and early playoffs were at the Jing'an Sports Center (5,600 seats); the top 4 and the Grand Final are at the Mercedes-Benz Arena (18,000 seats).
- Who is still in VALORANT Champions 2026?
- Team Vitality, LOUD, 100 Thieves, G2 Esports. Team Vitality and LOUD meet in the upper final; 100 Thieves and G2 Esports play lower round 3. Defending champions NRG are out, beaten by 100 Thieves.
- Where can I watch VALORANT Champions 2026?
- On Riot's official channels (VALORANT on Twitch and the VALORANT Champions Tour channel on YouTube), or with ohnePixel's co-stream on twitch.tv/ohnepixel, live from Shanghai with dona and FURIOUSSS.
- Is ohnePixel streaming VALORANT Champions?
- Yes. ohnePixel announced in August that he would co-stream Champions live from the arena in Shanghai. Watch on twitch.tv/ohnepixel.
- How much prize money is there?
- $2,250,000 in total; the winner takes $1,000,000, the runner-up $400,000.
- Who won VALORANT Champions 2025?
- NRG, beating Fnatic 3-2 in the Grand Final in Paris.
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Sources: vlr.gg schedule and results, Wikipedia: 2026 Valorant Champions, VALORANT Esports. Results checked October 12, 2026 and updated after each match day.