All teams competing at VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026
We’ve had a lot of fun reporting on top-tier VALORANT esports, watching all the regional VCT Stage 2 events take place. Check out our results reports on EMEA Stage 2, Pacific Stage 2, China Stage 2, and Americas Stage 2 to catch up on what went down.
Later this month, the crowning event of the year will kick off. We are, of course, talking about VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026. The tournament runs from 24 September to 18 October 2026, so it’s gonna be huge!
There’s also a prize pool of $2,250,000 to compete for. At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, that’s approximately R36 million.
Check out the 16 teams competing at VALORANT Champions Shanghai in the neat little table below, which also includes their opening matchups plus which group they’ve been drawn into.
| Group | Teams | Opening Matchups |
| Group A | 100 Thieves, JD Gaming, FUT Esports, T1 | 100 Thieves vs. T1 JD Gaming vs. FUT Esports |
| Group B | Global Esports, LOUD, EDward Gaming, Team Vitality | Global Esports vs. Team Vitality LOUD vs. EDward Gaming |
| Group C | TYLOO, Team Liquid, Paper Rex, G2 Esports | TYLOO vs. G2 Esports Team Liquid vs. Paper Rex |
| Group D | Karmine Corp, Nongshim RedForce, NRG, Xi Lai Gaming | Karmine Corp vs. Xi Lai Gaming Nongshim RedForce vs. NRG |
We’ll have a complete viewer’s guide to VALORANT Champions Shanghai ready for our readers next week, so stay tuned! For now, check out the complete, official schedule below so you can mark your calendars and set those alarms with confidence.
Header image via Riot Games.
