Team Vitality
EMEAUpper Final vs LOUD (Oct 16)
- DerkeFinland
- JamppiFinland
- ChronicleRussia
- PROFEKPoland
- SayonaraMoldova
All 16 teams at VALORANT Champions 2026 in Shanghai with their five players, head coach, region and qualification path – checked against the lineups of every Champions series. Plus: who is still in the event.
Last updated: October 10, 2026
16 teams play at VALORANT Champions 2026 in Shanghai – four each from Americas, EMEA, Pacific and China. As of October 10, 2026, six are still alive: Team Vitality and LOUD meet in the upper final, while NRG, 100 Thieves, G2 Esports and T1 fight on in the lower bracket. Below you get every roster with five players, head coach, region and qualification path – filterable and searchable.
Who plays for whom? Especially during a big event, many players look up Valorant teams and their rosters – the five players a team sends onto the map and the coach behind them. This overview shows all 16 teams at VALORANT Champions 2026 exactly as they played in Shanghai. We checked every series of the event map by map: every team fielded the same five players on every map at Champions, with no substitutions. On top of that you get the region, group, qualification path and current standing in the event.
Filter by region or by teams still in the event, or search for a player directly – matches are highlighted in the roster. The order follows the current standing: first the upper final teams, then the lower bracket, then the eliminated teams.
16 teams shown
Upper Final vs LOUD (Oct 16)
Upper Final vs Team Vitality (Oct 16)
Lower Round 2 vs 100 Thieves (Oct 11)
Lower Round 2 vs NRG (Oct 11)
Lower Round 2 vs T1 (Oct 11)
Lower Round 2 vs G2 Esports (Oct 11)
Out in Lower Round 1 (1–2 vs T1)
Out in Lower Round 1 (1–2 vs 100 Thieves)
Out in the group stage (decider, 0–2 vs G2)
Out in the group stage (decider, 1–2 vs Nongshim)
Out in the group stage (decider, 0–2 vs LOUD)
Out in the group stage (decider, 0–2 vs T1)
Out in the group stage (1–2 vs Team Liquid)
Out in the group stage (0–2 vs Nongshim)
Out in the group stage (0–2 vs Global Esports)
Out in the group stage (1–2 vs T1)
No team or player found.
Which crosshairs do these pros use? Every code ready to copy is in the pro crosshair database – and you can predict the rest of the event in the Champions bracket.
Champions 2026 runs from September 24 to October 18. After the group stage and the first playoff days, six teams remain. In the upper final, Team Vitality and LOUD meet on Friday, October 16, at 08:00 CEST (06:00 UTC). Both have secured at least 3rd place. In the playoffs Vitality beat Nongshim RedForce (2–1) and G2 Esports (2–0); LOUD beat Paper Rex (2–0) and then defending champion NRG (2–1).
The lower bracket continues on Sunday, October 11, with round 2: NRG vs 100 Thieves at 11:00 CEST and G2 Esports vs T1 at 14:00 CEST. The losers are eliminated. The grand final takes place on October 18 at 08:00 CEST in the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai as a best-of-five. All results and countdowns are in the Champions 2026 live hub.
| Status | Teams |
|---|---|
| Upper final (Oct 16) | Team Vitality, LOUD |
| Lower round 2 (Oct 11) | NRG, 100 Thieves, G2 Esports, T1 |
| Out in lower round 1 | Paper Rex, Nongshim RedForce |
| Out in the group stage (decider match) | Team Liquid, Karmine Corp, Global Esports, FUT Esports |
| Out in the group stage (elimination match) | TYLOO, Xi Lai Gaming, EDward Gaming, JD Gaming |
The VCT is split into four international leagues: Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Pacific and China. Each region sends four teams to Champions. Two spots go to the two Stage 2 finalists, two more to the teams with the most Championship Points over the season.
| Region | Stage 2 champion | Stage 2 runner-up | via Championship Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 100 Thieves | LOUD | NRG, G2 Esports |
| EMEA | Karmine Corp | Team Liquid | Team Vitality, FUT Esports |
| Pacific | Global Esports | Nongshim RedForce | T1, Paper Rex |
| China | TYLOO | JD Gaming | EDward Gaming, Xi Lai Gaming |
Worth noting: all four Chinese teams went out in the group stage of their home event. Americas, on the other hand, sent all four of its teams into the playoffs and still has four of the six remaining teams.
According to their vlr.gg profiles, the 80 starters come from 26 countries. South Korea is the most represented with 12 players, followed by the United States and China with 11 each, then Türkiye and Russia with six each. Many teams are international mixes: at Karmine Corp, players from Egypt, Türkiye, Kazakhstan and the United States play together, and Paper Rex fields players from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Russia.
T1 and Nongshim RedForce (five South Koreans each) and FUT Esports (five players from Türkiye) field lineups entirely from one country. At G2 Esports, four players are from the United States, while jawgemo’s vlr profile lists Cambodia. We show nationality exactly as listed on each vlr.gg profile; for SUYGETSU (Karmine Corp) vlr lists no country but “international”.
A roster is a team’s squad. In Valorant, five players are always on the map at once, usually backed by a substitute and a coaching staff with a head coach and assistants. For international events like Champions, teams register their squad in advance. Roles – duelist, initiator, controller and sentinel – are spread depending on the map and strategy. Want to build a good lineup yourself? Try our team comp builder.
We deliberately leave substitutes out of the overview. Some teams have substitutes listed on vlr.gg, but none of them played at Champions, and whether they were officially registered could not be verified with certainty. That is why we only show the five players who played every map.
VALORANT Champions 2026 brings the 16 best teams from four regions to Shanghai. After the group stage and four playoff days, Team Vitality and LOUD look like the hottest contenders, while defending champion NRG, 100 Thieves, G2 and T1 have to take the long road through the lower bracket. Every roster in this overview has been checked against the lineups of every Champions series.
We update the standings after every match day until the grand final on October 18. Follow along in the live hub, and find background on the league in our esports overview.
16 teams play at VALORANT Champions 2026 in Shanghai, four each from the VCT regions Americas, EMEA, Pacific and China. In each region, the two Stage 2 finalists qualify along with the two remaining teams with the most Championship Points.
As of October 10, 2026, six teams are still in the event: Team Vitality and LOUD play the upper final on October 16, while NRG, 100 Thieves, G2 Esports and T1 are in the lower bracket. On October 11, NRG face 100 Thieves and G2 Esports face T1; the losers are eliminated.
NRG are the defending champions. They won Champions 2025 in Paris, beating Fnatic 3–2. At Champions 2026, NRG lost the upper semifinal to LOUD 1–2 and continue in the lower bracket.
The grand final is on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 08:00 CEST (06:00 UTC) in the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. It is played as a best-of-five.
At Champions 2026, Team Vitality play with Derke, Jamppi, Chronicle, PROFEK and Sayonara, with PAL as head coach. Vitality are in the upper final against LOUD and have secured at least 3rd place.
Five players per team are always on the map. Pro teams usually also have a substitute and a coaching staff with a head coach. At Champions 2026, all 16 teams fielded the same five players on every map.
Status: October 10, 2026, evening. Rosters checked against the map lineups of every Champions 2026 series on vlr.gg (VALORANT Champions 2026 event page) and Sheep Esports’ event guide; coaches and nationalities per vlr.gg team and player profiles; qualification paths per the Stage 2 results of all four regions on vlr.gg, cross-checked with esports.gg and THESPIKE.GG. Results and dates: our Champions live hub. Valorant and VCT are trademarks of Riot Games; team names are trademarks of their respective organizations. This page is an unofficial fan project.
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