Valorant Champions 2026 has reached its final week. Four teams are still fighting for the trophy in Shanghai, and the grand final takes place on October 18 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, a venue that holds 18,000 fans.
The biggest surprise so far is the exit of NRG. The defending champions lost to LOUD in the upper bracket and then went out against 100 Thieves, so a new team will lift the trophy this year.
Who Is Still in the Race
Team Vitality and LOUD lead the bracket. Vitality beat Nongshim RedForce and then swept G2 Esports 2–0, while LOUD knocked out Paper Rex and NRG.
On the other side, 100 Thieves and G2 Esports survived the lower bracket. They meet each other next, and only the winner stays alive. T1, NRG, Paper Rex and Nongshim RedForce are already out.
Final Week Schedule
All remaining matches are best-of-three, except the lower final and the grand final, which are best-of-five. Here are the start times for Europe:
| Match | Date | CEST | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper final: Team Vitality vs LOUD | October 16 | 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| Lower round 3: 100 Thieves vs G2 Esports | October 16 | 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| Lower final | October 17 | 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| Grand final | October 18 | 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
The prize pool is $2,250,000, and the champion takes home $1,000,000 of it.
Free Rewards for Watching
Riot is giving out free in-game items to viewers. If you watch at least 30 minutes of the playoffs, you get the “Prepared” title. Another 30 minutes during the grand final adds the “Stamp of Approval” spray.
There are more rewards for Twitch viewers on desktop. By playing Shotcall during the broadcast, you can earn “The Catch” title, a Crab gun buddy and, for the top 3% on any map, a Trophy player card.
The Champions 2026 Bundle
The Champions 2026 bundle is in the store now. It includes a Phantom skin, a folding fan melee, a gun buddy, a spray and three player cards, and the full bundle costs 6,640 VP. You can also buy the Phantom on its own for 2,675 VP.
Riot hasn’t confirmed an end date, but Champions bundles usually leave the store soon after the event. So if you want it, don’t wait too long after October 18.
In most regions, a 35 card covers the Phantom alone, while the full bundle needs more than a 50 card. Just pick the card for your account’s region: EU, UK, US, Turkey or Latin America. If a top-up fails because of your country, our guide on how to fix country and payment errors explains what to check.
