NRG Academy vs Evil Geniuses Academy – 2026 VALORANT Challengers North America: Stage 1 Valorant Match

NRG Academy vs Evil Geniuses Academy Valorant match ended 2 - 1 in favour of NRG Academy and was played on Feb 18, 2026 at 11:04 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 VALORANT Challengers North America: Stage 1 Bracket - Lower.

Breakdown of the match

• NRG Academy won Game 1 with 13 -  10 on Haven
• Evil Geniuses Academy won Game 2 with 13 -  4 on Abyss
• NRG Academy won Game 3 with 13 -  8 on Breeze

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was stunna with 51 kills.

Head-to-head stats

NRG Academy and Evil Geniuses Academy had previously played each other 1 times . NRG Academy had won 1 times , Evil Geniuses Academy had won 0 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Jan 27, 2026 at 9:00 PM in 2026 VALORANT Challengers North America: Stage 1 where NRG Academy won 2 - 1 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted Evil Geniuses Academy to win with 79.2% of the votes in their favor and 20.8% of the votes for NRG Academy .

Where to watch

The NRG Academy vs Evil Geniuses Academy live match was streamed on strafe.com, Twitch and Youtube. To watch more matches like this, visit the Valorant match calendar .

Follow the rest of the action from 2026 VALORANT Challengers North America: Stage 1 , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.