NRG vs Cloud9 – 2026 VCT Americas Kickoff Valorant Match

NRG vs Cloud9 Valorant match ended 2 - 0 in favour of NRG and was played on Jan 17, 2026 at 10:07 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 VCT Americas Kickoff Bracket - Round of 16.

Breakdown of the match

• NRG won Game 1 with 13 -  2 on Pearl
• NRG won Game 2 with 13 -  9 on Breeze

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was Keiko with 36 kills.

Head-to-head stats

NRG and Cloud9 had previously played each other 11 times . NRG had won 5 times , Cloud9 had won 6 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Aug 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM in 2026 VCT Americas Kickoff where NRG won 2 - 1 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted NRG to win with 84.9% of the votes in their favor and 15.1% of the votes for Cloud9 .

Where to watch

The NRG vs Cloud9 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 VCT Americas Kickoff , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.