SaD Esports vs NRG Academy – 2026 VALORANT Challengers North America: Stage 1 Valorant Match

SaD Esports vs NRG Academy Valorant match ended 2 - 0 in favour of SaD Esports and was played on Feb 23, 2026 at 9:10 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 VALORANT Challengers North America: Stage 1 Bracket - LB Semifinal.

Breakdown of the match

• SaD Esports won Game 1 with 13 -  5 on Breeze
• SaD Esports won Game 2 with 13 -  11 on Corrode

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was shondex with 43 kills.

Head-to-head stats

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

The prior match between them was played on Jan 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM in 2026 VALORANT Challengers North America: Stage 1 where SaD Esports won 2 - 1 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted SaD Esports to win with 90.8% of the votes in their favor and 9.2% of the votes for NRG Academy .

Where to watch

The SaD Esports vs NRG 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.