Valorant Esports News

VCT 2027 brings a tournament-based format, more than 50 events, open qualification paths and new payments for non-partner teams. Here's the confirmed schedule and how the season will work.

North America's VCT 2027 qualifiers will also send two teams to Red Bull Home Ground 2026. Here's the format, schedule, registration and route to Kickoff.

VCT EMEA's 2027 Kickoff Qualifiers begin in November. Here are the dates, formats, registration links and eligibility rules for Europe, Türkiye and MENA.

In April, Riot Games announced the bold move to shift away from the existing closed VCT system and into an open circuit concept. As we near the conclusion of Champions 2026, we now have confirmation of the locations for both Masters and Champions. In addition, we also have confirmation of over 50 tournaments to look forward to in the coming year. Professional VALORANT will have a very different face in the coming months.

The VALORANT Game Changers Championship 2026 represents the pinnacle of the VCT Game Changers season, standing as the premier inclusive global esports event designed to crown the world champion.

Watch Team Alpha and Team Omega face off in the VALORANT Champions Shanghai showmatch

Riot Games revealed more than 171,000 cheating bans in VALORANT Act 5, alongside penalties for AFK abuse, rank manipulation, toxicity, and botting.

Corrode receives shorter defender rotation routes, a reworked Mid, and A Site plant zone adjustments in VALORANT Patch 13.08. See every change.

VALORANT Patch 13.08 introduces Map Rating, rotates the Competitive map pool, brings changes to Corrode, and reveals Act 5 ban statistics.

Three of the four remaining teams at VALORANT Champions 2026 represent the Americas, a region that has also won three of the last four world titles.

The throne of VALORANT world champions has officially fallen in Shanghai. In a dramatic lower-bracket clash at VALORANT Champions 2026, reigning titleholders NRG were swept 2-0 by their North American rivals, 100 Thieves.

The Brazilian squad take down defending champions NRG 2-1, securing a top-three finish and moving within one series of the VALORANT Champions 2026 Grand Final.

The 2026 VALORANT Champions Tour global grand final streak for Paper Rex has officially come to a staggering halt in Shanghai.

LOUD and NRG opened the Champions 2026 playoffs with 2-0 wins as Americas continued its strong run in Shanghai.

After almost two weeks of intense group stage competition in Shanghai, eight elite VALORANT teams have qualified for the double-elimination playoff stage running from October 7 to 18. With the tournament bracket officially set, the second phase of the Pick'Ems challenge is live.

The top eight teams at VALORANT Champions 2026 will now compete in the playoffs from October 7 to 18. Here's everything to know about this stage of the tournament.