Team Vitality keep EMEA hopes alive, beat Nongshim 2-1

The sweep streak of playoffs is over, and the sole team from EMEA is still in the upper bracket. Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #1 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen PROFEK Dawid Święć Derke Nikita Niko Sirmitev Chronicle Timofey Khromov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu defeated Nongshim RedForce Nongshim RedForce Korea Rank #1 WoohyuN Moon Woo-hyun (문우현) Xross Jeonghwan (정환) Rb Goo Sang-min (구상민) Francis Kim Mu-bin (김무빈) Dambi Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규) Ivy Park Sung-hyeon (박성현) 2-1 in the final upper quarterfinal game of Valorant Champions 2026.

Starting on Split, Vitality took its opponent's map pick with a 13-8 victory, but then Nongshim did the same with a 13-4 win on Abyss. Moving to Haven, a map that Nongshim played very well on regionally, Vitality clutched in overtime 14-12 to move on in Shanghai.

With this win, Vitality will move on to face G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #3 jawgemo Alexander Mor BABYBAY Andrej Francisty trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio leaf Nathan Orf in the upper semifinals, while Nongshim falls to lowers to face 100 Thieves 100 Thieves North America Rank #1 Cryocells Matthew Panganiban Asuna Peter Mazuryk vora Jordan Pulwer Timotino Timothée Lavigne Dupont bang Sean Bezerra .

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Valorant Champions 2026 will continue with the first round of the lower bracket before continuing with the upper bracket.

• T1 vs. Paper Rex (Lower bracket round 1)
• 100 Thieves vs. Nongshim RedForce (Lower bracket round 1)
• NRG vs. LOUD (Upper bracket semifinals)
• G2 Esports vs. Team Vitality (Upper bracket semifinals)