All four Chinese teams at VALORANT Champions 2026 in Shanghai have been eliminated, Esports.gg reported. EDward Gaming, JD Gaming, TYLOO and XLG Esports each exited before the playoffs, making VCT CN the first region knocked out of the tournament in full.
The region opened the event badly: all four of its first matches ended in 0-2 losses.
Two of the four found map wins in their elimination matches, against different opponents. JD Gaming took Abyss from T1 13-3, and TYLOO won Summit 13-7. Both teams dropped the other two maps of their respective series.
EDward Gaming and XLG Esports were swept, by the Pacific representatives Global Esports and Nongshim RedForce respectively. Those two results completed the region’s elimination from the competition.
How the groups stand
The Americas region has fared best in the group stage, per Esports.gg: defending champions NRG and 100 Thieves have both already qualified for the playoffs. EMEA’s Team Vitality and Pacific’s Paper Rex have also confirmed slots, each through two clean wins in their groups.
That leaves three Pacific teams, three EMEA teams and two Americas teams in the deciders, contesting the last four playoff places.
The VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026 playoffs are scheduled to begin on 7 October, with the eight qualified teams placed into a double-elimination bracket.
