Valorant Champions Shanghai 2026: Dates, Times, Teams, and How to Watch
The competitive Valorant season culminates with Champions Shanghai 2026. Here’s what you need to know about the dates, times, participating teams, and how to follow the event.
The tournament to crown the year's best team runs from Thursday, September 24 to Sunday, October 18, 2026. Opening matches will begin at the following times, and can be streamed on Valorant Latinoamérica's Twitch and YouTube channels:
- Mexico: 2:00 a.m.
- Colombia, Peru, Ecuador: 3:00 a.m.
- Venezuela: 4:00 a.m.
- Chile, Argentina: 5:00 a.m.
- Spain: 10:00 a.m.
The competing teams are: 100 Thieves, TYLOO, Karmine Corp, Global Esports, LOUD, JD Gaming, Team Liquid, NS RedForce, NRG, EDward Gaming, FUT Esports, Paper Rex, G2 Esports, XLG Esports, Team Vitality, and T1.
Valorant Champions Shanghai 2026 features a Group Stage from September 24 to October 4, followed by the Playoffs from October 7 to October 18.
The schedule breaks down as follows:
- Group Stage – Thursday, September 24 (Day 1) through Sunday, September 27 (Day 4)
- Rest Day – Monday, September 28
- Group Stage – Tuesday, September 29 (Day 5) through Sunday, October 4 (Day 10)
- Rest Days – Monday, October 5
- Playoffs Stage – Wednesday, October 7 (Day 11) through Sunday, October 11 (Day 15)
- Rest Days – Monday, October 12
- Finals – Friday, October 16 (Day 16) through Sunday, October 18 (Grand Final)
Valorant is a free-to-play competitive multiplayer game with optional in-game purchases, available for PC.
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