League Handbook

Everything you need to know about the Tier 1 professional VALORANT league's 2026 season.

Masters Santiago overview

The top three teams from each territory's Kickoff event (12 teams total) come together for the first of three Global Events. Championship Points are awarded to the top six teams, depending on their placement.

1st Place
1st Place

+6 Championship Points


2nd Place
2nd Place

+4 Championship Points


3rd Place
3rd Place

+3 Championship Points


4th Place
4th Place

+2 Championship Points


5th Place
5th Place

+1 Championship Point


6th Place
6th Place

+1 Championship Point

Event Phases

Top 3 teams from each territory's Kickoff Event participate in Masters Santiago.


Group Stage

8 teams compete in a best of 3 Swiss bracket, where 2 wins advances you to Playoffs and 2 losses eliminates you from the tournament. The top 4 teams advance to Playoffs.

Playoffs

8 teams compete in a double elimination bracket with all games being best of 3. The lower finals and stage grand finals are best of 5.

Qualifying Teams

The following teams have qualified

VCT CNVCT CN
XLG
XLG
EDG
EDG
AG
AG
VCT AmericasVCT Americas
G2
G2
NRG
NRG
FUR
FUR
VCT EMEAVCT EMEA
M8
M8
TL
TL
BBL
BBL
VCT PacificVCT Pacific
T1
T1
PRX
PRX
NS
NS
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