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T1 are through to the Worlds 2026 semi-finals after ending Karmine Corp's run in four games. Bilibili Gaming now stand between the Korean side and a place in the Brooklyn final.
The MongolZ beat world No.1 FURIA to reach the IEM Beijing semi-finals, while NAVI eliminated big-spending Falcons in the group stage. The results reshape the picture of the main contenders before the PGL Major Singapore opens on 24 November.
Invictus Gaming knocked out fellow LPL side Top Esports in the opening quarter-final of Worlds 2026 in Allen, Texas. The result guarantees China a semi-final place after the LPL's 0-4 start in the Swiss Stage.
Dragon Ranger Gaming began VCT Threshold China by beating Rare Atom 2-0 on the opening day. The win keeps alive their bid to return to the league through one of the event's 2027 places.
Babybay VCT China options are under consideration after G2 reportedly plans a 2027 replacement, with no team or transfer confirmed.
VCT China partnership plans reportedly name eight teams for 2027, as five organisations could miss out under Riot Games’ smaller regional format.
T1 survive Paper Rex’s comeback and 100 Thieves dominate Nongshim as both winners advance in the VALORANT Champions Shanghai lower bracket.
G2 and Vitality advance in the Champions Shanghai upper bracket after wins, while 100 Thieves and Nongshim RedForce drop into the lower bracket.
VALORANT Champions Shanghai enters its playoffs with eight teams, led by four Americas qualifiers and three Pacific representatives in the bracket.
LOUD and T1 completed the VALORANT Champions Shanghai playoff field with 2-0 wins in decisive matches over Global Esports and FUT Esports.
Valorant Champions Shanghai players are being asked to use wired mice after desk interference caused pauses and a rollback error during matches.
China beat Japan in the Identity V final as Mu Xinyue became the first woman to win an Asian Games esports gold medal, for China.
VALORANT Champions Shanghai sees G2, NRG, LOUD and 100 Thieves win 2-0, putting every Americas team one victory from a direct playoffs berth.
Chinese teams went winless in the VALORANT Champions Shanghai opener, losing all four series 0-2 as the home crowd faces a tense second round.
Global Esports lost 2-1 to Team Vitality at Champions Shanghai and will face EDward Gaming on October 4, with elimination on the line.
G2 Esports beat TYLOO 2-0 in Shanghai at VALORANT Champions 2026, reaching Group C’s winners’ side as TYLOO falls into the lower bracket.
Last weekend’s VCT Americas matches sparked heated discussions within the global VALORANT esports community. With LOUD’s successful dark horse run in the Stage 2 Lower Playoffs Bracket all the way to a second-place finish, Masters London winner Leviatán was pushed out of VALORANT Champions…
VALORANT Champions Shanghai arrives at the end of a 2026 season that has refused to settle on a single dominant team, region, or even a definitive player. That unpredictability has been reflected at almost every major event. Nongshim RedForce clinched the Masters Santiago title; LEVIATÁN took the…
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) launched globally in 2016 and found extraordinary success in Southeast Asia (SEA), becoming one of the region’s biggest mobile esports titles. Even as Free Fire led installs and Honor of Kings emerged as a major challenger, MLBB has remained SEA’s leader in…
On August 28th, VCT China organization FunPlus Phoenix issued a statement announcing that it had “terminated all cooperation” with its IGL and controller, Blendi “kovaQ” Kovaci. According to FPX, the player made “inappropriate remarks while communicating with teammates during a game.” As a result…
