Vitality open Champions 2026 with a 2-1 win over GE
Team Vitality beat Global Esports in the first Group B match at VALORANT Champions 2026 in Shanghai, sending the Pacific side into the lower bracket.
Team Vitality started its VALORANT Champions 2026 run with a 2-1 win against Global Esports in the opening match of Group B in Shanghai. Vitality took Abyss 13-10, Global Esports answered with a 13-9 win on Ascent, and the European side closed the series 13-11 on Summit.
The defeat drops Global Esports into the lower bracket, one loss away from leaving the season's final tournament early. The Pacific Stage 2 winners arrived at Champions with little margin left in the group.
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Where this story ran: one outlet on 26 September 2026. The summary above is written by GamersGuild; the links go to the original reports.
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