One group of 10 teams
Single Round-Robin format
All matches are Bo3
Top 6 teams advance to Playoffs
Top 2 teams earn a bye to the Upper Bracket Semifinals
Top team is allowed to choose their starting side in the bracket
3rd through 6th place teams advance to the Knockout Round
3rd place team is allowed to choose their starting opponent (either the 5th or the 6th place team)
Bottom 4 teams are relegated to Promo/Relo Stage 1
The VCT-affiliated teams are not subject to relegation, if one of those teams ends in a relegation slot it will be voided
If more than 2 VCT-affiliated teams ends up in a relegation slot, it will be moved up to have 2 contested slot in Contenders

Hybrid-Elimination bracket
Knockout Round is Single-Elimination
Upper Bracket Semifinals onwards is Double-Elimination
All matches (excl. Grand Final and Lower Bracket Final) are Bo3
Grand Final and Lower Bracket Final are Bo5

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Michaela

Esllene

G2 Gozen

Anastasia

Safia

Şura 

Azra

Karmine Corp GC

Jade

Nehir

Ceyda

Nadia

GIANTX GC

Iman

Martyna

Gülce

Gentle Mates GC

Elizabeth

Ngoc-Thuy

Tina

Lola

SK Nebula

Millie

Karina

ALTERNATE aTTaX Ruby

Maria

Eylül

İlayda

Alba

Paula

Barça eSports GC

Léa

Sara

ZennIT Orange GC

Alexandra

Leen

Lada

Twisted Minds Orchid

Mathilde

Joblife GC

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VALORANT Game Changers 2026 - EMEA Stage 1

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