_1773582526176.png&w=256&q=75 "VCL 2026 - EMEA: Stage 1")
VCL 2026 - EMEA: Stage 1
VALORANT Challengers 2026 EMEA: Stage 1 is an online European VAL tournament organized by Riot Games.
19th Mar, 2026 - 29th Mar, 2026
N/A
14
EuropeTeams
_1717714203618.png&w=3840&q=75 "Eintracht Frankfurt")
_1744109194660.png&w=3840&q=75 "Enterprise Esports")
_1737815845901.png&w=3840&q=75 "Pixel Lumina")
_1744108925892.png&w=3840&q=75 "MIR")
_1718176749840.png&w=3840&q=75 "Barça eSports")
_1751567484515.png&w=3840&q=75 "Misa Esports")
_allmode%2520(1)_1740631728615.png&w=3840&q=75 "Stallions")
_1741384213194.png&w=3840&q=75 "GnG Amazigh")
Group A
_1717714203618.png&w=48&q=75 "Eintracht Frankfurt")
_1751567484515.png&w=48&q=75 "Misa Esports")
Group B
_1718176749840.png&w=48&q=75 "Barça eSports")
_1744109194660.png&w=48&q=75 "Enterprise Esports")
Group C
_1737815845901.png&w=48&q=75 "Pixel Lumina")
_allmode%2520(1)_1740631728615.png&w=48&q=75 "Stallions")
Group D
_1741384213194.png&w=48&q=75 "GnG Amazigh")
_1744108925892.png&w=48&q=75 "MIR")
Playoffs
Prize Distribution
format
Groups
Four Single Round-Robin format groups
Two groups have 3 teams, two groups have 4 teams
All matches are Bo3
Top team from each group advances to Playoffs
Draw for Group Stage is random
MENA teams are placed in the 4-team groups
Same-region teams cannot be placed into the same group
Two groups have 3 teams, two groups have 4 teams
All matches are Bo3
Top team from each group advances to Playoffs
Draw for Group Stage is random
MENA teams are placed in the 4-team groups
Same-region teams cannot be placed into the same group
Playoffs
Double-Elimination bracket
All matches (excl. Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final) are Bo3
Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are Bo5
All matches (excl. Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final) are Bo3
Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are Bo5
VALORANT Challengers 2026
This event makes part of the VALORANT Challengers 2026 series. The series page includes all the events that happened including circuit points per region if available.Visit Series
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