VCL 2026 - North America: Stage 2

VCL 2026 - North America: Stage 2

VALORANT Challengers 2026 North America: Stage 2 is an online North American VAL tournament organized by Riot Games and Liga ACE. Where 16 teams are competing for a prize pool of $49,500 USD, and a spot at VCL 2026 North America Stage 3.
23rd Mar, 2026 - 7th May, 2026
$48,500
16
North AmericaNorth America
Swiss Stage
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Team
G
W
D
L
MD
RD
P
1
YFP YFP
4
4
0
0
8-2
0
12
2
FlyQuest FlyQuest
5
4
0
1
8-2
0
12
3
M80 M80
5
4
0
1
8-5
0
12
4
Evil Geniuses Academy Evil Geniuses Academy
6
4
0
2
9-5
0
12
5
QoR QoR
6
4
0
2
9-6
0
12
6
Azure Dragon Gaming Azure Dragon Gaming
7
4
0
3
9-7
0
12
7
Shopify Rebellion Black Shopify Rebellion Black
7
4
0
3
8-6
0
12
8
Division One Division One
7
4
0
3
8-8
0
12
9
Nightblood Gaming Nightblood Gaming
7
3
0
4
9-10
0
9
10
Pigeons Pigeons
7
3
0
4
9-10
0
9
11
NRG Academy NRG Academy
7
3
0
4
8-10
0
9
12
SaD Esports SaD Esports
6
2
0
4
6-8
0
6
13
Alliance Guardians Alliance Guardians
6
2
0
4
6-9
0
6
14
Team Evictix Team Evictix
5
1
0
4
5-8
0
3
15
ROSE ROSE
5
1
0
4
2-9
0
3
16
Shopify Rebellion Gold Shopify Rebellion Gold
4
0
0
4
1-8
0
0
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Playoffs

Upper Bracket Q/F
Apr 27, 10:30PM
YFP YFP
2
Division One Division One
0
Apr 27, 8:00PM
M80 M80
2
Azure Dragon Gaming Azure Dragon Gaming
0
Apr 28, 8:00PM
Evil Geniuses Academy Evil Geniuses Academy
2
QoR QoR
0
Apr 28, 10:30PM
FlyQuest FlyQuest
0
Shopify Rebellion Black Shopify Rebellion Black
2
Upper Bracket S/F
Apr 30, 8:00PM
YFP YFP
M80 M80
Apr 30, 11:00PM
Evil Geniuses Academy Evil Geniuses Academy
Shopify Rebellion Black Shopify Rebellion Black
Upper Bracket Final
May 5, 11:00PM
TBD TBD
TBD TBD
Grand Final
May 7, 8:00PM
TBD TBD
TBD TBD
Lower Bracket 1/4
Apr 29, 8:00PM
Division One Division One
Azure Dragon Gaming Azure Dragon Gaming
Apr 29, 11:00PM
QoR QoR
FlyQuest FlyQuest
Lower Bracket 2/4
May 4, 8:00PM
TBD TBD
TBD TBD
May 4, 11:00PM
TBD TBD
TBD TBD
Lower Bracket 3/4
May 5, 8:00PM
TBD TBD
TBD TBD
Lower Bracket Final
May 6, 8:00PM
TBD TBD
TBD TBD

Prize Distribution

1st$21,000Qualifies To Stage 3
2nd$14,000Qualifies To Stage 3
3rd$5,000Qualifies To Stage 3
4th$2,500Qualifies To Stage 3
5th-6th$1,750Qualifies To Stage 3
7th-8th$1,250Qualifies To Stage 3
9th-10thQualifies To Stage 3
11th-13thQualifies To Stage 3
14th-15thQualifies To Stage 2 Promotion Relegation
16thQualifies To Stage 2 Promotion Relegation

format

Groups
Swiss Stage: March 23rd - April 22th, 2026
16-team Swiss System format
All matches are Bo3
Teams that reach 4 wins advance to Playoffs
Teams that reach 4 losses are eliminated
Bottom 3 teams are relegated
Playoffs
Playoffs: April 27th - May 7th, 2026
Double-Elimination bracket
All matches (excl. Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final) are Bo3
Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are Bo5

Map Pool

Bind
Breeze
Haven
Pearl
Split
Fracture
Lotus

VALORANT Challengers 2026

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