VCT Americas 2026 Stage 2 Play-ins LCQ to be held in Mexico

Just like the VCT 2024 - Ascension: AMERICAS, the LCQ for the VCT Americas 2026 Stage 2 play-ins will be held in person in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, on July 28 and 29. The information was reported by THESPIKE Brasil, which had access to the document sent by Riot Games to the VALORANT teams from Brazil, NA, and LATAM Challengers.

The event will be held at the Liga ACE studio. The organization will cover travel logistics and accommodations for the participating teams. However, obtaining a passport and Mexican VISA will be the responsibility of the teams themselves.

Each of the three regions will have one representative. In Brazil, the team that accumulates the most circuit points across both stages of the VCB without having won the second stage of the Brazilian tournament will receive the spot. In NA, the team that accumulates the most points across all three Challengers stages will claim the spot, while in LATAM the runner-up of the North vs. South finals will earn the berth. The winner will advance to the play-ins of the 2nd split of VCT Americas 2026.

VCT Americas 2026 Stage 2 Play-ins

The teams considered the #1 seed from Brazil, NA, and LATAM Challengers will qualify directly to the play-ins, which will take place in the city of Los Angeles, United States. In Brazil, the representative will be the champion of the second stage; in NA it will be the champion of the third stage; and in LATAM it will be the champion of the North vs. South finals.

For this event, as previously announced by Riot, Challengers teams will receive a cost allowance of $75,000 USD. However, logistics and accommodations will be the responsibility of the teams themselves.

VCT Americas 2026 Stage 2 Playoffs

The champion of the VCT Americas 2026 Stage 2 play-ins will qualify for the playoffs, whose "final weekend" will be held in Brazil in early September — Riot Games has not yet informed teams of the exact dates. As usual, the publisher will cover all travel logistics and accommodations in the country during the competition.

Note: The article has been translated and edited from the original post in Portugese by THESPIKE Brazil.