With the VCL 26: Americas Last Chance Qualifier complete, the region's four Challengers teams have qualified for the Stage 2 Play-Ins.

M80 M80 North America Rank #5 Kyu Mirel Braco Hrustemovic Spaz Adam Laamoumi Boni NiSMO Marc-Andre Tayar alvinboy Alvin Hong , LA MASIA LA MASIA Brazil Rank #4 Zanatsu Carlos Eduardo Palla Davi Alcides mazin Matheus Araújo tuyz Arthur Andrade jzz João Pedro , BESTIA BESTIA Latin America South Rank #1 Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro chubizin david David Olivares Tacolilla Vicente Compagnon Loss Lorenzo Suffredini de Biazzi loan , and 2Game Esports 2Game Esports Brazil Rank #2 Brinks João Victor gobera Vitor Gobo qck Gabriel Lima xenom Eduardo Soeiro frz Leandro Gomes will clash with VCT Americas squads next month, fighting for a spot in the Americas Stage 2 playoffs.

M80 M80 North America Rank #5 Kyu Mirel Braco Hrustemovic Spaz Adam Laamoumi Boni NiSMO Marc-Andre Tayar alvinboy Alvin Hong

After failing to qualify for VCT Americas through Ascension twice, M80 finally lands in tier one. The team does so on the back of a dominant 15-game win streak across North America ACE Stage 2 and 3.

The team went undefeated in the Swiss stage of Stage 3. In the playoffs, M80 stormed through the upper bracket, making it all the way to the grand finals without dropping a map. M80 faced its first defeat on map three of the Bo5 finals against Shopify Rebellion Black Shopify Rebellion Black North America Rank #7 zander Alexander Dituri satellite exa Kim Lee-hwan (김이환) Smoke NaturE Nicholas Garrison , but closed out the series 3-1 to qualify for the Play-Ins.

Marc-Andre "NiSMO" Tayar, a former player who moved to coaching the M80 roster before returning to a playing role, leads the squad alongside Mirel "Kyu" Braco Hrustemovic. NISMO played on the original M80 roster that failed to qualify for VCT in 2023 and 2024. Kyu competed for Sentinels Sentinels North America Rank #8 Reduxx Yassin Aboulalazm Jerrwin Gurjiwan Gill Marved Jimmy Nguyen stand-in johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid cortezia Gabriel Cortez JonahP Jonah Pulice earlier this year before being released after Kickoff.

Three tier-two veterans round out the roster. Alvin "alvinboy" Hong, formerly of TSM TSM Inactive Timotino Timothée Lavigne Dupont stand-in alvinboy Alvin Hong stand-in seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond vora Jordan Pulwer and SaD Esports SaD Esports North America Rank #6 welyy payne zaj Pa1nt vita , picks up Sentinel duties for the squad, while Adam "Spaz" Laamoumi, famous for his time on Shopify Rebellion Black Shopify Rebellion Black North America Rank #7 zander Alexander Dituri satellite exa Kim Lee-hwan (김이환) Smoke NaturE Nicholas Garrison , plays Controller. "Boni" , formerly of QoR QoR North America Rank #11 Derrek Derrek Ha infiltrator Philip Nguyen moose Kaleb Jayne flyuh Xavier Carlson kumi , retains his Duelist role within M80.

LA MASIA LA MASIA Brazil Rank #4 Zanatsu Carlos Eduardo Palla Davi Alcides mazin Matheus Araújo tuyz Arthur Andrade jzz João Pedro

LA MASIA LA MASIA Brazil Rank #4 Zanatsu Carlos Eduardo Palla Davi Alcides mazin Matheus Araújo tuyz Arthur Andrade jzz João Pedro claws its way to the VCT stage after winning Challengers 2026: Brazil Gamers Club Stage 2 playoffs. As one of the most experienced rosters in Brazil, the org-less team features four players who have competed in VCT: Davi "Palla" Alcides, Matheus "mazin" Araújo, Arthur "tuyz" Andrade, and João "jzz" Pedro. However, flex player Carlos "Zanatsu" Eduardo leads the charge, making his VCT debut.

LA MASIA ranked among the better squads in Stage 2, finishing the group stage with a 4-2 record. The team qualified for the playoffs through the Play-In, beating INTZ INTZ Brazil Rank #6 Siduzord Renan Siduoski guuih Guilherme Mariano Tisora Kauã Estefanini Askia Estevão Ferreira PxS Josh Brunelli and F4TALITY F4TALITY Brazil Rank #45 duhT Eduardo Teixeira Loweed Leonardo Henrique znajder Luigi Luca pollo Julio Silva shion Gabriel Vilela . An early loss to FURIA Academy FURIA Academy Brazil Rank #13 skz Jean Lucas stand-in Bruxo Stwz1 taka Pedro Taka peixeh João Pedro in the playoffs sent LA MASIA to the lower bracket, where the Brazilians won three straight series, including the lower final. LA MASIA then beat 2Game Esports 2Game Esports Brazil Rank #2 Brinks João Victor gobera Vitor Gobo qck Gabriel Lima xenom Eduardo Soeiro frz Leandro Gomes 3-2 in the grand final.

Longtime LOUD coach Jordan "stkJ" Nunes adds another layer of experience to the roster, having coached LA MASIA since the start of the year. Zanatsu and Palla split Duelist duties in a double-Duelist setup. tuyz, formerly of LOUD LOUD Brazil Rank #5 lukxo Lucca Travaioli DaviH David Cruz Darker Sebastián Castro Cicuamia erde Roberto Lobos tkzin Enzo Zimiani loan cauanzin Cauan Pereira and FURIA FURIA Brazil Rank #12 basic Luis Henrique Ferlin Tessaro Shyy Fabian Usnayo C0M Corbin Lee artzin Arthur Araujo koalanoob Gianfranco Potestio , plays the team's Controller, with former MIBR MIBR Brazil Rank #1 zekken Zachary Patrone tex Ian Botsch Mazino Roberto Rivas Verno Andrew Maust aspas Erick Santos player jzz as the primary Sentinel. Former FURIA and MIBR player mazin rounds out the roster as the main Initiator.

BESTIA BESTIA Latin America South Rank #1 Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro chubizin david David Olivares Tacolilla Vicente Compagnon Loss Lorenzo Suffredini de Biazzi loan

Formerly known as Melser Kindergarten Melser Kindergarten Inactive Tacolilla Vicente Compagnon chubizin Shyy Fabian Usnayo david David Olivares Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro , BESTIA BESTIA Latin America South Rank #1 Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro chubizin david David Olivares Tacolilla Vicente Compagnon Loss Lorenzo Suffredini de Biazzi loan signed the team's core in late April after a 6-2 run in Challengers 2026: LATAM South ACE Stage 1. Chilean Valorant legends Vicente "Tacolilla" Compagnon, Marco "Melser" Eliot Machuca Amaro, and Fabian "Shyy" Usnayo, who had all played for LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN North America Rank #2 spike Rodrigo Lombardi blowz Guilherme Oliviera Neon Bruno Rodríguez Sato Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato kiNgg Francisco Aravena and KRÜ Esports KRÜ Esports Latin America South Rank #6 saadhak Matias Delipetro mwzera Leonardo Serrati Less Felipe de Loyola Basso Dantedeu5 Jesús Federico Larrosa heat Olavo Marcelo , filled the roster, rounded out by experienced LATAM Challengers players David "david" Olivares and "chubizin" .

FURIA FURIA Brazil Rank #12 basic Luis Henrique Ferlin Tessaro Shyy Fabian Usnayo C0M Corbin Lee artzin Arthur Araujo koalanoob Gianfranco Potestio signed Shyy at the beginning of VCT Americas Stage 2, then loaned out Brazilian Duelist Lorenzo "Loss" Suffredini de Biazzi to fill BESTIA's empty spot.

BESTIA finished the Stage 2 group stage with a 5-2 record, close behind KRÜ SPARK KRÜ SPARK Latin America South Rank #2 benG Benjamin Hidalgo mont1 . The LATAM roster continued its dominance into the playoffs, running through the upper bracket, defeating the likes of KRÜ SPARK and 9z Globant 9z Globant Latin America South Rank #4 MiradaNinja Waldo Barahona Kimbo skyppervz Lucas Ignacio Pizarro Rodriguez Tuli Giulliano Pozo Massone M1key Luciano Pensa . The team then clashed against Contra Contra Latin America North Rank #2 dedmos Peloncito Oscar Israel Palacios Martinez paganus theory Daniel Esteban Albadan Cardozo CRUNCH in the VCL 26: Latin America Finals, winning 3-2 and clinching qualification for the Stage 2 Play-Ins.

Loss and Tacolilla share double-Duelist duties, with the latter playing Viper on maps like Haven and Sunset. chubizin and Melser share Initiator/Controller roles on certain maps and david holds down sites on the Sentinel role.

2Game Esports 2Game Esports Brazil Rank #2 Brinks João Victor gobera Vitor Gobo qck Gabriel Lima xenom Eduardo Soeiro frz Leandro Gomes

2Game Esports 2Game Esports Brazil Rank #2 Brinks João Victor gobera Vitor Gobo qck Gabriel Lima xenom Eduardo Soeiro frz Leandro Gomes is back in VCT Americas. The Brazilian organization put together a strong run through Stage 2, finishing 5-1 in the group stage and earning a bye into the upper bracket semifinals. The team defeated FURIA Academy and Team Solid Team Solid Brazil Rank #3 raafa Rafael Lima havoc Ilan Eloy liazzi Felipe Galiazzi nevoy GuhRVN Gustavo Ferreira before falling to fellow Play-Ins qualifier LA MASIA in the grand final, losing 3-2.

Despite the loss, 2Game Esports carried enough points to qualify for the Americas LCQ alongside Shopify Rebellion Black and Bon Bon Bum Contra. After a grueling grand final full of technical pauses, and with coach Gabriel "gaabxx" Carli stepping in as a player, the team defeated Shopify Rebellion Black 3-2 to secure a Play-Ins spot.

The roster has changed significantly since the organization originally qualified through Ascension in 2024, with Duelist player Vitor "gobera" Gobo the only player still standing. Former FURIA and LOUD player Gabriel "qck" Lima joins him, sharing the Duelist role with gobera, alongside former MIBR player Leandro "frz" Gomes at Sentinel. João "Brinks" Victor rounds out the team playing Controller in the absence of star player Eduardo "xenom" Soeiro, who normally holds down that role for the squad.

Up Next

The Challengers teams will not know their opponents until the beginning of the Play-Ins on August 13.

The Play-Ins will pit the four Challengers teams against the four lowest-seeded teams from the group stage in a 12-team, double-elimination bracket.