I will update news about 2026 China National Tournament Pro Qualifier here.

Event Page: https://web.haojiao.cc/wiki/tour/t2Ud5pOQlscKLbRC/yd2zL7yhS6xn6BEM (In Chinese)

• Game Patch: 13.00
• Map Pools: Ascent, Breeze, Haven, Lotus, Split, Sunset & Summit
• Schedule: Group Stage(Jul.9th-22nd), Seedings & Play-Ins(Jul.23rd), Playoffs(Jul.25th-30th)
• Top 3 Teams of Each Group will qualify for Playoffs
• Top 4 Teams of the event will qualify for 2026 China Evolutions Cup Series: Act 3 to get more Evolution Points for the 2026 VCT CN Ascension.
• Champion and Runner-Up will qualify for VCT26: CN Stage 2 Play-Ins.
• Groups

Group Alpha

1. Ambitious Legend Gaming | ALG
2. Octagonal Disposition Gaming | ODG
3. Rare Atom | RA
4. Weibo Gaming | WBG
5. World Sports Invictus Gaming | WSIG
6. Young Gaming | YG

Group Omega

1. Arrogant Conquer | ACE
2. A Team | AT
3. AnyQuestions | AQ
4. Havoc & Yonder Gaming | HYG
5. LNG Esports | LNG
6. Unsettled Resentment | UR
7. Victory No Limits Gaming | VLG

Directly Qualify For Playoffs

1. Keep Best Gaming | KBG
   (2026 China National Tournament Split Alpha: Offline Finale Champions)

• Teams Changes:
  NOT inviting: Ever Growing Gaming | EGG(CNTSA:PD Omega#7) & Valenix Gaming | VXG(CNTSA:PD Omega#5)
  Inviting: LNG Esports | LNG & Young Gaming | YG

• Seedings & Play-Ins
  Alpha#1 vs Omega#1 → Winner will be #2, Loser will be #3
  Alpha#2 vs Omega#2 → W #4, L #5
  Alpha#3 vs Omega#3 → W #6, L #7
  Alpha#4 vs Omega#4 → Winner will be #8, Loser will not qualify for Playoffs

• Bracket
  First round of Playoffs will be:
  KBG vs #8
  #4 vs #5
  #2 vs #7
  #3 vs #6

Rosters will be updated later once them have been announced.

Group alpha is kind of stacked

Top 4 Teams of the event will qualify for 2026 China Evolutions Cup Series: Act 3 to get more Evolution Points for the 2026 VCT CN Ascension.

wait so does that mean that there will in fact be an ascension tournament in CN that will auto qualify teams for T1 next year ? Doesn't it also directly imply that China will not rely on open qualifiers and that they will not undergo the same partnership changes as the other regions ?

2026 China National Tournament Pro Qualifier Team Rosters

• Player whose ID is with a ''•(Team)'' following has played VCT.

Directly Qualify For Playoffs

1. Keep Best Gaming | KBG
   • Tonk
   • Ying
   • 🇷🇺 sibeastw0w
   • Akeman •(DRG)
   • Krst1Ng
   • Naint (Head Coach)

Group Alpha

1. Ambitious Legend Gaming | ALG
   • Orsea
   • Yanggg
   • Jed
   • AC
   • barricade
   • Godless (Substitute)
   • Cb (Head Coach) (Not the NOVA cb)
2. Octagonal Disposition Gaming | ODG
   • 🇰🇷 Moves
   • XyuS
   • vipers
   • Suyjing
   • SuHang
   • ZIXUAN (Substitute)
   • KiNo (Substitute)
   • 🇰🇷 Xive (Head Coach)
   • xiuyueer (Assistant Coach)
3. Rare Atom | RA
   • Midnight
   • Ben1Ley •(FPX)
   • kklin •(JDG)
   • Z1Yan •(JDG)
   • 🇹🇭 Potter
   • Guran (Substitute)
   • nnono (Substitute)
   • York (Head Coach)
   • mikiya (Assistant Coach)
4. Weibo Gaming | WBG
   • Satoshi
   • Yoyo •(TYL)
   • 🇰🇷 AcMe
   • heybay •(TE, NOVA)
   • Leav3U
   • 🇳🇱 Milan (Head Coach)
   • 🇮🇪 Senny (Assistant Coach)
   • Stardust (Assistant Coach)
5. World Sports Invictus Gaming | WSIG
   • 🇨️🇦️ jowa •(wol)
   • ugly
   • Ending
   • Levius •(BLG)
   • Apathy
   • M1ng929 (Substitute)
   • Ye (Substitute)
   • Ann (Head Coach)
   • DK (AKA rin) (Assistant Coach) •(BLG)
6. Young Gaming | YG
   • YHchen •(JDG)
   • Au1 •(AG)
   • 🇹🇭 snappy
   • Tensions3Y
   • Viya •(WOL)
   • 🇳🇱 Magik (Substitute)
   • Septem7 (Head Coach) •(AG)

Group Omega

1. Arrogant Conquer | ACE
   • GlXad
   • LuXlis
   • nono
   • Yolo267
   • exy
   • 🇰🇷 Munghoon (Head Coach)
   • 🇰🇷 Jfeel (Assistant Coach)
2. A Team | AT
   • Pink
   • Chaos
   • Folykiki
   • dingwei •(DRG)
   • Layla
   • Monk (Substitute) •(AG, NOVA)
   • Eren (Substitute) •(TYL)
   • Malix (Head Coach)
   • 742 (Assistan Coach)
3. AnyQuestions | AQ
   • FFs
   • dannyy
   • S1Mon •(EDG)
   • 🇸🇬 juicy •(WOL)
   • 5CM •
   • K1ndred (Substitute)
   • Youjun (Substitute)
   • Sunshine (Head Coach)
   • Carry (Assistant Coach)
4. Havoc & Yonder Gaming | HYG
   • ember (AKA B3ar) •(BLG)
   • Toosy
   • Nearley
   • zhubibi
   • MrCANI •
   • Cyyy (Head Coach)
5. LNG Esports | LNG
   • Xc3yX
   • Guts
   • 🇵️🇹️ KaweNtw
   • Sal
   • Heart
   • Paris (Head Coach)
6. Unsettled Resentment | UR
   • Ninebody •(TYL)
   • MarT1n •(JDG, TE)
   • 🇲🇳 CXIX666
   • QiuYe
   • waituu •(TYL)
   • Biank (Head Coach) •(BLG, TE)
   • Lazen (Assistant Coach)
7. Victory No Limits Gaming | VLG
   • wyx
   • moonlight
   • RealPotter
   • WoodAy1
   • Icesh4rk
   • heav1n (Head Coach)

DaE_Goose, which teams/players should we keep an eye on?

so basically: "ascended teams" in this sense will get the same things like: a skin bundle and a guaranteed Spot in kickoff right? only difference being they cycle and get non-cash benefits from merit, am i seeing this right?

mb

Did zjc get cut from VLG </3

did mf get cut from weibo?

Rare atom roster is not looking half bad

is RA potter doing good? ma goat

Is there anywhere to watch these matches? I see ODG vs RA is on right now that sounds like a fun game to watch

Jfeel switch to val as assistant coach wtf

Let's go ODG

LNG, Weibo and INVICTUS GAMING in Valorant is insanely huge, beside EDG and FPX everyone should feel in danger for their partner spot. Maybe every regioin should go to 12 partner team afterall

Also seeding game is a stupid concept, why are they doing that

these club names 😭😭

Jul.9th Match Results

1. ODG 2-1 RA
   https://web.haojiao.cc/wiki/match/t2Ud5pOQlscKLbRC/LrEDF5tb1zqjozHM
   • Map 1 Acsent ODG[Pick] 7-13 RA[Attack]
     MVP: RA Z1Yan Cypher 23/11/3 ACS 269
     SVP: RA Ben1Ley Phoenix 18/14/6 ACS 253
   • Map 2 Lotus RA[Pick] 11-13 ODG[Attack]
     MVP: ODG XyuS Raze 23/14/3 ACS 287
     SVP: ODG Suyjing Cypher 26/14/5 ACS 270
   • Decider Haven ODG 14-12 RA
     MVP: ODG XyuS Waylay 27/17/4 ACS 283
     SVP: RA Potter Jett 25/19/3 ACS 277
2. LNG 0-2 AT
   https://web.haojiao.cc/wiki/match/t2Ud5pOQlscKLbRC/d9qStMYzd9kmvBbC
   • Map 1 Ascent LNG[Defend] 4-13 AT[Pick]
     MVP: AT Monk Omen 21/11/10 ACS 346
     SVP: AT Folykiki Phoenix 18/8/7 ACS 273
   • Map 2 Lotus LNG[Pick] 4-13 AT[Attack]
     MVP: AT Layla Viper 20/11/6 ACS 326
     SVP: Folykiki Chamber 18/10/6 ACS 284
3. ALG 0-2 WSIG
   https://web.haojiao.cc/wiki/match/t2Ud5pOQlscKLbRC/iNFq73I4jJyyf7An
   • Map 1 Ascent ALG[Pick] 10-13 WSIG[Attack]
     MVP: WSIG Levius Cypher 18/12/7 ACS 223
     SVP: ALG Jed Neon 20/18/9 ACS 258
   • Map 2 Summit ALG[Defend] 10-13 WSIG[Pick]
     MVP: WSIG jowa Omen 22/22/8 ACS 101(I think this is wrong...?)
     SVP: WSIG ugly Sova 18/16/8 ACS 95(I think this is wrong...?)

The first time for SUMMIT in VCL

Comps Picked:

• ALG: Neon Sova Chamber Omen Harbor
• WSIG: Neon Sova Sage Omen Viper

Jul.10-11th Matches Results

1. UR 1-2 VLG
   https://web.haojiao.cc/wiki/match/t2Ud5pOQlscKLbRC/KQNSLWlSA49kGewH
   • Map 1 Lotus UR[Pick] 13-8 VLG[Attack]
     MVP: UR Ninebody Raze 21/16/2 ACS 269
     SVP: UR CXIX666 Vyse 21/11/4 ACS 262
   • Map 2 Summit UR[Attack] 11-13 VLG[Pick]
     MVP: VLG WoodAy1 Sova 22/15/8 ACS 280
     SVP: UR waituu Astra 22/16/8 ACS 259
   • Decider Sunset UR 12-14 VLG
     MVP: VLG wyx Waylay 19/18/4 ACS 204
     SVPs: UR waituu & Ninebody Omen & Neon Same K/D/A 25/17/4 and Same ACS 265
2. ACE 2-0 HYG
   https://web.haojiao.cc/wiki/match/t2Ud5pOQlscKLbRC/QMqPSbDh9j6YN8jd
   • Map 1 Sunset ACE[Attack] 13-10 HYG[Pick]
     MVP: ACE GIXad Fade 25/15/9 ACS 287
     SVP: ACE exy Cypher 21/16/8 ACS 253
   • Map 2 Lotus ACE[Pick] 13-8 HYG[Attack]
     MVP: ACE exy Vyse 28/11/3 ACS 337
     SVP: HYG zhubibi Jett 21/16/2 ACS 292
3. ODG 2-1 ALG
   https://web.haojiao.cc/wiki/match/t2Ud5pOQlscKLbRC/chqqUwVum5S4dGtx
   • Map 1 Split ODG[Attack] 14-12 ALG[Pick]
     MVP: ODG vipers Neon 25/20/2 ACS 271
     SVP: ALG Yanggg Veto 33/18/3 ACS 352
   • Map 2 Summit ODG[Pick] 9-13 ALG[Defend]
     MVP: ALG Yanggg Chamber 23/14/3 ACS 314
     SVP: ODG vipers Neon 19/16/1 ACS 247
   • Decider Haven ODG 13-10 ALG
     MVP: ODG XyuS Waylay 23/12/3 ACS 276
     SVP: ALG Orsea Sova 14/18/10 ACS 221
4. AQ 2-0 LNG
   https://web.haojiao.cc/wiki/match/t2Ud5pOQlscKLbRC/cnRPR9n3nZKVEJO5
   • Map 1 Haven AQ[Defend] 13-3 LNG[Pick]
     MVP: AQ 5CM Phoenix 16/11/7 ACS 290
     SVP: LNG Sal Omen 18/13/4 ACS 293
   • Map 2 Ascent AQ[Pick] 13-1 LNG[Defend]
     MVP: AQ 5CM Phoenix 16/11/5 ACS 305
     SVP: LNG KaweNtw Veto 14/13/1 ACS 306
5. YG 0-2 RA
   https://web.haojiao.cc/wiki/match/t2Ud5pOQlscKLbRC/BlQjANn7wrBfhH2e
   • Map 1 Sunset YG[Defend] 6-13 RA[Pick]
     MVP: RA Midnight Sova 21/10/5 ACS 302
     SVP: RA Ben1Ley Chamber 19/10/2 ACS 282
   • Map 2 Summit YG[Pick] 13-15 RA[Attack]
     MVP: RA Potter Jett 35/21/4 ACS 312
     SVP: YG Au1 Omen 23/25/13 ACS 233

Jul.12th Matches Results

1. ACE 0-2 AT
   https://web.haojiao.cc/wiki/match/t2Ud5pOQlscKLbRC/gckmxnqQR71WuFp2
   • Map 1 Lotus ACE[Pick] 11-13 AT[Attack]
     MVP: AT Layla Viper 22/19/5 ACS 245
     SVP: AT Folykiki Chamber 18/19/5 ACS 242
   • Map 2 Ascent ACE[Defend] 3-13 AT[Pick]
     MVP: AT Eren Neon 19/9/3 ACS 327
     SVP: AT Layla Chamber 18/7/2 ACS 291
2. WBG 1-2 WSIG
   https://web.haojiao.cc/wiki/match/t2Ud5pOQlscKLbRC/eLgDJmRF8btTnU5U
   • Map 1 Ascent WBG[Pick] 11-13 WSIG[Attack]
     MVP: WSIG ugly Sova 18/17/7 ACS 211
     SVP: WBG Satoshi Yoru 23/16/3 ACS 265
   • Map 2 Summit WBG[Attack] 13-7 WSIG[Pick]
     MVP: WBG AcMe Chamber 24/12/1 ACS 280
     SVP: WBG Satoshi Raze 17/11/11 ACS 276
   • Decider Haven WBG 9-13 WSIG
     MVP: WSIG ugly Sova 22/11/10 ACS 279
     SVP: WBG AcMe Cypher 18/19/4 ACS 216
3. UR 2-0 HYG
   https://web.haojiao.cc/wiki/match/t2Ud5pOQlscKLbRC/WWTpCtGTg5vbgJi2
   • Map 1 Ascent UR[Attack] 16-14 HYG[Pick]
     MVP: UR Ninebody Neon 26/23/4 ACS 265
     SVP: HYG Toosy Veto 26/22/4 ACS 263
   • Map 2 Lotus UR[Pick] 13-5 HYG[Attack]
     MVP: UR Ninebody Raze 23/8/4 ACS 353
     SVP: UR CXIX666 Vyse 13/9/7 ACS 211