VCT 2026’s second international LAN has its full lineup. Here’s every team heading to the Copper Box Arena on June 6.
All 12 qualified teams for Masters London 2026 are locked in. The final piece fell into place on May 24 when G2 Esports beat Leviatán 3-2 in the VCT Americas Stage 1 Grand Final, and NRG secured the region’s third slot through the lower bracket. London marks the second international event of the VCT 2026 season and the first time a Valorant Masters will be held in the United Kingdom.
The tournament runs June 6 through June 21 at the Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Total prize pool: $1,000,000, with $350,000 going to the winners. The format mirrors Masters Santiago, the season opener won by Nongshim RedForce.
Who’s In: Region by Region
Americas: G2 Esports (1st seed), Leviatán (2nd), NRG (3rd)
G2 claimed their fourth Americas regional title after a five-map Grand Final comeback against Leviatán, who arrived from the upper bracket with a two-map ban advantage. Leviatán picked Fracture, Ascent, and Split if the series went the distance, and G2 still found a way through with Pearl and Haven as their own selections. NRG punched their ticket by eliminating 100 Thieves 2-0 in Lower Round 3, then fell to G2 in the Lower Final but finished third, enough to qualify for London. The reigning world champions head into the international stage looking to bounce back after a quiet Masters Santiago.
EMEA: Team Heretics (1st seed), Team Vitality (2nd), FUT Esports (3rd)
Team Heretics pulled off the most dramatic run of any Stage 1 champion. They went 0-2 in groups, dropped to the lower bracket in playoffs, then won every elimination match on the way to the Grand Final, where they beat Vitality 3-2 in five maps. It was the organization’s first regional title in six Grand Final appearances. Vitality scraped into playoffs and then knocked out Team Liquid and Fnatic back-to-back, with Derke finding peak form at the right moment. FUT rebuilt ahead of Stage 1 by signing s0pp and sociablEE, topped their group, and return to international play for the first time since Champions 2024.
Pacific: Paper Rex (1st seed), FULL SENSE (2nd), Global Esports (3rd)
Paper Rex took the long route to the top. After losing to Global Esports in the Upper Semifinals, PRX dropped to the lower bracket and tore through DRX, T1, and then GE again with a 3-0 revenge sweep in the Lower Final. They beat FULL SENSE 3-0 in the Grand Final to claim the Pacific Stage 1 title and the region’s first seed. FULL SENSE reached the Grand Final through the upper bracket after beating T1 2-0 and GE in the Upper Final. The Thai roster, previously competing under the TALON banner before the project collapsed, entered VCT Pacific as a partner team in 2026 and qualified for their first international event since Champions 2021. Global Esports became the first Indian organization in VCT history to qualify for a Masters event. After three years in the partnership system without a single international LAN appearance, GE made their breakthrough by reaching the Upper Final in Stage 1.
China: Xi Lai Gaming (1st seed), EDward Gaming (2nd), Dragon Ranger Gaming (3rd)
XLG and EDG return after both finishing Top 11-12 at Masters Santiago. Neither won a match in the Swiss Stage last time, so London is a chance to prove their regional form translates. DRG qualified through three consecutive lower bracket wins in VCT CN Stage 1, beating Trace Esports, JD Gaming, and All Gamers along the way. All Gamers, China’s first seed at Santiago, missed London after falling just outside the top three.
Masters London 2026 Format
The format stays unchanged from Santiago. Four first seeds (Heretics, G2, Paper Rex, XLG) skip the Swiss Stage and enter the playoffs with a bye. The remaining eight teams play a Bo3 Swiss Stage from June 6 to 10, with the top four advancing. Playoffs use a double-elimination bracket through to the Grand Final on June 21. Championship Points awarded to the top six finishers will factor into qualification for Champions Shanghai later in the year.
Who’s Missing
Several big names failed to qualify through Stage 1. Fnatic and Team Liquid, EMEA’s 1st and 3rd seeds from Santiago, both exited early. BBL Esports, Santiago’s EMEA runner-up, did not make the playoffs. T1, the Masters Bangkok 2025 champions, fell to both FULL SENSE and Paper Rex in Pacific. Sentinels missed the Americas playoffs after losing to NRG in the final week of groups. Nongshim RedForce, the defending Masters Santiago champions, were eliminated from Pacific Stage 1 and will not be in London.
The Copper Box Arena previously hosted the 2023 League of Legends MSI, making it a tested venue for Riot’s international events. Ticket and broadcast details from Riot are expected in the coming days.
