VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 1 is here to bring together all 12 league teams, including Nongshim RedForce and Paper Rex, who dominated at Masters Santiago, to secure spots at Masters London.
Group Stage matches are finally over, with Playoffs to take place now. The top three teams at the end of Stage 1 will advance to Masters London, while the rest of the teams will begin preparing for Stage 2 of the league.
The Group Stage matches were being held on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, while the Playoffs will be over in a few days. With that said, here’s everything you need to know about VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 1, including schedule, results, format, all teams, and more.
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VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 1 schedule
VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 1 runs from April 3 to May 17, 2026, in Seoul. Group Stages ran from April 3 to May 3, while the Playoffs will run from May 7 to 17.
All 12 VCT Pacific partners and Ascension winners will compete for Masters London, the second international of 2026.
VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 1 matches and results
Here’s the full schedule:
Group Stage matches and results
Friday, April 3, 2026
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Gen.G 0 – 2 Global Esports
- 8-13 Bind
- 4-13 Split
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T1 2 – 0 VARREL
- 13-11 Haven
- 13-4 Pearl
Saturday, April 4, 2026
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Nongshim RedForce 1 – 2 Paper Rex
- 15-13 Fracture
- 10-13 Split
- 6-13 Lotus
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FULL SENSE 2 – 0 DetonatioN FocusMe
- 13-6 Pearl
- 13-8 Bind
Sunday, April 5, 2026
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Team Secret 0 – 2 DRX
- 5-13 Pearl
- 13-15 Fracture
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RRQ 2 – 1 ZETA DIVISION
- 7-13 Split
- 13-6 Fracture
- 13-11 Haven
Friday, April 10, 2026
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DetonatioN FocusMe 0 – 2 T1
- 13-15 Pearl
- 13-6 Lotus
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Nongshim RedForce 1 – 2 DRX
- 11-13 Haven
- 15-13 Fracture
- 10-13 Lotus
Saturday, April 11, 2026
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Team Secret 0 – 2 Global Esports
- 9-13 Split
- 9-13 Lotus
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RRQ 2 – 0 VARREL
- 13-11 Bind
- 16-14 Split
Sunday, April 12, 2026
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FULL SENSE 2 – 0 ZETA DIVISION
- 13-6 Fracture
- 13-7 Split
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Gen.G 2 – 1 Paper Rex
- 17-15 Haven
- 3-13 Fracture
- 13-3 Lotus
Friday, April 17, 2026
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FULL SENSE 2 – 0 VARREL
- 13-5 Haven
- 14-12 Lotus
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Team Secret 0 – 2 Paper Rex
- 4-13 Breeze
- 16-18 Split
Saturday, April 18, 2026
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DRX 2 – 0 Global Esports
- 13-8 Fracture
- 13-9 Haven
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ZETA DIVISION 1 – 2 DetonatioN FocusMe
- 13-10 Bind
- 7-13 Lotus
- 5-13 Pearl
Sunday, April 19, 2026
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RRQ 0 – 2 T1
- 8-13 Pearl
- 10-13 Bind
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Nongshim RedForce 2 – 0 Gen. G
- 13-8 Pearl
- 13-3 Breeze
Friday, April 24, 2026
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RRQ 2 – 1 FULL SENSE
- 9-13 Pearl
- 13-10 Haven
- 13-3 Fracture
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Paper Rex 2 – 0 Global Esports
- 13-3 Split
- 13-8 Pearl
Saturday, April 25, 2026
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Gen. G 1 – 2 DRX
- 13-3 Haven
- 10-13 Pearl
- 17-19 Lotus
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DetonatioN FocusMe 2 – 1 VARREL
- 13-11 Lotus
- 10-13 Haven
- 13-9 Fracture
Sunday, April 26, 2026
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T1 2 – 0 ZETA DIVISION
- 13-6 Haven
- 13-7 Lotus
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Nongshim RedForce 2 – 1 Team Secret
- 13-8 Breeze
- 8-13 Fracture
- 13-5 Pearl
Friday, May 1, 2026
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Gen. G 1 – 2 Team Secret
- 11-13 Split
- 13-11 Lotus
- 7-13 Breeze
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VARREL 1 – 2 ZETA DIVISION
- 13-10 Bind
- 9-13 Breeze
- 9-13 Fracture
Saturday, May 2, 2026
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T1 2 – 1 FULL SENSE
- 13-5 Pearl
- 7-13 Bind
- 13-9 Breeze
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Nongshim RedForce 1 – 2 Global Esports
- 5-13 Breeze
- 13-11 Bind
- 12-14 Haven
Sunday, May 3, 2026
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Paper Rex 2 – 0 DRX
- 13-5 Breeze
- 13-5 Lotus
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RRQ 2 – 1 DetonatioN FocusMe
- 12-14 Haven
- 14-12 Lotus
- 13-8 Fracture
Playoffs
DRX, PRX, Nongshim RedForce, Global Esports, RRQ, FULL SENSE, T1, and DetonatioN FocusMe advanced to the Playoffs. Team Secret, ZETA DIVISION, Gen.G, and VARREL failed to advance this time.
Here’s the full schedule of VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 1 Playoffs:
Thursday, May 7, 2026
- RRQ vs GE (Upper Round 1)
- DRX vs FS (Upper Round 1)
Friday, May 8, 2026
- PRX vs TBD (Upper Semifinals)
- T1 vs TBD (Upper Semifinals)
Saturday, May 9, 2026
- TBD vs DFM (Lower Round 1)
- TBD vs NS RedForce (Lower Round 1)
Sunday, May 10, 2026
- Lower Round 2
- Lower Round 2
Friday, May 15, 2026
- Upper Final
- Lower Round 3
Saturday, May 16, 2026
- Lower Final
Sunday, May 17, 2026
- Grand Final
All qualified teams for VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 1
Here are all the 12 squads that are a part of VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 1:
- Nongshim RedForce
- Paper Rex
- Global Esports
- Gen.G
- DRX
- Team Secret
- DetonatioN FocusMe
- Rex Regum Qeon
- T1
- ZETA DIVISION
- VARREL (ex-SLT)
- FULL SENSE (filling TALON’s slot after their exit)
Teams got drawn into Alpha and Omega based on Kickoff seeds:
| Group Alpha | Group Omega |
|---|---|
| DRX (South Korea) | DetonatioN FocusMe (Japan) |
| Gen.G (South Korea) | FULL SENSE (Thailand) |
| Global Esports (India) | Rex Regum Qeon (Indonesia) |
| Paper Rex (Singapore) | T1 (South Korea) |
| Team Secret (Philippines) | ZETA DIVISION (Japan) |
| Nongshim RedForce (South Korea) | VARREL (Japan) |
Group Stage vs Playoffs
Group Stage featured a single round-robin with best-of-three matches. The top four teams advanced as group winners, with the first team from each group going to the upper semis.
The bottom two teams from each group get eliminated. Most Playoff matches will be best of three, but the lower finals and grand final will be best of five.
VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 1 Championship Points distribution
| Position | Team | Championship Points | Masters London Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | TBD | 6 | Masters London |
| 2nd | TBD | 4 | Masters London |
| 3rd | TBD | 3 | Masters London |
| 4th | TBD | 2 | – |
| 5th and 6th | TBD | – | |
| 5th and 6th | TBD | – | |
| 7th and 8th | TBD | – | |
| 7th and 8th | TBD | – | |
| 9th and 10th | Team Secret | – | |
| 9th and 10th | ZETA Division | – | |
| 11th and 12th | Gen.G | – | |
| 11th and 12th | VARREL | – |
How to watch VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 1
You can watch the entire Pacific Stage 1 action on VALORANT Pacific’s official channels on Twitch and YouTube for main broadcasts.
There’ll be separate streams for other languages, and you can find them all below:
| Broadcast Language | Broadcast Links |
|---|---|
| South Korea |
YouTube Sooplive CHZZK |
| Japan |
Twitch YouTube |
| Phillipines |
Twitch YouTube |
| Indonesia |
Twitch YouTube Sooplive TikTok |
| Thailand |
Twitch YouTube Sooplive TikTok |
| Vietnam |
YouTube Onlive TikTok |
| Taiwan |
Twitch YouTube Sooplive |
| India |
YouTube Link 1 YouTube Link 2 |
Americas, China, and EMEA teams are also fighting in their respective regions for a shot at VCT Masters London later this year.
