VCT Pacific Stage 2 2026: Schedule, results, teams, and how to watch

The VCT Pacific Stage 2 2026 is the second major split of the Pacific region’s VALORANT season. 12 teams split into two groups are fighting through a group stage and playoffs for prize money, championship points, and two spots at Champions Shanghai.

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VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 2 schedule

The entire VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 2 is scheduled from July 16 to Sept. 6, 2026. The Group stage runs from July 16 to Aug. 9. Matches in this stage are played in a single round-robin format, and every match is a best-of-three (BO3).

Photo via VCT Pacific X / Riot Games

Then come the Play-ins, taking place from Aug. 13 to 24, involving a 12-team double-elimination bracket, with eight teams from the Group Stage and four teams from the Pacific Regional Challengers.

Playoffs will follow right after, from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6. The top four teams from each group move on to the Playoff phase, while the stronger group finishers get better starting positions in the bracket. The stage winner and runner-up qualify for Champions Shanghai.

VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 2 results and standings

Group Stage

Thursday, July 16, 2026

• Gen.G 2 – 0 ZETA DIVISION
  • 13-7 Ascent
  • 16-14 Ascent
• Team Secret 1 – 2 VARREL
  • 6-13 Split
  • 13-9 Haven
  • 11-13 Summit

Friday, July 17, 2026

• FULL SENSE 2 – 1 Nongshim RedForce
  • 3-13 Haven
  • 13-11 Split
  • 13-8 Ascent
• DRX 2 – 1 DFM
  • 11-13 Split
  • 13-6 Sunset
  • 13-7 Summit

Saturday, July 18, 2026

• RRQ 0 – 2 GE
  • 9-13 Sunset
  • 14-16 Summit
• PRX 1 – 2 T1
  • 12-14 Sunset
  • 13-11 Ascent
  • 15-17 Breeze

Sunday, July 19, 2026

• Nongshim RedForce 1 – 2 Gen.G
  • 11-13 Split
  • 13-7 Ascent
  • 4-13 Haven
• DRX 0 – 2 Team Secret
  • 4-13 Sunset
  • 7-13 Haven

Thursday, July 23, 2026

• GE 2 – 0 FULL SENSE
  • 13-7 Ascent
  • 13-3 Summit
• T1 0 – 2 VARREL
  • 12-14 Split
  • 10-13 Haven

Friday, July 24, 2026

• RRQ 0 – 2 ZETA DIVISION
  • 9-13 Haven
  • 5-13 Breeze
• DFM 0 – 2 PRX
  • 10-13 Summit
  • 15-17 Ascent

Saturday, July 25, 2026

• Nongshim RedForce 2 – 1 GE
  • 6-13 Ascent
  • 13-7 Breeze
  • 13-7 Sunset
• Team Secret 0 – 2 T1
  • 5-13 Ascent
  • 5-13 Haven

Sunday, July 26, 2026

• PRX 2 – 0 DRX
  • 13-1 Summit
  • 13-6 Breeze
• Gen.G 2 – 1 RRQ
  • 7-13 Haven
  • 13-11 Summit
  • 13-5 Sunset

Thursday, July 30, 2026

• VARREL 1 – 2 DFM
  • 11-13 Lotus
  • 13-3 Ascent
  • 13-15 Haven
• FULL SENSE 1 – 2 ZETA DIVISION
  • 14-12 Split
  • 10-13 Sunset
  • 11-13 Haven

Friday, July 31, 2026

• Team Secret 0 – 2 PRX
  • 10-13 Summit
  • 8-13 Ascent
• GE 1 – 2 Gen.G
  • 13-8 Breeze
  • 12-14 Sunset
  • 11-13 Summit

Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026

• T1 1 – 2 DFM
  • 5-13 Sunset
  • 13-11 Haven
  • 5-13 Ascent
• FULL SENSE 1 – 2 RRQ
  • 9-13 Summit
  • 13-4 Ascent
  • 8-13 Sunset

Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026

• VARREL 2 – 1 DRX
  • 6-13 Summit
  • 13-8 Sunset
  • 13-10 Haven
• ZETA DIVISION 1 – 2 Nongshim RedForce
  • 13-10 Sunset
  • 13-15 Breeze
  • 0-13 Haven

Friday, Aug. 7, 2026

• Team Secret 0 – 2 DFM
  • 6-13 Breeze
  • 11-13 Split
• Gen.G 2 – 1 FULL SENSE
  • 13-8 Lotus
  • 10-13 Sunset
  • 13-11 Split

Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026

• DRX 0 – 2 T1
  • 9-13 Lotus
  • 5-13 Breeze
• GE 2 – 0 ZETA DIVISION
  • 13-9 Breeze
  • 14-12 Split

Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026

• VARREL vs PRX
• Nongshim RedForce vs RRQ

Play-Ins

To be updated later

Playoffs

To be updated later

All VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 2 teams

The tournament includes 12 Pacific teams, including:

• DetonatioN FocusMe
• DRX
• FULL SENSE
• Gen.G Esports
• Global Esports
• Nongshim RedForce
• Paper Rex
• Rex Regum Qeon
• T1
• Team Secret
• VARREL
• ZETA DIVISION

The Challenger teams that’ll be competing in Play-Ins from Aug. 13 to 24 are:

• Sharper Esports (qualified from Challengers SEA: Split 2)
• QT DIG∞ (qualified from Challengers Japan: Finals)
• ONSIDE GAMING (qualified from Challengers Korea: Split 2)
• Xipto Esports (qualified from Challengers 2026 Pacific: LCQ)

Screenshot by Dot Esports

VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 2 format and prize pool

Stage 2 uses a structure where teams earn 1 Championship Point per regular-season match win, and Playoff placement adds even more points. The point payouts are 8 for first, 6 for second, 5 for third, and 4 for fourth.

The Playoff bracket is a double-elimination format, with best-of-three matches across most of the bracket and best-of-five series for the lower final and grand final.

Here’s the full prize pool distribution:

Place	Prize	Team	Points	Note
1st	$100,000	TBD	+8	Champions Shanghai
2nd	$65,000	TBD	+6	Champions Shanghai
3rd	$40,000	TBD	+5
4th	$25,000	TBD	+4
5th–6th	$10,000	TBD
5th–6th	$10,000	TBD
7th–8th	–	TBD
7th–8th	–	TBD

How to watch VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 2

You can catch all Pacific Stage 2 action live from their official Twitch and YouTube channels.

The biggest story in VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 2 is the race for Champions Shanghai. Since only the top two playoff teams qualify, the pressure is on at every stage of the series.

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