Shopify Rebellion Gold sweep SK Nebula, face KRÜ Blaze

Shopify Rebellion Gold defeated SK Nebula 2-0 in the third upper-bracket quarterfinal of the VCT Game Changers Championship 2026 playoffs on Saturday, Oct. 24. The result extended Shopify Rebellion Gold’s winning streak to six series.

The American roster won both maps. The first lasted 39 minutes, while the second took 61 minutes to complete. Shopify Rebellion Gold will face KRÜ Blaze in the next round on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

The loss ended SK Nebula’s upper-bracket run after the German-based organization opened the Championship with a 2-0 win over Nova Esports GC. Its roster includes UK player fluxxy, alongside Joliinaa, rezq, Liza and Thuy.

Shopify Rebellion Gold entered the Championship after five straight wins in VCT Game Changers North America Stage 2. The team beat Axolotl 2-1, HIMMERS 2-0, SwimTrek Blue 2-0 and FlyQuest RED twice, winning the second series 2-1 and the final 3-1.

KRÜ Blaze earned the remaining upper-bracket quarterfinal place with a 2-1 win over Gen.G GC. The other upper-bracket winners are MIBR GC and Gentle Mates GC. MIBR GC beat FENNEL Female 2-0 in the opening round and G2 Gozen 2-0 in the quarterfinals. Gentle Mates GC defeated Team Liquid Brazil 2-0.

Before the Championship, SK Nebula won 2-1 against Twisted Minds Orchid and GIANTX GC in VCT Game Changers EMEA Stage 3. The team then lost 2-1 to Gentle Mates GC and 3-2 to G2 Gozen.

Shopify Rebellion Gold are ninth in the Valorant Elo standings with a rating of 1,807 and a 39-19 record across 58 rated matches. SK Nebula are 49th with a rating of 1,678 and a 45-29 record across 74 rated matches. The VCT Game Changers Championship runs through Nov. 1.

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