Valorant Masters London 2026: Seven teams qualified

Seven of the 12 teams set to compete at Valorant Masters London 2026 have qualified. Xi Lai Gaming, EDward Gaming and Dragon Ranger Gaming earned the three China slots. FUT Esports and Team Vitality clinched two places from EMEA. Global Esports and FULL SENSE secured Pacific berths. Five qualification spots remain ahead of the June 6–21 event at the Copper Box Arena in London.

Masters London will run June 6–21 at the Copper Box Arena. The event carries a $1,000,000 prize pool, with $350,000 for the winners. Teams at the tournament will earn VCT Championship Points used to qualify for Champions Shanghai later in 2026. The field will include three teams from each VCT region. Eight second- and third-seeded teams will start in a Swiss Stage from June 6–10, with the top four advancing to the Playoffs. Each regional first seed will bypass the Swiss Stage and select their upper-bracket opponent once Swiss standings are final.

China completed its qualification schedule first. Xi Lai Gaming secured the China first seed after an unbeaten run in Stage 1 and will go directly to the Playoffs. EDward Gaming took the second seed after a 2–0 win over All Gamers. Dragon Ranger Gaming advanced as the third seed through a lower-bracket run that included wins over Trace Esports, JD Gaming and All Gamers. Dragon Ranger’s Ilya “vo0kashu” Ushakov, who missed Champions 2025 because of visa issues, will return to international competition in London. All Gamers, China’s top seed at the previous Masters, did not qualify this cycle.

In EMEA, FUT Esports recovered from a poor Kickoff performance after adding s0pp and sociablEE, topped their group and beat Eternal Fire to qualify. Four of FUT’s five players will make their international debuts in London. Team Vitality reached Masters London by advancing through Stage 1 playoffs and defeating Team Liquid and Fnatic in succession. EMEA’s third spot remains undecided; Team Heretics will face the winner of Eternal Fire versus Gentle Mates for the final Masters berth. BBL Esports and Team Liquid failed to qualify this cycle.

The Pacific region produced two qualifiers so far. Global Esports became the first Indian organization to reach a Masters event and recorded its first Pacific playoffs appearance on the way to qualification. FULL SENSE, a Thai roster that joined VCT Pacific in 2026 after TALON’s collapse, claimed the other Pacific slot; their prior international appearance was at Champions 2021. NS RedForce, winners of Masters Santiago, were eliminated from Pacific Stage 1 and cannot qualify for London.

The Americas Playoffs began May 7. FURIA, MIBR, Leviatán and KRÜ Esports secured playoff places during the Group Stage. Evil Geniuses were eliminated before playoffs after losing all four group matches. The Americas Playoffs will determine the final three teams that complete the 12-team Masters London field.

Riot Games has announced that 2026 is the final Masters season run under the VCT partnership model. From 2027, the VCT will move to open qualifiers. Teams competing in London will be the last group to earn Masters berths under the partnership-era structure.