Riot's Valorant Champions Tour has confirmed 32 partner teams across four regions for a two-year 2027 cycle, each region getting eight slots. The shake-up hit hard: Korean side DRX, left off the list, announced that its entire coaching staff and roster would depart.
At the 2026 Valorant Champions Shanghai, China's VCT CN region has yet to win a single map, drawing pointed banter between the global and regional league accounts. EDG's 0-2 loss to LOUD marked the third straight international event where Chinese teams opened with six or more lost rounds.
All four Chinese representatives lost their opening matches at the VALORANT Champions Shanghai, dropping every series 0-2 and falling straight into the elimination bracket. The 0-8 start repeats the region's identical collapse at last year's Paris edition.
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