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VALORANT Challengers 2026 Americas: Last Chance Qualifier

The VALORANT Challengers Americas LCQ brought the second seeds from North America, Brazil and Latin America together in Monterrey, July 28–30, 2026. 2Game Esports beat Shopify Rebellion Black 3–2 in the final to claim the last VCT Americas Stage 2 Play-Ins place.

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Updated October 19, 2026

Competition snapshot

Host and dates

Liga ACE studio, Monterrey, Mexico · Jul 28–30, 2026[3][4]

Combined prize pool

Unknown; the event listing leaves the cash prize as TBD[4]

Participant scale

3 teams[1][4]

Category

Organizer

Partner

Riot Games

Commercial note

Competition organizer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[1]

PTG Database Analysis

Riot Games’ Americas LCQ brought the North American, Brazilian and Latin American second seeds together at the Liga ACE studio in Monterrey, Mexico. Riot announced a three-team round robin, with the third-place finisher eliminated and the top two advancing to a best-of-five final. Its public schedule initially placed the final on July 29; the completed match record shows that it was played on July 30.[1][3][4]

2Game Esports VALORANT beat Shopify Rebellion Black VALORANT 3–2 in the final. Contra VALORANT finished third in the round robin. The winner advanced to the VCT Americas Stage 2 Play-Ins.[1][4]

The reviewed event-specific sources do not identify a cash prize or LCQ partner activation. The edition therefore records the prize pool as unknown and does not carry circuit-level partnerships into this event.[1][4]

References6
  1. [1]Everything You Need to Know About the VALORANT Challengers Americas Path to Champions and the LCQ — Riot Games / VALORANT Esports
  2. [2]ACE VALORANT Challengers NA 2026: Building the Next Generation of North American VALORANT — Riot Games / VALORANT Esports
  3. [3]VCT Americas 2026 Stage 2 Play-ins LCQ to be held in Mexico — THESPIKE.GG
  4. [4]VCL 26: Americas Last Chance Qualifier — teams, dates and results — VLR.gg
  5. [5]VALORANT Challengers 2026 Americas: Last Chance Qualifier — tournament listing — GosuGamers
  6. [6]VALORANT Challengers logo — Wikimedia Commons — Wikimedia Commons

Tournament schedule

  1. Grand Final

    2Game Esports wins the Americas LCQ

    2Game Esports defeated Shopify Rebellion Black 3–2 in the best-of-five final and earned the last VCT Americas Stage 2 Play-Ins place.[](cite:4)

  2. Group Stage

    Three regional second seeds begin the round robin

    North America, Brazil and Latin America each sent their second seed. The third-place team was eliminated and the top two advanced to the final.[](cite:1)

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