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VALORANT Challengers 2026 Korea: Split 1

The 2026 WDG VALORANT Challengers Korea Split 1 ran online from February 25 to April 16, with its grand final at WDG Studio Hongdae. ONSIDE GAMING defeated Gen.G Global Academy to win the eight-team competition.

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Updated October 19, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

KRW 45 million[2]

Participant scale

8 teams; six advanced to playoffs[2]

Category

Organizer

Partner

Riot Games

Commercial note

Competition organizer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[2]

Category

Organizer

Commercial note

Korean competition operator and broadcast producer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[2]

PTG Database Analysis

The main stage opened on February 25 and used an eight-team single round robin, with six teams advancing to playoffs. Playoffs began April 1 and the grand final was played April 16 at WDG Studio Hongdae; all other stages were online. Riot Games and WDG operated the competition, which listed KRW 45 million in prize money.[2]

ONSIDE GAMING defeated Gen.G Global Academy 3–0 in the grand final. The other six main-stage participants were T1 Esports Academy, DRX Academy, BNK FEARX, Dplus KIA, ARETE and Mir Gaming.[2][3]

References4
  1. [1]VALORANT Challengers 2026 Korea: Split 1 — tournament listing — GosuGamers
  2. [2]2026 WDG VALORANT Challengers Korea Split 1 schedule and teams — Riot Games / VALORANT Esports
  3. [3]Challengers 2026 Korea WDG Split 1 results — VLR.gg
  4. [4]WDG — Relationship evidence

Tournament schedule

  1. Grand Final

    ONSIDE GAMING wins Split 1

    ONSIDE GAMING defeated Gen.G Global Academy in the offline grand final at WDG Studio Hongdae in Seoul.

  2. Playoffs

    Six-team playoffs begin

    The online double-elimination playoffs took place April 1–15.

  3. Main Stage

    Eight-team round robin opens

    The online regular season match weeks ran February 25–March 26.

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