Organizer
Riot Games and WDG[2]
Tournament edition
VALORANT Challengers 2026 Korea: Split 2
The 2026 WDG VALORANT Challengers Korea Split 2 ran June 3 to July 15, with online league and playoff stages and an offline final at WDG Studio Hongdae. ONSIDE GAMING beat ARETE to win the eight-team event.
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Updated October 19, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Online; grand final at WDG Studio Hongdae, Seoul · Jun 3–Jul 15, 2026[2]
Champion
Combined prize pool
KRW 45 million[2]
Games
Participant scale
8 teams; four advanced to playoffs[2]
CategoryPartnerCommercial note
Category
Organizer
Partner
Riot GamesCommercial note
Competition organizer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[2]
Category
Organizer
Partner
WDG Co., Ltd.Commercial note
Korean competition operator and broadcast producer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[2]
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Official Partner
Partner
Redforce PC BangCommercial note
Official sponsor of Split 2 · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[4]
PTG Database Analysis
Split 2 opened June 3 and used an eight-team single round robin. Four teams advanced to a double-elimination playoff, with the lower final and grand final played as best-of-five series. The league and playoffs were online; the July 15 grand final took place at WDG Studio Hongdae. Riot Games and WDG operated the competition, which listed KRW 45 million in prize money.[2]
ONSIDE GAMING beat ARETE 3–0 in the final. The other main-stage teams were Gen.G Global Academy, T1 Esports Academy, Dplus Kia, KIWOOM DRX Academy, So:sweet and X-CAST. Redforce PC Bang was announced as an official sponsor on July 7.[2][3][4]
References5
- [1]VALORANT Challengers 2026 Korea: Split 2 — tournament listing — GosuGamers
- [2]2026 WDG VALORANT Challengers Korea Split 2 schedule and teams — Riot Games / VALORANT Esports
- [3]Challengers 2026 Korea WDG Split 2 results — VLR.gg
- [4]Redforce PC Bang joins 2026 WDG VALORANT Challengers Korea as sponsor — ZDNet Korea
- [5]WDG — Relationship evidence
Commercial opportunities
Official sponsor
Redforce PC Bang was announced as an official sponsor of Split 2 on July 7.[4]
Tournament schedule
- Grand Final
ONSIDE GAMING wins Split 2
ONSIDE GAMING beat ARETE 3–0 in the offline grand final at WDG Studio Hongdae.
- Playoffs
Four-team playoffs begin
The online playoffs ran July 8–15, with the grand final played offline at WDG Studio Hongdae in Seoul.
- Main Stage
Eight-team round robin opens
The online regular-season match weeks ran June 3–July 2.
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