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VCT 2026: Game Changers Japan Split 2

VCT 2026: Game Changers Japan Split 2 ran from June 12 to July 4, with an 11-team open qualifier and a four-team double-elimination main stage. FENNEL HOTELAVA won the final.

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Updated October 18, 2026

Competition snapshot

Host and dates

Japan · Jun 12–Jul 4, 2026

Combined prize pool

JPY 500,000

Participant scale

11 open-qualifier teams; 4 main-stage teams

Category

Organizer

Partner

Riot Games

Commercial note

Competition organizer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[6]

PTG Database Analysis

The open qualifier ran June 12–14 with 11 teams divided across three double-elimination groups. The winner of each group joined Split 1 champion FENNEL HOTELAVA in the July 2–4 main stage. Broadcasts began at 15:45 JST on July 2, 12:45 JST on July 3 and 16:45 JST on July 4. FENNEL HOTELAVA beat Sasanqua 3–0 in the grand final; Sasanqua had reached the final through the lower bracket after defeating EOTO. FENNEL HOTELAVA and Sasanqua qualified for Game Changers Pacific. The announced prize pool was JPY 500,000.[2][3][4][5]

References6
  1. [1]VCT 2026: Game Changers Japan Split 2 — tournament listing — GosuGamers
  2. [2]VALORANT Game Changers Japan 2026 event overview — VALORANT Esports Japan
  3. [3]VALORANT Game Changers JAPAN 2026 Split 2 Main Stage schedule — VALORANT Esports Japan
  4. [4]VALORANT GAMECHANGERS JAPAN 2026 Split 2 results and Pacific qualification — Sasanqua
  5. [5]Game Changers 2026: Japan Split 2 — results and participants — VLR.gg
  6. [6]https://valorantesports.com/ja-JP/news/gamechanger-jp-2026-Sp2-openqualifier-schedule — Relationship evidence

Tournament schedule

  1. Playoffs

    Four-team main stage

    FENNEL HOTELAVA, Sasanqua, EOTO and Soleil Gaming GC played a double-elimination bracket. Broadcasts began at 15:45 JST on July 2, 12:45 JST on July 3 and 16:45 JST on July 4. FENNEL HOTELAVA won; the top two qualified for Game Changers Pacific.

  2. Qualifier

    Open qualifier

    Eleven teams competed across three double-elimination groups; each group winner advanced to the four-team main stage.

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