Gentle Mates GC Come From a Map Down to Beat Shopify Rebellion Gold and Reach Game Changers Final

Gentle Mates GC beat Shopify Rebellion Gold 2-1 in the upper bracket final of the VCT Game Changers Championship 2026 in São Paulo, advancing to the grand final on their Championship debut. After dropping the opening map, they took the next two 13-11 and 13-10, earning a two-map ban advantage in Sunday's best-of-five grand final. Shopify Rebellion Gold drop to the lower bracket final against KRÜ Blaze on Saturday.