A Weekend with VALORANT in October's Shanghai

The VALORANT Champions 2026, the game's first global championship held in China, opened on September 24 at Jing'an Sports Center and crowned its winner on October 18 at Mercedes-Benz Arena, with 16 teams competing for a $2.25 million prize pool. A citywide carnival ran alongside the event, spanning a Balenciaga concept net cafe, the Champion Park and Champion Avenue in Qiantan, a "Hand VALORANT" dojo at Changning Raffles City, and a music party. The opening ceremony on October 18 also revealed the game's third Chinese agent, Xiasi.