Champions Shanghai playoff draw revealed

After the group stage wrapped up, Champions Shanghai revealed its opening playoff matchups through an on-stage draw show, pairing 2-0 group winners against 2-1 second seeds with inter-regional matchups allowed but same-group teams kept apart in the eight-team bracket. Notable first-round series include 100T versus G2 for the third time this year, Vitality against Nongshim for the second time ever, NRG against T1 for the first time since 2023, and LOUD seeking its first win over Paper Rex. The playoffs start on the 7th at the Jing'an Sports Center, with finals weekend at the 18,000-capacity Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai and the match schedule to be revealed in the coming days.