Ongoing · Prize Pool: $0 USD · Jan 15–Feb 16 · Riot Games Arena (Los Angeles)
This Americas Kickoff event mixes upper/middle/lower bracket play with streamed BO3 matches and serves as the first tier of Champions Tour points for the Americas region.
Format: Regional pool play flows into a continental bracket; every main-event match is a best-of-three.
NRG 2 – 0 Cloud9
Cloud9 was eliminated from the upper bracket while NRG cruised toward the semifinals.
MIBR 2 – 0 ENVY
MIBR punched their ticket into the upper finals with a dominant Lotus performance.
KRÜ Esports 1 – 2 FURIA
FURIA advanced with a clutch Fracture win while KRÜ dropped into the middle bracket.
LOUD 0 – 2 Cloud9
Cloud9 took an early upper-bracket lead with a strong defense on Icebox.
Source: VLR.gg event scoreboard for VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff.
The Kickoff is the first milestone toward Masters Santiago; the top three teams from the Americas event will move on to the global LAN.
Current status: Ongoing – follow the bracket to see which teams survive the middle and lower bracket wars.