Americas · 2026

VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff

VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff was an Americas-league Valorant (VCT) event played Jan 15 – Feb 15, 2026: 12 teams, 30 series, 77 maps. FURIA won it, beating MIBR 3–2 in the upper final; G2 Esports finished second. NRG finished third.

Pro Valorant (VCT) tournament · Jan 15 – Feb 15, 2026 · Americas · Upper final ↗

Teams
12
Series
30
Maps
77
League
Americas
Champion
FURIA Final 3–2 vs MIBR

Event Awards

Finals MVP
Rating 1.08 · 5 maps
Best Duelist
Rating 1.23 · 11 maps
Best Initiator
Rating 1.08 · 13 maps
Best Controller
Rating 1.19 · 13 maps
Best Sentinel
Rating 1.11 · 20 maps
Best Flex
Rating 1.09 · 13 maps

Team Records

Team W–L Maps Map% Atk% Def% Pistol%
100 Thieves 5–3 11–9 55.0%55.9%49.3%35.0%
FURIA 4–0 9–4 69.2%57.8%51.9%69.2%
G2 Esports 4–1 10–3 76.9%57.6%54.5%50.0%
NRG 4–2 10–6 62.5%55.5%53.5%62.5%
Cloud9 4–3 9–7 56.3%51.0%50.3%40.6%
Evil Geniuses 2–3 5–6 45.5%46.3%55.6%59.1%
LEVIATÁN 2–3 5–6 45.5%44.0%48.7%72.7%
MIBR 2–3 8–10 44.4%53.6%41.6%33.3%
ENVY 2–3 5–8 38.5%43.9%54.4%53.8%
Sentinels 1–3 2–6 25.0%46.0%47.8%62.5%
KRÜ Esports 0–3 2–6 25.0%39.4%42.9%18.8%
LOUD 0–3 1–6 14.3%36.5%41.0%57.1%

Map Pick & Ban Rates

Map Played Pick% Ban%
Abyss1316.9%43.3%
Split1316.9%40.0%
Pearl1215.6%53.3%
Bind1215.6%43.3%
Breeze1013.0%66.7%
Corrode1013.0%60.0%
Haven79.1%70.0%

Agent Pick Rates

Pick% is the share of the 154 team-maps (each map counted once per side) the agent was on; Win% is how often the team picking it won that map.

# Agent Role Picks Pick% Win%
1. Viper Controller 105 68.2% 49.5%
2. Waylay Duelist 82 53.2% 54.9%
3. Astra Controller 72 46.8% 51.4%
4. Sova Initiator 70 45.5% 51.4%
5. Yoru Duelist 70 45.5% 42.9%
6. Omen Controller 62 40.3% 50.0%
7. Fade Initiator 46 29.9% 43.5%
8. Chamber Sentinel 31 20.1% 54.8%
9. Neon Duelist 30 19.5% 43.3%
10. KAY/O Initiator 28 18.2% 42.9%
11. Tejo Initiator 28 18.2% 50.0%
12. Skye Initiator 27 17.5% 59.3%
13. Brimstone Controller 24 15.6% 54.2%
14. Killjoy Sentinel 23 14.9% 47.8%
15. Jett Duelist 21 13.6% 42.9%
16. Veto Sentinel 13 8.4% 61.5%
17. Raze Duelist 11 7.1% 63.6%
18. Breach Initiator 10 6.5% 50.0%
19. Sage Sentinel 8 5.2% 50.0%
20. Iso Duelist 4 2.6% 50.0%
21. Cypher Sentinel 2 1.3% 50.0%
22. Phoenix Duelist 2 1.3% 100.0%
23. Harbor Controller 1 0.6% 0.0%

Compositions by Role

Composition Maps Share Win%
2 Duelist · 1 Initiator · 2 Controller 52 33.8% 46.2%
1 Duelist · 1 Initiator · 2 Controller · 1 Sentinel 33 21.4% 57.6%
1 Duelist · 2 Initiator · 1 Controller · 1 Sentinel 26 16.9% 46.2%
1 Duelist · 2 Initiator · 2 Controller 25 16.2% 52.0%
2 Duelist · 1 Initiator · 1 Controller · 1 Sentinel 10 6.5% 60.0%
1 Duelist · 1 Initiator · 1 Controller · 2 Sentinel 4 2.6% 50.0%
2 Duelist · 2 Initiator · 1 Controller 4 2.6% 25.0%

Most-Played Lineups

Map Agents Played Win%
Breeze Astra · Jett · Sova · Viper · Yoru 10 60.0%
Haven Killjoy · Neon · Omen · Sova · Viper 10 50.0%
Bind Brimstone · Chamber · Skye · Viper · Waylay 9 66.7%
Bind Brimstone · Fade · Viper · Waylay · Yoru 7 28.6%
Split Fade · Omen · Viper · Waylay · Yoru 7 57.1%
Corrode KAY/O · Omen · Sova · Viper · Waylay 5 60.0%
Breeze Astra · Neon · Sova · Viper · Yoru 4 50.0%
Pearl Astra · Chamber · KAY/O · Neon · Tejo 4 50.0%
Split Omen · Sage · Skye · Viper · Waylay 4 50.0%
Abyss Astra · Breach · Sova · Veto · Yoru 3 66.7%

Biggest Comebacks

# Down Low Point Score Map Matchup Event Date
1 6 5–11 20–18 Pearl Cloud9 vs ENVY VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-01-26 ↗
2 6 3–9 13–10 Split NRG vs MIBR VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-02-15 ↗
3 6 1–7 13–11 Corrode G2 Esports vs Cloud9 VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-02-02 ↗

Biggest Head-to-Head Stomps

# Killer Victim K For K Agst Diff Diff/Rd Matchup Event Date
1  100TCryocells  G2leaf 21 6 15 0.25 100 Thieves vs G2 Esports VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-01-19 ↗
2  LEVNeon  KRÜinfiltrator 14 0 14 0.35 LEVIATÁN vs KRÜ Esports VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-02-01 ↗
3  C9OXY  100TTimotino 19 6 13 0.20 Cloud9 vs 100 Thieves VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-02-13 ↗
4  MIBRtex  FURalym 19 6 13 0.13 MIBR vs FURIA VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-02-13 ↗
5  ENVYInspire  C9v1c 17 4 13 0.16 ENVY vs Cloud9 VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-01-26 ↗

Most Kills in a Map

# Player K D Map Score Matchup Event Date
1 C9Demon1↗ 37 26 Pearl 20–18 Cloud9 vs ENVY VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-01-26 ↗
2 SENReduxx↗ 34 22 Split 14–16 Sentinels vs 100 Thieves VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-01-25 ↗
3 C9penny↗ 31 28 Pearl 20–18 Cloud9 vs ENVY VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-01-26 ↗
4 ENVYP0PPIN↗ 31 28 Pearl 18–20 ENVY vs Cloud9 VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-01-26 ↗
5 EGdgzin↗ 30 7 Corrode 13–5 Evil Geniuses vs ENVY VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-02-06 ↗

Longest Maps

# Score Rds Map OT Matchup Event Date
1 20–18 38 Pearl +14 Cloud9 vs ENVY VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-01-26 ↗
2 16–14 30 Pearl +6 Evil Geniuses vs ENVY VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-02-06 ↗
3 16–14 30 Split +6 100 Thieves vs Sentinels VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-01-25 ↗
4 15–13 28 Bind +4 100 Thieves vs Evil Geniuses VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-02-07 ↗
5 14–12 26 Pearl +2 100 Thieves vs Cloud9 VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff 2026-02-13 ↗

Frequently Asked

Who won VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff?

FURIA won VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff, beating MIBR 3–2 in the upper final; G2 Esports finished second; NRG finished third.

FURIA team stats →

What was the most picked agent at VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff?

Viper was picked on 68.2% of team-maps at VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff (105 of 154), ahead of Waylay at 53.2%; teams picking Viper won 49.5% of those maps.

Per-agent player stats →

Which map was played most at VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff?

Abyss was played 13 times at VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff (16.9% of maps); Split was next with 13.

Map records →

What team composition was most common at VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff?

The most common composition at VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff was 2 Duelist · 1 Initiator · 2 Controller, run on 33.8% of team-maps with a 46.2% win rate; the single most-played lineup was Astra, Jett, Sova, Viper, Yoru on Breeze (10 times).

How many teams played at VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff?

12 teams played 30 series and 77 maps at VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff, Jan 15 – Feb 15, 2026 in the Americas league.

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