The 2026 VALORANT Game Changers Championship opened at the Riot Games Studio in São Paulo, Brazil. MIBR GC and SK Nebula both won their first series 2-0 and advanced to the upper quarterfinals, sending their opponents to the lower bracket.
MIBR GC beat FENNEL GC 13-5 on Summit and 13-5 on Ascent. On Summit, mizzy finished with 19 kills and waved had 18. waved ended the series with a 42/24/8 KDA and 11 first bloods. MIBR, who placed third at GCC 2025, will face G2 Gozen on Saturday, October 24. FENNEL will play the loser of KRÜ BLAZE vs. Gen.G GC on Sunday, October 25.
SK Nebula beat Nova Esports GC 13-3 on Sunset and 13-9 on Split. Nova led the first half of Split only in the sense of keeping it level at 6-6. SK pulled ahead after winning the second pistol round. rezq was the top fragger in both maps, with 44 kills across the series, including an ace on Split.
SK Nebula will meet NA champions Shopify Rebellion Gold on Saturday, October 24. Nova Esports GC drop to the lower bracket, where they will face the loser of Team Liquid Brazil vs. Gentle Mates GC on October 25.