100 Thieves stun NRG to win Valorant Esports World Cup 2026

100 Thieves are Esports World Cup 2026 Valorant champions. In Paris at the Expo Porte de Versailles, the NA roster defeated regional rivals and reigning world champions NRG 3–1 — maps Breeze, Sunset, Haven (NRG), and a 14–12 overtime close on Ascent — to claim $600,000 and their first S-Tier international trophy after six years in the scene.

How the final broke

100 Thieves seized NRG’s Breeze pick and never looked like underdogs on Sunset. NRG’s Haven reset threatened a full series, but Ascent became the story: 100 Thieves climbed out of a brutal first half, forced overtime, and closed back-to-back rounds. Stat sheets still crowned NRG’s Adam “mada” Pampuch as final MVP on raw ACS — a reminder that individual brilliance did not rewrite the series script.

Prize ladder behind them: NRG $340k, Nongshim RedForce $220k, BBL $140k from a $2 million pool. On Twitch chat and r/ValorantCompetitive, the narrative wrote itself — NA finally converting international form after years of almosts, while NRG’s title drought since Champions 2025 stretches to a third straight international without a cup.

What comes next

EWC club points matter for the broader Saudi calendar, but for 100 Thieves the intangible is bigger: proof that the roster can win when a best-of-five reaches knife edge. VCT Americas Stage 2 is already rolling — champions don’t get a bye from the regular season.

Match report: GosuGamers — 100 Thieves crowned EWC 2026 champions.