Get ready for a VALORANT Champions experience like no other in Shanghai.
Riot have revealed the location for the 2026 VALORANT Champions event. The competition will head to Shanghai, China returning to the city that hosted a highly successful Masters event last year. This will be the first ever Championship event to take place in China. The event has previously been held in Berlin, Istanbul, Los Angeles and Seoul.
This years event is being held in Paris, and Riot have also previously revealed that the 2027 Champions event will take place somewhere in the Americas region.
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VALORANT heads to China for Champions 2026
VALORANT has a huge fan following and playerbase in China, and the previous Masters event held in Shanghai was hugely successful. The success of that event has directly influenced their decision to return, according to the announcement posted today.
"After the unforgettable energy of Masters Shanghai 2024, with a packed Mercedes-Benz Arena, record-setting viewership, and a full city takeover, we knew we had to come back. That event proved what we believed: Shanghai wasn’t just ready to show up, it was ready to host the biggest event on the VCT calendar."
The event wasn't just a success in person either. The event posted almost 25 million hours watched, peaking at over 900,000 viewers during the final match between Gen.G and Team Heretics.
Riot are working hard to grow their presence in China. The League of Legends World Championship will also be held in the region, taking place in Shanghai, as well as Beijing and Chengdu.
Fans will have high expectations for the event, with Riot promising that the VALORANT Champions 2026 event will "be more than just the final stop on a global tour." They claim that the event "will deliver the highest level of VALORANT competition while once again spotlighting the passion of VCT CN’s home crowd."
We do not yet have dates for the event, so stay tuned to esports.gg to keep up to date with everything VALORANT esports.
