The 2026 Valorant Champions Tour: Santiago Masters, also known as Valorant Masters Santiago 2026, is an upcoming global tournament organized by Riot Games for the first-persontacticalhero shooter game Valorant as part of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) 2026 competitive season. The tournament will be held in Santiago, Chile.
It marks the second international Valorant competition to be held in Latin America since the LOCK//IN Kickoff event in 2023, and the first to be held in Chile.[1] Twelve teams will qualify based on their placement in their respective VCT international leagues.
Host selection
On 2 October 2025, in the build-up to the 2025 Valorant Champions Finals in Paris, France, Riot Games announced the host cities for the two Valorant Masters tournaments in 2026, with Santiago, Chile being selected as the host for the first Masters event of the competitive season.[2] The city hosted the first-ever esports competition of the Pan American Games during the 2023 edition.[3]
Qualification
Unlike the previous season's first Masters tournament, twelve (12) teams will qualify for the tournament from all four VCT international leagues, namely the Americas, China, EMEA, and Pacific.[2]
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