VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026 Day 1 Results: Paper Rex Edge Team Liquid 2-1, G2 Sweep TYLOO
Day one of VALORANT Champions 2026 in Shanghai (Thursday, September 24) produced two results in Group C: Paper Rex beat Team Liquid 2-1 and G2 Esports beat TYLOO 2-0. Paper Rex closed out their win with a d4v41 ace in the last round of the deciding map. Group C is also where both Indonesian players at the event ended up: Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto of Paper Rex and Moses Christophe “Splash” Jonathan of TYLOO. For the format, groups and viewer rewards, see our VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026 schedule and groups guide. This piece covers the results only.
Paper Rex 2-1 Team Liquid
| Map | Pick | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ascent | Paper Rex | Paper Rex 13-4 |
| Haven | Team Liquid | Team Liquid 13-7 |
| Lotus | Decider | Paper Rex 13-10 |
Map scores from VLR.gg and Liquipedia, matching the series results on the official VALORANT Esports standings.
Ascent. Paper Rex went 4-0 up before Liquid levelled at 4-4. From there Paper Rex did not drop another round, closing 13-4 on a nine-round streak. Along the way, something hit the first ace of this year’s Champions.
Haven. On their own pick, Liquid led 7-5 at the half and won 13-7. This was f0rsakeN’s toughest map of the series: 9 kills and 17 deaths on Astra.
Lotus. Paper Rex led 9-3 at the switch and reached 12-8. Liquid took two rounds in a row to make it 12-10, but in round 23 d4v41 killed all five Liquid players on his own (an ace) to close the map 13-10.
Series K/D/A (from VLR.gg and Liquipedia):
- something: 58/33/8, the most kills in the match, with a 1.38 VLR rating.
- d4v41 (Malaysia): 46/36/7, including 25 kills on Lotus.
- invy (Philippines): 41/39/26, with 7 first kills and just 1 first death.
- f0rsakeN (Indonesia): 40/44/17, on Omen for Ascent and Lotus and Astra on Haven.
For Liquid, kamo finished with 49 kills, and GSR, making his debut for the team, had 44.
f0rsakeN and Splash: Indonesia’s Two Players in Group C
According to Liquipedia’s player data, Champions 2026 has only two Indonesian players, and both are in Group C.
f0rsakeN looked sharpest on Ascent with 16 kills and a 251 ACS, second on Paper Rex behind something. Haven was a rough one, and on Lotus he went back to Omen and finished 15/14/5.
Splash played Neon for TYLOO and went 22/33/4 across two maps. With TYLOO losing 0-2 to G2, their next match against Team Liquid is do-or-die: the loser goes home.
G2 Esports 2-0 TYLOO
| Map | Pick | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Lotus | G2 | G2 13-6 |
| Sunset | TYLOO | G2 13-3 |
Full details on VLR.gg. Lotus was level at 6-6 at the half before G2 won all seven second-half rounds. On Sunset, TYLOO’s pick, G2 were already 10-2 up at the break. trent (Skye) went 38/17/20 with the highest VLR rating of the series (1.66).
Group C Standings
| Pos | Team | Series | Maps | Round diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G2 Esports | 1-0 | 2-0 | +17 |
| 2 | Paper Rex | 1-0 | 2-1 | +6 |
| 3 | Team Liquid | 0-1 | 1-2 | -6 |
| 4 | TYLOO | 0-1 | 0-2 | -17 |
As of Friday morning, September 25, Groups A, B and D had not played yet. Every group uses the GSL format (double elimination, all best-of-three): the winners’ match winner goes straight to the playoffs, the elimination match loser is out, and the other two teams meet in a decider match for the second spot.
What’s Next (WIB and SGT)
Times follow the official schedule. The second match of each day can start later if the first one goes to three maps; on day one, TYLOO vs G2 only got going at around 7:20 PM WIB (8:20 PM SGT).
| Day, date | WIB | SGT/MYT/PHT | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Nongshim RedForce vs NRG (Group D) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Karmine Corp vs Xi Lai Gaming (Group D) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Global Esports vs Team Vitality (Group B) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | LOUD vs EDward Gaming (Group B) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | G2 Esports vs Paper Rex (Group C winners’ match) |
| Thu, Oct 1 | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | TYLOO vs Team Liquid (Group C elimination match) |
A win over G2 sends Paper Rex straight to the playoffs as Group C winners. A loss drops them into the decider match on Saturday, October 3 at 4:00 PM WIB (5:00 PM SGT). The two teams also met in the upper bracket quarterfinals of Champions Paris 2025, where Paper Rex won 2-1 (Liquipedia).
On Friday afternoon, Pacific side Nongshim RedForce go straight up against defending champions NRG.
Topping Up VP During Champions
If you have your eye on the Champions 2026 “Frag or Die” bundle, the bundle contents and the latest game changes are in our VALORANT Patch 13.06 article. For VP, you can top up VALORANT Points on ItemGame with just your Riot ID and tagline (for example YourName#1234), starting from 475 VP.
FAQ
What was the score of Paper Rex vs Team Liquid at VALORANT Champions 2026? Paper Rex won 2-1: Ascent 13-4, Haven 7-13, Lotus 13-10.
When do Paper Rex play next? Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM WIB (5:00 PM SGT) against G2 Esports in the Group C winners’ match.
Which Indonesian players are at Champions 2026? f0rsakeN (Paper Rex) and Splash (TYLOO).
