Nongshim reverse Karmine Corp to reach VALORANT Champions playoffs

Nongshim reverse Karmine Corp to reach VALORANT Champions playoffs

Nongshim RedForce 2:1 Karmine Corp

Nongshim RedForce have secured a place in the VALORANT Champions 2026 playoffs after recovering from a map down to defeat Karmine Corp 2–1 in the Group D deciding match.

Karmine Corp opened the series with a 13–9 victory on Sunset , but Nongshim answered with a dominant 13–5 win on Summit before taking Haven 13–6 to complete the comeback.

The victory sends Nongshim through alongside NRG from Group D, while Karmine Corp are eliminated.

Karmine Corp strike first on Sunset

KC took their own Sunset pick 13–9.

N4RRATE finished with 22 kills on Chamber, while SUYGETSU recorded 21 as Karmine Corp moved within one map of the playoffs.

Nongshim answer on Summit

Nongshim responded decisively on Summit, their own map pick.

They won the map 13–5 after taking a 7–5 first-half lead and then shutting KC out in the second half.

Nongshim complete the comeback

The deciding Haven followed a similar pattern.

Nongshim led 7–5 at halftime before winning six of the next seven rounds to close the map 13–6 and the series 2–1.

Dambi finished the series with 53 kills and a 260 ACS according to BO3, while Rb posted a +12 kill differential.