G2 sweep Team Liquid to secure VALORANT Champions playoff spot

G2 sweep Team Liquid to secure VALORANT Champions playoff spot

G2 Esports 2:0 Team Liquid

G2 Esports have qualified for the VALORANT Champions 2026 playoffs after sweeping Team Liquid 2–0 in the Group C deciding match.

G2 won Split 13–10 before taking Abyss 13–7 to close the series without requiring the deciding Ascent.

The result sent G2 through alongside Paper Rex from Group C, while Team Liquid were eliminated from the tournament.

G2 close Liquid's map pick

Team Liquid selected Split, but G2 recovered from a 5–7 halftime deficit to win eight of the next 11 rounds and take the opener 13–10.

Trent "trent" Cairns led G2 on Split with 21 kills and a 242 ACS. Liquid's Kamil "kamo" Fronckowiak finished the map with 12 kills, while Elias "Kicks" Stein led his team with 13.

Abyss seals the series

G2 then took control on their own Abyss pick.

They led 8–4 at halftime and closed the map 13–7 to complete the sweep.

Across the series, trent recorded 41 kills and finished with a 252 ACS, while G2 secured the second and final Group C playoff berth.