Vitality recover against 100 Thieves to reach Champions grand final

Vitality recover against 100 Thieves to reach Champions grand final

Team Vitality defeated 100 Thieves 3–1 in the VALORANT Champions 2026 lower-bracket final, recovering from a heavy opening-map loss to secure a championship rematch with LOUD .

100 Thieves finished third and earned $250,000, while Vitality advanced to the season’s deciding series.

Vitality 3–1 100 Thieves — Split 5–13, Summit 13–10, Lotus 13–11, Ascent 13–9

100 Thieves controlled Split after the score reached 4–4, building an 8–4 halftime lead before conceding just one round on attack. Timotino led the opener on Neon with 22 kills, 10 deaths, six assists and 331 ACS.

Vitality answered on Summit. Chronicle recorded 21 kills, while Sayonara added 20, helping the European side level the series despite losing the second-half pistol.

Vitality withstand Lotus comeback

Lotus became the closest map of the match. Vitality reached 11–5, but 100 Thieves won six consecutive rounds to equalise.

Vitality then secured the final two rounds to move ahead 2–1. Sayonara , playing Chamber, finished the map with 24 kills.

Jamppi helps close the series on Ascent

The fourth map was level 6–6 at halftime, and 100 Thieves moved ahead 8–6 after the break. Vitality responded by winning seven of the next eight rounds to complete the comeback and close the match 13–9.

Jamppi finished Ascent with 23 kills, 14 deaths and eight assists on Sage, while Chronicle contributed 21/14/3 on Chamber.

Across the series, Sayonara led Vitality with 70 kills. On the opposing side, Timotino recorded 73 kills and 248 ACS, while Cryocells finished with 74 kills.

Third meeting with LOUD decides the title

Vitality and LOUD enter the final with one series victory apiece at Champions. Vitality won their group-stage encounter 2–0, before LOUD answered 2–1 in the upper-bracket final.

Their deciding best-of-five is scheduled for 18 October at 13:00 GMT+7, with the championship and $1 million first prize at stake.