Riot Games has announced the teams participating in VALORANT EMEA Clash 2026, along with the event’s opening bracket.
Running from February 19th to 25th, the mid-season tournament will feature a mix of VCT EMEA and Challengers EMEA teams.
The top six teams from VCT EMEA Kickoff 2026, except those qualifying for VALORANT Masters Santiago, along with squads from Challengers EMEA sub-regions, were invited to play.
However, since the participation in the event wasn’t made mandatory by Riot Games, Fnatic and Team Heretics declined participation.
As a result, here are the organisations competing in VALORANT EMEA Clash 2026:
| VCT EMEA Teams | Challengers EMEA Teams |
| Team Vitality | FOKUS |
| FUT Esport | UCAM Esport |
| Karmine Corp | Joblife |
| GIANTX | Enterprise Esports |
| NAVI | Team Stallions |
| ULF Esports | Beşiktaş Esports |
VALORANT EMEA Clash Opening Bracket and Format
The 12 participating teams have been split into Alpha and Omega groups, each featuring three VCT and three Challengers teams. The top four VCT teams from EMEA Kickoff received a direct bye to Round 2 of the interconnected double-elimination brackets.
The other two VCT squads have been placed in Round 1, drawn in separate groups, and teams that lose in the Upper Bracket will drop to the Lower Bracket of the opposite group.
Check out the opening matchups below:
Group Alpha
Upper Round 1
- Match 1: FOKUS vs UCAM Esport
- Match 2: FUT Esports vs Joblife
Upper Round 2
- Match 1: Team Vitality vs Winner of Upper Round 1 Match 1
- Match 2: Karmine Corp vs Winner of Upper Round 1 Match 2
Group Omega
Upper Round 1
- Match 1: Enterprise Esports vs Team Stallions
- Match 2: ULF Esports vs Beşiktaş Esports
Upper Round 2
- Match 1: GIANTX vs Winner of Upper Round 1 Match 1
- Match 2: NAVI vs Winner of Upper Round 1 Match 2
