The 2026 Valorant Champions Tour: CHINA KICK-OFF is the first of many VCT tournaments organized by Riot Games for 2026, featuring the top teams from the CHINA region facing off to qualify for VCT Masters in Santiago.

Tournament Format

Playoffs will be conducted in a triple-elimination bracket. All matches are best-of-three series, except the upper, mid, and lower bracket finals, which will be best-of-five series.

The team that qualified for the Champions in Paris receives a bye into round 2 of the Upper Bracket.