VCT 2026 Roster Tracker: All Confirmed Transfers
The VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) 2026 season is officially underway, starting with the Americas Kickoff event on January 15. After a breakout campaign last year, Tier 1 VALORANT now enters its fifth year as teams across all regions look to assert themselves in the race to world supremacy.
This article ensures up-to-date information on the latest VCT 2026 roster transfer news, detailing all confirmed rosters in the EMEA, China, Americas, and Pacific regions.
VCT 2026 Roster Transfer News
January 9
- Angelo “keznit” Mori and Daniel “Rossy” Abedrabbo join ENVY to replace Alex “canezerra” Banyasz and Ayan “ion2x” Rastogi, as the latter two are not eligible to participate in VCT Americas due to their age.
All Confirmed VCT 2026 EMEA Rosters
EMEA has failed to lift a VCT trophy in quite some time, but that drought could end soon.
With many dangerous contenders, our EMEA Kickoff predictions spotlight teams like Team Vitality, Team Heretics, and Karmine Corp as worth watching closely, alongside a wave of rookies set to debut at the start of the VCT EMEA 2026 season.
Here are all the confirmed rosters heading into the VCT 2026 EMEA Kickoff:
| Team | Roster |
|---|---|
| BBL Esports | Eren “Rosé” Erzan (IGL) Ali “Crewen” Eren Sargin Yusuf “Lar0k” Kaan Kanber Utku “Loita” Kart Umut “lovers rock” Pekdoğan Mert “KEY” Çelebi (Head Coach) |
| Fnatic | Jake “Boaster” Howlett (IGL) Sylvain “Veqaj” Pattyn Kajetan “kaajak” Haremski Austin “crashies” Roberts Emir “Alfajer” Ali Beder Milan “Milan” de Meij (Head Coach) |
| FUT Esports | Furkan “MrFaliN” Yeğen (IGL) Eray “yetujey” Budak Ata “ATA KAPTAN” Tan Doğan “xeus” Gözgen Okan “KROSTALY” Alaçam Baha “baha” Gözmen Eray “GAIS” Sarıkaya (Head Coach) |
| Gentle Mates | Patryk “starxo” Kopczyński (IGL) Taranvir “bipo” Singh Conner “GLYPH” Garcia Patrik “Minny” Hušek Martin “marteen” Pátek Pavle “pakko” Kostić (Head Coach) |
| GIANTX | Kirill “Cloud” Nekhozhin (IGL) Eduard-George “ara” Hanceriuc Karel “Flickless” Maeckelbergh Grzegorz “GRUBINHO” Ryczko Miłosz “westside” Duda Daniil “pipsoN” Meshcheryakov (Head Coach) |
| Karmine Corp | Bogdan “Sheydos” Naumov (IGL) Hazem “avez” Khaled Dastan “dos9” Zhumagali Dmitrii “SUYGETSU” Iliushin Burak “LewN” Alkan Andrey “Engh” Sholokov (Head Coach) |
| Natus Vincere | Andrei “Shao” Kiprskii (IGL) Emirhan “hiro” Kat Dawid “Filu” Czarnecki Uğur “Ruxic” Güç Volkan “sociablEE” Yönal Kyrylo “ANGE1” Karasov (Head Coach) |
| Team Heretics | Ričardas “Boo” Lukaševičius (IGL) Benjy “benjyfishy” David Fish Enes “RieNs” Ecirli Mert “Wo0t” Alkan Berkcan “ComeBack” Şentürk Neil “neilzinho” Finlay (Head Coach) |
| Team Liquid | Ayaz “nAts” Akhmetshin (IGL) Semyon “purp0” Borchev Wayne “wayne” Chang Wei Jie Kamil “kamo” Frąckowiak Dominykas “MiniBoo” Lukaševičius Ivo “LohaN” Albino (Head Coach) |
| Team Vitality | Elias “Jamppi” Olkonnen (IGL) Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev Timofey “Chronicle” Khromov Dawid “PROFEK” Święć Ștefan “Sayonara” Mîtcu Bartosz “UNFAKE” Bernacki (Substitute) Gregor “PAL” Morton (Head Coach) |
| PCIFIC Esports | TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Kaan “Leader” Taşpınar (Head Coach) |
| ULF Esports | Anıl “nekky” Dağdeviren (IGL) Enes “Favian” Yiğiter Soner “audaz” Ekiz TBD TBD TBD (Head Coach) |
All Confirmed VCT 2026 Americas Rosters
Defending world champions NRG will look to start the year strong in the VCT Americas Kickoff. However, there is plenty of competition as teams such as Leviatán, G2 Esports, Sentinels, and MIBR have strong rosters that can compete for the title.
Listed below are the confirmed VCT 2026 Americas rosters:
| Team | Roster |
|---|---|
| 100 Thieves | Jordan “vora” Pulwer (IGL) Peter “Asuna” Mazuryk Sean “bang” Bezerra Matthew “Cryocells” Panganiban Timothée “Timotino” Dupont Laurynas “Nbs” Kisielius (Head Coach) |
| Cloud9 | Jordan “Zellsis” Montemurro (IGL) Erick “Xeppaa” Bach Francis “OXY” Hoang Victor “v1c” Truong Erik “penny” Penny Ian “Immi” Harding (Head Coach) |
| Evil Geniuses | Corbin “C0M” Lee (IGL) Bao “bao” Nguyen Phat “supamen” Le Douglas “dgzin” De Santana Da Silva Anthony “okeanos” Nguyen Christine “potter” Chi (Head Coach) |
| FURIA | Michael “nerve” Yerrow (IGL) Torogul “alym” Baidyldaev Daniel “eeiu” Vucenovic Arthur “artzin” Araujo GianFranco “koalanoob” Potestio Luiz “basic” Tessaro (Substitute) Ian “shaW” Jardim (Head Coach) |
| KRÜ Esports | Matias “Saadhak” Delipetro (IGL) Caio “silentzzz” Morita Leonardo “mwzera” Serrati Felipe “Less” Basso Jesús “Dantedeu5” Larossa Nicolas “ZONYK” Carboni (Head Coach) |
| Leviatán | Francesco “kiNgg” Aravena (IGL) Eduardo “Sato” Sato Joshua “PxS” Figueredo Guilherme “blowz” Oliveira Bruno “Neon” Rodríguez Rodrigo “spikeziN” Lombardi Rodrigo “Onur” Dalmagro (Head Coach) |
| LOUD | Bryan “pANcada” Luna Leandro “Virtyy” Moreno Lucca “lukxo” Travaioli Cauan “cauanzin” Pereira Sebastián “Darker” Cicuamia Gonzalo “Romanilly” Manzano (Head Coach) |
| MIBR | Andrew “Verno” Maust (IGL) Erick “aspas” Santos Zachary “zekken” Patrone Ian “tex” Botsch Roberto “Mazino” Rivas Daniel “fRoD” Montaner (Head Coach) |
| NRG | Ethan “Ethan” Arnold (IGL) Logan “skuba” Jenkins Brock “brawk” Somerhalder Georgio “keiko” Sanassy Adam “mada” Pampuch Malkolm “Bonkar” Rench (Head Coach) |
| Sentinels | Mirel “kyu” Hrustemovic (IGL) Yassin “reduxx” Aboulalazm Mohamad “johnqt” Amine Ouarid Marshall “N4RRATE” Massey Gabriel “cortezia” Cortez Adam “Kaplan” Kaplan (Head Coach) |
| G2 Esports | Jacob “valyn” Batio (IGL) Nathan “leaf” Orf Trent “trent” Cairns Andrej “babybay” Francisty Alexander “JAWGEMO” Mor Josh “JoshRT” Lee (Head Coach) |
| ENVY | Matteo “P0PPIN” Weber (IGL) Evan “Eggsterr” Grady Hunter “inspire” Schline Angelo “keznit” Mori Daniel “Rossy” Abedrabbo Dakota “Stunner” MacLeod (Head Coach) |
All Confirmed VCT 2026 Pacific Rosters
With two of the three international titles in 2025 going to Pacific teams, the region will be looking to maintain its dominance behind a stacked lineup that includes heavyweights DRX, FULL SENSE, Paper Rex, Global Esports, Gen.G, Rex Regum Qeon, and T1.
The depth of talent in VCT Pacific knows no bounds, as evidenced by the confirmed rosters for the VCT 2026 season:
| Team | Roster |
|---|---|
| DetonatioN FocusMe | Tomonori “SSeeS” Okimura (IGL) Kazuya “yatsuka” Ikeda Amon “Caedye” Okakura Ibuki “Meiy” Seki Yu “Akame” Gwang-hui Cho “JoxJo” Byung-yeon Kakeru “Vorz” Ikarashi (Head Coach) |
| DRX | Kim “MaKo” Myeong-kwan (IGL) No “free1ng” Ha-jun Ahn “Hermes” Byeong-wook Kang “BeYN” Ha-bin Yoon “Flicker” Tae-hee Song “HYUNMIN” Hyun-min Pyeon “termi” Seon-ho (Head Coach) |
| FULL SENSE | Papaphat “Primmie” Sriprapha Jittana “JitboyS” Nokngam Tanate “killua” Teerasawad Anupong “thyy” Preamsak Thanyathon “Leviathan” Nakmee Thanamethk “Crws” Mahatthananuyut (Head Coach) |
| Global Esports | Xavier “xavi8k” Juan Kale “Autumn” Dunne Savva “Kr1stal” Fedorov Patrick “PatMen” Mendoza Derrick “Deryeon” Yee Go “UdoTan” Kyung-won Hector “FrosT” Rosario |
| Gen.G | Kim “Lakia” Jong-min (IGL) Kim “ZynX” Dong-ha Kim “t3xture” Na-ra Kim “Karon” Won-tae Ha “Ash” Hyun-cheol Kang “solo” Keun-chul (Head Coach) |
| Paper Rex | Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto (IGL) Adrian “invy” Reyes Khalish “d4v41” Rusyaidee Wang “Jinggg” Jing Jie Ilya “something” Petrov Alexandre “alecks” Sallé (Head Coach) |
| Rex Regum Qeon | Ngô Công “crazyguy” Anh (IGL) Bryan “Kushy” Setiawan Cahya “monyet” Nugraha David “xffero” Monagin Maksim “Jemkin” Batorov Jovanni “Jovi” Vera (Head Coach) |
| T1 | Byeon “Munchkin” Sang-beom (IGL) Lee “carpe” Jae-hyeok Ham “iZu” Woo-joo Kim “Meteor” Tae-oh Kim “stax” Gu-taek Yu “BuZz” Byung-chul Kim “KDG” Dong-gun (Head Coach) |
| Team Secret | Jessie “JessieVash” Cuyco (IGL) Rizkie “BerserX” Kusuma Kim “TenTen” Tae-young Ko “Sylvan” Young-sub Kelly “kellyS” Sedillo Jose “Rbtx” Jamir (Head Coach) |
| ZETA DIVISION | Shota “SugarZ3ro” Watanabe (IGL) Yuto “Xdll” Mizomori Yeom “eKo” Wang-ryong Shota “SyouTa” Aoki Kazuki “Absol” Fujinoki Hibiki “XQQ” Motoyama (Head Coach) |
| VARREL | Kim “XuNa” Tae-geon Kim “Klaus” Min-hyuk Go “C1ndeR” Jae-hyuk Jang “zexy” Suk-hyun Shin “oonzmlp” Sang-beom Goo “TK9_주” Tae-Kyun (Head Coach) |
| Nongshim RedForce | Goo “Rb” Sang-min (IGL) Kim “Francis” Mu-bin Park “Ivy” Sung-hyeon Jung “Xross” Hwan Lee “Dambi” Hyuk-kyu Kim “SilKanoN” Gyeong-min (Head Coach) |
All Confirmed VCT 2026 China Rosters
After a disappointing campaign last year, barring a miracle run from Wolves at Masters Toronto, China will be eager to reignite the fire in 2026, led by teams like EDward Gaming, Bilibili Gaming, XLG Esports, JD Gaming, and Trace Esports.
Here are the confirmed rosters for the VCT 2026 China season:
| Team | Roster |
|---|---|
| All Gamers | Xin “Spitfires” Mingyang Roman “f4ngeer” Smirnov Zhu “Au1” Yihao Li “Lsn” Sinan Cui “cxyy” Xinyu Yang “Shr1mp” Yong Gao “iamgrq” Ruiqi Zeyang “Bai” Zhang Huang “K1ra” Zhihao Han “ED101” Tianqi (Head Coach) |
| Bilibili Gaming | Marcus “nephh” Tan (IGL) Lu “Levius” Yinzhong Wang “rushia” Xiaojie Yang “bud” Renyu Wang “whzy” Haozhe Liu “Knight” Yuxian Tang “Muggle” Shijun (Head Coach) |
| EDward Gaming | Wan “CHICHOO” Shunzhi (IGL) Zheng “ZmjjKK” Yongkang Wang “nobody” Senxu Zhang “Smoggy” Zhao Zhang “Jieni7” Juntai Lin “WoodAy1” Weihong Zhang “zjc” Juncheng Wang “cb” Qingchuan Yoon “Autumn” Eu-teum (Head Coach) |
| FunPlus Phoenix | Chang “BerLIN” Po-lin (IGL) Zhang “AAAAY” Yang Ou “Setrod” Tai-keng Natchapon “Sscary” Matarat Qu “Life” Donghao Nikola “LEGIJA” Ninić (Head Coach) |
| JD Gaming | Niu “zhe” Zhe Huang “Yuicaw” Yung-chieh Park “stew” Young-chan Yang “Link7” Bowan Freddie “riyabtw” Liu Cho-ming Zhang “kklin” Zilin Yeung “jkuro” Ho-chung Colin “Coconut” Patrick Chung Lee “bail” Sung-jae (Head Coach) |
| Nova Esports | Ho “heybay” Shun-hei (IGL) Zhao “Ezeir” Zejun Guang “GuanG” Honglin Wang “monk” Haoyu Chen “OBONE” Yijie Chiu “Green” Chien-chih Won “pr” Jun-yeon (Head Coach) |
| Titan Esports Club | Guo “Haodong” Haodong (IGL) Ding “CoCo” Dajian Chen “TvirusLuke” Chen-ching Lu “Lucas” Yunkun Zhao “dynamite” Zihao Han “Abo” Bohao Lo “AfteR” Wen-hsin (Head Coach) |
| Trace Esports | Ran “viva” Lifan (IGL) Delbert “deLb” Tanoto Song “FengF” Xeufeng Lu “Kai” Zhinan Zhang “LuoK1ng” Zhanpeng Gu “destroyeR” Jiaming (Head Coach) |
| TYLOO | Li “sword9” Wei (IGL) Moses “Splash” Jonathan Shen “Erv” Zhiwei Sun “slowly” Kenlun Zhang “Scales” Zhen Hsu “Yoyo” Yuh-siang Xiang “COLDFISH” Pengzhi Xie “hypnotizing” Haozhi (Head Coach) |
| Wolves Esports | Pong “SiuFatBB” Ka-hei (IGL) Fei “Satoshi” Zhixian Jordan “jowa” Wang Wang “yosemite” Lei Bijan “qiutiaN” Moeinzadeh Zhang “V1ya” Ruimin Liu “Spring” Chun-ting Chong “Fayde” Hoc Wah (Head Coach) |
| XLG Esports | Teng “happywei” Min-wei Arthur “Rarga” Churyumov James “NoMan” Man Ga-kit Liang “Lysoar” Youhao Huang “WsLeo” Ping-wei Aleksandr “Hvoya” Eremin (Head Coach) |
| Dragon Ranger Gaming | Luo “Flex1n” Rui (IGL) Wang “Ying” Chenxu Zhang “Akeman” Haoran Shao “Nicc” Yi-chun Ilya “vo0kashu” Ushakov Lin “SpiritZ1” Ting-yu Cheng “Cangshu” Yu-chun Fang “Baize” Bai Deng “NaThanD” Senqiao (Head Coach) |
FAQs
How do VCT roster changes work for the 2026 season?
VCT transfers ahead of a new season usually involve contract extensions or signing players from rival teams. In some cases, organizations may also sign highly desired young talent before they are eligible to play to develop them in-house and block competitors from acquiring them.
What is the official roster change timeline for VCT 2026?
Most of the VCT 2026 roster changes happen before the season begins. However, a few roster changes can happen in the mid-season due to various reasons, such as player performance, health, and visa issues.
Where can I track verified VCT roster announcements?
You can also track all major roster changes directly in this guide, alongside updates from the official VCT social channels. However, for team-specific changes, it’s still best to follow each organization’s own social media accounts.
Who are the biggest confirmed transfers in VCT 2026?
Some of the most striking VCT 2026 player transfers in the offseason include Chronicle to Team Vitality, keiko to NRG, zekken to MIBR, and invy to Paper Rex.
Which teams have made the best roster moves in VCT 2026?
Team Vitality and MIBR have made some huge signings that are sure to bring many eyes to them heading into the VCT 2026 season.
