As the VALORANT esports off-season starts to wrap up, many teams have started confirming their rosters for the 2026 VCT season.
Fans across all four regions have already witnessed shocking transfers, organisations getting removed from the International Leagues, and total rebuilds.
With so many roster moves taking place, it is hard to keep track of the final active lineups. As such, Esports Insider has compiled an article that details these rosters in one place for VCT Americas, EMEA, Pacific and China.
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Editor’s note: This article will be regularly updated when further roster moves have been confirmed
VCT EMEA
KOI being removed from VCT EMEA and getting replaced by Gentle Mates is arguably the biggest highlight for the region’s upcoming 2026 season. Along with this, one of the most consistent VALORANT players, Timofey ‘Chronicle‘ Khromov, left Fnatic in the off-season after three years to join Team Vitality.
Every team in VCT EMEA has made changes, and here are the confirmed rosters as they get ready for 2026:
| Organisation | Active Roster | Coaching Staff |
| Team Vitality | • Elias ‘Jamppi‘ Olkkonen (IGL) • Nikita ‘Derke‘ Sirmitev • Ștefan ‘Sayonara‘ Mîtcu • Timofey ‘Chronicle‘ Khromov • Dawid ‘PROFEK‘ Święć • Saif ‘Sayf‘ Jibraeel (Substitute) | • Gregor ‘PAL‘ Morton (Head Coach) |
| Team Liquid | • Ayaz ‘nAts‘ Akhmetshin (IGL) • Kamil ‘kamo‘ Frąckowiak | • Ivo ‘LohaN‘ Albino (Head Coach) • Daniel ‘yaotziN‘ Roczniak (Assistant Coach) |
| Team Heretics | • Ričardas ‘Boo‘ Lukaševičius (IGL) • Benjy ‘benjyfishy‘ Fish • Enes ‘RieNs‘ Ecirli • Mert ‘Wo0t‘ Alkan • Berkcan ‘ComeBack‘ Şentürk | • Neil ‘neilzinho‘ Finlay (Head Coach) • Brandon William ‘weber‘ Weber (Coach) |
| FUT Esports | • Furkan ‘MrFaliN‘ Yeğen (IGL) • Doğukan ‘qRaxs‘ Balaban • Eray ‘yetujey‘ Budak • Doğan ‘xeus‘ Gözgen • Ata ‘ATA KAPTAN‘ Tan • Okan ‘KROSTALY‘ Alaçam • Baha ‘baha‘ Gözmen | • Eray ‘GAIS‘ Sarıkaya (Head Coach) • Tyler ‘Bambino‘ Jay (Assistant Coach) |
| Fnatic | • Jake ‘Boaster‘ Howlett (IGL) • Emir ‘Alfajer‘ Beder • Kajetan ‘kaajak‘ Haremski • Austin ‘crashies‘ Roberts • Sylvain ‘Veqaj‘ Pattyn | • Milan ‘Milan‘ de Meij (Head Coach) |
| BBL Esports | TBA | TBA |
| Gentle Mates | • Patryk ‘starxo‘ Kopczyński (IGL) • Patrik ‘Minny‘ Hušek • Taranvir ‘bipo‘ Singh • Conner ‘GLYPH‘ Garcia • Martin ‘marteen‘ Pátek | • Pavle ‘pakko‘ Kostić (Head Coach) • Jiri ‘KUNDIKUNDI‘ Honkala (Assistant Coach) |
| GIANTX | • Kirill ‘Cloud‘ Nekhozhin (IGL) • Miłosz ‘westside‘ Duda • Eduard-George ‘ara‘ Hanceriuc • Karel ‘Flickless‘ Maeckelbergh • Grzegorz ‘GRUBINHO‘ Ryczko | • Daniil ‘pipsoN‘ Meshcheryakov (Head Coach) • Jan ‘wayLander‘ Rahkonen (Assistant Coach) |
| NAVI | • Emirhan ‘hiro‘ Kat • Uğur ‘Ruxic‘ Güç • Andrei ‘Shao‘ Kiprskii | • Vincent ‘Happy‘ Schopenhauer (Head Coach) • Dmytro ‘Chippy‘ Bychenko (Assistant Coach) |
| Karmine Corp | • Hazem ‘avez‘ Khaled • Dmitrii ‘SUYGETSU‘ Iliushin | • Andrey ‘Engh‘ Sholokhov (Head Coach) • Ahmed ‘ZE1SH‘ Sheikh (Assistant Coach) |
| ULF Esports | • Anıl ‘nekky‘ Dağdeviren (IGL) • Ömür Serkan ‘echo‘ Şenol • Soner ‘audaz‘ Ekiz • Efe ‘s0pp‘ Tur • Enes ‘Favian‘ Yiğiter | • Berke ‘Vlad‘ Kantürk (Head Coach) • Mert ‘Rau‘ Yiğiter (Assistant Coach) |
| PCIFIC Esports | TBA | TBA |
VCT Americas
While not a shocking announcement, 100 Thieves announced a complete rebuild of its VALORANT roster, allowing every member of the team to explore new opportunities.
Furthermore, Sentinels also parted ways with its most experienced player, Jordan ‘Zellsis‘ Montemurro, star duelist, Zachary ‘zekken‘ Patrone, and controller, Sean ‘bang‘ Bezerra. The team later unveiled its new lineup, featuring Gabriel ‘cortezia‘ Cortez and Cubert Academy players, with contracts running until 2028.
G2 Esports’ decision not to renew Jonah ‘JonahP‘ Pulice’s contract received backlash from the community, as the timing of the announcement left the player with limited opportunities to find a new home. While the organisation competed at Red Bull Home Ground with Andrej ‘babybay‘ Francisty, his inclusion in the 2026 VCT roster has not been confirmed.
Meanwhile, VALORANT Champions 2025 winner Sam ‘s0m‘ Oh also announced his retirement from competitive play, and he has been replaced by the EMEA import, Georgio ‘keiko‘ Sanassy.
Check out the confirmed rosters for VCT Americas 2026 teams below:
| Organisation | Active Roster | Coaching Staff |
| G2 Esports | • Jacob ‘valyn‘ Batio (IGL) • Trent ‘trent‘ Cairns • Nathan ‘leaf‘ Orf • Alexander ‘jawgemo‘ Mor | • Josh ‘JoshRT‘ Lee (Head Coach) • Peter ‘shhhack‘ Belej (Assistant Coach) |
| Sentinels | • Mirel ‘Kyu‘ Hrustemovic (IGL) • Amine ‘johnqt‘ Ouarid • Marshall ‘N4RRATE‘ Massey • Gabriel ‘cortezia‘ Cortez • Yassin ‘reduxx‘ Aboulalazm | • Adam ‘kaplan‘ Kaplan (Head Coach) • Luke ‘GUNTER‘ Clives (Assistant Coach) |
| MIBR | • Eduardo ‘xenom‘ Soeiro • Erick ‘aspas‘ Santos • Andrew ‘Verno‘ Maust | • Daniel ‘fRoD‘ Montaner (Coach) |
| KRÜ Esports | • Jesús ‘Dantedeu5‘ Larrosa | • Nicolas ‘ZONYK‘ Carboni (Coach) |
| Leviatán | • Francisco ‘kiNgg‘ Aravena (IGL) • Eduardo ‘Sato‘ Nagahama • Guilherme ‘blowz‘ Oliveira • Bruno ‘Neon‘ Rodríguez • Rodrigo ‘spikeziN‘ Lombardi | • Rodrigo ‘Onur‘ Dalmagro (Head Coach) • Cristian ‘Jhein‘ Camaño (Assistant Coach) |
| LOUD | • Cauan ‘cauanzin‘ Pereira • Bryan ‘pANcada‘ Luna • Lucca ‘lukxo‘ Travaioli • Leandro ‘Virtyy‘ Moreno | TBA |
| Evil Geniuses | • Corbin ‘C0M‘ Lee (IGL) • Bao ‘bao‘ Nguyen • Douglas ‘dgzin‘ Silva • Anthony ‘okeanos‘ Nguyen • Phat ‘supamen‘ Le | • Christine ‘potter‘ Chi (Head Coach) • Mike ‘pho‘ Panza (Assistant Coach) |
| NRG | • Ethan ‘Ethan‘ Arnold (IGL) • Adam ‘mada‘ Pampuch • Brock ‘brawk‘ Somerhalder • Logan ‘skuba‘ Jenkins • Georgio ‘keiko‘ Sanassy | • Malkolm ‘bonkar‘ Rench (Head Coach) • Joseph ‘Strong‘ Edwards (Assistant Coach) |
| FURIA | • Luiz ‘basic‘ Tessaro | • Ian ‘shaW‘ Jardim (Head Coach) • Lucas ‘Kamino‘ Kamino (Assistant Coach) |
| Cloud9 | • Erick ‘Xeppaa‘ Bach • Francis ‘OXY‘ Hoang • Victor ‘v1c‘ Truong • Erik ‘penny‘ Penny • Jordan ‘Zellsis‘ Montemurro | • Ian ‘Immi‘ Harding (Head Coach) |
| 100 Thieves | • Jordan ‘vora‘ Pulwer (IGL) • Peter ‘Asuna‘ Mazuryk • Matthew ‘Cryocells‘ Panganiban • Timothée ‘Timotino‘ Lavigne Dupont • Sean ‘bang‘ Bezerra | • Laurynas ‘Nbs‘ Kisielius (Head Coach) • Erik ‘d00mbr0s‘ Sandgren (Assistant Coach) |
| ENVY | • Matteo ‘P0PPIN‘ Weber (IGL) • Alex ‘canezerra‘ Banyasz • Evan ‘Eggsterr‘ Grady • Hunter ‘inspire‘ Schline • Ayan ‘ion2x‘ Rastogi | • Dakota ‘Stunner‘ MacLeod (Coach) |
VCT Pacific
TALON has become the second organisation to be removed from VCT Pacific, and Riot is now actively looking for its replacement. Paper Rex has also bid farewell to its longest-serving player, Aaron ‘mindfreak‘ Leonhart, after five years.
Following a trophyless VCT season, Gen.G has let go of Byeon ‘Munchkin‘ Sang-beom and Kim ‘Lakia‘ Jong-min, while moving Jung ‘Foxy9‘ Jae-sung to the inactive position.
Here are the confirmed rosters so far for VCT Pacific 2026 teams:
| Organisation | Active Roster | Coaching Staff |
| DRX | • Kim ‘MaKo‘ Myeong-kwan (IGL) • No ‘free1ng‘ Ha-jun • Song ‘HYUNMIN‘ Hyun-min • Kang ‘BeYN‘ Ha-bin • Cho ‘Flashback‘ Min-hyuk • Yoon ‘Flicker‘ Tae-hee | • Seon-ho ‘termi‘ Pyeon (Head Coach) • Kwon ‘Argency‘ Soon-woo (Assistant Coach) • Kim ‘glow‘ Min-soo (Assistant Coach) |
| T1 | • Kim ‘stax‘ Gu-taek (IGL) • Lee ‘carpe‘ Jae-hyeok • Ham ‘iZu‘ Woo-Joo • Kim ‘Meteor‘ Tae-oh • Yu ‘BuZz‘ Byung-chul • Kang ‘DH‘ Dong-ho | • Kim ‘KDG‘ Dong-gun (Head Coach) • Lee ‘CheongGak‘ Il-ho (Assistant Coach) |
| Gen.G Esports | • Ha ‘Ash‘ Hyun-cheol • Kim ‘Karon‘ Won-tae • Kim ‘t3xture‘ Na-ra | • Kang ‘solo‘ Keun-chul (Head Coach) • Kim ‘HSK‘ Hae-seong (Assistant Coach) |
| Nongshim RedForce | • Kim ‘Francis‘ Mu-bin (IGL) • Jung ‘Xross‘ Hwan • Lee ‘Dambi‘ Hyuk-kyu • Park ‘Ivy‘ Sung-hyeon • Goo ‘Rb‘ Sang-min | • Kim ‘SilKanoN‘ Gyeong-min (Head Coach) • So ‘sungmin‘ Seong-min (Coach) |
| DetonatioN FocusMe | • Tomonori ‘SSeeS‘ Okimura (IGL) • Ibuki ‘Meiy‘ Seki • Yu ‘akame‘ Gwang-hui • Koki ‘gyen‘ Nakamura | TBA |
| Rex Regum Qeon | • Ngô ‘crazyguy‘ Công Anh (IGL) • David ‘xffero‘ Monangin • Maksim ‘Jemkin‘ Batorov • Cahya ‘monyet‘ Nugraha • Bryan ‘Kushy‘ Setiawan • Jonathan ‘naTz‘ Adiputra | • Evan ‘Warbirds‘ Olzem (Assistant Coach) |
| Paper Rex | • Khalish ‘d4v41‘ Rusyaidee • Jason ‘f0rsakeN‘ Susanto • Ilia ‘something‘ Petrov • Wang ‘Jinggg‘ Jing Jie • Patrick ‘PatMen‘ Mendoza | • Alexandre ‘alecks‘ Sallé (Coach) • Ashton ‘Wendler‘ Wendle (Assistant Coach) |
| Team Secret | • Adrian ‘invy‘ Reyes • Kelly ‘kellyS‘ Sedillo • Ko ‘Sylvan‘ Young-sub | • Ji ‘meow‘ Dong-jun (Head Coach) |
| Global Esports | • Savva ‘Kr1stal‘ Fedorov • Federico ‘PapiChulo‘ Evangelista • Go ‘UdoTan‘ Kyung-won • Derrick ‘Deryeon‘ Yee • Kale ‘autumn‘ Dunne • Xavier ‘xavi8k‘ Juan | • Hector ‘FrosT‘ Rosario (Head Coach) • Matthew ‘mCe‘ Elmore (Assistant Coach) |
| ZETA DIVISION | • Shota ‘SugarZ3ro‘ Watanabe (IGL) • Yuto ‘Xdll‘ Mizomori • Yuma ‘Dep‘ Hashimoto | • Hibiki ‘XQQ‘ Motoyama (Head Coach) |
| SLT | • Go ‘C1ndeR‘ Jae-hyuk • Kim ‘Klaus‘ Min-hyuk • Shin ‘oonzmlp‘ Sang-beom • Kim ‘XuNa‘ Tae-geon • Jang ‘zexy‘ Suk-hyun | • Goo ‘TK9_주‘ Tae-kyun (Head Coach) • Kim ‘R3THME‘ Ki-woon (Coach) • Yang ‘YYS‘ Yo-sep (Coach) |
VCT China
Among all regions, VCT China in 2026 has seen the least dramatic changes during the off-season. That said, some notable moves include EDward Gaming parting ways with its head coach, Tang ‘Muggle‘ Shijun, a year after lifting the VALORANT Champions 2024 trophy.
Moreover, Wolves Esports has removed Liang ‘Lysoar‘ Youhao and Tyler ‘juicy‘ Aeria from the roster, while Huang ‘Yuicaw‘ Yung-chieh has been transferred to JD Gaming. They have been replaced by Fei ‘Satoshi‘ Zhixian, Jordan ‘jowa‘ Wang, and Wang ‘yosemite‘ Lei in the lineup ahead of the 2026 season.
The confirmed rosters for VCT China teams are as follows:
| Organisation | Active Roster | Coaching Staff |
| EDward Gaming | • Wang ‘nobody‘ Senxu (IGL) • Wan ‘CHICHOO‘ Shunzhi • Zheng ‘ZmjjKK‘ Yongkang • Zhang ‘Smoggy‘ Zhao • Zhang ‘Jieni7‘ Juntai • Wang ‘cb‘ Qingchuan • Zhang ‘zjc‘ Juncheng (Substitute) | • Chen ‘heav1n‘ Wang (Assistant Coach) |
| Trace Esports | • Zhong ‘Biank‘ Jianfei (IGL) • Song ‘FengF‘ Xuefeng • Lu ‘Kai‘ Zhinan • Zhang ‘LuoK1ng‘ Zhanpeng • Zhuo ‘MarT1n‘ Zhengjie • Ran ‘Viva‘ Lifan • Delbert ‘deLb‘ Tanoto | • Gu ‘destroyeR‘ Jiaming (Head Coach) • Zhang ‘Yiyee‘ Tianyuan (Assistant Coach) |
| Bilibili Gaming | • Marcus ‘nephh‘ Tan (IGL) • Wang ‘whzy‘ Haozhe • Liu ‘Knight‘ Yuxiang • Lu ‘Levius‘ Yinzhong • Wang ‘rushia‘ Xiaojie | • Wang ‘JeXeN‘ Linxiao (Coach) • Zhang ‘YaoXie‘ Jihang (Coach) |
| Dragon Ranger Gaming | • Shao ‘Nicc‘ Yi-chun (IGL) • Ilya ‘vo0kashu‘ Ushakov • Lin ‘SpiritZ1‘ Ting-yu • Luo ‘Flex1n‘ Rui • Zhang ‘Akeman‘ Haoran • Cheng ‘Cangshu‘ Yu-chun (Substitute) • Wang ‘Ying‘ Chenxu (Substitute) | • Deng ‘NaThanD‘ Senqiao (Head Coach) • Han ‘JKH‘ Fei (Coach) • Huang ‘1T‘ Biaohong (Assistant Coach) |
| FunPlus Pheonix | • Chang ‘BerLIN‘ Po-lin (IGL) • Zhang ‘AAAAY‘ Yang • Chang ‘BerLIN‘ Po-lin • Qu ‘Life‘ Donghao • Natchaphon ‘sScary‘ Matarat • Ou ‘Setrod‘ Tai-keng | • Nikola ‘LEGIJA‘ Ninić (Head Coach) • Yao ‘YorkMonster‘ Kun (Assistant Coach) |
| XLG Esports | • Arthur ‘Rarga‘ Churyumov • Teng ‘happywei‘ Min-wei • Colin ‘coconut‘ Chung • James ‘NoMan‘ Man • Liang ‘Lysoar‘ Youhao | TBA |
| Nova Esports | • Ho ‘HeiB‘ Shun-hei (IGL) • Chen ‘OBONE‘ Yijie • Guang ‘GuanG‘ Honglin • Zhao ‘Ezeir‘ Zejun • Chiu ‘Green‘ Chien-chih • Wang ‘monk‘ Haoyu (Substitute) | • Han ‘fore‘ Qibing (Assistant Coach) |
| JDG Esports | • Yeung ‘jkuro‘ Ho-chung • Park ‘stew‘ Young-chan • Zhang ‘kklin‘ Zilin • Huang ‘Yuicaw‘ Yung-chieh • Niu ‘zhe‘ Zhe • Liu ‘Z1Yan‘ Zihan | • Lee ‘bail‘ Sung-jae (Head Coach) • Yang ‘Ego‘ Haozun (Head Coach) |
| Wolves Esports | • Pong ‘SiuFatBB‘ Ka-hei (IGL) • Liu ‘Spring‘ Chun-ting • Zhang ‘V1ya‘ Ruimin • Fei ‘Satoshi‘ Zhixian • Jordan ‘jowa‘ Wang • Wang ‘yosemite‘ Lei | • Hoc Wah ‘Fayde‘ Chong (Head Coach) • Viernes ‘Maark‘ Benette (Assistant Coach) |
| TYLOO | • Sun ‘slowly‘ Kelun (IGL) • Zhang ‘Scales‘ Zhen • Hsu ‘Yoyo‘ Yuh-siang • Li ‘sword9‘ Wei • Moses ‘Splash‘ Jonathan | • Xie ‘hypnotizing‘ Haozhi (Head Coach) • Li ‘Billyo‘ Xinyu (Assistant Coach) |
| Titan Esports Club | • Guo ‘Haodong‘ Haodong • Han ‘Abo‘ Bohao • Ding ‘CoCo‘ Dajian • Chen ‘TvirusLuke‘ Chen-ching • Lu ‘lucas‘ Yunkun • Zhao ‘dynamite‘ Zihao | • Lo ‘AfteR‘ Wen-hsin (Head Coach) • Liu ‘3water‘ Miao (Assistant Coach) |
| All Gamers | • Xin ‘Spitfires‘ Mingyang • Huang ‘K1ra‘ Zhihao • Huang ‘Hanche‘ Ching-hsan • Yang ‘Shr1mp‘ Yong • Yang ‘player‘ Kaiwen (Substitute) • Li ‘Lsn‘ Sinan (Substitute) • Cui ‘cxyy‘ Xinyu (Substitute) • Zeyang ‘Bai‘ Zhang (Substitute) | |
| All Gamers | • Xin ‘Spitfires‘ Mingyang • Huang ‘K1ra‘ Zhihao • Huang ‘Hanche‘ Ching-hsan • Yang ‘Shr1mp‘ Yong • Yang ‘player‘ Kaiwen (Substitute) • Li ‘Lsn‘ Sinan (Substitute) • Cui ‘cxyy‘ Xinyu (Substitute) • Zeyang ‘Bai‘ Zhang (Substitute) |
Source: https://esportsinsider.com/
