Valorant Masters Santiago 2026

• First Ascension team to win an international Masters — Nongshim RedForce joined VCT Pacific in 2026 and immediately took the season opener
• Pacific four-peat — fourth consecutive Masters title for the region
• Paper Rex's lower-bracket gauntlet — five wins from elimination to the grand final, including the most-watched match of the event (peak 752K viewers)
• Swiss redraw incident — round 2 was redrawn off-stream after a seeding error placed Paper Rex and Gentle Mates incorrectly

Per-place breakdown not published yet.