VALORANT EWC 2026: July 2 Results and July 3 Groups C/D Matches
EWC's first day already produced upsets, so Groups C and D start with no room for complacency.
What Happened on July 2
VALORANT at Esports World Cup 2026 had a strong opening day for Groups A and B. According to VLR, 100 Thieves beat Rex Regum Qeon 2-0, BBL Esports defeated EDward Gaming 2-1, Team Vitality beat Karmine Corp 2-0, and NRG beat Paper Rex 2-1.
The biggest results were EDG losing to BBL and NRG beating Paper Rex. Both outcomes broke the safer first-day predictions.
July 3 Matches
Groups C and D start on July 3. The first window features MIBR vs Global Esports and All Gamers vs Team Heretics. The second window has Gentle Mates vs Xi Lai Gaming and Nongshim RedForce vs G2 Esports. All series are Bo3.
For Team Heretics and G2 Esports, this is a status check. After EDG and Paper Rex already lost opening matches, favorites cannot treat qualifiers as routine opponents.
Key Matches
Team Heretics vs All Gamers asks whether Heretics can confirm its EWC 2025 champion status. G2 Esports vs Nongshim RedForce is dangerous because NS RedForce has already beaten G2 at Masters Santiago 2026.
MBG Forecast
Our cautious picks are Team Heretics 2-1 over All Gamers, MIBR 2-1 over Global Esports, Xi Lai Gaming 2-1 over Gentle Mates, and G2 Esports 2-1 over Nongshim RedForce. The key caveat is that day one already proved invitations do not protect teams from early losses.
Sources: VLR.gg, Esports World Cup, Liquipedia.
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