01 · Tournament route
Stage and upstream/downstream relationship
This series belongs to the four-group opening stage of Champions Shanghai. Riot’s tournament guide says eight teams advance from the groups into a double-elimination playoff; the captured match schedule does not identify this series’ exact upstream match or next opponent.
02 · Match stakes
Format, advancement and elimination impact
This is a best-of-three: the first team to two map wins takes the series. The match result is confirmed, while advancement, elimination and the next opponent remain unverified unless separately stated by the official source.
03 · Source state
Confirmed official status
Official status: Final. VALORANT Esports schedule records NRG as the series winner with the displayed 2–1 score.
04 · Before play
Match-specific pre-match condition
NRG needed the deciding third map to beat Karmine Corp 2–1 after both teams had recorded 2–0 wins on September 25. The official result does not establish standings or a next opponent.
05 · After play
Confirmed result and actual impact
NRG is the confirmed series winner and Karmine Corp the confirmed loser. The page does not convert that result into a specific advancement, elimination, seed or next opponent unless the official evidence states it.
06 · Change log
Update timeline
- Match or event date
Sep 29 is the official date or event window stored for this record.
- Record published
MonsterSnow first published this source-bounded record on the date shown.
- Latest verified update
Final was the latest supported state after the official source check shown in the evidence boundary.
07 · Same-day context
How this differed from other matches that day
Paper Rex also won 2–1 on September 29, but against G2 Esports. This page remains the NRG–Karmine Corp result and preserves the two teams' separately verified September 25 context.
Evidence boundary
What the source does—and does not—prove
The official schedule exposes the completed best-of-three series score. This record does not add map scores, player statistics, standings effects or bracket consequences.
Official source checked: Oct 1, 2026 · 23:34 CST. Predicted scores, unsupported bracket consequences, unconfirmed start times and third-party statistics are excluded.
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