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 NONGSHIM REDFORCE as the series winner with the displayed 2–0 score.
04 · Before play
Match-specific pre-match condition
Both teams had earlier verified 0–2 losses in this desk: NONGSHIM REDFORCE to NRG and Xi Lai Gaming to Karmine Corp on September 25. The official October 1 score confirms NONGSHIM won this meeting in two maps.
05 · After play
Confirmed result and actual impact
NONGSHIM REDFORCE is the confirmed series winner and Xi Lai Gaming 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
Oct 1 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
Team Liquid's other verified October 1 result required all three maps. This page is the day's two-map sweep and does not infer standings, elimination or a next opponent.
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 2, 2026 · 14:33 CST. Predicted scores, unsupported bracket consequences, unconfirmed start times and third-party statistics are excluded.
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