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FURIAがCounter-Strikeの女子ロスターを丸ごとValorantへ移した — 同じ週にFENNEL GCはコーチを3人体制に増やしている
ブラジルのFURIAが8月17日、Counter-Strike 2で6年以上活動してきた女子ロスターを5人そのままValorantへ移すと発表した。競技タイトルをまたいで編成を維持したまま移る形である。その前日の8月16日には、日本のFENNEL GCが9月14日開幕のGame Changers Pacificを前にコーチを1人追加し、3人体制にしている。2026年のGame Changersは、EMEAが8月31日、ブラジルが9月12日、Pacificが9月21日と、各地域の決着が1か月に集中する日程に入っている。
2026-08-19・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
Americas Stage 2 Play-Insのアッパー準々決勝が終了 — FURIAとEvil Geniusesが勝ち上がり、G2 EsportsとCloud9がローワーへ回った
VCT 2026 Americas Stage 2 Play-Insのアッパー準々決勝が8月17日に終わった。FURIAがG2 Esportsを2-1、Evil GeniusesがCloud9を2-1で下し、8月16日に勝ったMIBR・ENVYと合わせた4チームが8月22日のアッパー準決勝に進む。敗れた4チームはローワーブラケットへ回り、8月20日から始まるローワー1回戦は4試合すべてがリーグ勢とChallengers勢の対戦になる。
2026-08-18・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
Eintracht FrankfurtとFire Flux EsportsがEMEA Play-Insの最後の2枠を獲得 — プレーオフに進む4チームのうち3チームがChallengers勢になった
8月16日から17日にかけて、VCT 2026 EMEA Stage 2 Play-Insのローワー3回戦2試合が行われた。Eintracht FrankfurtがEternal Fireを2-0で、Fire Flux EsportsがJoblifeを2-0で下し、プレーオフ進出の残り2枠を埋めた。すでに勝ち抜けていたFUT EsportsとEnterprise Esportsと合わせ、Play-Insを通過した4チームのうち3チームをChallengers勢が占めた。
2026-08-17・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
Waylayは9日間で2度キューから外れ、Cypherのバグが起きた公式戦は結果が維持された — Riotが2026年に使い分けている2つの対応
VALORANTのWaylayが8月8日に再びキューから外され、その後復帰した。7月31日に続いて9日間で2度目の停止である。一方、Cypherのサイバーケージに関するバグは、VCT Pacificの公式戦のラウンドに影響しながらエージェント停止には至らず、パッチ修正と「結果は維持」という裁定で処理された。どちらの場面でも競技の公平性という言葉が使われているが、実際の対応は分かれている。
2026-08-17・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
Mid-season IGL changes paid off nowhere this week — FURIA, PCIFIC, FNATIC and Fluxo W7M on who builds the round
During the Play-Ins of VCT 2026 Stage 2, players from three regions spoke in quick succession about the IGL setups on their own teams. FURIA changed IGL twice in 2026 and reversed the second change within weeks. PCIFIC Esports, who finished 0-15, look back on a roster “built in 10 days”. FNATIC signed an experienced IGL for a non-IGL role and then went out in Stage 2. The common thread is that they name their own IGL setup, not the opponent, as the reason they lost.
2026-08-16・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
Team Liquidが18歳GSRを発表なしで昇格させ契約は2029年まで — 同じ月にGen.Gはアカデミーを解散、2027年の新フォーマットが育成の判断を割り始めた
Team Liquidが8月16日、下部組織からOgnjen「GSR」Bondžić（18）を控え選手としてメインロスターへ昇格させた。契約は2029年まで。ただし組織からの公式発表はなく、Riotが公開している選手契約データベースの記載で判明した。一方でGen.Gは8月1日にアカデミーの4選手を放出し、韓国の主要3チームで最初にアカデミーを畳んでいる。2027年のフォーマット変更を前に、育成枠の扱いが組織ごとに割れ始めている。
2026-08-16・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
Titan Esports ClubとTrace EsportsがChinaのプレーオフから姿を消す — PacificはT1とNongshim RedForceが2-0で勝ち上がった
8月16日、VCT 2026 Stage 2はChinaのプレーオフ、PacificとAmericasのPlay-Insが並行して進んだ。Chinaのローワー1回戦ではNova EsportsとAll Gamersが勝ち、Titan Esports ClubとTrace Esportsが7〜8位で敗退した。Pacificのアッパー準々決勝はT1とNongshim RedForceがともに2-0で勝ち上がっている。AmericasではSentinelsがENVYに0-2で敗れ、ローワーに回った。
2026-08-16・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
Recon utility reportedly fails to detect enemies inside Cypher's Cyber Cage — suspected in official VCT play, no statement from Riot so far
The community has reported a bug where recon and tracking utility — Sova's Recon Bolt, Raze's Boom Bot, Fade's Prowler — stops reacting entirely to players standing inside Cypher's Cyber Cage. Viewers say the same behaviour appeared in Global Esports vs Gen.G at VCT Pacific Stage 2 (31 July), raising concerns for the competitive scene. As of writing (4 August), Riot Games has not issued a statement about the bug.
2026-08-03・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
VCT Pacific Stage 2 — DetonatioN FocusMe beat T1 2-1 for a second straight win; four teams on two wins leave Omega wide open
DetonatioN FocusMe (DFM) took down T1 2-1 in Group Omega at VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 2, a second straight win after their victory over VARREL. Below leaders Paper Rex, VARREL, T1 and DFM are now all level on two wins. Both Japanese teams sit inside playoff contention in their groups, and the remaining fixtures will decide it.
2026-08-01・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
[Game Changers] Gen.G GC switch head coach to Xpp — SeoeuN steps down to coach the academy as the roster is reshaped ahead of GC Pacific
Two-time Korean champions Gen.G GC have reshuffled their coaching staff ahead of Game Changers Pacific (September, Indonesia). SeoeuN (Jeong Seo-eun), who guided the team to back-to-back GC Korea Split 1 and 2 titles, steps down as head coach and returns to a coaching role at Gen.G Global Academy (GGA). She is replaced by Xpp (Yoon Jong-sung), previously the organisation's academy head coach.
2026-08-01・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
Trace Esports sign Toosy just before the Play-Ins, moving to a seven-man roster — looking to recover from 11th place and an 0-5 group stage
Trace Esports, who finished bottom of Group Alpha at 0-5 in the VCT 2026 China Stage 2 group stage, signed Toosy (Wu Yufeng) on 1 August, right before the Play-Ins, moving to a seven-player roster.
2026-08-01・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
VALORANT disables Waylay in all queues — a Refract visual bug threatens "competitive integrity"
On 31 July, Riot Games temporarily disabled the duelist Waylay across all VALORANT queues. A bug was confirmed in which visual information that should not be visible appears after using her signature ability Refract; citing the impact on competitive integrity, she has been removed from every mode with no return date announced.
2026-07-31・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
[Interview] GIANTX's neT on being benched at Cloud9 and moving to Europe — "She supported me the whole way". Plus the switch from Sentinel to Initiator
neT (Michael Bernet) of GIANTX spoke to THESPIKE after VCT EMEA Stage 2's match against Team Liquid, discussing the hard stretch of his career, his mental struggles, and his role change and new challenge in Europe.
2026-07-31・Source: THESPIKE.GG
[VCT Americas Stage 2] MIBR shut out FUR and LEVIATÁN shut out ENVY, both 2-0. ENVY were run over 13-4 on Split as their difficult start continues
ENVY and FUR are both 0-3 so far, making the playoffs a distant prospect. Masters winners LEVIATÁN, meanwhile, are unbeaten at 3-0 and in excellent form.
2026-07-27・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
[Americas LCQ] A final that ran over 30 hours — 2Game Esports win dramatically after connection problems and seven technical pauses
At the VALORANT Challengers 2026: Americas LCQ grand final in Mexico, serious connection problems and packet loss forced a total of seven technical pauses.
2026-07-27・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
[Seriously] f0rsakeN finally unlocks Gekko in an official match — the first player in history to have played every VALORANT agent competitively
With the Gekko he brought out on Summit against Team Secret, he has now played every agent in the game.
2026-07-27・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
[VCT Pacific Stage 2] Runaway Paper Rex beat Team Secret 2-0. Gen.G's winning run rolls on to four straight
Paper Rex beat Team Secret 2-0. Global Esports vs Gen.G went the full distance, with two of those maps reaching overtime and stretching to 24 rounds.
2026-07-27・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
[VCT Americas Stage 2] 100 Thieves drop Sunset to Sentinels but win 2-1. G2 Esports and KRÜ Esports both win 2-0
100 Thieves lost their pick, Sunset, to Sentinels but took Ascent and Breeze afterwards. KRÜ Esports vs G2 Esports finished 0-2, with G2 looking every bit the Americas champions.
2026-07-27・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
[VCT EMEA Stage 2] Upset as Eternal Fire take down powerhouse FNATIC 2-0. Angel's Natus Vincere beat PCIFIC Esports 2-0
Eternal Fire beat powerhouse FNATIC 2-0, taking complete control of Split at 13-4. PCIFIC Esports lost 0-2 to Natus Vincere, closing off their route to the playoffs.
2026-07-27・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
[VCT China Stage 2] Group Stage ends with Nova Esports through in first place, unbeaten. Nova, BLG, Xi Lai and TYLOO — Play-In opens 5 August
The VCT 2026: China Stage 2 group stage has finished. Nova Esports advanced unbeaten, with TYLOO, Bilibili Gaming and Xi Lai Gaming also moving on to the playoffs.
2026-07-27・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
[VCT Americas Stage 2] MIBR shut out FUR and LEVIATÁN shut out ENVY, both 2-0. ENVY were run over 13-4 on Split as their difficult start continues
ENVY and FUR are both 0-3 so far, making the playoffs a distant prospect. Masters winners LEVIATÁN, meanwhile, are unbeaten at 3-0 and in excellent form.
2026-07-27・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部
[Interview] TL's LohaN, standing in for nAts: "I'm just glad I get to go back to retirement" — VCT EMEA Stage 2
Team Liquid's IGL nAts missed the VCT EMEA Stage 2 opener against Eternal Fire for personal reasons, and head coach LohaN stepped in to play in his place.
2026-07-27・Source: Hotspawn.com
[VCT Americas Stage 2 Play-In] The four qualifiers are set — M80, LA MASIA, BESTIA and 2Game Esports. Into a 12-team double elimination opening 13 August
The four Challengers slots for the VCT Americas 2026 Stage 2 Play-In have gone to M80, LA MASIA, BESTIA and 2Game Esports. They enter the 12-team double elimination bracket opening on 13 August, joining the fight for a playoff berth and a ticket to VALORANT Champions Shanghai.
2026-07-27・✍️ VALOPEDIA編集部