Nongshim RedForce completed a dominant run through the playoffs by blanking Paper Rex 3-0 in the grand final of the $1 million Valorant Masters Santiago 2026 on Sunday in Santiago, Chile.
The squad from South Korea takes home $350,000 for the triumph, while Paper Rex settles for $200,000 as runners-up.
Twelve teams participated in the event, with eight starting in a Swiss Stage format from Feb. 28-March 4. The winners of the four international leagues — including Nongshim RedForce in the Pacific League — earned byes straight into the playoffs, which were an eight-team double-elimination bracket.
RedForce only lost one map the entire run, beating Gentle Mates 2-0, G2 Esports 2-1 and NRG 2-0 to reach the grand final.
Against Paper Rex, RedForce opened with a 13-11 victory on Corrode before running away with wins of 13-4 on Split and 13-3 on Abyss to finish the shutout.
Paper Rex had dropped to the lower bracket during Round 2 but pushed forward with a pair of 2-1 wins, followed by a 3-1 win over NRG in Saturday’s lower-bracket final.
Valorant Masters Santiago 2026 prize pool (money, VCT points)
1. Nongshim RedForce — $350,000, 6 points
2. Paper Rex — $200,000, 4 points
3. NRG — $125,000, 3 points
4. G2 Esports — $75,000, 2 points
5-6. All Gamers, BBL Esports — $50,000, 1 point
7-8. Gentle Mates, FURIA — $35,000, 0 points
9-10. Team Liquid, T1 — $25,000, 0 points
11-12. EDward Gaming, XLG Esports — $15,000, 0 points
–Field Level Media
