Eternal Fire Defeats Team Vitality, Team Heretics Overcome Team Liquid - VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1

During the first day of the third week of VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1, two group stage matches took place. Eternal Fire defeated Team Vitality, while Team Heretics came out on top against Karmine Corp. As a result of today's matches, EF managed to secure their position in the group stage with a 2-1 record, and Heretics maintained their playoff chances by reaching a 1-2 score. Meanwhile, Vitality suffered their second defeat, resulting in a 1-2 record, and KC, with a 0-3 score, have already preliminarily lost their playoff chances.

Eternal Fire vs. Team Vitality

In the first match of the day, Eternal Fire faced off against Team Vitality. The series was played on the maps Bind (13:11) and Lotus (13:6) in favor of Eternal Fire, concluding with a 2-0 score.

The best player of the match was Baran "Izzy" Yılmaz, who finished the series with 266 ACS. This is 11% higher than his performance over the past 6 months. More detailed match statistics are available via this link.

Team Heretics vs. Karmine Corp

In the second match, Team Heretics played against Karmine Corp. The teams played a series on Haven (13:6) in favor of Karmine Corp, as well as on Lotus (13:2) and Fracture (13:7) in favor of Team Heretics, ultimately ending the match with a 2:1 score in favor of Team Heretics.

The standout player of the match was Martynas "Koshmaras" Namikas, who scored 254 ACS in the match. This is 16% higher than his performance over the past 6 months. More detailed match statistics are available via this link.

VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 runs from April 1 to May 17. In this tournament, 12 teams are competing for three slots at VALORANT Masters London, as well as Championship Points necessary for further qualification to VALORANT Champions Shanghai. More information on results and the schedule of upcoming matches can be found via this link.