Vitality sweep G2 to reach VALORANT Champions upper final

Team Vitality beat G2 Esports 2-0 at VALORANT Champions 2026 to reach the upper-bracket final, where they will face LOUD at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Vitality survived a G2 comeback to win Abyss 13-11 before taking Split 13-4 to close out the series.

The two maps told different stories. G2 fought back from a six-round half-time deficit on their own pick, but Vitality held on when the score reached 11-11. On Vitality’s pick, G2 could not repeat that recovery, taking no rounds in the second half.

Vitality hold off G2 on Abyss

Vitality opened Abyss with four straight rounds on attack and built a 9-3 lead by half-time. G2, who had picked the map, responded with a four-round run of their own to begin the second half and cut into the deficit.

The contest tightened as both sides exchanged momentum. G2 eventually drew level at 11-11, putting Vitality’s early advantage under pressure, but Vitality took the final two rounds for a 13-11 win. Jamppi finished with a 22/18 performance on Yoru as Vitality secured the opening map.

Split ends the series

G2 took the pistol round on Split, Vitality’s map pick, but Vitality won the first gun round and moved in front. They finished their attacking half 8-4 ahead, leaving G2 with four rounds despite that opening pistol win.

Vitality then won every round of the second half to finish Split 13-4 and complete the sweep. Derke topped the charts on Yoru for Vitality, following Jamppi’s performance on the same agent in the first map.

The map veto had left Ascent as the remaining option, but the series ended before it was needed. G2 had banned Summit and Haven, while Vitality had banned Sunset and Lotus.

LOUD await in the upper-bracket final

The victory sends Vitality into the upper-bracket final against LOUD at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Their route there included a narrow finish on G2’s pick and a much more decisive result on their own, with the second-half shutout on Split ending any chance of a third map.