NRG vs 100T: $600K Grand Final Set at EWC 2026 Valorant
100 Thieves and NRG both advanced through their respective semifinals at EWC 2026 Valorant – 100T defeating Nongshim RedForce 2-1 and NRG edging BBL Esports 2-1 – setting up an all-Americas grand final where the winner takes $600,000 and the runner-up collects $340,000 from the event’s two-million-dollar prize pool.
100T vs. Nongshim: Bang Closes It Out on Haven
In the first-ever meeting between the two organizations, 100T opened on Nongshim’s Sunset pick and cruised to a 13-6 win, holding NS to just one round on defense after leading 7-5 at the half. On 100T’s own pick of Lotus, 100T looked poised to make the series a quick one, coming out to an early 4-0 lead before Nongshim bounced back to win 13-7, with a stifling defensive half that neutralized 100T’s Omen-Viper double-Controller setup.
The decider on Haven featured mirror comps from both sides – Phoenix-Neon Duelists with Omen, Cypher, and Sova – and played out exactly as three-site maps tend to, with attack sides dominating. Facing a manageable 8-4 deficit entering their own attack half, 100T surrendered a thrifty to NS pistols, but NS failed to convert the economic edge. Sean ‘bang’ Bezerra and the rest of 100T claimed eight of the next nine rounds to close the series and book their spot in what had been a hard-fought semifinal road.
NRG vs. BBL: Lotus Streak Stays Intact
BBL ran the opening map on NRG’s Haven pick, holding NRG to just four attack rounds and sweeping their defensive side for a dominant 13-4 win. NRG steadied on BBL’s pick of Breeze, surviving a late BBL comeback to force overtime and win 14-12 – the Turkish squad equalizing at 12-12 before NRG held its ground.
Lotus, the decider, was never really in doubt. NRG entered the map 6-0 at EWC 2026 spanning from the Americas Qualifiers through the main event, and that form held. A timely timeout from coach ‘bonkar’ settled any final-round nerves, and NRG closed it 13-6 to advance 2-1. The Turkish run ends with BBL heading into a consolation final against Nongshim RedForce for third place and $220,000.
Grand Final Stakes and Head-to-Head Weight
This grand final is the 11th meeting between 100T and NRG since the partnership era began, and the third time they’ve met at EWC specifically. NRG has won all four matchups in 2026, which makes 100T the clear underdog heading in – but the VLR.gg article notes this will be 100T’s first non-Qualifier Bo5 series since the Americas Stage 1 grand final in 2024, a meaningful format shift that could benefit a team built around deep map pools and in-series adjustments.
For context on what’s at stake beyond the prize split, EWC 2026 operates across seven weeks with a $75M total prize pool spanning multiple titles – the Valorant event’s purse is among the larger single-game allocations on the schedule. The two remaining matches are confirmed as follows:
- Consolation Final (Bo3) – Nongshim RedForce vs. BBL Esports ($220,000 vs. $140,000)
- Grand Final (Bo5) – 100 Thieves vs. NRG ($600,000 vs. $340,000)
NRG’s 2026 dominance over 100T is the obvious line to track, but 100T’s map-by-map adjustments – most visibly Asuna shifting to Vyse on Lotus and the Phoenix-Neon Duelist pairing becoming a consistent identity under coach Nbs – have tightened what was a one-sided early-season dynamic. The Bo5 format gives 100T room to work.
