China, Malaysia, and US among countries invited to Esports Nations Cup 2026
Multiple countries and territories have confirmed their rosters for the VALORANT Esports Nations Cup 2026.
SAUDI ARABIA – The Esports Nations Cup has announced the final VALORANT rosters of nations participating in the inaugural edition of the ENC.
Of the 32 national teams expected to participate in ENC VALORANT, 16 were directly invited and have therefore qualified for the main event, with each roster having five to seven players.
These 16 teams were decided by aggregating the points of the five top players of each team submitted by each nation. Players are assigned points based on their individual performance in the official VCT circuit in both Tier 1 and Tier 2 events from October 2025 to June 2026. However, a maximum of three players from the same club can contribute points towards a nation’s aggregate score.
16 directly invited VALORANT teams:
| Rank | Country/Territory | Roster | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | United States of America | trent valyn leaf zekken skuba Ethan Cryo JoshRT (Coach) |
13000 |
| #2 | Republic of Korea | iZu BuZz Francis Munchkin Ivy Dambi SilKanoN (Coach) |
8525 |
| #3 | People's Republic of China | ZmjjKK CHICHOO nobody Lysoar Knight slowly K1ra NathanD (Coach) |
7975 |
| #4 | Canada | TenZ mada eeiu Marved JonahP koalanoob Zander Stunner (Coach) |
6250 |
| #5 | Türkiye | Alfajer Ruxic Lar0k RieNs xeus Wo0t s0pp KEY (Coach) |
6200 |
| #6 | Brazil | Aspas artzin spikezin Less sacy sato Lukxo shaw (Coach) |
5800 |
| #7 | Singapore | Deryeon Jinggg nephh STYRON wayne Vera JayH benkai (Coach) |
5750 |
| #8 | Poland | kaajak kamo starxo profek westside paTiTek UNFAKE yaotziN (Coach) |
5225 |
| #9 | Philippines | Zeus kellyS xavi8k invy PatMen Marky Wild0reoo Rbtx (Coach) |
4875 |
| #10 | Great Britain | Lime Sevire benjyfishy keiko ticey YaBoiLewis neilzinho (Coach) |
4750 |
| #11 | Chinese Taipei | S1Mon Nicc SpiritZ1 WsLeo Spring Yuicaw AfteR (Coach) |
3975 |
| #12 | Malaysia | d4v41 theDoctorr Xan Riza Fixy toggle aplycs Fayde (Coach) |
3800 |
| #13 | Finland | Jamppi Derke iluri Famsii H1ber hoody Snowi KUNDIKUNDI (Coach) |
3675 |
| #14 | Lithuania | Boo MiniBoo koshmaras Kajuks Destrian roxie vakk Nbs (Coach) |
3650 |
| #15 | Thailand | killua Primmie JitboyS PTC Apinya Kadoom Best (Coach) |
3450 |
| #16 | Chile | kiNgg erde Mazino keznitdeuS Tunaso Shyy david WKN (Coach) |
3300 |
Countries and territories that have not received a direct invite must battle through regional qualifiers to fill the remaining 16 spots.
The Southeast Asia & Oceania Qualifier will see eight nations (Indonesia, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, and Guam) compete for two spots in the main event. Similarly, the Asia Qualifier will see nine countries (Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) compete for another two spots.
The remaining 12 slots will be filled by national teams via qualifiers held in regions such as EU (West), EU (East), North, and South America, with each qualifier granting two spots at the main event.
Qualifiers will run from June 26-28 in a double-elimination format, with all matches played as BO1 except the qualifying match, which goes to a BO3.
ENC 2026 will be held in November and in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Cover photo courtesy of Esports Nations Cup