NRG Academy vs SaD Esports – 2026 VALORANT Challengers North America: Stage 1 Valorant Match

NRG Academy vs SaD Esports Valorant match ended 1 - 2 in favour of SaD Esports and was played on Jan 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 VALORANT Challengers North America: Stage 1 Swiss - Round 4 High.

Breakdown of the match

• NRG Academy won Game 1 with 13 -  11 on Haven
• SaD Esports won Game 2 with 13 -  11 on Bind
• SaD Esports won Game 3 with 13 -  10 on Breeze

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was zaj with 61 kills.

Head-to-head stats

This was the first time NRG Academy played against SaD Esports .

Match prediction

Strafe users had a clear favorite in this match, and predicted SaD Esports to win with 75% of the votes in their favor and 25% of the votes for NRG Academy .

Where to watch

The NRG Academy vs SaD Esports live match was streamed on strafe.com, Twitch and Youtube. To watch more matches like this, visit the Valorant match calendar .

Follow the rest of the action from 2026 VALORANT Challengers North America: Stage 1 , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.