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All Teams Qualified for VALORANT Esports Nations Cup 2026
The VALORANT Esports Nations Cup is a two-tiered competition comprised of regional qualifiers followed by the main body of the tournament: a 32-team event held in November to crown the winning national team.
With the conclusion of the qualifiers, 14 national teams have emerged to join the ranks. Let’s look at all the teams attending the 2026 VALORANT Esports Nations Cup.
Limited Slots, Brutal Qualifiers
The selection of Head Coaches to the regional qualifiers began and spanned just over 2 months, an incredibly compressed schedule for any brand-new roster to conquer. This is evident in the lack of polish of many teams attending. But what is equally evident is the passion from every country's team, looking to represent their country well.
A total of 8 regional qualifiers were held, with 32 team slots allocated to each. Not a single qualifier saw full attendance as the best countries from each region were automatically given direct invites to the event in November, and from the remaining lot, only a few countries had enough talent or infrastructure to put together representation.
| Region | No. of Slots | No. of Teams Attending | Team Attending |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 2 | 12 |
View all teams attendingBahamas Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Panama Puerto Rico Venezuela |
| South America | 2 | 4 |
View all teams attendingArgentina Paraguay Peru Uruguay |
| Europe West | 2 | 16 |
View all teams attendingAustria Belgium Cyprus Denmark France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland |
| Europe East | 2 | 14 |
View all teams attendingAlbania Bulgaria Crotia Czechia Hungary Israel Kosovo Latvia Moldova Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Ukraine |
| Asia | 2 | 9 |
View all teams attendingBangladesh Hong Kong India Japan Maldives Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka |
| SEA & Oceania | 2 | 8 |
View all teams attendingAustralia Brunei Cambodia Guam Indonesia Myanmar New Zealand Vietnam |
| MENA | 1 | 19 |
View all teams attendingAlgeria Azerbaijan Bahrain Egypt Georgia Iraq Jordan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Morocco Oman Palestine Saudi Arabia Syria Tunisia Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan |
| SSA | 1 | 11 |
View all teams attendingCameroon Côte d'Ivoire Ethiopia Ghana Malawi Mali Mauritius Nigeria Senegal South Africa Sudan |
All Teams Qualified for VALORANT ENC 2026
A total of 32 teams will attend the 2026 VALORANT ENC Main Event in November. Based on the power rankings, 16 teams received direct invites. They are:
| United States | South Korea | China | Canada |
| Türkiye | Brazil | Singapore | Poland |
| Philippines | Great Britain | Chinese Taipei | Malaysia |
| Finland | Lithuania | Thailand | Chile |
2 slots will be distributed via Wildcard slots. 14 have been allocated to be earned through the regional qualifiers. Here’s a look at every team that qualified for the VALORANT ENC this year.
| Region | Qualifying Team(s) | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| North America | Colombia | Jow/Fresht/Darker/Milted/Theory/StepheeN (HC) |
| Dominican Republic | MiniNiwde/Xhowi/Virtyy/Dobsha/Megumi/Trinitybot (HC) | |
| South America | Argentina | Neon/rubkkoide/ruso/darky/jotinha/Romanilly (HC) |
| Peru | Xuto/Sayled/fab/Jeffw4n/Lied/giaNco (HC) | |
| Europe West | France | kAdavra/Shin/TakaS/CyvOph/mikee/Happy (HC) |
| Denmark | Avova/Pa1ze/KPZET/Noia/mimi/Desmo (HC) | |
| Europe East | Hungary | Szimpli/Chadi/shinnok/bravo/kyoukei/victorsoN (HC) |
| Czechia | Minny/marteen/Magnum/MONSTEERR/alexiik/Vašek (HC) | |
| Asia | Japan | Meiy/SugarZ3ro/Caedye/Aace/Dep/Vorz (HC) |
| India | venka/Hoax/Lightningfast/hellff/DcRulz/GodspeedxD (HC) | |
| SEA & Oceania | Vietnam | bucute/f1cio/YESicaN/Pr0digy/Crus/Kawa (HC) |
| New Zealand | Blessed/FETA/BiggieCheese/RESLYDE/Swifty/Yifang (HC) | |
| MENA | Saudi Arabia | ExiT/Zimo/KHaaLiD/Fighter/ada/Andreas (HC) |
| SSA | South Africa | thewy/Travis/ASTRAL/RUDY/Morgs/Fury (HC) |
The following countries received direct invites to the ENC main event:
*Full roster lineups can be referenced here
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