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Leviatan’s VALORANT Champions dream ends despite winning Masters in the same year
Argentine squad Leviatan has failed to qualify for VALORANT Champions Shanghai despite winning the Masters London 2026 trophy in June.
Key takeaways
- Leviatan will miss out on VALORANT Champions Shanghai despite winning Masters London earlier this year.
- Since the first international Masters in 2021, every winner had gone on to compete at Champions later that same season until now.
- Leviatan fell short on Championship Points due to a short Americas Stage 2 playoff run.
- 100 Thieves defeated Leviatan 2-0 on August 28, and G2 Esports defeated them 2-1 on August 30.
- Leviatan should not make any roster changes despite the qualification setback.
Argentine squad Leviatan has failed to qualify for VALORANT Champions Shanghai despite winning the Masters London 2026 trophy in June. This marks the first time in VALORANT history that a Masters winner has missed Champions in the same season. Leviatan fell short on Championship Points after a brief Americas Stage 2 playoff run, where they suffered consecutive losses to 100 Thieves and G2 Esports.
Leviatan is the first-ever Masters champion to miss Champions in the same season.
In their words
“LEV shouldn’t make a single change. Their year ended because they trolled one weekend after looking incredible for most of the year.”
By the numbers
- 3-2
- Leviatan's grand final victory score against Paper Rex
- 2-0
- Score by which 100 Thieves defeated Leviatan
- 2-1
- Score by which G2 Esports defeated Leviatan
How it unfolded
- Leviatan wins the Masters London crown
- 100 Thieves beats Leviatan 2-0 in playoffs
- G2 Esports edges Leviatan 2-1, ending their run
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Common questions
- What happened with Leviatan?
- Leviatan will miss out on VALORANT Champions Shanghai despite winning Masters London earlier this year.
- Where can I read the original report?
- Read the full report at Dot Esports.
