Valorant ENC 2026: 32 national teams set for Nov. 8–15

The Valorant Esports Nations Cup 2026 will bring 32 national rosters together for a week-long tournament from Nov. 8–15, with online regional qualifiers scheduled for June 26–28. The Esports World Cup Foundation will award a $1.5 million prize pool for the event.

Teams will qualify through regional online events and direct invites. Online qualifiers across North America, South America, Europe West, Europe East, the Middle East & Africa, Asia and Southeast Asia & Oceania will each advance their top two teams from the June weekend. The foundation will also issue direct invites using a points system that measures players’ records in the Valorant Champions Tour and will include a small number of wildcard entries.

Several national squads and head coaches are already public. The United States roster listed for the event includes Ethan, Skuba, zekken, jawgemo, valyn and Crashies, with JoshRT named as head coach. Canada’s announced roster includes koalanoob, Timotino, eeiu, mada, TenZ and JonahP, coached by Stunner. Brazil released its roster early: Sacy, aspa, Less, spikeziN, artzin, lukxo and Sato under coach shaW; that lineup includes Gustavo “Sacy” Rossi returning from retirement. Confirmed or announced lineups for other federations include France with Veqaj, nataNk, kAdavra, TakaS and keloqz under coach Happy; the United Kingdom with Boaster, benjyfishy and keiko coached by neilzinho; and Poland with VCT players such as kaajak and starxo coached by yaotziN. South Korea initially withdrew before agreeing to return and has not published a head coach for its Valorant team.

Under the foundation’s eligibility rules, Russia and Belarus are not eligible to enter team events at the ENC 2026; individual players may compete in certain 1v1 formats under a neutral banner. The tournament field also includes national entries from smaller federations across the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia, and many nations have yet to finalize their full rosters.

The foundation will rank national rosters using an objective scoring method tied to players’ Valorant Champions Tour achievements; the highest-rated confirmed rosters will receive direct invitations to Novembers’s event. Nations frequently mentioned as contenders based on their player pools and past results include the United States, South Korea, China, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Brazil.

The Esports World Cup Foundation previously staged the Esports World Cup in 2024 and added Valorant to its program in 2025. National rosters and coaches continue to announce final lineups in the weeks leading to the June qualifiers and the November main event.