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Leviatán defeated Paper Rex 3:2 in the VALORANT Masters London 2026 grand final to claim the championship. The deciding series drew more than 1 million concurrent viewers, lifting the tournament above Masters Santiago and making London the most popular VALORANT Masters event of 2026 by peak audience.
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VALORANT Masters London 2026: viewership statistics
VALORANT Masters London 2026 reached over 1.06 million Peak Viewers during the grand final, surpassing the 883,064 live viewers recorded at Masters Santiago earlier this year. The result represented an increase of 20.8% and established London as the most popular VALORANT Masters tournament of 2026.
The event’s final result marked a significant turnaround from its opening stages. After the Swiss Stage, London was trailing Santiago by roughly 15–20% in both Peak Viewers and Average Viewers. Since then, the situation has changed slightly.
Across its full broadcast run, Masters London generated over 26.9M Hours Watched and maintained 382.1K Average Viewers. Compared with Santiago, total watch time remained at about the same level, while the average audience decreased by 6.7%. These figures show whether the tournament’s stronger peak translated into broader and more sustained audience engagement.
The grand final between became the tournament’s most-watched match. It also set a new team viewership record for Leviatán, whose first appearance in an international grand final brought the organization its largest broadcast audience to date.
Most popular Valorant Masters tournaments by Peak Viewers
VALORANT Masters London 2026 generated over 1 million peak concurrent viewers, ranking as the 5th most-watched event in the Masters series. VCT 2024: Masters Madrid firmly holds the top spot as the all-time leader in this metric. Additionally, Masters London 2026 secured its place as the fourth most popular esports tournament ever hosted in the UK.
VALORANT Masters London 2026: results and winners
VALORANT Masters London 2026 brought together 12 teams, with three representatives from each of the four International Leagues: Americas, Pacific, EMEA, and China. G2 Esports, EDward Gaming, Team Heretics, and Paper Rex advanced directly to the playoffs as their respective regional champions, while the remaining eight teams entered through the Swiss Stage.
The direct seeds produced sharply contrasting results. Team Heretics and G2 Esports both exited the playoffs without a victory. Heretics lost to Team Vitality before being eliminated by Leviatán, while G2 fell to XLG Esports and FUT Esports.
Paper Rex and EDward Gaming progressed through the upper bracket, with Paper Rex defeating Leviatán 2:0 in their opening playoff series. That result sent Leviatán into the lower bracket, where the Americas representative put together a run of elimination-match victories to reach the first international grand final in the organization’s history. Its previous best result at a global VALORANT event was third place at VALORANT Champions 2024.
Paper Rex reached the grand final through the upper bracket after victories over Leviatán, Team Vitality, and EDward Gaming. London marked the team’s second Masters final of the season following its runner-up finish at Masters Santiago in March.
In the deciding series, Leviatán defeated Paper Rex 3:2 to win VALORANT Masters London 2026. With this triumph, Leviatán not only exacted revenge on their more seasoned rivals but also secured the organization’s first-ever international Valorant trophy. Few fans could have anticipated this outcome, especially with Leviatán constantly forced to play catch-up throughout the hard-fought series. The 18-year-old phenom Bruno “Neon” Rodríguez was named the tournament’s MVP. Rodríguez has spent virtually his entire professional career competing under the Leviatán banner.
VALORANT Masters London 2026 featured a $1 million prize pool. The champion received $350,000, while the runner-up earned $200,000.
The next international VALORANT tournament is the Esports World Cup 2026, scheduled for July 9–12 in Paris. The VCT season will also continue with the second stages of the regional International Leagues.
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The next major stop on the competitive Valorant calendar is the Esports World Cup 2026, set to take place in Paris from July 9 to 12. The event will feature 16 elite teams, including Paper Rex, Team Heretics, Karmine Corp, and Gentle Mates. Fans and analysts can track live results and full viewership data on the dedicated Esports Charts event coverage page.