The short version

  • 100 Thieves defeated NRG 3-1 in the Valorant Esports World Cup 2026 grand final on July 12, 2026
  • It’s 100 Thieves’ first-ever S-tier international Valorant title, capping a run where they went 7-0 through the entire event without dropping a series
  • Cryocells was named grand final MVP, finishing with 65 kills and 25 assists
  • The decisive map (Ascent) went to overtime, tied 10-10 after 100 Thieves closed out rounds 23 and 24, before they won both extra rounds to seal it 14-12
  • 100 Thieves take home $600,000 and 1,000 Club Championship points; runner-up NRG earns $340,000 and 750 points

100 Thieves are Valorant Esports World Cup champions. The North American org beat NRG 3-1 in an all-Americas grand final on July 12, closing out a tournament run that saw them go a perfect 7-0 without dropping a single series along the way — their first S-tier international title.

A final that came down to the wire

The series wasn’t the coronation the 7-0 record might suggest. NRG came in with, as the event’s own recap put it, “more experience, more discipline, and certainly more trophies,” and pushed the series to a fourth map on Ascent after 100 Thieves nearly let a commanding position slip on Haven in Game 3. Ascent itself was tied 10-10 in regulation before 100 Thieves closed out rounds 23 and 24 to force overtime, then won both extra rounds to take the map 14-12 and the series 3-1.

Individual performances carried real weight throughout. Shotcaller Jordan “vora” Pulwer strung together what the official recap called “incredible cross map Hunter’s Fury plays” and clutched a crucial 1v1 early in Game 1, while Timothée “Timotino” Lavigne Dupont’s play on Jett in the Ascent tiebreaker rounds was pivotal in closing the series out. Cryocells’ 65-kill, 25-assist grand final performance earned him tournament MVP.

Why it matters

This is 100 Thieves’ first international Valorant title after years of being one of the scene’s most recognizable orgs without the trophy to match — the win snaps what the event itself framed as a genuine “major title drought.” It also adds another data point to how much prize money and prestige EWC has concentrated into a single event: $600,000 for the win is a serious payday even by Valorant’s standards, and it comes as part of the broader Esports World Cup 2026 that’s still running through August 23 across two dozen other titles.

Sources: Esports World Cup — VALORANT at EWC 26 Winners: 100T steal the trophy, VLR.gg — 100 Thieves emerge victorious at EWC 2026, Hotspawn — 100 Thieves Win EWC Valorant After 3-1 Finals Victory Over NRG, THESPIKE.GG — 100 Thieves win first-ever international VALORANT title at Esports World Cup 2026