Valorant Masters Santiago Matchups Redrawn By Riot Hours After Initial Incorrect Placements

The matchups for the next round of the Valorant Masters Santiago 2026 Swiss stage have been redrawn by Riot Games after it was revealed that the initial placements on the live draw show were incorrect.

Leo Faria, Global Head of Valorant Esports, revealed that the 1-0 and 0-1 pairings had been incorrectly drawn and would need to be reset, a decision announced just hours after teams had already begun preparing for their originally scheduled opponents.

“We made a mistake on today’s draw on stage during the live broadcast,” Faria said in an X post. “The second team was placed in the wrong position, which cascaded throughout the rest of the draw, leading to all other teams being placed incorrectly.”

“This is unfortunate since over three hours have gone past, and teams have wasted precious prep time. But we have to do what’s right, so we’re getting coaches together at the hotel and will redo the draw. We’ll film it and share the full video on socials. More details shortly.”

Professional players, prominent coaches, and the general Valorant community alike have expressed their frustration with the situation in the replies of the aforementioned thread.

“Maybe I’m a minority here, but this is too late, Leo, to make this call,” PRX Assistant Coach Ashton “Wendler” Wendler said. “Yeah its a mistake, but this is a BIG jump this late when we literally prep tomorrow.”

Updated Matchups

The new matchups for the Valorant Masters Santiago 2026, as confirmed by Riot, are as follows:

1-0 Matchups

•  Paper Rex vs. NRG
•  Gentle Mates vs. Team Liquid

0-1 Matchups

1.  EDward Gaming vs. T1
2.  Xi Lai Gaming vs. G2 Esports