Team India knocked Team Pakistan out of the Esports Nations Cup Asia Qualifier with a 13-9 victory in Valorant, advancing further in the regional bracket while ending Pakistan’s tournament hopes.
The match, played on June 27, 2026, was one of the headline results from the Asia Qualifier stage of the inaugural ENC, a national-team competition organized by The Esports Foundation. The main event is scheduled for November 2-29 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
What happened in the qualifier
The Asia Qualifier format is built around best-of-1 matches, which means every round carries elimination-level stakes. You lose one map, you’re done, at least until the bracket structure potentially catches you in a lower bracket scenario.
The upper and lower bracket finals in the Asia Qualifier do shift to a best-of-3 format, giving teams that survive long enough a slightly more forgiving structure. India will benefit from that expanded format as it pushes deeper into the bracket.
