Team Japan is heading to Riyadh. On June 28, 2026, Japan eliminated Hong Kong in the Upper Bracket Final of the Esports Nations Cup VALORANT 2026 Asia Qualifier, winning 2-0 in a best-of-3 series to secure one of two available spots at the main event.
Japan took the opening map, Haven, by a slim 13-11 margin before closing things out on Lotus to seal the qualification.
How Japan got here
Japan’s road to the Upper Bracket Final was considerably less stressful. The squad dispatched both Mongolia and India with identical 13-5 scorelines.
The roster that carried Japan through the qualifier features Meiy, SugarZ3ro, Caedye, Aace, and Dep. Hong Kong’s side, which will drop to the Lower Bracket to fight for the second qualifying spot, was represented by SiuFatBB, NoMan, coconut, jkuro, and Ace.
