100 Thieves claimed the VALORANT championship at the Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris on July 12, defeating NRG in the Grand Final. The win caps years of roster building for the organization founded by Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag in 2017, and it came with a $600K first-place check carved from the event’s $2 million VALORANT prize pool.
The total EWC 2026 prize pool sits at $75 million spread across 25 esports titles.
The road through Paris
100 Thieves didn’t exactly sleepwalk to the trophy. Their bracket run started on July 10 with a 2-1 quarterfinal win over MIBR.
The semifinal on July 11 was equally tight. 100 Thieves edged out Nongshim RedForce by the same 2-1 margin, setting up an all-North American Grand Final against NRG.
