Nongshim locks grand final
Nongshim RedForce secured a spot in the Valorant Masters Santiago grand final after a decisive win over NRG — they’re the only undefeated team at the event and remain unbeaten across all of 2026 so far, continuing a streak that began in the Pacific league VALORANT Masters Santiago: Schedule, teams, results, format, more VCT Masters Santiago: Nongshim RedForce Continues Undefeated To Grand Final; PRX And NRG Meet For The 2nd Berth. The tournament carries a $1,000,000 prize pool — G2 finished top-four and PRX vs NRG will fight for the second grand-final berth this weekend, a setup players call a “dream come true” for Park “Ivy” Sung-hyeon and teammates VALORANT Masters Santiago: Schedule, teams, results, format, more Reaching VCT Masters Santiago Is "a Dream Come True" For Nongshim's Ivy.
Map results and player numbers: Nongshim closed the upper final with 2–0 map wins on Bind (13–9) and Abyss (13–11) on March 13, 2026. bo3.gg Series-level impact: Kim “Francis” Mu-bin finished the two-map series with 44 kills, a 272 ACS and a +17 kill differential, making him the clear series MVP. vlr.gg The run that fed into Santiago started in the Pacific circuit — Nongshim went through VCT Pacific Kickoff undefeated and clinched Masters qualification by beating Rex Regum Qeon 3–2 on Feb. 13, 2026. invenglobal.com Paper Rex claimed the second Grand Final spot by defeating NRG 3–1 in the Lower Final, setting up a Nongshim vs. Paper Rex championship match scheduled for March 15 at Espacio Riesco in Santiago. vlr.gg Money on the line: Masters Santiago carries a $1,000,000 prize pool with first place set at $350,000, second $200,000, third $125,000 and fourth $75,000 according to the event distribution. vlr.gg Tactical notes from the series: Nongshim shifted Park “Ivy” Sung-hyeon onto Cypher for mid-series utility control while Francis and Dambi operated as a high-impact entry pairing, a combination analysts credited for breaking NRG’s mid-map setups. hotspawn.com
