NS RedForce sweeps Santiago
Nongshim RedForce swept Paper Rex 3-0 to win Valorant Masters Santiago 2026 — and they went undefeated through the entire event. (esports-news.co.uk) Their run included decisive wins over Gentle Mates, G2 Esports and 2025 champions NRG en route to the title. (esports-news.co.uk)
Corrode (13–11), Split (13–4) and Abyss (13–3) were the map scores posted in the grand final at Espacio Riesco on March 15, 2026. (vlr.gg) Nongshim’s prize for the event was $350,000 from a $1,000,000 purse, while the runner-up earned $200,000; the champions also collected six VCT Points toward the season. (vlr.gg) Jeong “Xross” Hwang led the final’s statline with 60 kills across the three maps and one of the highest ACS figures in the series, while Lee “Dambi” Hyuk‑kyu was named tournament MVP for his tournament‑long impact. (vlr.gg) Masters Santiago ran Feb. 28–Mar. 15 under a Swiss Stage into an eight‑team double‑elimination playoff format, bringing 12 international teams to the offline Chile event. (liquipedia.net) The title marked an organizational milestone — Nongshim completed a rise from the regional Challenger/Ascension pathway to win an international Masters, a run highlighted across multiple post‑event writeups. (invenglobal.com) Broadcast metrics showed strong regional spikes during the tournament, with Paper Rex’s matches topping half‑a‑million concurrent viewers in several markets and some playoff games approaching mid‑six‑hundred‑thousand peaks on aggregated EsportsCharts counts. (escharts.com)
