Nongshim RedForce vs NRG Result VCT Masters Santiago 2026

Nongshim RedForce swept NRG 2-0 on March 13, 2026, in the Upper Bracket Final of VCT Masters Santiago 2026. With the win, Nongshim advance directly to the Grand Final on March 15. NRG drop into the Lower Bracket Final for one last shot at the trophy. VCT Masters Santiago 2026 is the first international Valorant event of the 2026 season, held at Espacio Riesco in Santiago, Chile, with a $1,000,000 prize pool. The Upper Final was played as a Best-of-3. Follow all Valorant results and predictions at esportscanner.com/valorant. Map veto: NS banned Pearl. NRG banned Corrode. NS picked Bind. NRG picked Abyss. NS banned Breeze. NRG banned Split. Haven was left as the potential decider — but was never needed. Map 1 — Bind (NS pick): Nongshim dominated on their own map pick. Dambi, their Neon duelist, was the standout player of the series — his movement on Bind gave NRG no answer on either side of the map. NS closed Bind out convincingly to go 1-0 up. Map 2 — Abyss (NRG pick): NRG came out on their strongest map but failed to convert their advantages. Multiple won rounds were thrown through poor discipline in clutch situations — a pattern that had already appeared in their 2-0 win over Paper Rex, where NRG won Pearl 14-12 and Bind 13-11 with very thin margins. On Abyss against a cleaner team, those errors proved fatal. NS took Abyss to close the series 2-0. Nongshim RedForce have now won 7 series in a row in 2026 — unbeaten from Pacific Kickoff through to the Upper Final of Masters Santiago. Their last 5 results: W W W W W. NRG's last 5 results at Masters Santiago: W L W W L. Head-to-head: Nongshim RedForce lead NRG 1-0 after today. This was the first ever meeting between the two teams in VCT history. EsportScanner AI gave Nongshim RedForce a 54% win probability entering this match based on their unbeaten 7-series run in 2026 and Dambi's dominant Neon performances across 12 maps played. What Decided It Dambi's Neon on Bind NS picked Bind specifically to give Dambi the platform he needed. He delivered — his movement and fragging were decisive from round 1, giving NRG no answer on either attack or defense. NRG's Discipline Problem NRG threw multiple won rounds on Abyss. Against a team that converts every advantage, 3 or 4 wasted rounds per map is the difference between winning and losing. NRG could not fix it in time. Make your prediction on EsportScanner and earn Scanner Points.