LOUD and EDward Gaming play one of the opening matches in Group B at Champions Shanghai on September 26, 2026. The series is a best-of-three (BO3) and pits the Brazilian representative against the Chinese team in a group that also includes Global Esports and Team Vitality.
For viewers in Brazil, the key detail is the time zone. Riot's official schedule is indexed with 12:00 for LOUD vs EDG, but that excerpt does not identify the time zone. The event's local schedule and tournament calendars that explicitly use Shanghai time place the match at 20:00 CST, UTC+8. Converted to Brasilia time, UTC-3, that is 09:00 on September 26. Because schedule pages can adjust times by region or configuration, it is still worth checking the official page on match day.
LOUD vs EDward Gaming: date, time and format
| Item | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | LOUD vs EDward Gaming |
| Date | September 26, 2026 |
| Shanghai time | 20:00 CST, UTC+8 |
| Brasilia time | 09:00 BRT, UTC-3 |
| Stage | Group Stage, Group B, opening match |
| Format | BO3, best of three maps |
Why the schedule may show 12:00
The VALORANT Esports schedule lists LOUD vs EDward Gaming as the second match on September 26 and, in the indexed display checked on September 22, the time appears as 12:00. Since that excerpt does not identify a time zone, using the number by itself can be misleading.
Two additional references help verify the conversion. Riot states that the on-site show schedule for group-stage days in Shanghai begins at 17:00 local time. The detailed Liquipedia match calendar lists LOUD vs EDG at 20:00 CST, China Standard Time. Shanghai is 11 hours ahead of Brasilia on that date, so 20:00 in Shanghai converts to 09:00 BRT.
For planning in Brazil, the safest reference is therefore 09:00 Brasilia time, with a final check of the official schedule before the series starts.
How Champions Shanghai Group B works
Champions Shanghai has 16 teams split into four GSL groups. Riot says every group-stage match is a BO3, the top two teams from each group reach the playoffs, and a team is eliminated after two losses.
Group B contains LOUD, EDward Gaming, Global Esports and Team Vitality. The opening matches are Global Esports vs Team Vitality and LOUD vs EDward Gaming.
- The winner of LOUD vs EDG moves to the Group B winners match.
- The loser moves to the elimination match.
- The winner of the winners match secures a playoff berth.
- The loser of that match faces the elimination-match winner in the decider for the group's second playoff spot.
LOUD's possible next match
The next opponent depends on both Group B openers. If LOUD beats EDward Gaming, it will face the winner of Global Esports vs Team Vitality in the winners match, scheduled for September 30. If LOUD loses its opener, it will face the loser of Global Esports vs Team Vitality in the elimination match, scheduled for October 2.
If LOUD still has a playoff spot to decide after those matches, the Group B decider is scheduled for October 4. The bracket calendars checked place the later Group B matches in the second slot of the day, equivalent to 09:00 in Brasilia, but future start times should be checked again once the opponents are set.
Where to watch LOUD vs EDward Gaming
Riot directs Champions Shanghai viewers to the official VALORANT Esports channels on Twitch and YouTube. For Brazilian viewers, recent official VALORANT Esports BR communications also identify twitch.tv/valorant_br and youtube.com/@valesportsbr as official broadcast and coverage channels.
What the opening match changes
LOUD vs EDward Gaming does not by itself decide qualification or elimination, but it determines the team's first route through Group B. A win puts the team one series away from a playoff berth through the winners side. A loss is not elimination, but it requires winning an elimination match before reaching the decider.
The group format makes the scenario clear without predicting a winner: each team can survive one loss, but a second loss ends its group-stage run.
Sources and update
Information checked on September 22, 2026. See the official VALORANT Esports schedule, Riot's Champions Shanghai: Everything You Need To Know guide, the official page with local event timing, and the Liquipedia match calendar. The Group B bracket can also be followed on VLR.gg.
