NAOS, Oasis, lead top 4 in VALORANT Challengers SEA 2026 Split 1 – PH Regional

After this week’s matches, four teams will advance to the semi-finals and automatically be invited to Split 2 of the returning VALORANT Challengers SEA – Philippines. 

NAOS and Oasis Gaming will battle it out in the Upper Bracket Finals on February 21, 2026, while the lower bracket match will be played between HARU Esports and PH Rejects.

The top 2 of Split 1 will be granted a spot to the Challengers SEA Group Stage, where they’ll be competing against teams from Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and other teams qualifying from Premier. 

New Challengers

HARU Esports and PH Rejects entered through the Open Qualifiers and made their way to the bracket against invited teams, NAOS, Oasis Gaming, and Xipto Esports.

HARU eliminated Xipto Esports after a comeback game 2 in Split, and continued the momentum in Haven to end with a 13-11 scoreboard. Meanwhile PH Rejects dominated against AMITY 2.0; 13-5 in Haven and13-3 in Split.

Challengers SEA is one of the most awaited leagues in the region as its the ladder that provides opportunity to aspiring teams to enter the VCT Pacific Stage 2 Play-Ins Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ). 

To learn more about the roadmap for Challengers SEA, read the official primer: https://valorantesports.com/en-SG/news/valorant-challengers-sea-2026-primer