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Week 3 of VCT Americas 2026 Stage 1 is over, and the standings tell a clear story: KRÜ Esports and LEVIATÁN are the only teams still standing without a loss. Both squads are from Latin America, both clinched playoff spots, and both look like the real title threats in this region.
For a scene that spent years being written off internationally, this is a major statement.
LEVIATÁN's week three match against ENVY barely lasted an hour. By the time it was over, they had won 13-4, 13-4 in what is widely considered the fastest series in VCT Americas history. It was not a close match, it was a statement.
The performance was led by blowz, who posted 25/9/17 on Skye during the Bind map with 246 ADR. ENVY had no answers for LEVIATÁN's double-Duelist playstyle, which has become the team's signature identity this split. LEVIATÁN sit atop Group Alpha with a +30 map differential and have already secured their place in the VCT 2026 Stage 1 playoffs.
G2 Esports vs Leviatán — VCT 2026: Americas Stage 1
While LEVIATÁN was making history in Group Alpha, KRÜ Esports swept FURIA 2-0 in Group Omega to lock in their own perfect record. It was a controlled, systematic performance, the kind KRÜ has delivered consistently all season.
The engine behind it is saadhak and Less, the two highest-rated players in all of VCT Americas, sitting at 1.31 and 1.28 respectively. That kind of top-end individual firepower, backed by one of the most cohesive LATAM rosters ever assembled, makes KRÜ genuinely scary heading into playoffs.
VCT 2026 Americas Stage 1, VCT Esports
With KRÜ and LEVIATÁN already through, the rest of the Americas field is fighting for survival. The battle lines are clear: two LATAM squads lead both groups, while historically dominant North American teams like Sentinels and FURIA are scrambling to keep pace.
This LATAM surge is not an accident. It mirrors the dominance we saw at VCT Masters Santiago 2026, where the region's best made a lasting mark on the international stage. Americas is shaping up to be one of the most exciting playoff brackets in recent memory. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, FUT and FNATIC locked up their own EMEA playoff spots this same week, setting up a potential clash of regional champions down the road.
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