The Six VCL Champions Set to Challenge the VCT Elite at the EMEA Clash

The six VALORANT Challenger representatives for the EMEA Clash, scheduled to run from 19 to 25 February 2026, have been confirmed. Enterprise Esports arrives as the standard-bearer of VCL NORTH//EAST; FOKUS comes through as the winner of VCL DACH Evolution; UCAM Esports carries the colors of VCL Spain: Rising; Team Stallions steps in from VCL MENA Resilience.

For Joblife, they are representing VCL France: Revolution, and Beşiktaş Esports qualified via VCL Türkiye: Birlik, and the roster is complete, one that already suggests a week of uncompromising competition. As a reminder, these six teams will face six VCT EMEA teams among the nine that did not qualify for the Masters in Santiago—excluding Team Heretics, Fnatic, and Team Liquid, who decided to skip the tournament in any case.

For these organizations, the EMEA Clash is therefore not merely another tournament; it is a genuine litmus test, one that will indicate whether a dominant VCL split was an isolated narrative or the beginning of something more durable. Here, the objective is to gauge one’s level against stronger competition, to earn broader visibility, and above all to demonstrate that success at the regional level can translate to a more demanding EMEA stage.

Between the experience of Enterprise, Joblife, and FOKUS, two teams well acquainted with high-stakes matches, and the clear upward momentum of Beşiktaş, UCAM, and Stallions, the tournament is shaping up to be contested without concessions. One question, then, remains unresolved: which of these sides will ultimately establish itself as the leading Challengers team in EMEA?