5 Things to Watch as VCT Pacific Stage 2 Malaysia Time Grand Final Hits Sunday
Published: 2026-09-01
Grand Final Day: The Malaysia Time Sheet
Two Champions Shanghai slots hang on 3 matches across 4-6 September 2026. All times below are MYT (GMT+8), because 4 AM EDT stops meaning anything after your first mamak run. The bracket lives at Liquipedia's VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 2 hub; below is the KL-time cheat sheet.
- Fri 4 Sep, 4:00 PM MYT — Upper Final: Nongshim RedForce vs Global Esports (bo5).
- Same day, 7:00 PM MYT — Lower Round 3: VARREL vs T1 (bo3).
- Sat 5 Sep, 4:00 PM MYT — Lower Final (bo5), Upper loser meets Paper Rex or the R3 winner.
- Sun 6 Sep, 4:00 PM MYT — Grand Final (bo5) at Sajik Arena, Busan.
Sunday's slot lands right on lunch. Bila Paper Rex bermain, you can catch the whole series between nasi lemak and teh tarik at any KL mamak with a TV. REDX Game keeps bookmark links to the official Riot streams from the Valorant Malaysia hub so you land on the right channel without hunting.
Paper Rex Carry the SEA Flag, and a Malaysian IGL
Five teams remain: Nongshim RedForce and Global Esports (upper), VARREL and T1 (lower R3), and Paper Rex, waiting one round down. The Singapore-based org matters here for a Malaysian reason. Their in-game leader is Ahmad Khalish "d4v41" Rusyaidee, per Liquipedia's player page. He is the first Malaysian to qualify for a VCT international event, that being Masters Berlin 2021, and his career prize sits above USD 240,000.
Paper Rex play a fast, duelist-heavy style built around Jinggg and f0rsakeN taking early map control while d4v41 sets up the utility screen from an operator angle, and their route through the lower bracket is brutal — three straight bo3/bo5 wins to reach Sunday. Nongshim RedForce look the tournament favourite after topping their group; Global Esports carry momentum from a five-map escape earlier in playoffs. VARREL and T1 have both punched above expectations. Peminat tegar of any of these five are eating well this week.
Only the top 2 of Pacific Stage 2 book flights to Champions Shanghai, which starts group stage on 24 September 2026. So Saturday's Lower Final is not a consolation match, it is elimination for a Shanghai seat and the USD 1M-plus prize pool that comes with it.
Cost Math: The Ringgit Gap on VP
Riot lists 5350 VP at RM 169.90 through the Malaysian client. Apple's App Store Review Guidelines § 3.1.1 require that "apps and their metadata may not include buttons, external links, or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms other than in-app purchase," which forces a 30% Apple platform cut on any iOS-tied route. REDX Game routes MYR top-ups through the PC/Riot ID rail, so you skip that cut and keep the ringgit gap. Nak buka wallet? A single 3650 VP top-up funds a Sunset Bundle at RM 118.90 with change for a Battle Pass, and REDX's Valorant top-up completes in the advertised 1-3 minutes.
Do the tier math. At RM 169.90 for 5350 VP, that is roughly RM 0.0318 per VP, which lines up as the best per-ringgit rate for anyone planning a full skin bundle plus Battle Pass in the same top-up cycle without splitting bundles across two invoices. Two 3650 VP packs together (7300 VP) cost RM 237.80, or RM 0.0326 per VP. Skip the 475 VP starter (RM 16.90 = RM 0.0356 per VP) unless you only need a spray. REDX Game clears each 5350 VP top-up in about 90 seconds; kalau you top up during the halftime break, your skin lands before the map-three coin flip.
How to Watch Sunday's Series From Malaysia
Riot broadcasts VCT Pacific on YouTube and Twitch under the official VALORANT Champions Tour Pacific channels, and Selangor Cyber Games regularly mirrors watch parties across KL, PJ, and Shah Alam gaming cafés on tier-1 finals day so you have both a couch option and an offline crowd option depending on the mood. If your setup is Streamyx or a Sabah 4G router in Kuching, start the stream at 3:45 PM MYT. That 15-minute pre-load handles the CDN cold cache and buys you a buffer for the anthem. Bandwidth-wise, the 1080p60 feed sips roughly 5 Mbps.
Riot's Patch 13.05 notes, live since 1 September, confirmed Champions Shanghai Pick'Ems open in-client on 10 September and lock at group-stage kick-off. As the post puts it, "Predict the advancing teams for points, earning extra points for correctly guessing the exact placement." Set a Pick'Em reminder between the Upper Final and Lower Final so your prediction carries the freshest read.
Soalan Lazim
Pukul berapa VCT Pacific Stage 2 Grand Final?
4:00 PM MYT on Sunday, 6 September 2026. Best-of-5 series. Doors close at Sajik Arena around 3:30 PM MYT for on-site fans.
Adakah Paper Rex confirmed in the Grand Final?
Tidak lagi. They must first win the Lower Final on Saturday at 4:00 PM MYT. If they lose, the Grand Final becomes the Upper Final winner against the other lower-bracket survivor.
Berapa top-up VP paling berbaloi bulan ini?
The 5350 VP pack at RM 169.90 through REDX Game gives you the best per-VP rate for a full skin bundle plus Battle Pass. Small 475 VP packs cost 12% more per point.
Cara tonton VCT Pacific dari Malaysia?
Buka the official VALORANT Champions Tour Pacific channel on YouTube or Twitch and search "VCT Pacific" on either platform. Both are geo-open for Malaysia. No VPN needed.
Bila Champions Shanghai bermula?
Group stage begins 24 September 2026, per the VCT format tree. Pick'Em predictions open 10 September and lock at kick-off.
Kuching, PJ, and the Sunday Viewing Plan
Sunday 4:00 PM MYT is friendly for the whole peninsula. JB fans can drive back from Genting in time, Penang street-food crowds finish lunch by 3:30, and Ipoh's cyber cafés along Jalan Sultan Idris Shah usually open early on match days. Bandar Sunway students have the shortest commute; most PJ mall arcades screen tier-1 esports finals on the LED walls. Kuching viewers on TIME Fibre should not see buffering, but Streamyx and Sabah 4G routers should pre-load 15 minutes early to dodge the CDN cold cache. If Paper Rex go the distance, the whole series wraps by 8:30 PM MYT with room for a mamak debrief before the driving home crowd hits the tolls. REDX Game's Valorant Malaysia landing page keeps the top-up rail one tap away for anyone who wants a celebratory skin drop, and REDX Game bookmarks the live match link too so you skip the search. Simple je.
