When Does Valorant VCT Pacific 2026 Stage 2 Start? Malaysia Time
Published: 2026-09-04
Busan is loud this weekend. VCT Pacific 2026 Stage 2 crowns its champion at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium on 6 September, and the four teams still alive are chasing the last two Pacific slots for VALORANT Champions Shanghai. Malaysian fans get three viewing nights ahead. The Grand Final locks in at 4:00 PM MYT on Sunday. All times below are MYT (GMT+8), no maths on your side. REDX Game keeps its Valorant top-up page live-refreshed alongside the bracket, so if you buy 2050 VP mid-series to grab a Champions-drop bundle, the delivery window is an advertised 1–3 minutes.
VCT Pacific Stage 2 Finals Land in Busan This Weekend
Nongshim RedForce, T1, Global Esports and VARREL are the last four. The bracket runs double-elimination, best-of-three across the top, best-of-five for the Lower Final and the Grand Final. Two Champions Shanghai spots remain unclaimed, and the total prize pool sits at USD 250,000 (roughly RM 1.05 million at today’s rate), per Liquipedia’s Stage 2 hub. Paper Rex, the region’s Southeast Asian carrier and home of Malaysian rifler Khalish “d4v41” Rusyaidee, bowed out in the group phase. That is the reason KL streams this weekend will feel a shade quieter than they did in Stage 1.
Inven Global framed the venue shift plainly: “the finals move outside Seoul for the first time” (Inven Global, Aug 2026). Busan is doing this on a bigger stage, in a bigger gym, in front of the biggest Korean crowd Riot has ever put behind Pacific. For anyone planning a REDX Game top-up around the finals, that also matters. A Champions bundle refresh usually lands within the two weeks after a Pacific champion is crowned.
MYT Match Schedule for 4 to 6 September
Riot publishes match starts in KST. Malaysia sits one hour behind Korea, so subtract one hour from any KST time you see on the official site. The table below is already converted.
- Thursday, 4 September (MYT): Upper Round 3 opens the Busan weekend in the afternoon block; check the live bracket for the exact card order.
- Friday, 5 September (MYT): Lower Bracket semifinal and the Upper Final anchor the evening window.
- Saturday, 6 September (MYT): Lower Bracket Final in the early slot on the Sajik main stage.
- Sunday, 7 September, 4:00 PM MYT: Grand Final Bo5 (1:00 AM PDT / 5:00 PM KST on Riot’s official schedule sheet).
Wait, one caveat. A few aggregators list slightly different KST cards for Thursday because seeding shifted after the group-stage upsets. If a KL friend group is planning a mamak stall watch party, lock in around 3:30 PM MYT and refresh the Liquipedia bracket once for the day’s exact card. Streams run on the official Riot broadcast in English, Korean and Japanese. There is no separate SEA-language broadcast this stage. Watch-reward drops need your Riot account linked to Twitch or YouTube Gaming, the same setup Champions viewers used last cycle; REDX Game customers stacking VP for the drop night usually lock in their pack before the broadcast starts to skip the post-match payment queue that clogs Malaysian rails once a Bo5 ends.
The Ringgit Math on 2050 VP and Battle Pass Pulls
Riot’s in-client price for 2050 VP in Malaysia is RM 67.90 as of September 2026, verified from the current MY store front. That is enough for one Premium Battle Pass at 1000 VP plus a small buffer for skin discounts. On REDX Game, the same 2050 VP pack clears well under RM 68 with an advertised 1–3 minute delivery window; the number most KL players cite is a saving in the RM 5–8 range once you factor out the Riot in-client convenience tax. Berapa jimat? Ten ringgit here, ten there; after two full Acts that is a Champions capsule you did not pay for, which is exactly the kind of quiet margin Malaysian gaming budgets used to leak on convenience taxes that added up to a full skin bundle by year end.
Stacking VP for the Champions Shanghai skin bundle in November? Buy the 5350 VP pack once, not five smaller packs. Small-pack overhead in Malaysia averages about 8 percent because of the fixed processing steps stacked on each transaction. On a single larger pack the delivery window stays tight and the receipt count stays low, which is how many working adults in Petaling Jaya now track gaming spend against monthly budgets. Fewer receipts, less mental load, cleaner month-end.
The Malaysian Angle Nobody in Busan Talks About
Kuala Lumpur is not on the map this weekend and no Malaysian team is at Sajik Arena, but the story matters here anyway because two Champions Shanghai slots are on the line, and either team that grabs one becomes a benchmark that Malaysian scouting orgs like Team SMG measure themselves against for the 2027 recruitment window. d4v41’s absence from the top four is the pain point KL fans are working through: senang gila untuk sokong, tapi susah tengok. Ipoh cafes that hosted MPL viewing nights last year are pivoting to Pacific coverage this weekend because the Grand Final falls on a Sunday afternoon, memang best for family-time overlap.
Weekend surges for VP top-ups have already begun on the Malaysian rails. If you plan to buy the Champions capsule when it drops, the smoothest path is to load your Riot balance before the Grand Final airs, then convert on drop day. That avoids the 30-minute post-drop payment queue Malaysian rails saw during the last Champions release. REDX Game processes DuitNow transfers even on Sunday nights, which is where the 1–3 minute delivery-time claim gets its cushion.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the VCT Pacific 2026 Stage 2 Grand Final start in Malaysia time?
The Grand Final is scheduled for Sunday, 7 September 2026 at 4:00 PM MYT (1:00 AM PDT the same day). A Bo5 series usually runs three to four hours, so a late-evening finish around 8:00 PM MYT is a reasonable planning point.
Who are the four teams still alive in Busan?
Nongshim RedForce, T1, Global Esports and VARREL. Two of them will book the remaining VCT Pacific slots at VALORANT Champions Shanghai; the other two head into 2027 pre-season with an offseason of roster review.
Where can I watch the finals from Malaysia?
The main English broadcast runs on the official VCT Pacific Twitch and YouTube channels. Streams are geo-open in Malaysia and do not need a VPN. Watch-reward drops require your Riot account linked to your streaming account before the match starts.
Is there a Malaysian player in the Top 4?
No. Malaysia’s flag-bearer this cycle, d4v41 of Paper Rex, was eliminated in the group stage. He remains under contract for 2027 per Sheep Esports, so KL fans expect a stronger PRX push next season.
How do I top up VP before the finals?
Open the Valorant Malaysia top-up page on REDX Game, pick your VP pack, pay with DuitNow, Boost or a bank transfer, and enter your Riot ID at checkout. Delivery lands inside the 1–3 minute window in most Malaysian sessions.
Will Riot patch Valorant before the Grand Final?
No. Patch 13.06 is live and the competitive build is frozen for the finals weekend. Any Agent tweaks land after the Champions Shanghai run wraps.
