100 Thieves claimed the VALORANT title at the 2026 Esports World Cup, currently underway in Paris, France, after defeating their domestic rivals and VALORANT Champions titleholders NRG Esports 3-1 in the final, securing the first-place prize of $600,000 USD, plus 1,000 points in the club standings. This outstanding achievement gave VALORANT star Peter Mazuryk, known as Asuna, his first major international title in his career spanning more than five years within the 100 Thieves organization, which he joined when he was 17 years old. Since then, Asuna has spent his entire professional VALORANT career with the club, finally succeeding in winning the international title he had long sought, following a rebuild of the team's core lineup and the addition of a group of promising talents. Peter Mazuryk Asuna said: "We have a great coaching staff, and an excellent in-game leader, which helped us harmonize and play in an excellent way. It's true that we took some time to reach our true level, but I'm glad we peaked at the right time." 100 Thieves clinched the match against NRG Esports, their domestic rivals in the VCT Americas league, after an overtime period on the fourth map of the best-of-five final, following their comfortable win in the first two maps. NRG Esports managed to avoid a clean sweep by winning on Haven, before taking a 9-3 lead on Ascent, putting them on the verge of leveling the overall score at 2-2 and forcing a fifth map. However, 100 Thieves, led by rising in-game leader Jordan Pollor vora, managed to mount a comeback, force overtime, and then win the map 14-12 to claim the title. Jordan Pollor vora said: "I'm happy to win the championship, and I'm very grateful for the great trust my teammates and the coaching staff placed in me; I couldn't have achieved this without their belief in me, and I'm very glad we are here today in front of this great crowd to prove that we are an outstanding and high-level team." 100 Thieves made their way to the final through the group stage, where they secured two important victories guaranteeing their qualification to the playoffs, then defeated the star-studded MIBR.LOS in the quarterfinals, before overcoming Nongshim RedForce, the winners of Masters Santiago, in the semifinals. Star player Matthew Panjanyan Cryocells won the Sony MVP award for best player of the tournament, in recognition of his outstanding performance throughout the competition, which culminated in 65 eliminations and 25 assists during the final against NRG Esports. Matthew Panjanyan Cryocells commented: "I'm very happy to win, although I feel I didn't perform at the level I aspired to, but it's been a long time since my last title." He added: "I've gone through many moments of doubt in my career. In the end, we should never stop believing in ourselves and the people around us." Before the final, Nongshim RedForce, the only Korean team to reach the playoffs, secured third place after defeating BBL Esports in two close matches. Despite finishing fourth, BBL Esports put on an impressive performance in front of the fans in Paris, with 18-year-old player Youssef Kanber Lar0k emerging as one of the standout stars of the tournament, having shown promising potential for future success.