Gentle Mates GC beat Shopify Rebellion Gold 2-1 in the upper bracket final of the VCT Game Changers Championship 2026 in São Paulo on Friday, 30 October. The French-based side, playing in their first Championship, dropped the opening map and then won the next two.
Shopify Rebellion Gold won map one in 53 minutes. On map two they came back to 10-10, but Gentle Mates won 13-11 after 55 minutes. The decider on Summit ended 13-10 to Gentle Mates after 57 minutes.
Gentle Mates now face the winner of the lower bracket final in Sunday's best-of-five grand final. Their upper bracket win gives them a two-map ban advantage. Shopify Rebellion Gold, led at the event by interim in-game leader alexis, must first play KRÜ Blaze in the lower bracket final on Saturday, 31 October, at 15:00 BRT.
According to Esports Insider, Gentle Mates' line-up of Marti, Nami, Wens, tokameite and berryx reached the upper final with 2-0 wins over Team Liquid Brazil and MIBR GC.
Esports Insider also reports that MIBR GC finished fourth, which pays $50,000. SK Nebula placed joint fifth to sixth for $25,000. Third place pays $70,000.