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The upcoming Envy vs MIBR matchup at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2026 Americas KICK-OFF, taking place on January 18 at Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles, is set to deliver an intense battle. Both teams have shown strong performances in recent tournaments and scrims, making this encounter highly anticipated among VALORANT fans. Let’s take a closer look at their current form and what to expect from this exciting matchup.
Let’s dive in.
How the bookies view it: MIBR favored
According to the betting odds, MIBR enters the matchup as the clear favorite, with a 1.31 coefficient compared to Envy’s 3.24. This suggests that bookmakers expect MIBR to control the series, though Envy’s recent performances indicate they could still pose a serious challenge.
ENVY form. What result can be expected from ENVY
ENVY is a North American Valorant esports team representing the ENVY organization and regularly competing on both regional and international VALORANT tournaments across online and LAN formats. After returning to competitive Valorant in 2025, the team entered a new phase ahead of the 2026 season, combining experienced veterans with new talent. The current lineup is built around Eggsterr, Inspire, and P0PPIN, with keznit adding duelist depth and Rossy taking on the IGL/smoke role, forming a squad aimed at maintaining stability and competitiveness at the top North American level.
- ENVY roster: Eggsterr, Inspire, P0PPIN, keznit, Rossy.
Throughout 2025, ENVY produced strong and notable results across multiple tiers of competition. The team’s most significant success came at VCT Ascension Americas 2025, where they claimed the championship with a 3–1 victory over TSM in the final (Abyss 13:11, Sunset 11:13, Bind 13:6, Ascent 13:5), securing a direct slot in VCT Americas League 2026. On the Swiss stage, ENVY also recorded decisive wins against teams like 9Z Team (2–0) and Stellae Gaming (2–1), demonstrating their ability to perform under pressure.
In addition to Ascension, ENVY competed in VALORANT Challengers North America 2025, showing both strengths and vulnerabilities. The team achieved victories over Ambrosia (3–1), Burger Boyz (2–0), and SaD Esports (2–0), while suffering losses to TSM (1–3) in Stage 3 Playoffs, highlighting areas for improvement in high-stakes series. ENVY also participated in international events such as SEN City Classic 2025, finishing second to Sentinels, and Red Bull Home Ground 2025, where they demonstrated competitiveness against European squads.
While ENVY excelled in structured environments and regional competitions, maintaining consistency against the strongest opponents proved challenging. Matches against elite teams such as TSM showcased moments of dominance but also exposed tactical weaknesses. Despite these challenges, ENVY remained a prominent presence throughout 2025, regularly qualifying for major events and demonstrating their potential on both North American and international stages.
Overall, the 2025 season reflected a period of growth and re-establishment for ENVY in Valorant: the team successfully transitioned from Challengers to winning Ascension, showing resilience, adaptability, and the ability to compete at a high level. Their main objective moving forward is to build on this momentum in VCT Americas League 2026 and translate regional success into deeper runs at Masters and Champions events.
At the ongoing VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff, ENVY played their first match against Evil Geniuses, managing to secure a 2–1 victory in a tense showdown.
ENVY Map Pool
The ENVY team demonstrates a diverse and adaptable map pool in their matches, with clear strengths as well as maps that need improvement. The team performs most confidently on Bind — out of 9 maps played, ENVY won 8, resulting in an 89% win rate, thanks to strong duel coordination and control of key sites. Haven is also a stable map, with a 70% win rate across 10 matches, although the team sometimes struggles to defend long-range positions. Ascent and Abyss show solid performance as well, with a 67% win rate on both maps, reflecting strong attacking strategies and effective duelist play, particularly Eggsterr on Yoru. Pearl and Corrode also show a high win rate (75%), though their selection is limited. At the same time, Split (40%) and Sunset (42%) remain weaker maps for ENVY, where the team often loses control and key positions to opponents. Icebox has only been played once and was won — 100%, while Breeze has not yet been used in official matches. Lotus and Pearl show average results, with victories in roughly half of the games.
MIBR form. What result can be expected from MIBR
MIBR is a Brazilian Valorant esports team representing the MIBR organization, regularly competing in regional and international VALORANT tournaments across both online and LAN formats. Ahead of the 2026 season, the team entered VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff with a strengthened roster combining veteran leadership with new talent. The current lineup is built around Erick “aspas” Santos as the star duelist, supported by Zachary “zekken” Patrone, Ian “tex” Botsch, and Roberto “Mazino” Rivas, with Andrew “Verno” Maust serving as IGL and Daniel “fRoD” Montaner as coach, forming a squad aimed at competing at the highest level in the Americas.
- MIBR roster: aspas, zekken, tex, Mazino, Verno.
Throughout 2025, MIBR showed mixed but competitive results across multiple S-Tier and qualifier events. Their most notable performance came at VALORANT Champions 2025, where they finished 5th–6th, losing 1–2 in a tight series and earning $85,000. In regional competitions, they placed 9th–10th at VCT 2025: Americas Stage 2, 11th–12th at VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025, and earned 3rd place at both VCT 2025: Americas Stage 1 and Americas Kickoff, as well as at the Esports World Cup 2025: Americas Qualifier. These results demonstrated the team’s ability to compete against top-tier opponents while also revealing areas for improvement in consistency and execution under pressure.
MIBR Map Pool
MIBR has a clearly defined map pool in VALORANT, with noticeable strengths and weaknesses across different maps. Based on recent statistics from roughly the past six months, the team shows excellent results on Icebox, winning 100% of their two matches, followed by strong performances on Corrode (80% win rate in five matches) and Sunset (75% in four matches). Bind and Haven appear more balanced, each with a 50% win rate across four matches, indicating competitive but inconsistent results. On the other hand, Abyss has been challenging, with only a 33% win rate in three matches, while Ascent and Lotus have proven particularly difficult, with no wins in two matches each. Overall, this map pool data highlights where MIBR excels and where they may need to improve. However, it is important to note that some of their previously most successful maps — Icebox, Sunset, Ascent, and Lotus — are currently not part of the competitive map pool.
ENVY vs MIBR – Head‑to‑Head
So far, ENVY and MIBR have not played each other in Valorant before their scheduled match at the VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff on January 18, 2026 — there are no recorded head‑to‑head results between these two teams in recent competitive history in the standard VALORANT scene.
Predicted result of the match between ENVY and MIBR at VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff
MIBR enter this match as the clear favorites according to the odds, largely because of their experienced roster and history of competing at the top level in North America and international tournaments. Players like aspas, zekken, tex, and Mazino, led by IGL Verno, bring individual skill, tactical depth, and the ability to adapt mid-series. On paper, MIBR should have the upper hand against ENVY, who, while in good form, are facing a highly skilled and structured opponent.
However, there are significant uncertainties to consider. MIBR’s recent matches have been limited, and it is their first game of the tournament, meaning we do not yet know their current level of coordination and rhythm. While their past statistics show strong performances on certain maps, those maps are no longer part of the competitive pool, which introduces further unpredictability. ENVY, in contrast, have already played and won a tense 2–1 match against Evil Geniuses, showing they are in solid form and capable of handling high-pressure scenarios.
Given this context, MIBR are expected to win the series, but confidently betting on a 2:0 sweep is risky. The first map could be competitive, and ENVY have the experience and firepower to take a map off them, especially if MIBR are still adjusting to the tournament environment. For a safer approach, considering the uncertainty around MIBR’s current form, it may be wise to focus on bets that account for a close series, rather than expecting a clean sweep.
Betting prediction: MIBR wins.
