The event begins on August 31.
After an extended and arduous journey via the VCT 2022 season, the highest 16 groups on the planet are lastly set to compete in Valorant Champions 2022.
Like final yr’s event, 10 groups certified by way of VCT circuit factors earned via Challengers and Masters occasions. The opposite six groups within the competitors are the winners of their respective regional Final Probability Qualifiers.
With reigning world champions Acend failing to qualify, a brand new champion may also be topped in Istanbul. All eyes will probably be on Masters Copenhagen winners FunPlus Phoenix and Masters Reykajvik 2022 champions OpTic Gaming, each heavy favorites to win all of it.
Valorant Champions 2022 may also see the debut of Edward Gaming, the primary Chinese language group to compete on Valorant’s world stage. The group took the East Asia area by storm, punching their ticket to Istanbul off the again of an unimaginable 9-0 undefeated streak within the LCQ.
What’s Valorant Champions 2022?
Valorant Champions Istanbul is the third and ultimate occasion of the VCT 2022 season. It’s the greatest occasion of the yr and the culminating event of the season that each one groups have been working towards.
The event options 16 of the most effective Valorant groups from North America, EMEA, Latin America, East Asia, and Asia Pacific.
Valorant Champions 2022 schedule and outcomes
The event kicks off with the group stage from August 31 to September 8, adopted by the playoffs from September 9 to 18.
Valorant Champions 2022 group stage standings
Group A
| STANDING | TEAM | SCORE |
| — | Paper Rex | 0 — 0 |
| — | Edward Gaming | 0 — 0 |
| — | Leviatán | 0 — 0 |
| — | Crew Liquid | 0 — 0 |
Group B
| STANDING | TEAM | SCORE |
| — | OpTic Gaming | 0 — 0 |
| — | BOOM Esports | 0 — 0 |
| — | Zeta Division | 0 — 0 |
| — | LOUD | 0 — 0 |
Group C
| STANDING | TEAM | SCORE |
| — | FunPlus Phoenix | 0 — 0 |
| — | KRU Esports | 0 — 0 |
| — | XSET | 0 — 0 |
| — | XERXIA Esports | 0 — 0 |
Group D
| STANDING | TEAM | SCORE |
| — | DRX | 0 — 0 |
| — | FURIA Esports | 0 — 0 |
| — | Fnatic | 0 — 0 |
| — | 100 Thieves | 0 — 0 |
Group stage outcomes
August 31
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Paper Rex | 2 — 1 | Edward Gaming |
September 1
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| Leviatán | 1:00 a.m. GMT+8 | August 31, 10:00 a.m. PT | August 31, 5:00 p.m. GMT | Crew Liquid |
| Zeta Division | 8:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 5:00 a.m. PT | 12:00 p.m. GMT | LOUD |
| OpTic Gaming | 10:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 7:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. GMT | BOOM Esports |
September 2
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| Paper Rex/Edward Gaming | 1:00 a.m. GMT+8 | September 1, 10:00 a.m. PT | September 1, 5:00 p.m. GMT | Leviatán/Crew Liquid |
| DRX | 8:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 5:00 a.m. PT | 12:00 p.m. GMT | FURIA Esports |
| Fnatic | 10:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 7:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. GMT | 100 Thieves |
September 3
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| OpTic Gaming/BOOM Esports | 1:00 a.m. GMT+8 | September 2, 10:00 a.m. PT | September 2, 5:00 p.m. GMT | Zeta Division/LOUD |
| XSET | 8:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 5:00 a.m. PT | 12:00 p.m. GMT | XERXIA Esports |
| FunPlus Phoenix | 10:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 7:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. GMT | KRU Esports |
September 4
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| DRX/FURIA Esports | 1:00 a.m. GMT+8 | September 3, 10:00 a.m. PT | September 3, 5:00 p.m. GMT | Fnatic/100 Thieves |
| FunPlus Phoenix/KRU Esports | 8:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 5:00 a.m. PT | 12:00 p.m. GMT | XSET/XERXIA Esports |
| Paper Rex/Edward Gaming | 10:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 7:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. GMT | Leviatán/Crew Liquid |
September 5
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| OpTic Gaming/BOOM Esports | 1:00 a.m. GMT+8 | September 4, 10:00 a.m. PT | September 4, 5:00 p.m. GMT | Zeta Division/LOUD |
| DRX/FURIA Esports | 10:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 7:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. GMT | Fnatic/100 Thieves |
September 6
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| FunPlus Phoenix/KRU Esports | 1:00 a.m. GMT+8 | September 5, 10:00 a.m. PT | September 5, 5:00 p.m. GMT | XSET/XERXIA Esports |
September 7
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| TBD | 10:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 7:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
September 8
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| TBD | 1:00 a.m. GMT+8 | September 7, 10:00 a.m. PT | September 7, 5:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
| TBD | 10:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 7:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
Playoffs
September 9
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| TBD | 1:00 a.m. GMT+8 | September 8, 10:00 a.m. PT | September 8, 5:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
| TBD | 10:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 7:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
September 10
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| TBD | 1:00 a.m. GMT+8 | September 9, 10:00 a.m. PT | September 9, 5:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
| TBD | 10:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 7:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
September 11
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| TBD | 1:00 a.m. GMT+8 | September 10, 10:00 a.m. PT | September 10, 5:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
| TBD | 10:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 7:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
September 12
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| TBD | 1:00 a.m. GMT+8 | September 11, 10:00 a.m. PT | September 11, 5:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
| TBD | 10:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 7:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
September 13
| TEAMTBDTEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| TBD | 1:00 a.m. GMT+8 | September 12, 10:00 a.m. PT | September 12, 5:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
| TBD | 10:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 7:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
September 14
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| TBD | 1:00 a.m. GMT+8 | September 13, 10:00 a.m. PT | September 13, 5:00 p.m. GMT | TBD |
Finals
(To be up to date)
September 16
September 17
September 18
Groups competing in Valorant Champions 2022
Not like in earlier Masters tournaments this yr, each group within the competitors will start their Valorant Champions 2022 run within the group stage.
No groups will probably be seeded instantly within the playoffs.
| TEAM | REGION |
| OpTic Gaming | North America |
| XSET | North America |
| 100 Thieves | North America |
| FunPlus Phoenix | EMEA (Europe) |
| Fnatic | EMEA (Europe) |
| Crew Liquid | EMEA (Europe) |
| Paper Rex | APAC (Singapore/Malaysia) |
| XERXIA Esports | APAC (Thailand) |
| BOOM Esports | APAC (Indonesia) |
| DRX | Korea |
| Zeta Division | Japan |
| Leviatán | Latin America (Argentina) |
| LOUD | Latin America (Brazil) |
| FURIA Esports | Latin America (Brazil) |
| KRU Esports | Latin America (Argentina) |
| Edward Gaming | East Asia (China) |
Valorant Champions 2022 prize pool
(To be up to date)
Riot Games has but to announce the prize pool for the event.
Format of Valorant Champions 2022
The event begins with a GSL-style group play, adopted by an eight-team double elimination bracket. Groups had been sectioned into 4 draw swimming pools primarily based on a mixture of their respective ultimate placements at Challengers and Masters occasions, and the energy of their respective area.
- Pool 1 — OpTic Gaming (North America rank 1), FunPlus Phoenix (EMEA rank 1), DRX (Korea), Paper Rex (APAC rank 1)
- Pool 2 — XSET (North America rank 2), Fnatic (EMEA rank 2), Leviatán (Latin America), Zeta Division (Japan)
- Pool 3 — 100 Thieves (North America LCQ winner), Crew Liquid (EMEA LCQ winner), LOUD (Brazil), XERXIA Esports (APAC rank 2)
- Pool 4 — KRU Esports (South America LCQ winner 1), FURIA Esports (South America LCQ winner 2), BOOM Esports (APAC LCQ winner), Edward Gaming (East Asia LCQ winner)
Groups from every pool had been randomly drawn into one of many 4 teams. Groups that had been drawn into a gaggle that had squads from the identical area had been positioned into the subsequent alphabetical sequential group.
In the event that they had been the ultimate group to be drawn from their pool, and their group already had a squad from the identical area, then they had been moved again via the teams till they landed on a legitimate group.
After the group stage, a random draw will seed the Knockout Stage. The 4 groups that advance out of their group in first place will probably be randomly assigned a yet-to-be-determined second-place group from a unique group.
All matches will play out in a best-of-three format, apart from the decrease bracket ultimate and the grand ultimate, which will probably be best-of-five video games.
The place to look at Valorant Champions 2022?
Valorant followers can watch the matches dwell on Riot Video games’ official Twitch and YouTube channels:
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