Valorant Champions 2022: Schedule, outcomes, and groups
The match begins on August 31.
After a protracted and arduous journey by means of the VCT 2022 season, the highest 16 groups on this planet are lastly set to compete in Valorant Champions 2022.
Like final yr’s match, 10 groups certified through VCT circuit factors earned by means of Challengers and Masters occasions. The opposite six groups within the competitors are the winners of their respective regional Final Likelihood Qualifiers.
With reigning world champions Acend failing to qualify, a brand new champion may even be topped in Istanbul. All eyes might 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 even see the debut of Edward Gaming, the primary Chinese language staff to compete on Valorant’s world stage. The staff 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 largest occasion of the yr and the culminating match of the season that every one groups have been working towards.
The match options 16 of the very best Valorant groups from North America, EMEA, Latin America, East Asia, and Asia Pacific.
Valorant Champions 2022 schedule and outcomes
The match kicks off with the group stage from August 31 to September 13, adopted by the playoffs from September 16 to 18.
Valorant Champions 2022 group stage standings
Group Stage
August 31
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| Paper Rex | 10:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 7:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. GMT | 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 | Group 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/Group 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/Group 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
In contrast to in earlier Masters tournaments this yr, each staff within the competitors will start their Valorant Champions 2022 run within the group stage.
No groups might be seeded immediately within the playoffs.
| TEAM | REGION |
| OpTic Gaming | North America |
| XSET | North America |
| 100 Thieves | North America |
| FunPlus Phoenix | EMEA (Europe) |
| Fnatic | EMEA (Europe) |
| Group 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 Video games has but to announce the prize pool for the match.
Format of Valorant Champions 2022
The match begins with a GSL-style group play, adopted by an eight-team double elimination bracket. Groups have been sectioned into 4 draw swimming pools primarily based on a mix of their respective ultimate placements at Challengers and Masters occasions, and the power 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), Group 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 have been randomly drawn into one of many 4 teams. Groups that have been drawn into a gaggle that had squads from the identical area have been positioned into the subsequent alphabetical sequential group.
In the event that they have been the ultimate staff to be drawn from their pool, and their group already had a squad from the identical area, then they have been moved again by means of 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 might be randomly assigned a yet-to-be-determined second-place staff from a special group.
All matches will play out in a best-of-three format, apart from the decrease bracket ultimate and the grand ultimate, which might be best-of-five video games.
The place to look at Valorant Champions 2022?
Valorant followers can watch the matches reside on Riot Video games’ official Twitch and YouTube channels:
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