Valorant Champions 2022: Schedule, results, teams, prize pool, and where to watch
The tournament begins on August 31.
After a long and arduous journey through the VCT 2022 season, the top 16 teams in the world are finally set to compete in Valorant Champions 2022.
Like last year’s tournament, 10 teams qualified via VCT circuit points earned through Challengers and Masters events. The other six teams in the competition are the winners of their respective regional Last Chance Qualifiers.
With reigning world championsAcendfailing to qualify, a new champion will also be crowned in Istanbul. All eyes will be onMasters Copenhagen winners FunPlus PhoenixandMasters Reykajvik 2022 champions OpTic Gaming, both heavy favorites to win it all.
Valorant Champions 2022 will also see the debut ofEdward Gaming, the first Chinese team to compete on Valorant’s global stage. The team took the East Asia region by storm, punching their ticket to Istanbul off the back of an incredible 9-0 undefeated streak in the LCQ.
What is Valorant Champions 2022?
Valorant Champions Istanbulis the third and final event of the VCT 2022 season. It is the biggest event of the year and the culminating tournament of the season that all teams have been working toward.
The tournament features 16 of the best Valorant teams from North America, EMEA, Latin America, East Asia, and Asia Pacific.
Valorant Champions 2022 schedule and results
The tournament kicks off with the group stage from August 31 to September 8, followed by the playoffs from September 9 to 18.
Group stage results
Upper bracket final
Lower bracket semifinal
Lower bracket final
Grand final
Teams competing in Valorant Champions 2022
Unlike in previous Masters tournaments this year, every team in the competition will begin their Valorant Champions 2022 run in the group stage.
Valorant Champions 2022 prize pool
(To be updated)
Riot Gameshas yet to announce the prize pool for the tournament.
Format of Valorant Champions 2022
The tournament begins with a GSL-style group play, followed by an eight-team double elimination bracket. Teams were sectioned into four draw pools based on a combination of their respective final placements at Challengers and Masters events, and the strength of their respective region.
Teams from each pool were randomly drawn into one of the four groups. Teams that were drawn into a group that had squads from the same region were placed into the next alphabetical sequential group.
If they were the final team to be drawn from their pool, and their group already had a squad from the same region, then they were moved back through the groups until they landed on a valid group.
After the group stage, a random draw will seed the Knockout Stage. The four teams that advance out of their group in first place will be randomly assigned a yet-to-be-determined second-place team from a different group.
All matches will play out in a best-of-three format, except for the lower bracket final and the grand final, which will be best-of-five games.
Where to watch Valorant Champions 2022?
Valorant fans can watch the matches live on Riot Games’ official Twitch and YouTube channels:
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