The 2022 Valorant Champions was an esports tournament for the video game Valorant. This was the second edition of the Valorant Champions, the crowning event of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) for the 2022 Valorant competitive season. The tournament was held from August 31 to September 18, 2022, in Istanbul, Turkey.[3][4][5]
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| Tournament information | |
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| Game | Valorant |
| Location | Istanbul |
| Date | August 31 – September 18 |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
Tournament format(s) | GSL Format (group stage) Double Elimination (playoffs) |
| Host(s) |  Turkey |
| Venue(s) | Volkswagen Arena Istanbul |
| Teams | 16 |
| Purse | $1,000,000 USD[1] |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | LOUD |
| Runner-up | OpTic Gaming |
| MVP | Bryan "pAncada" Luna (LOUD)[2] |
"Fire Again" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Ashnikko.[6]
Acend were the defending champions, but failed to qualify for the event after losing to G2 Esports in the VCT 2022: EMEA Last Chance Qualifier.[7]
LOUD won the Valorant world championship after defeating OpTic Gaming in the finals by a score of 3–1.[8]
Venues edit
Istanbul was the city chosen to host the competition. The tournament was held at the Volkswagen Arena Istanbul, with spectators from knockout stage.
| Istanbul, Turkey
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| Volkswagen Arena Istanbul | |
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Qualified teams edit
Sixteen teams qualified for the global crowning event of the circuit, with ten teams qualifying through points earned throughout the season, while the remaining six teams qualified via the Last Chance Qualifiers.[3] The following teams qualified for the event:
| Region | Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMEA | FunPlus Phoenix | EMEA Regional Circuit Points #1 | |
| Fnatic | EMEA Regional Circuit Points #2 | ||
| Team Liquid | EMEA Last Chance Qualifier winner | ||
| North America | OpTic Gaming | NA Regional Circuit Points #1 | |
| XSET | NA Regional Circuit Points #2 | ||
| 100 Thieves | NA Last Chance Qualifier winner | ||
| Asia-Pacific | MYSG | Paper Rex | APAC Regional Circuit Points #1 |
| Thailand | XERXIA Esports | APAC Regional Circuit Points #2 | |
| Indonesia | BOOM Esports | APAC Last Chance Qualifier winner | |
| East Asia | South Korea | DRX | KR Regional Circuit Points #1 |
| Japan | ZETA DIVISION | JP Regional Circuit Points #1 | |
| China | Edward Gaming | EA Last Chance Qualifier winner | |
| South America | Brazil | LOUD | BR Regional Circuit Points #1 |
| Furia Esports | SA Last Chance Qualifier runner-up | ||
| Latin America | Leviatán | LATAM Regional Circuit Points #1 | |
| KRÜ Esports | SA Last Chance Qualifier winner | ||
Group stage edit
The group stage took place August 31 – September 8, 2022. All 16 teams were divided into 4 groups of four teams each playing in a GSL-style double-elimination format. Games were held in a best-of-three series. Only the top 2 teams in each group will qualified for the playoffs.
- Group A
| Round 1 | Winner's Match | Qualified | |||||||||||
| August 31 | |||||||||||||
| Paper Rex | 2 | ||||||||||||
| September 1 | |||||||||||||
| Edward Gaming | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Paper Rex | 0 | ||||||||||||
| August 31 | |||||||||||||
| Leviatán | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Leviatán | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Team Liquid | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Leviatán | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Team Liquid | ||||||||||||
| Elimination Match | Decider Match | ||||||||||||
| September 7 | |||||||||||||
| September 4 | Paper Rex | 1 | |||||||||||
| Edward Gaming | 0 | Team Liquid | 2 | ||||||||||
| Team Liquid | 2 | ||||||||||||
- Group B
| Round 1 | Winner's Match | Qualified | |||||||||||
| September 1 | |||||||||||||
| OpTic Gaming | 2 | ||||||||||||
| September 2 | |||||||||||||
| BOOM Esports | 1 | ||||||||||||
| OpTic Gaming | 2 | ||||||||||||
| September 1 | |||||||||||||
| LOUD | 1 | ||||||||||||
| ZETA DIVISION | 0 | ||||||||||||
| LOUD | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | OpTic Gaming | ||||||||||||
| B2 | LOUD | ||||||||||||
| Elimination Match | Decider Match | ||||||||||||
| September 7 | |||||||||||||
| September 4 | LOUD | 2 | |||||||||||
| BOOM Esports | 1 | ZETA DIVISION | 0 | ||||||||||
| ZETA DIVISION | 2 | ||||||||||||
- Group C
| Round 1 | Winner's Match | Qualified | |||||||||||
| September 3 | |||||||||||||
| FunPlus Phoenix | 2 | ||||||||||||
| September 5 | |||||||||||||
| KRÜ Esports | 0 | ||||||||||||
| FunPlus Phoenix | 1 | ||||||||||||
| September 3 | |||||||||||||
| XSET | 2 | ||||||||||||
| XSET | 2 | ||||||||||||
| XERXIA Esports | 0 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | XSET | ||||||||||||
| C2 | FunPlus Phoenix | ||||||||||||
| Elimination Match | Decider Match | ||||||||||||
| September 8 | |||||||||||||
| September 5 | FunPlus Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||
| KRÜ Esports | 2 | KRÜ Esports | 0 | ||||||||||
| XERXIA Esports | 1 | ||||||||||||
- Group D
| Round 1 | Winner's Match | Qualified | |||||||||||
| September 2 | |||||||||||||
| DRX | 2 | ||||||||||||
| September 3 | |||||||||||||
| FURIA Esports | 0 | ||||||||||||
| DRX | 2 | ||||||||||||
| September 2 | |||||||||||||
| 100 Thieves | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Fnatic | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 100 Thieves | 2 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | DRX | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Fnatic | ||||||||||||
| Elimination Match | Decider Match | ||||||||||||
| September 8 | |||||||||||||
| September 5 | 100 Thieves | 0 | |||||||||||
| FURIA Esports | 1 | Fnatic | 2 | ||||||||||
| Fnatic | 2 | ||||||||||||
Knockout stage edit
The knockouts were a double-elimination tournament that took place September 9–18, 2022, at Volkswagen Arena, Istanbul. All matches were a best-of-three series, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final, which were a best-of-five series.
| Upper Bracket Quarterfinals | Upper Bracket Semifinals | Upper Bracket Final | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 1 – September 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | DRX | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 7 – September 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | FunPlus Phoenix | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | DRX | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 2 – September 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | LOUD | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Leviatán | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 11 – September 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | LOUD | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W7 | LOUD | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 3 – September 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| W8 | OpTic Gaming | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | OpTic Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 8 – September 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Team Liquid | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | OpTic Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 4 – September 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| W4 | XSET | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | XSET | 2 | Match 14 – September 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Fnatic | 0 | W11 | LOUD | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W13 | OpTic Gaming | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Lower Bracket Quarterfinals | Lower Bracket Semifinals | Lower Bracket Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 9 – September 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 5 – September 11 | L8 | XSET | 1 | Match 13 – September 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L1 | FunPlus Phoenix | 2 | W5 | FunPlus Phoenix | 2 | Match 12 – September 16 | L11 | OpTic Gaming | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| L2 | Leviatán | 0 | W9 | FunPlus Phoenix | 0 | W12 | DRX | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Match 10 – September 13 | W10 | DRX | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 6 – September 11 | L7 | DRX | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 | Team Liquid | 0 | W6 | Fnatic | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| L4 | Fnatic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Prize pool edit
| Pos | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | LOUD | $300,000 |
| 2nd | OpTic Gaming | $150,000 |
| 3rd | DRX | $110,000 |
| 4th | FunPlus Phoenix | $80,000 |
| 5th–6th | XSET | $60,000 |
| Fnatic | ||
| 7th–8th | Team Liquid | $40,000 |
| Leviatán | ||
| 9th–12th | 100 Thieves | $25,000 |
| KRÜ Esports | ||
| ZETA Division | ||
| Paper Rex | ||
| 13th–16th | Furia Esports | $15,000 |
| XERXIA Esports | ||
| BOOM Esports | ||
| Edward Gaming |
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ Zucker, Coby (8 September 2022). "Everything you need to know about Champions 2022 playoffs". Upcomer. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Lozano, Kurt (September 19, 2022). "LOUD win VALORANT Champions 2022 with 3-1 rout over OpTic". Yahoo News. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ a b Zucker, Coby (May 13, 2022). "Riot Games announces VALORANT Champions 2022 will be in Istanbul". Upcomer. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ Šimić, Ivan (May 13, 2022). "VCT is coming to Copenhagen and Istanbul in 2022". Esports Insider. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "Valorant Champions 2022: Everything you need to know". valorantesports.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Riot releases VALORANT Champions 2022 anthem 'Fire Again'". Dot Esports. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Manske, Nadine (August 9, 2022). "A new VCT champion will be crowned in 2022 after G2 send Acend home from EMEA LCQ". Dot Esports. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Klimentov, Mikhail (September 18, 2022). "LOUD wins 'Valorant' world championship, defeating OpTic in Istanbul". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 19, 2022.