ZETA DIVISION became the champion of VCT 2022: Japan Stage 1 Challengers Playoffs

The VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Japan Stage 1 Challengers Playoffs has ended. The event, which ran online from February 24 to March 27, offered eight Japanese teams a prize pool of $16,352, as well as the right to play on the VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 1 Masters - Reykjavík. The winner of the tournament was the ZETA DIVISION team, which in the grand final was stronger than Crazy Raccoon with a score of 3:1 (Bind - 14:12; Split - 13:6; Haven - 10:13; Icebox - 13:10).

ZETA DIVISION went through the tournament bracket in one breath, outplaying Reignite (2:0), Crazy Raccoon (2:1) and IGZIST (2:0) one by one, thus making it to the grand final. In the decisive match of the championship, the Japanese team once again demonstrated their character, confidently beating Crazy Raccoon (3:1) to win a ticket to the Masters in Iceland.

The current roster for VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Masters Stage 1 - Reykjavík is as follows: FunPlus Phoenix, Fnatic, G2 Esports, OpTic Gaming, The Guard, XERXIA, Paper Rex, ZETA DIVISION and DRX.

Results of VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Japan Stage 1 Challengers Playoffs

• 1st place: ZETA DIVISION - $8,176 + slot for VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters - Reykjavík.
• 2nd place: Crazy Raccoon - $4,088 + 55 points.
• 3rd place: IGZIST - $1,635 + 50 points.
• 4th place: FAV gaming — $818 + 45 points.
• 5th-6th place: Northeption — $409 + 40 points.
• 5th-6th place: REJECT — $409 + 40 points.
• 7th-8th place: Reignite — $409 + 35 points.
• 7th-8th place: Crest Gaming — $409 + 35 points.