XSET wins VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: North America Stage 2 Challengers
/VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: North America Stage 2 Challengers has come to an end. As part of the championship, which was held online from May 13 to June 26, twelve teams from North America fought for a prize pool of $200,000, rating points, and two tickets to the VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Masters Stage 2 - Copenhagen. The winner of the tournament was the XSET team, which sensationally outplayed OpTic Gaming in the grand final with a score of 3:1 (Fracture - 12:14; Haven - 13:3; Bind - 13:7; Ascent - 13:11).
The tournament for the future winner began with a confident performance in the group stage, during which XSET got four wins and suffered one loss from 100 Thieves.
Having made it to the playoffs, the North American team outplayed 100 Thieves (2:0), but lost to OpTic Gaming (1:3) and fell into the lower bracket. Here, SyykoNT's wards managed to cope with FaZe Clan (3:1), thanks to which they advanced to the grand final. Well, in the decisive match of the championship, XSET took revenge on OpTic Gaming (3:1), thanks to which it became the winner of VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: North America Stage 2 Challengers and earned $50,000.
The current roster for VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen is as follows: Guild Esports, Fnatic, FunPlus Phoenix, OpTic Gaming, DRX, XSET, XERXIA, Leviatán, LOUD, Paper Rex and Northeption.
Results of VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: North America Stage 2 Challengers
- 1st: XSET - $50,000 + slot to VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Masters Stage 2 - Copenhagen.
- 2nd Place: OpTic Gaming - $32,000 + slot to VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Masters Stage 2 - Copenhagen.
- 3rd place: FaZe Clan — $26,000 + 65 points.
- 4th place: NRG — $20,000 + 55 points.
- 5th-6th place: Evil Geniuses and 100 Thieves — $14,000 + 45 points.
- 7th-8th place: Ghost Gaming and Luminosity Gaming — $10,000 + 35 points.
- 9th-10th place: Cloud9 and The Guard — $6,000 + 20 points.
- 11th-12th place: Sentinels and TSM — $6,000 + 15 points.