VALORANT Champions 2022 Format Revealed
Riot Games has unveiled the format for the upcoming VALORANT Champions 2022 championship. The tournament, which will be held from August 31 to September 18 in Istanbul, will be the last point before global changes in the ecosystem of the scene.
VALORANT Champions 2022 will begin with a group stage, where participants will be divided into four equal groups (four teams each):
- Group A - Paper Rex, Edward Gaming, Leviatán, Team Liquid
- Group B - Optic Gaming, BOOM Esports, ZETA DIVISION, LOUD
- Group C - FunPlus Phoenix, KRÜ Esports, XSET, XERXIA
- Group D - DRX, FURIA Esports, FNATIC, 100 Thieves
The two best teams from each quartet will advance to the championship playoffs, where they will form a double elimination bracket. The lower final and the grand final, which will take place on September 18, will be held in the BO5 format.
VALORANT Champions 2022 Participants
Team |
Region
Claimed Composition
OpTic Gaming
North America
FNS, Victor, crashies, yay, Marvel
XSET
North America
AYRIN, BcJ, dephh, zekken, Cryocells
Fun Plus Phoenix
Europe
ANGE1, Shao, Zyppan, SUYGETSU, ardiis
Fnatic
Europe
Boaster, Mistic, Derke, Enzo, Alfajer
LOUD
Latin America
pANcada, Sacy, Saadhak, aspas, Less
Leviatan
Latin America
Tacolilla, Melser, adverso, kiNgg, Shyy
DRX
South Korea
stax, Rb, Zest, BuZz, MaKo
ZETA DIVISION
Japan
Laz, crow, Dep, SugarZ3ro, Xdll
paper rex
Southeast Asia
Mindfreak, f0rsakeN, Benkai, d4v41, Jinggg
XERXIA
Southeast Asia
foxz, sushiboys, sScary, Crws, Surf
100Thieves
North America
Asuna, Derrek, stellar, Will, bang
Team Liquid
Europe
soulcas, ScreaM, Jamppi, Nivera, dimasick
KRU Esports
Latin America
Klaus, Mazino, NagZ, delz1k, keznit
FURIA Esports
Latin America
qck, Khalil, Nozwerr, mazin, dgzin
Edward Gaming
China
Haodong, Life, CHICHOO, nobody, ZmjjKK
BOOM Esports
Southeast Asia
blaZek1ng, fl1pzjder, BerserX, Tehbotol, famouz
LOUD18.09.22 10:00Bo53:1
OpTic GamingVALORANT Champions 2022OpTic Gaming17.09.22 10:00Bo53:2
DRXVALORANT Champions 2022
FunPlus Phoenix16.09.22 13:00Bo30:2DRXVALORANT Champions 2022LOUD16.09.22 10:00Bo32:0OpTic GamingVALORANT Champions 2022
XSET13.09.22 14:10Bo31:2FunPlus PhoenixVALORANT Champions 2022DRX13.09.22 10:15Bo32:1
FnaticVALORANT Champions 2022 will run from August 31 to September 18 in Istanbul. Sixteen teams from all over the world will take part in the tournament. Note that additional qualifying championships will take place in August for the regions: EMEA, North America, Brazil + Latin America, Korea + Japan, South Asia + Oceania.
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