LOUD beats ZETA DIVISION at the start of VALORANT Champions 2022

The LOUD team turned out to be stronger than ZETA DIVISION with a score of 2:0 in the group stage of VALORANT Champions 2022. Now the Brazilian team will play for the right to get into the playoffs of the competition, waiting for the result of the match of their rivals in group B. In turn, the Japanese team took a step closer to the departure from the championship.

The first meeting of the second game day of the championship started on the Ascent map, which became the choice of the Brazilian team. At the same time, the Japanese from ZETA DIVISION managed to show a confident start, having obtained a minimal advantage before switching sides - 7:5. And yet, in the second half, the intrigue disappeared from the server, as the Brazilians took control of the game and quickly increased their advantage. As a result, LOUD won a confident victory at its own peak and took the lead in the series — 13:8.

Next, the teams moved to the Fracture map, which turned out to be the choice of ZETA DIVISION. Once again, the Japanese team had a confident first half, managing to realize the starting advantage with a small backlog — 7:5. However, this time the LOUD players again managed to demonstrate composure in the second half, not allowing the opponent to scatter in attack. In the end, the Brazilians got the victory at the opponent's pick and got off to a good start in VALORANT Champions 2022 — 13:9.

VALORANT Champions 2022 takes place from August 31 to September 18 in Istanbul at the Volkswagen Arena. As part of the championship, sixteen teams from Europe, North and South America, Brazil, South Korea, Japan, China and Southeast Asia are fighting for a total prize pool of $1,000,000.