FunPlus Phoenix knock out XSET with VALORANT Champions 2022

The FunPlus Phoenix vs. XSET match has come to an end, following the results of three maps played, the FPX team emerged victorious in the series. The North American team XSET leaves the championship, they took 5th-6th place, while earning $60,000 per team. The FunPlus Phoenix team will have to face DRX again, who previously knocked them out to the lower bracket.

The first map of the confrontation was Pearl, at the last meeting of these teams, the XSET team won with a score of 13:7. This time the confrontation was closer, the FPX team lacked quite a bit for overtime. X SET 13:11 Fun Plus Phoenix.

The Bind map was an equally tight fight, despite a great start for defense against XSET, where they were leading 4-0, the FPX team managed to turn the first half in their favor, winning it 7-5. It was not easy for FPX on defense, having won the pistol round, they lost the most offensive second round. Bcj, the XSET player ace with Specter and won the force round for his team, but even that didn't break the confidence of the FPX team. In a tight fight, ANGE1 and the company won at their peak. FunPlus Phoenix 13:10 XSET.

The decisive map was Ascent, FPX managed to win the half with a score of 7:5, but they had a harder time on defense. But everything was decided in the 24th round, where ANGE1 and Shao managed to win a clutch against 3 players with a bomb, thus preventing the opponent from reaching overtime. FunPlus Phoenix 13:11 XSET.

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.

VALORANT Champions 2022 Interim Results

• 1st place: TBD $300,000
• 2nd place: TBD $150,000
• 3rd place: TBD $110,000
• 4th place: TBD $80,000
• 5th-6th place: Fnatic and XSET — $60,000
• 7th-8th place: Leviatán and Team Liquid — $40,000
• 9th-12th place: Paper Rex, KRÜ Esports, 100 Thieves ZETA DIVISION — $25,000
• 13th-16th place: BOOM Esports, XERXIA, FURIA Esports and EDward Gaming — $15,000