FunPlus Phoenix leaving VALORANT Champions 2022

The FunPlus Phoenix team was unable to take revenge on DRX and was eliminated from VALORANT Champions 2022 . The meeting between the teams ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of the guys from South Korea. The FunPlus Phoenix are in 4th place, earning $80,000 per team. DRX advance to the semi-finals of the lower bracket, where they will have to fight with OpTic Gaming , the winner of the pair goes to the grand final against the LOUD team .

The first opposing map was Icebox, Team Pick of FunPlus Phoenix . The first half went to the DRX team with a score of 7:5, but after the switch of sides, the FunPlus Phoenix team made a good streak until the 11th round. Several lost clutches further and further removed them from winning their choice, and DRX got closer and closer to the map point. Unfortunately, the FunPlus Phoenix team did not have enough to win or at least reach overtime, the first map went to the South Koreans. DRX 13:11 FunPlus Phoenix .

On the Haven map, we saw a great start from the FunPlus Phoenix team, they won the first half with a score of 9:3, but something clearly went wrong on the attacking side. DRX did not leave a chance and closed the defense on their map to zero, FPX could not squeeze out a single round in the second half. DRX 13:9 FunPlus Phoenix .

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: FunPlus Phoenix $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