The 2022 Valorant Champions was an esports tournament for the video game Valorant. This was the second edition of the Valorant Champions, the crowning event of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) for the 2022 Valorant competitive season. The tournament was held from August 31 to September 18, 2022, in Istanbul, Turkey.
"Fire Again" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Ashnikko.
were the defending champions, but failed to qualify for the event due to not have enough points to qualify directly, then losing to G2 Esports in the EMEA Last Chance Qualifier.
LOUD won the Valorant world championship after defeating OpTic Gaming in the finals by a score of 3–1. Erick "aspas" Santos from LOUD was named the tournament MVP.
Venues Istanbul was the city chosen to host the competition. The tournament was held at the Volkswagen Arena Istanbul, with spectators from knockout stage. Istanbul, TurkeyVolkswagen Arena Istanbul
Format
Tournament's spots Sixteen teams qualified for the global crowning event of the circuit, with ten teams qualifying through points earned throughout the season, while the remaining six teams qualified via the Last Chance Qualifiers. Qualification pathRegionsNorth AmericaSouth AmericaEast AsiaAsia-PacificBrazilLatin AmericaChinaJapanS.KoreaRegional Circuit Points (10 spots)22110112Last Chance Qualifier (6 spots)11211Total (16 spots)33433
Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the event:
+ Qualified teams for 2022 Valorant Champions Region Team Qualification FunPlus PhoenixEMEA Regional Circuit Points #1FnaticEMEA Regional Circuit Points #2Team LiquidEMEA Last Chance Qualifier winnerNorth AmericaOpTic GamingNA Regional Circuit Points #1XSETNA Regional Circuit Points #2100 ThievesNA Last Chance Qualifier winner Asia-Pacific Paper RexAPAC Regional Circuit Points #1 ThailandXERXIA EsportsAPAC Regional Circuit Points #2IndonesiaBOOM EsportsAPAC Last Chance Qualifier winner East AsiaSouth KoreaDRXKR Regional Circuit Points #1JapanZETA DIVISIONJP Regional Circuit Points #1ChinaEdward GamingEA Last Chance Qualifier winner South America Brazil LOUD BR Regional Circuit Points #1 Furia Esports SA Last Chance Qualifier runner-up Latin AmericaLeviatánLATAM Regional Circuit Points #1KRÜ EsportsSA Last Chance Qualifier winner
Group stage The group stage took place August 31 – September 8, 2022. All 16 teams were divided into 4 groups of four teams each playing in a GSL-style double-elimination format. Games were held in a best-of-three series. Only the top 2 teams in each group will qualified for the playoffs.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage The knockouts were a double-elimination tournament that took place September 9–18, 2022, at Volkswagen Arena, Istanbul. All matches were a best-of-three series, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final, which were a best-of-five series.
Prize pool Pos Team Prize 1st LOUD $300,000 2nd OpTic Gaming $150,000 3rd DRX $110,000 4th FunPlus Phoenix $80,000 5th–6th XSET $60,000 Fnatic 7th–8th Team Liquid $40,000 Leviatán 9th–12th 100 Thieves $25,000 KRÜ Esports ZETA Division Paper Rex 13th–16th Furia Esports $15,000 XERXIA Esports BOOM Esports Edward Gaming
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