VALORANT’s third and final international event of 2022, Champions, is set to kick off on August 31st. Sixteen of the world’s best teams have converged on Istanbul, Turkey to vie for the biggest title in VALORANT esports. Here is everything you need to know to stay up-to-date with Champions.
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VALORANT Champions Schedule and Format
VALORANT Champions will feature sixteen teams from around the world who qualified via Circuit Points earned throughout the 2022 Champions Tour season, or earned their spot at the regional Last Chance Qualifiers. The competition will be split between two stages.
First, the Group Stage will run from August 31st to September 8th, with a break day on September 6th. Teams are split into four groups of four. Each group then plays out a GSL style bracket. In the first round, the #1 seed in each group plays the #4 seed, while #2 and #3 do the same. The winning teams play each other for the group’s top seed, while the losers play to avoid elimination. The two remaining teams then fight for the group’s lower seed. All matches are a best of three series.
The double elimination playoff bracket picks up the next day on September 9th. Top seeds from the group stage will be pitted against lower seeds in the first round. After five more days of matches, only four teams will remain and the tournament will break for September 14th and 15th. The last four matches will be played from the 16th to the 18th. Both the Lower Bracket Finals and Grand Finals will feature best of five series to decide VALORANT’s new Champions.
All Teams Alive in VALORANT Champions 2022
*Unbolded = Eliminated
EMEA
FunPlus Phoenix / Fnatic / Team Liquid
North America
OpTic Gaming / XSET / 100 Thieves
Brazil and LATAM
LOUD / Leviatán / KRÜ Esports / FURIA Esports
East Asia
DRX / ZETA Division / Edward Gaming
APAC
Paper Rex / XERXIA / BOOM Esports
VALORANT Champions Scores & Results
LOUD are the VALORANT Champions 2022 Winners!
Playoff Stage: September 9th-18th
GRAND FINAL
LOUD 3 – 1 OpTic Gaming (Ascent 15-13, Bind 6-13, Breeze 16-14, Haven 13-5)
Lower Bracket Final
OpTic Gaming 3 – 2 DRX (Bind 13-8, Breeze 13-5, Fracture 8-13, Ascent 6-13, Haven 13-10)
Upper Bracket Final
OpTic Gaming 0 – 2 LOUD (Bind 10-13, Ascent 3-13)
Lower Bracket Semifinal
DRX 2 – 0 FunPlus Phoenix (Icebox 13-11, Haven 13-9)
Lower Bracket Round 2
Fnatic 1 – 2 DRX (Icebox 13-7, Ascent 12-14, Fracture 9-13)
FunPlus Phoenix 2 – 1 XSET (Pearl 11-13, Bind 13-10, Ascent 16-14)
Upper Bracket Semifinals
DRX 0 – 2 LOUD (Breeze 11-13, Haven 6-13)
OpTic Gaming 2 – 1 XSET (Haven 13-9, Ascent 11-13, Peal 13-8)
Lower Bracket Round 1
Leviatán 0 – 2 FunPlus Phoenix (Icebox 6-13, Ascent 11-13)
Team Liquid 0 – 2 Fnatic (Bind 6-13, Haven 7-13)
Upper Bracket Round 1
Leviatán 0 – 2 LOUD (Icebox 12-14, Haven 6-13)
DRX 2 – 0 FunPlus Phoenix (Ascent 19-17, Breeze 13-5)
OpTic Gaming 2 – 1 Team Liquid (Breeze 7-13, Bind 13-8, Ascent 13-8)
XSET 2 – 0 Fnatic (Pearl 13-8, Fracture 13-11)
Group Stage: August 31st – September 8th
Group A
Opening Matches
Paper Rex 2 – 1 Edward Gaming (Pearl 13-11, Icebox 5-13, Haven 13-8)
Leviatán 2 – 0 Team Liquid (Haven 13-10, Ascent 13-10)
Winners’ Match
Paper Rex 0 – 2 Leviatán (Haven 8-13, Bind 11-13)
Elimination Match
Team Liquid 2 – 0 Edward Gaming (Bind 13-5, Breeze 14-12)
Decider Match
Paper Rex 1 – 2 Team Liquid (Haven 13-15, Pearl 13-4, Ascent 8-13)
Group B
Opening Matches
ZETA Division 0 – 2 LOUD (Ascent 8-13, Fracture 9-13)
OpTic Gaming 2 – 1 BOOM Esports (Breeze 16-18, Bind 13-5, Fracture 13-3)
Winners’ Match
LOUD 1 – 2 OpTic Gaming (Breeze 13-7, Fracture 10-13, Pearl 13-3)
Elimination Match
ZETA Division 2 – 1 BOOM Esports (Haven 11-13, Pearl 13-11, Fracture 13-2)
Decider Match
LOUD 2 – 0 ZETA Division (Bind 13-11, Ascent 13-5)
Group C
Opening Matches
XSET 2 – 0 XERXIA (Fracture 13-11, Icebox 13-10)
FunPlus Phoenix 2 – 0 KRÜ Esports (Icebox 14-12, Bind 13-10)
Winners’ Match
XSET 2 – 1 FunPlus Phoenix (Pearl 13-7, Fracture 4-13, Breeze 13-5)
Elimination Match
XERXIA 1 – 2 KRÜ Esports (Icebox 13-4, Haven 7-13, Ascent 6-13)
Decider Match
FunPlus Phoenix 2 – 0 KRÜ Esports (Icebox 13-9, Ascent 13-4)
Group D
Opening Matches
DRX 2 vs 0 FURIA Esports (Ascent 16-14, Haven 13-4)
Fnatic 1 vs 2 100 Thieves (Pearl 10-13, Bind 13-7, Haven 7-13)
Winners’ Match
DRX 2 – 0 100 Thieves (Breeze 18-16, Fracture 13-9)
Elimination Match
FURIA Esports 1 – 2 Fnatic (Icebox 13-9, Breeze 7-13, Haven 11-13)
Decider Match
100 Thieves 0 – 2 Fnatic (Bind 5-13, Ascent 7-13)