Valorant Champions 2022 is the big dance for Riot’s hit FPS title. Sixteen teams have traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, for a chance at claiming the biggest trophy of the year, including a more than $1 million prize pool. Here’s what you need to know, including how to watch.
LOUD come out on top in this rematch with a 3-1 victory
Despite game 3 going into overtime, game 4 was a decisive win from LOUD
DRX place third at Champions Istanbul after falling 2-3 to OpTic, just narrowly missing the Grand Final
There is no bigger title in Valorant than Valorant Champions. It’s what pros around the world work towards for an entire year. With 2022 bringing plenty of upsets and new faces to the forefront of the title, LOUD managed to make the Upper Bracket run all the way to a victory in the Grand Finals.
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Despite OpTic’s best efforts and a fairly close series up until game 4, LOUD really stepped things up on the last map of the series and cemented themselves as the best Valorant team in the world.
OpTic took the championship title in Reykjavík over LOUD, making this a triumphant victory for the Brazillian team, and a rematch for them in more ways than one. You can find the full schedule and results for the event down below.
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Contents
Format
Schedule & results
Final placements
All qualified teams
Valorant Champions 2022: Format
Valorant Champions 2022 took place from August 31, 2022 to September 18, 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey as the title continues its tour around Europe. It was much earlier in the year than Valorant Champions 2021 — and it will make way for the new partnership model that will come into place in 2023.With 16 teams in attendance, it began with four groups of four competing GSL-style for eight playoff spots before a double-elimination bracket decided it all.
All matches were played in a best-of-three format, with the exception of the lower bracket final and the grand final, which were best-of-five affairs.
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Valorant Champions 2022: Schedule and results
Playoffs
Day 1: September 9
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Leviatán 0-2LOUD
7AM
10AM
3PM
DRX 2-0 FunPlus Phoenix
10AM
1PM
6PM
Day 2: September 10
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
OpTic 2-1 Team Liquid
7AM
10AM
3PM
XSET 2-0 Fnatic
10AM
1PM
6PM
Day 3: September 11
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Lower Bracket Round 1
Leviatán 0-2 FPX
7AM
10AM
3PM
Team Liquid 0-2 Fnatic
10AM
1PM
6PM
Day 4: September 12
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Upper Bracket Semifinals
DRX 0-2 LOUD
7AM
10AM
3PM
OpTic 2-1 XSET
10AM
1PM
6PM
Day 5: September 13
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Fnatic 1-2 DRX
7AM
10AM
3PM
FPX 2-1 XSET
10AM
1PM
6PM
Day 6: September 16
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Upper Bracket Final
LOUD 2-0 OpTic
7AM
10AM
3PM
Lower Bracket Semifinal
FPX 0-2 DRX
10AM
1PM
6PM
Day 7: September 17
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Lower Bracket Final
OpTic 3-2 DRX
7AM
10AM
3PM
Day 8: September 18
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Grand Finals
LOUD 3-1 OpTic
7AM
10AM
3PM
Group Stage
Group A
Placement
Team
Record
1
Leviatán
2-0
2
Team Liquid
2-1
3
Paper Rex
1-2
4
EDward Gaming
0-2
Group B
Placement
Team
Record
1
OpTic Gaming
2-0
2
LOUD
2-1
3
ZETA DIVISION
1-2
4
BOOM Esports
0-2
Group C
Placement
Team
Record
1
XSET
2-0
2
FunPlus Phoenix
2-1
3
KRU Esports
1-2
4
Xerxia
0-2
Group D
Placement
Team
Record
1
DRX
2-0
2
Fnatic
2-1
3
100 Thieves
1-1
4
FURIA
0-2
Day 1: August 31
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group A Opening Match
Paper Rex 2-1 EDward Gaming
7AM
10AM
3PM
Group A Opening Match
Liquid 0-2 Leviatán
10AM
1PM
6PM
Day 2: September 1
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group B Opening Match
ZETA DIVISION 0-2 LOUD
5AM
8AM
1PM
Group B Opening Match
OpTic 2-1 BOOM
8AM
11AM
4PM
Group A Upper Final
Paper Rex 0-2 Leviatán
11AM
2PM
7PM
Day 3: September 2
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group D Opening Match
DRX 2-0 FURIA
5AM
8AM
1PM
Group D Opening Match
Fnatic 1-2 100 Thieves
8AM
11AM
4PM
Group B Upper Final
LOUD 1-2 OpTic
11AM
2PM
7PM
Day 4: September 3
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group C Opening Match
XSET 2-0 XERXIA
5AM
8AM
1PM
Group C Opening Match
FPX 2-0 KRU Esports
8AM
11AM
4PM
Group D Upper Final
DRX 2-0 100 Thieves
11AM
2PM
7PM
Day 5: September 4
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group A Elimination
EDward Gaming 0-2 Liquid
8AM
11AM
4PM
Group B Elimination
ZETA DIVISION 2-1 BOOM
11AM
2PM
7PM
Day 6: September 5
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group D Elimination
FURIA 1-2 Fnatic
7AM
10AM
3PM
Group C Elimination
XERXIA 1-2 KRU Esports
8AM
11AM
4PM
Group C Upper Final
XSET 2-1 FPX
11AM
2PM
7PM
Day 7: September 7
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group A Decider
Paper Rex 1-2 Team Liquid
7AM
10AM
3PM
Group B Decider
LOUD 2-0 ZETA DIVISION
10AM
1PM
6PM
Day 8: September 8
Stage
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group D Decider
FPX 2-0 KRU Esports
7AM
10AM
3PM
Group C Decider
100 Thieves 0-2 Fnatic
10AM
1PM
6PM
Valorant Champions 2022: Final placements
Placement
Team
Prize Money (USD)
1
LOUD
$300,000
2
OpTic
$150,000
3
DRX
$110,000
4
FunPlus Phoenix
$80,000
5-6
XSET
$60,000
Fnatic
7-8
Leviatan
$40,000
Team Liquid
9-12
100 Thieves
$25,000
KRU Esports
ZETA DIVISION
Paper Rex
13-16
FURIA Esports
$15,000
XERXIA
EDward Gaming
BOOM Esports
Valorant Champions 2022: All qualified teams
Masters Reykjavik champions OpTic Gaming and Masters Copenhagen winners FunPlus Phoenix were two of the first representatives already confirmed. Other regional powerhouses, like LOUD (Brazil), DRX (Korea), Paper Rex (APAC), and XERXIA (APAC) also locked in their spots early.
Lance Skundrich/Riot GamesOpTic Gaming are one of NA’s three representatives at Champions 2022
In North America, 100 Thieves locked in the final spot in Istanbul after beating The Guard in the grand final of the region’s last-chance qualifier.
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Perhaps the most surprising name on the list of participants is EDward Gaming. This was the first international appearance in Valorant from a Chinese team.
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You can find the full list of teams that qualified for Valorant Champions 2022 below.
Lance Skundrich/Riot Games