Valorant Champions 2022 - FOLLOW-UP
The Valorant Champions are the ultimate competition of the year, the one that will crown the best team in the world from all participating regions. They take place in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Volkswagen Arena and will be held 31st August to 18th September.
For this second edition, the current title holders, Acend will not be attending. They were eliminated from the VCT 2022 by immediately losing their first two Last Chance Qualifier matches, following their poor results throughout the season.
The teams will share a cashprize The amount of the prize money is not yet known, but it could be the same as the previous year, i.e. 1 million dollars. In addition, they will receive 50% of net revenue from the sale of Champions 2022 skins.
How to follow the Valorant Champions
The Valorant Champions will be broadcast in 23 languages and mainly on Twitch. To follow the competition in French or English on the official streams, go here:
Official stream (EN) - Official stream (FR)
Valorant Champions Programme
Just like last year, sixteen teams are participating in the Valorant Champions. The competition will start with a group stage of nine days. At the end of the competition, the top eight teams will qualify for the play-offs which will be played in double elimination bracket.
All matches will be played in BO3, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final which will be played in BO5.
Group phase score table
The teams that qualified for the playoffs are marked in bold.
| Group A | |
| Paper Rex | 1 - 2 |
| EDward Gaming | 0 - 2 |
| Leviatán | 2 - 0 |
| Team Liquid | 2 - 1 |
| Group B | |
| OpTic Gaming | 2 - 0 |
| BOOM Esports | 0 - 2 |
| ZETA DIVISION | 1 - 2 |
| LOUD | 2 - 1 |
| Group C | |
| FunPlus Phoenix | 2 - 1 |
| KRÜ Esports | 1 - 2 |
| XSET | 2 - 0 |
| XERXIA | 0 - 2 |
| Group D | |
| DRX | 2 - 0 |
| FURIA Esports | 0 - 2 |
| Fnatic | 2 - 1 |
| 100 Thieves | 1 - 2 |
Results of the Valorant Champions
Day 1
Read the summary of the day - Paper Rex and Leviatán win
| 31 August - 16:00 (CEST) Group A | Paper Rex | 2 - 1 | EDward Gaming |
| 31 August - 7pm (CEST) Group A | Leviatán | 2 - 0 | Team Liquid |
Day 2
Read the summary of the day - Leviatán qualifies for playoffs
| 1 September - 2pm (CEST) Group B | ZETA DIVISION | 0 - 2 | LOUD |
| 1 September - 5pm (CEST) Group B | OpTic Gaming | 2 - 1 | BOOM Esports |
| 1 September - 8pm (CEST) Group A | Paper Rex | 0 - 2 | Leviatán |
Day 3
Read the summary of the day - Fnatic has no room for error
| 02 September - 14:00 (CEST) Group D | DRX | 2 - 0 | FURIA Esports |
| 02 September - 17:00 (CEST) Group D | Fnatic | 1 - 2 | 100 Thieves |
| 02 September - 20h (CEST) Group B | OpTic Gaming | 2 - 1 | LOUD |
Day 4
Read the associated summary - DRX and OpTic Gaming reach the playoffs
| 03 September - 2pm (CEST) Group C | XSET | 2 - 0 | XERXIA |
| 03 September - 17:00 (CEST) Group C | FunPlus Phoenix | 2 - 0 | KRÜ Esports |
| 03 September - 20:00 (CEST) Group D | DRX | 2 - 0 | 100 Thieves |
Day 5
Read the summary of the day - ZETA Division and Team Liquid maintain their position
| 04 September - 14:00 (CEST) Group B | BOOM Esports | 1 - 2 | ZETA Division |
| 04 September - 17:00 (CEST) Group A | Team Liquid | 2 - 0 | EDward Gaming |
Day 6
Read the summary of the day - XSET reaches the playoffs
| 05 September - 14:00 (CEST) Group C | KRU Esports | 2 - 1 | XERXIA |
| 05 September - 16:00 (CEST) Group D | FURIA Esports | 1 - 2 | Fnatic |
| 05 September - 20:00 (CEST) Group C | FunPlus Phoenix | 1 - 2 | XSET |
Day 7
Read the summary of the day - LOUD and Team Liquid in the playoffs
| 07 September - 16:00 (CEST) Decider match | Paper Rex | 1 - 2 | Team Liquid |
| 07 September - 7pm (CEST) Decider match | LOUD | 2 - 0 | ZETA Division |
Day 8
Read the summary of the day - Fnatic and FunPlus Phoenix win
| 08 September - 16:00 (CEST) Decider match | FunPlus Phoenix | 2 - 0 | KRU Esports |
| 08 September - 7pm (CEST) Decider match | 100 Thieves | 0 - 2 | Fnatic |
Day 9
Read the summary of the day - DRX remains unbeaten
| 09 September - 16:00 (CEST) Quarter-finals | Leviatan | 0 - 2 | LOUD |
| 09 September - 7pm (CEST) Quarter-finals | DRX | 2 - 0 | FunPlus Phoenix |
Day 10
| 10 September - 16:00 (CEST) Upper Bracket - Quarter Finals | OpTic Gaming | 2 - 1 | Team Liquid |
| 10 September - 7pm (CEST) Upper Bracket - Quarter Finals | XSET | 2 - 0 | Fnatic |
Day 11
Read the summary of the day - Fnatic and FunPlus Phoenix still in the running
| 11 September - 16:00 (CEST) Lower Bracket - Round 1 | FunPlus Phoenix | 2 - 0 | Leviatan |
| 11 September - 7pm (CEST) Lower Bracket - Round 1 | Team Liquid | 0 - 2 | Fnatic |
Day 12
Read the summary of the day - XSET and DRX have fallen
| 12 September - 4pm (CEST) Upper Bracket - Semi-final | DRX | 0 - 2 | LOUD |
| 12 September - 7pm (CEST) Upper Bracket - Semi-final | OpTic Gaming | 2 - 1 | XSET |
Day 13
Read the summary of the day - FunPlus Phoenix, latest EMEA representatives
| 13 September - 16:00 (CEST) Lower Bracket - Round 2 | Fnatic | 1 - 2 | DRX |
| 13 September - 7pm (CEST) Lower Bracket - Round 2 | FunPlus Phoenix | 2 - 1 | XSET |
Day 14
| 16 September - 4pm (CEST) Upper Bracket - Final - BO5 | LOUD | 2 - 0 | OpTic Gaming |
| 16 September - 7pm (CEST) Lower Bracket - Round 3 | FunPlus Phoenix | 0 - 2 | DRX |
Day 15
| 17 September - 4pm (CEST) Lower Bracket - Finale - BO5 | OpTic Gaming | 3-2 | DRX |
Day 16
Read the summary of the day - LOUD, new world champions
| 18 September - 4pm (CEST) Grand Final - BO5 | LOUD | 3 - 1 | OpTic Gaming |
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