VCT Champions 2022 is now live andplayed in front of a live audience in Istanbul , TurkeyFans around the world are excited and eager to see their favorite team win the most glorious title on the Valorant competitive scene. The Valorant 2022 World Championship started on August 31 and will run until September 18.
Sixteen teams have qualified for Valorant Champions 2022. These rosters worked hard and overcame many obstacles to become the top 16 Valorant teams in the world. Despite proving that they are worthy of the big stage, they still have a lot to do in Istanbul.
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► VCT Champions 2022 Istanbul Group D Predictions
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The third day of the year-end tournament , VCT Champions 2022, continues with four teams facing their first group (D) matches and two winning teams from Group B to qualify directly for the Playoffs.
Group D features four of the best names in the VCT circuit: Fnatic, 100 Thieves, DRX and Furia. They competed very well against each other in the opening matches of Champions 2022.
DRX
DRX is a Korean Valorant team created through the acquisition of the former Vision Strikers roster . They are one of the best teams in the region and have proven their superiority over and over at the VCT Challengers.
This year, DRX took first place in the Korea Stage 1 Challengers (vs. On Sla2ers) and again in the Korea Stage 2 Challengers (vs Maru Gaming). They defeated both opponents with a score of 3:0.
FURIA Esports
FURIA Esports is a Brazilian esports organization founded in August 2017. The team's performances have not been so good so far in 2022. They placed fourth in the Brazilian Stage 1 Challengers and fifth in the Brazilian Stage 2 Challengers. However, he placed second in VCT 2022: South America Last Chance Qualifier (after winning 3:0 against TBK Esports) at VCT Champions 2022.
100 Thieves
The 100 Thieves failed to show their best in both North American Challengers stages. As such, the Stellar-led team has not attended any Masters events this year.
But they beat some of the toughest teams in North America like FaZe, Sentinels and The Guard to secure first place in the Last Chance Qualifiers, thus securing a ticket to Istanbul.
fnatic
Fnatic finished third in the EMEA Challengers Stage 1 towards Masters Reykjavik. However, they failed to perform as expected in Reykjavik.
The team returned to participate in the EMEA Challengers Phase 2, placed first and qualified for Masters Copenhagen. This time, the revamped roster took fourth place, a notable improvement from their performance in Reykjavik.
Fnatic dominated the EMEA Challengers and featured in both Masters events of VCT 2022. They have a slight edge in experience over 100 Thieves by participating in two international LAN events this year.
Optical Gaming
OpTic Gaming won its first major event in March 2022, taking first place at VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters Reykjavik. They played at Valorant Champions Tour 2022: Stage 1 Masters Reykjavik (1st place), Valorant Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen (3rd place) and are now here at VCT 2022: Champions Istanbul.
LOUD
LOUD has represented the Brazilian region at three international VCT events: VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters Reykjavik (2nd place), VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen (11th-12th place) and the ongoing VCT 2022: Champions Istanbul.
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► Valorant World Championship 2022 Group Stage 2nd Day Results
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On day 3 of the Valorant Champions 2022 tournament, there were the opening matches of Group D and the victorious matches of Group B. Except for the first game with a clean score, the other two made three appearances.
DRX 2 - 0 FURIA
| GROUP | MAP | SCORE | WINNING |
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| D | Ascent | 16-14 | DRX |
| D | Haven | 13-4 | DRX |
FURIA came very close to winning the first map. But to secure it, DRX outstripped them and took a 1-0 lead in the series. DRX continued to dominate FURIA in the second map, closing the one-sided series pretty quickly with a 2-0 win.
. @DRX_VS gets the series win! #VALORANTChampions pic.twitter.com/BDHkWuTloX
— VALORANT Champions Tour 🇹🇷 (@ValorantEsports) September 2, 2022
100 Thieves 2 - 1 Fnatic
| GROUP | MAP | SCORE | WINNING |
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| D | pearls | 13-10 | 100 Thieves |
| D | bind | 13-7 | fnatic |
| D | Haven | 13-7 | 100 Thieves |
It was a classic match between teams from North America (100 Thieves) and Europe (Fnatic). Although Fnatic countered quite bravely, 100 Thieves took the first map. Fnatic is back by winning the second map. It was 100 Thieves to top the third map to close the series with a 2-1 win.
RUN IT UPPP 🗣️ @100T_Esports win their #VALORANTChampions debut! pic.twitter.com/S1NCmC9xAh
— VALORANT Champions Tour 🇹🇷 (@ValorantEsports) September 2, 2022
Optic Gaming 2 - 1 LOUD
| GROUP | MAP | SCORE | WINNING |
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| B | Breeze | 13-7 | LOUD |
| B | Fracture | 13-10 | Optical Gaming |
| B | pearls | 13-3 | Optical Gaming |
When it comes to the playoffs, both teams struggled intensely. LOUD took the first map and took the lead. Both teams were pretty close in map two, but it was OpTic that secured the map and stabilized the series.
We saw the best performance from the NA team in the third map knocking down OpTic LOUD. With a 2-1 win, they qualified for the VALORANT Champions 2022 play-offs along with Leviatan.
These were the highlights of the series held on Day 3 of Valorant Champions 2022 . Who will be the Valorant World Champion? Reach our social media accounts to follow along with us.
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Valorant Champions 2022 Istanbul Group Stage: Day 4 Matches
| GROUP | SET | HISTORY | HOUR |
| C2 | XSET vs. XERXIA | Saturday, September 3 | 15:00 |
| C1 | FPX vs. KRU Esports | Saturday, September 3 | 18:00 |
| D3 | 100 Thieves vs. DRX | Saturday, September 3 | 21:00 |
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