The year-long 2022 season of the Valorant World Championship (VCT) is finally coming to an end. After battling through various stages of the tournament, the world's top sixteen rosterwere selected as contenders for the title of Valorant Champions 2022 .
Top Valorant teams from the competing regions of NA, EMEA, APAC, China, Japan, Korea and South America will fly to Istanbul , Turkey to compete for the title of Valorant's second world champion . Between August 31 and September 18, esports enthusiasts will witness some of the most captivating moments ever seen in VCT history. Playoff matches of the tournament will be played in front of live audience at Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul.
Sixteen teams competing in VCT Champions 2022 Istanbul , according to their performances in the previous stages of VCT 2022; twelve teams were selected based on their halftime scores. In contrast, the remaining four teams earned their place in their respective LCQ (Last Chance Qualifier) events, knocking out their regional rivals.
Here are all sixteen Valorant teams competing in the upcoming Champions tournament:
| EMEA | North America | Brazil | Latin America | Korea | Japan | Asia-Pacific | East Asia |
• FPX • FNATIC • Team Liquid | • Optic Gaming • XSET • 100Thieves | • LOUD • FURIA Esports | • Leviatán • KRU Esports | • DRX | • ZETA DIVISION | • Paper Rex • XERXIA • BOOM Esports | • EDward Gaming |
All sixteen teams will initially be divided into groups of four. They will compete in a GSL-style group game to send eight teams to the playoffs. Teams will then enter the double elimination group to finally determine the VCT 2022 champion . Each group will have two winners.
Group Matches
1 DAY
| GROUP | SET | HISTORY | HOUR |
| A1 | PaperRex vs. Edward Gaming | Wednesday, August 31 | 17:00 |
| A2 | Leviathan vs. Team Liquid | Wednesday, August 31 | 20:00 |
2 DAYS
| GROUP | SET | HISTORY | HOUR |
| B2 | ZETA DIVISION vs. LOUD | Thursday, September 1 | 15:00 |
| B1 | OpTic Gaming vs. BOOM Esports | Thursday, September 1 | 18:00 |
| A3 | Winner (A1 vs. A2) | Thursday, September 1 | 21:00 |
3 DAYS
| GROUP | SET | HISTORY | HOUR T |
| D1 | DRX vs. FURIA | Friday, September 2 | 15:00 |
| D2 | Fnatic vs. 100 Thieves | Friday, September 2 | 18:00 |
| B3 | Winner (B1 vs. B2) | Friday, September 2 | 21:00 |
4 DAYS
| GROUP | SET | HISTORY | HOUR |
| C2 | XSET vs. XERXIA | Saturday, September 3 | 15:00 |
| C1 | FPX vs. KRU Esports | Saturday, September 3 | 18:00 |
| D3 | Winner (D1 vs. D2) | Saturday, September 3 | 21:00 |
5 DAYS
| GROUP | SET | HISTORY | HOUR |
| C3 | Winner (C1 vs. C2) | Sunday, September 4 | 15:00 |
| A4 | Loser (A1 vs. A2) | Sunday, September 4 | 18:00 |
| B4 | Loser (B1 vs. B2) | Sunday, September 4 | 21:00 |
6 DAYS
| GROUP | SET | HISTORY | HOUR |
| D4 | Loser (D1 vs. D2) | Monday, September 5 | 17:00 |
| C4 | Loser (C1 vs. C2) | Monday, September 5 | 20:00 |
7 DAYS
| GROUP | SET | HISTORY | HOUR |
| Decision Maker (B) | - | Wednesday, September 7 | 17:00 |
| Decision Maker (A) | - | Wednesday, September 7 | 20:00 |
DAY 8
| GROUP | SET | HISTORY | HOUR |
| Decision Maker (D) | - | Thursday, September 8 | 17:00 |
| Decision Maker (C) | - | Thursday, September 8 | 20:00 |
After the group stage, a random draw will be drawn for the knockout stage. The four teams that have risen to the top of their groups will be randomly matched against the as yet undetermined runners-up of other groups. After that, the teams will play in the eight-team elimination group, and the first-placed teams will fight the second-placed teams in the first round.
Playoff Schedule
Day 9
| Upper Quarter Finals | Friday, September 9 | 17:00 |
| Upper Quarter Finals | Friday, September 9 | 20:00 |
10 days
| Upper Quarter Finals | Saturday, September 10 | 17:00 |
| Upper Quarter Finals | Saturday, September 10 | 20:00 |
11. Day
| Upper Semi-Finals | Sunday, September 11 | 17:00 |
| Upper Semi-Finals | Sunday, September 11 | 20:00 |
12. Day
| Sub Round 1 | Monday, September 12 | 17:00 |
| Sub Round 1 | Monday, September 12 | 20:00 |
Day 13
| Sub Round 2 | Tuesday, September 13 | 17:00 |
| Sub Round 2 | Tuesday, September 13 | 20:00 |
14. Day
| Upper Group Final | Friday, September 16 | 17:00 |
| Sub-Group Semi-Finals | Friday, September 16 | 20:00 |
15 days
| Sub-Group Final | Saturday, September 17 | 17:00 |
Day 16
| Grand Finale | Sunday, September 18 | 17:00 |
Valorant esports fans can watch the VCT 2022 finale live on VCT's official Twitch and YouTube channels. Viewers can also watch from various official broadcasts edited by publishers from all over the world in conjunction with Riot Games.
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VCT Champions : Istanbul will also be the second VCT event to host a live audience following the opening of the VCT 2022 Stage 2 Masters playoffs to Danish audiences in Copenhagen.
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