Valorant Champions Istanbul Commences
Sixteen (16) of the best Valorant teams from all over the globe converged in Istanbul, Turkey to compete for the coveted glory of winning Valorant’s second world championship!
The Valorant Champions Istanbul began last August 31, 2022. (16) Sixteen of the best Valorant teams from all over the globe converged in Istanbul, Turkey to compete for the coveted glory of winning Valorant’s second world championship!
The tournament will host 16 teams from the regions of North America (NA), Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Korea (KR), Japan (JP), Brazil (BR), East Asia (EA), Asia Pacific (APAC), and Latin America (LATAM), vying for a lion’s share of the US$1 million prize pool.
Here is the list of the teams participating at Valorant Champions 2022:
- OpTic Gaming (OPTC)
- XSET
- Fnatic (FNC)
- FunPlus Phoenix (FPX)
- LOUD
- Leviatán (LEV)
- DRX
- ZETA DIVISION (ZETA)
- Paper Rex (PRX)
- XERXIA Esports (XIA)
- 100 Thieves (100T)
- Team Liquid (TL)
- KRÜ Esports (KRÜ)
- FURIA (FUR)
- EDward Gaming (EDG)
- BOOM Esports (BME)
Format:
- Valorant Champions 2022 is split into a group stage and playoffs, both played in a double-elimination format.
- Four groups of four teams will face each other in the group stage, with the top two of each group advancing to the playoffs.
- Playoffs will feature eight teams in a double-elimination bracket.
- All matches are best-of-three (BO3)
- The lower Bracket Final and Grand Final series are best-of-five (BO5)
Full Schedule:
