Riot Games has revealed the schedule and format for Valorant Champions 2022, the main discipline championship of the year. The tournament will be held from August 31 to September 18 in Istanbul, Turkey. 16 best Valorant teams of the year will compete in this tournament: 10 collectives that scored the highest number of Circuit Points and six winners of the Last Chance Qualifiers in their regions.
The Valorant Champions 2022 participants are divided into four groups, each consisting of four teams. The top two teams of each group will qualify for the playoffs. The group stage will be held from August 31 to September 6 and the playoffs from September 9 to 18. All the matches except the grand final will be played in a bo3 format. The match for the championship will be played in bo5 format.
Seeding of the Valorant Champions 2022 participants:
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Group A: Paper Rex, Edward Gaming, Leviatán, Team Liquid.
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Group B: Optic Gaming, BOOM Esports, ZETA DIVISION, LOUD.
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Group C: FPX, KRÜ Esports, XSET, XERXIA.
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Group D: DRX, FURIA Esports, FNATIC, 100 Thieves.
Group stage schedule (GMT):
Day 1 — August 31
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Paper Rex vs EDward Gaming: 15:00
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Leviatán vs Team Liquid: 18:00
Day 2 — September 1
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ZETA DIVISION vs LOUD: 13:00
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OpTic Gaming vs BOOM Esports: 16:00
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TBD vs TBD (Group A Winners Final): 19:00
Day 3 — September 2
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DRX vs FURIA: 13:00
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Fnatic vs 100 Thieves: 16:00
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TBD vs TBD (Group B Winners Final): 19:00
Day 4 — September 3
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XSET vs XERXIA: 13:00
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FPX vs KRU Esports: 16:00
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TBD vs TBD (Group D Winners Final): 19:00
Day 5 — September 4
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TBD vs TBD (Group C Winners Final): 13:00
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TBD vs TBD (Group A elimination match): 16:00
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TBD vs TBD (Group B elimination match): 19:00
Day 6 — September 5
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TBD vs TBD (Group C elimination match): 15:00
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TBD vs TBD (Group D elimination match): 18:00
Day 7 — September 8
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TBD vs TBD (Group A elimination match): 15:00
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TBD vs TBD (Group B decider): 18:00
Day 8 — September 9
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TBD vs TBD (Group C decider): 15:00
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TBD vs TBD (Group D decider): 18:00
Previously we have summarized the VCT Last Chance Qualifiers results and provided detailed viewership statistics for the qualifiers in North America, Europe and East Asia. We also have published the ranking of the most popular Valorant teams over 2022, including VCT LCQ.
