2022 Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters
The 2022 Valorant Champions Tour (VCT): Stage 2 Masters, also known as the Valorant Copenhagen Masters 2022, was an international esports tournament organized by Riot Games for the first-person shooter game Valorant, as part of the Valorant Champions Tour's 2022 competitive season. The tournament ran from July 10–24, 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]
Tournament information | |
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Game | Valorant |
Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Date | July 10–24, 2022 |
Administrator | Riot Games |
Venue(s) | Forum Copenhagen (semifinals and grand finals) |
Teams | 12 |
Purse | US $650,000 |
Final positions | |
Champion | FunPlus Phoenix |
1st runner-up | Paper Rex |
2nd runner-up | OpTic Gaming |
Venue
Copenhagen was the city chosen to host the competition. All matches were played at Forum Copenhagen.[2]
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Forum Copenhagen |
Qualification and format
Similar with the previous Masters, the champion teams from the Asia-Pacific; EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) and North America Stage 2 Challengers were all directly qualified to the upper bracket quarterfinals. Which of the two regions Latin America and Brazil win the South America Playoff (the match between two runner-up teams from Challengers of twos) will get quarterfinals spot for their Challengers winner. The remaining eight teams were seeded in the GSL formatted group stage and were divided into two groups of four teams.[3]
Region | Path | Team | ID | |
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Starting in the upper bracket quarterfinals | ||||
EMEA | EMEA Stage 2 Challengers winner | Fnatic | FNC | |
North America | NA Stage 2 Challengers winner | XSET | XSET | |
Asia-Pacific | MYSG | MYSG Stage 2 Challengers winner ►APAC Stage 2 Challengers winner |
Paper Rex | PRX |
Latin America | LATAM South | LATAM South Stage 2 Challengers runner-up ►LATAM Stage 2 Challengers winner |
Leviatán | LEV |
Starting in the group stage | ||||
EMEA | EMEA Stage 2 Challengers runner-up | FunPlus Phoenix | FPX | |
EMEA Stage 2 Challengers third-place | Guild Esports | GLD | ||
North America | NA Stage 2 Challengers runner-up | OpTic Gaming | OPTC | |
Asia-Pacific | Thailand | Thailand Stage 2 Challengers winner ►APAC Stage 2 Challengers runner-up |
XERXIA Esports | XIA |
South Korea | KR Stage 2 Challengers winner | DRX | DRX | |
Japan | JP Stage 2 Challengers winner | NORTHEPTION | NTH | |
Brazil | BR Stage 2 Challengers winner | LOUD | LOUD | |
Latin America | LATAM South | LATAM South Stage 2 Challengers winner ►LATAM Stage 2 Challengers runner-up ►South America Stage 2 Playoff winner |
KRÜ Esports | KRÜ |
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Playoffs
All seeded teams and the teams qualified from the group stage qualified for the knockout playoffs. All matches were in a Bo3 series, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Finals, which were in a Bo5 series.
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals | Upper Bracket Semifinals | Upper Bracket Final | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
Paper Rex | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Guild Esports | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Paper Rex | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fnatic | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fnatic | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
FunPlus Phoenix | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Paper Rex | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
OpTic Gaming | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Leviatán | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
DRX | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
DRX | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
OpTic Gaming | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
XSET | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
OpTic Gaming | 2 | Paper Rex | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
FunPlus Phoenix | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower Bracket - Round 1 | Lower Bracket Quarterfinals | Lower Bracket Semifinals | Lower Bracket Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
DRX | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Guild Esports | 1 | FunPlus Phoenix | 2 | OpTic Gaming | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
FunPlus Phoenix | 2 | FunPlus Phoenix | 2 | FunPlus Phoenix | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fnatic | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fnatic | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Leviatán | 2 | Leviatán | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
XSET | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Final standings
Rank | Team | Winnings (USD) | Circuit Points |
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1st | FunPlus Phoenix | $200,000 | 1,000 |
2nd | Paper Rex | $120,000 | 750 |
3rd | OpTic Gaming | $85,000 | 500 |
4th | Fnatic | $65,000 | 400 |
5th–6th | DRX | $40,000 | 300 |
Leviatán | |||
7th–8th | Guild Esports | $25,000 | 250 |
XSET | |||
9th–10th | KRŬ Esports | $15,000 | 200 |
NORTHEPTION | |||
11th–12th | LOUD | $10,000 | 150 |
XERXIA Esports |
Source:[4]
Notes
References
- Scharnagle, Jessica (7 July 2022). "VCT Masters Copenhagen 2022 full schedule". Dot Esports. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- Down, Aaron. "Valorant Champions Tour Masters Copenhagen tickets sale date announced". The Loadout. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- "VALORANT MASTERS COPENHAGEN: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW". valorantesports. July 2, 2022.
- "Stage 1 Masters returns to Reykjavik". valorantesports.com. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.