valorant champions 2022

OpTic have eliminated DRX from Istanbul, setting up a rematch of the Masters Reykjavík grand final against LOUD for the world championship title this year. 

DRX came out on top in a two-map derby against reigning Masters winners FunPlus Phoenix and have secured a spot in the VALORANT Champions lower bracket final, where they will meet OpTic Gaming today. 

DRX secured the guaranteed top four placements with a victory against FNATIC 2-1 (Icebox 7-13, Ascent 14-12, Fracture 13-9).

We spoke with Gary “blaZek1ng” Dastin, BOOM Esports commented about his team’s performance at VALORANT Champions.

In the second episode of the “Road to Champions” mini-documentary, all eyes are on Nutchaphon “sScary” Matarat, who is widely known as the undisputed clutch king of the APAC region. 

Riot Games has released a mini-documentary that dives into a day in the life of one of APAC’s most prominent players, Jing Jie “Jinggg” Wang from Paper Rex.

It took six sets of overtime to decide the victor of Ascent, with DRX edging it out in the end. 

The playoffs for VALORANT Champions are underway following the completion of the 16-team group stage, which saw the likes of OpTic and DRX advance with a flawless record. 

XERXIA are out of the running at VALORANT Champions after losing a 1-2 series against KRU Esports, ending in 13-16th place. 

With the group stage of VALORANT Champions nearing its end, VALORANT Esports has revealed the playoff bracket of the tournament.