The Valorant Champions Tour season was truly a celebration for all the Valorant aficionados. Riot Games, the publisher, and developer of Valorant, organises the Valorant Champions Tour tournaments circuit. The finale of this season, Valorant Champions 2022, took place in Istanbul, Turkey. From August 31 to September 18, 2022, teams worldwide locked horns to give us some nail-biting moments.
Overview
The tournament has GSL-style group play with an eight-team elimination bracket. It has three different levels: Challengers, Masters, and Champions.Â
Challengers: These are regional open qualifier events where teams battle for Masters event slots as well as cash prizes.
Masters: Teams that advance to the Masters level compete for larger prize pools and the VCT points required for entry into the Champions level.
Champions: This is the finale of the VCT season. Only the best Valorant teams from around the world enter this level, and one of them is crowned Valorant world champion by the end.Â
As compared to VCT 2021, the format of VCT 2022 was quite different. There were two stages of the Challengers and Master events instead of three stages, followed by the Champions event in September.
These Valorant teams from North America, EMEA, Latin America, East Asia, and Asia Pacific were a part of this tournament:
- OpTic Gaming
- XSET
- FNATIC
- FunPlus Phoenix
- LOUD
- Leviatán
- DRX
- ZETA DIVISION
- Paper Rex
- XERXIA Esports
- 100 Thieves
- Team Liquid
- KRÜ Esports
- FURIA
- EDward Gaming
- BOOM Esports
The VCT Champions 2022 concluded on September 18, with the Brazilian team LOUD taking home the crown. In the tournament’s grand finale, LOUD went up against the North American team, OpTic Gaming, and beat them in a best-of-five format. The moments leading to LOUD getting the title of Valorant World Champion were awe-striking.
VCT Champions 2022 with FanClash
Valorant is one of the esports titles dominating the esports fantasy circle. Due to its soaring popularity, there has been a significant increase in Valorant tournaments, expanding the opportunities for fantasy gaming.
VCT Champions is one of the main events for Valorant. After the arduous journey full of ups and downs of the whole VCT season, this is the moment audiences around the world wait for. This year, the hype was no different, and with that FanClash came bearing surprises for all the VCT enthusiasts.Â
FanClash conducted a large sum of contests—in total, 550 contests with a prize pool of INR 79,12,728. With a total participation of around 200k people, more than 99k people came out as winners. Some FanClashers such as Ladly Begam, Bipasa Pradhan, and MD Sajid, among these winners, received more than 3 lakh rupees thanks to their dedication towards the game.
The Path to VCT 2023
Riot games aspire to bring a change in the esports landscape through VCT’s new structure. The new structure of VCT 2023 intends to promote Tier 2 teams to Tier 1 status.
VCT 2023 will start in February with a tournament that Riot Games claims to be “the largest international tournament in VCT history.” It will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Beginning in March, the International splits will take place. The top teams from the tournament will advance to the VCT Masters. Simultaneously with the International Splits, another tournament circuit will go on called the Challengers Circuit. This will provide smaller teams with a chance to compete in the VCT in the upcoming season. The VCT 2023 season will finally conclude with the Champions Tour in August. VCT 2023 is one of the most anticipated tournaments of the coming year. Many Valorant teams across the globe are revamping their rosters and preparing themselves for the chance to be crowned Valorant World Champions. And when it comes to fantasy on FanClash, there will be a gush of new contests and a surge in the prize pool in VCT 2023 tournaments. So it’s safe to say that this year’s VCT season is going to be greater than ever.
