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VALORANT Champions 2021

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[e][h]VALORANT Champions 2021
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Patch:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Germany Berlin
Format:
GSL Format
(Group Stage)
Single Elimination
(Playoffs)
Prize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Start Date:
2021-12-01
End Date:
2021-12-12
Teams:
16
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Maps
Bind • Haven • Split • Ascent • Icebox • Breeze • Fracture
Chronology

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Format[edit]

  • Group Stage: 4 groups of four teams in a double-elimination format. [1]
    • Top 2 teams advance to the Playoffs.
    • All matches are Bo3
  • Playoffs: 8 teams in a single-elimination bracket
    • All matches (excl. Grand Final) are Bo3
    • Grand Final is Bo5
  • Chamber is not available in this event.

Prize Pool[edit]

$1,000,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:

Teams are paid 50% of net proceeds from the Champions 2021 Skin Collection. [2]
Up to December 8th, Champions Collection has raised more than $7.5M for qualified Champions teams. [3]

Schedule[edit]

Hide schedule
DateRoundTeamScorevs. Team
2021-12-01 14:20:00December 1, 2021 - 14:20 UTCGroup DVS Vision StrikersVision Strikers2 : 0FULL SENSEFULL SENSE FS
2021-12-01 16:50:00December 1, 2021 - 16:50 UTCGroup CVKS Team VikingsTeam Vikings2 : 0Crazy RaccoonCrazy Raccoon CR
2021-12-01 19:45:00December 1, 2021 - 19:45 UTCGroup DFNC FnaticFnatic2 : 1Cloud9Cloud9 C9
2021-12-02 14:00:00December 2, 2021 - 14:00 UTCGroup CGMB Gambit EsportsGambit Esports2 : 1Team SecretTeam Secret TS
2021-12-02 17:40:00December 2, 2021 - 17:40 UTCGroup BSEN SentinelsSentinels2 : 1FURIA EsportsFURIA Esports FUR
2021-12-02 21:35:00December 2, 2021 - 21:35 UTCGroup BKRÜ KRÜ EsportsKRÜ Esports0 : 2Team LiquidTeam Liquid TL
2021-12-03 17:45:00December 3, 2021 - 17:45 UTCGroup DVS Vision StrikersVision Strikers1 : 2FnaticFnatic FNC
2021-12-03 21:30:00December 3, 2021 - 21:30 UTCGroup ANV Team EnvyTeam Envy2 : 0X10 CRITX10 CRIT X10C
2021-12-04 15:05:00December 4, 2021 - 15:05 UTCGroup CVKS Team VikingsTeam Vikings1 : 2Gambit EsportsGambit Esports GMB
2021-12-04 19:00:00December 4, 2021 - 19:00 UTCGroup BSEN SentinelsSentinels1 : 2Team LiquidTeam Liquid TL
2021-12-05 13:30:00December 5, 2021 - 13:30 UTCGroup AACE AcendAcend2 : 1Keyd StarsKeyd Stars KS
2021-12-05 15:05:00December 5, 2021 - 15:05 UTCGroup CCR Crazy RaccoonCrazy Raccoon0 : 2Team SecretTeam Secret TS
2021-12-05 17:25:00December 5, 2021 - 17:25 UTCGroup BFUR FURIA EsportsFURIA Esports1 : 2KRÜ EsportsKRÜ Esports KRÜ
2021-12-05 21:30:00December 5, 2021 - 21:30 UTCGroup DFS FULL SENSEFULL SENSE0 : 2Cloud9Cloud9 C9
2021-12-06 14:00:00December 6, 2021 - 14:00 UTCGroup AACE AcendAcend2 : 0Team EnvyTeam Envy NV
2021-12-06 17:05:00December 6, 2021 - 17:05 UTCGroup AKS Keyd StarsKeyd Stars0 : 2X10 CRITX10 CRIT X10C
2021-12-06 19:40:00December 6, 2021 - 19:40 UTCGroup BSEN SentinelsSentinels1 : 2KRÜ EsportsKRÜ Esports KRÜ
2021-12-07 14:00:00December 7, 2021 - 14:00 UTCGroup DVS Vision StrikersVision Strikers1 : 2Cloud9Cloud9 C9
2021-12-07 18:25:00December 7, 2021 - 18:25 UTCGroup CVKS Team VikingsTeam Vikings0 : 2Team SecretTeam Secret TS
2021-12-07 20:55:00December 7, 2021 - 20:55 UTCGroup ANV Team EnvyTeam Envy1 : 2X10 CRITX10 CRIT X10C
2021-12-08 17:10:00December 8, 2021 - 17:10 UTCQuarterfinalsACE AcendAcend2 : 0Team SecretTeam Secret TS
2021-12-08 20:05:00December 8, 2021 - 20:05 UTCQuarterfinalsTL Team LiquidTeam Liquid2 : 0Cloud9Cloud9 C9
2021-12-09 17:20:00December 9, 2021 - 17:20 UTCQuarterfinalsGMB Gambit EsportsGambit Esports2 : 1X10 CRITX10 CRIT X10C
2021-12-09 20:45:00December 9, 2021 - 20:45 UTCQuarterfinalsFNC FnaticFnatic1 : 2KRÜ EsportsKRÜ Esports KRÜ
2021-12-11 17:10:00December 11, 2021 - 17:10 UTCSemifinalsACE AcendAcend2 : 0Team LiquidTeam Liquid TL
2021-12-11 19:40:00December 11, 2021 - 19:40 UTCSemifinalsGMB Gambit EsportsGambit Esports2 : 1KRÜ EsportsKRÜ Esports KRÜ
2021-12-12 17:30:00December 12, 2021 - 17:30 UTCGrand FinalACE AcendAcend3 : 2Gambit EsportsGambit Esports GMB
Show schedule

Participants[edit]

1 November 8th - United States Rawkus joins as coach. [4]
1 December 2nd - United States Victor tests positive for COVID and will play from an isolated room. [5]
1 November 8th - Argentina bnj leaves as his contract expires. [6]
1 October 9th - Team Vikings sign Brazil bzkA as their coach. [7]
Brazil Keyd Stars
Notes
S
DNP
Brazil ntk
Main Roster
1Brazil heat
2Brazil JhoW
3Brazil v1xen
4Brazil murizzz
5Brazil mwzera
CBrazil Koy
Substitutes
1 October 25th - Keyd Stars sign Brazil mwzera on loan from Gamelanders Blue. [8]
Japan Crazy Raccoon
Notes
CSouth Korea Twinkl
CJapan mun
CSouth Korea HSK
Main Roster
1South Korea Bazzi
2Japan ade
3Japan Fisker
4South Korea Munchkin
5Japan neth
6South Korea Medusa
Coaches
1 November 20th - Japan Minty announces that he will not be participating in this event. [9]
1 November 18th - X10 Esports rebrand to X10 CRIT. [10]
1 September 9th - Team Secret sign the former roster of Bren Esports. [11]
United States Cloud9
CSouth Korea Autumn
CUnited States JamezIRL
CCanada vexel
Main Roster
1United States mitch
2United States leaf
3South Korea xeta
4United States Xeppaa
5United States vanity
Coaches
1 November 30th - Belgium Nivera tests positive for COVID and will play from an isolated room. [12]
2 December 7th - Belgium Nivera tests negative for COVID and is allowed to play alongside the rest of the team in their next match. [13]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group A
1.Acend Acend2-061-45+16
2.X10 CRIT X10 CRIT2-178-70+8
3.Team Envy Team Envy1-278-780
4.Keyd Stars Keyd Stars0-237-61-24

Group B[edit]

Group B
1.Team Liquid Team Liquid2-055-48+7
2.KRÜ Esports KRÜ Esports2-183-91-8
3.Sentinels Sentinels1-2106-93+13
4.FURIA Esports FURIA Esports0-261-73-12

Group C[edit]

Group C
1.Gambit Esports Gambit Esports2-064-50+14
2.Team Secret Team Secret2-171-52+19
3.Team Vikings Team Vikings1-270-75-5
4.Crazy Raccoon Crazy Raccoon0-224-52-28

Group D[edit]

Group D
1.Fnatic Fnatic2-074-65+9
2.Cloud9 Cloud92-198-91+7
3.Vision Strikers Vision Strikers1-289-81+8
4.FULL SENSE FULL SENSE0-229-53-24

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals
Acend Acend
2
December 8, 2021 - 18:10 CET
SovaJettViperSageReyna
138
5
ViperSageJettSovaReyna
48
4
SovaJettCypherViperKAY/O
138
5
ViperCypherJettSovaSkye
46
2
 
 
 
 
Casters: United States Paperthin & United States Achilios
Team Secret Team Secret
0
Team Liquid Team Liquid
2
December 8, 2021 - 21:05 CET
SovaAstraViperReynaKAY/O
136
7
SkyeViperAstraRazeSova
610
4
JettAstraKilljoyReynaSova
135
8
JettKilljoyAstraKAY/OSova
711
4
 
 
 
 
Casters: United Kingdom ddk & United States sgares
Cloud9 Cloud9
0
Gambit Esports Gambit Esports
2
December 9, 2021 - 18:20 CET
BrimstoneRazeCypherBreachSage
139
4
BreachKAY/OJettAstraKilljoy
37
4
SovaJettCypherAstraSkye
75
2
KAY/OSovaJettAstraCypher
713
6
SkyeJettViperSovaReyna
137
6
KAY/OSovaJettViperCypher
57
2
Casters: United Kingdom Pansy & United Kingdom hypoc
X10 CRIT X10 CRIT
1
Fnatic Fnatic
1
December 9, 2021 - 21:45 CET
SovaJettSkyeKilljoyAstra
1380
41
AstraReynaKilljoySovaJett
2415
18
SovaJettSageKilljoyViper
1310
3
SageReynaViperSovaJett
26
4
AstraRazeKAY/OKilljoyViper
85
3
AstraRazeViperSkyeJett
713
6
Casters: United States EsportsDoug & United States Rivington
KRÜ Esports KRÜ Esports
2
Semifinals
Acend Acend
2
December 11, 2021 - 18:10 CET
BrimstoneSageViperSkyeRaze
138
5
SovaAstraViperReynaKAY/O
46
2
OmenJettCypherSageRaze
1311
2
AstraBreachViperReynaRaze
15
4
 
 
 
 
Casters: United Kingdom ddk & United States sgares
Team Liquid Team Liquid
0
Gambit Esports Gambit Esports
2
December 11, 2021 - 20:40 CET
SkyeJettViperSovaReyna
134
9
ViperCypherSovaKAY/OJett
88
0
SovaSkyeCypherAstraSage
75
2
AstraReynaKilljoySovaJett
713
6
SovaJettViperAstraSkye
1843
83
BrimstoneRazeViperSkyeSage
2816
24
Casters: Ireland MitchMan & United Kingdom Tombizz
KRÜ Esports KRÜ Esports
1
Grand Final
Acend Acend
3
December 12, 2021 - 18:30 CET
SovaJettCypherViperKAY/O
119
2
KilljoyJettViperSovaSkye
313
10
SovaJettKilljoyAstraKAY/O
137
6
SovaJettCypherAstraSkye
57
2
BreachJettCypherAstraRaze
31
2
BrimstoneRazeCypherBreachSage
1113
2
SovaJettViperSageReyna
1471
51
SovaJettViperSageReyna
0512
07
OmenJettCypherSageRaze
137
6
KilljoyJettViperAstraSkye
58
3
Casters: United Kingdom Pansy & United Kingdom hypoc
Gambit Esports Gambit Esports
2

Additional Data[edit]

Country Representation[edit]

#Country / RegionRepresentationPlayers
1Brazil Brazil13 / 82