VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: EMEA Stage 1 Challengers

VCT 2022: EMEA Stage 1 Challengers

League Information

Series:

VCT

Organizer:

Riot Games

Sponsor(s):

Red Bull
AimLab
Prime Gaming

Patch:

4.02 – 4.04

Type:

Online

Location:

Europe

CIS

Turkey

Format:

Group Stage: Single Round Robin (Bo3)
Playoffs: Double Elimination (Bo3) & (Bo5)

Prize Pool:

€200,000 EUR
(≃ $219,662 USD)

Start Date:

2022-02-11

End Date:

2022-03-27

Teams:

12

Liquipedia Tier:

A-Tier

Links

Maps

Ascent • Bind • Breeze • Fracture • Haven • Icebox • Split

Chronology

Stage 1 Masters

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Format[edit]

Group Stage: 2 groups of six teams in a Round Robin format
- Top 3 teams advance to Playoffs
- Top team has a one round bye into the Playoffs.
- Bottom team is relegated to the VCT Promotion
- All matches are Bo3
Playoffs: 6 teams in a Double-Elimination bracket
- All matches (excl. Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final) are Bo3
- Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are Bo5
- Top 3 teams qualify for Stage 1 Masters

Prize Pool[edit]

€200,000 EUR and VCT Circuit Points are spread among the teams as seen below:

(Converted $ USD prizes are based on the exchange rate on Mar 27, 2022: €1 EUR ≃ $1.09831 USD)

^Note Team Liquid will not receive circuit points in Challengers 1 due to their invitation to Masters 1 to replace FunPlus Phoenix. ^[1]

Participants[edit]

Acend

Notes

S	purp0
Main Roster

1	BONECOLD
2	cNed
3	Kiles
4	starxo
5	zeek
C	Nbs Milan
Substitutes


Invited

¹ March 13th, 2022 -

purp0 is stepping in for

zeek who struggles due mental health. ^[2]

M3 Champions

Notes

1	Chronicle
2	d3ffo
3	Sheydos
4	nAts
5	Redgar
C	Engh Gray


Invited

¹ February 10th - Gambit Esports sign

Gray as coach. ^[3]

² March 14th - Gambit Esports' lineup will continue playing under the name M3 Champions following a decision from the organisation to allow their players to continue in the VCT as an independent team. ^[4]

Team Liquid

	Sliggy
	Bacon9
Main Roster

1	soulcas
2	L1NK
3	ScreaM
4	Jamppi
5	Nivera
Staff


Invited

Fnatic

Notes

S	DNP otom
Main Roster

1	Boaster
2	Magnum
3	Mistic
4	Derke
5	BraveAF
	mini
Substitutes


Invited

¹ December 14th, 2021 - Fnatic bench

Doma. ^[5]

² January 10th, 2022 -

Doma is acquired by TENSTAR. ^[6]

³ January 21st, 2022 - Fnatic sign

BraveAF. ^[7]

⁴ March 3rd, 2022 - Fnatic sign

otom as substitute. ^[8]

Guild Esports

1	Leo
2	Sayf
3	koldamenta
4	Russ
5	trexx
C	BARBARR maeVe


EU Closed 1

BIG

1	gob b
2	AslaN
3	Obnoks
4	Kaspe
5	Twisten
	KUNDIKUNDI


EU Closed 1

SuperMassive Blaze

1	Izzy
2	Brave
3	CyderX
4	XiSTOU
5	glovee
	gAndhi


TR Closed 1

FunPlus Phoenix

Notes

S	baddyG
Main RosterStaff

	d00mbr0s
	Gorilla
Main RosterSubstitutes

1	ANGE1
2	ardiis
3	Shao
4	SUYGETSU
5	Zyppan
SubstitutesStaff


CIS Closed 1

¹ March 10th, 2022 - FunPlus Phoenix sign

baddyG as substitute. ^[9]

G2 Esports

Notes

1	keloqz
Main Roster

1	nukkye
2	AvovA
3	Mixwell
4	hoody
5	Meddo
	pipsoN
Former


EU Closed 2

¹ February 23rd - G2 Esports

mixwell returns to active roster while

keloqz is moved to bench. ^[10]^[11]

² February 25th - G2 Esports part ways with

keloqz. ^[12]

LDN UTD

1	Boo
2	Destrian
3	Dreamas
4	feqew
5	MOLSI
	joYnt


EU Closed 2

BBL Esports

Notes

S	Muj
Main Roster

1	AsLanM4shadoW
2	aimDLL
3	QutionerX
4	pAura
5	Turko
C	Fabre Vlad
Substitutes


TR Closed 2

¹ February 15th, 2022 - BBL Esports sign

Turko. ^[13]

² February 22nd, 2022 - BBL Esports bench

Muj. ^[14]

Natus Vincere

1	Cloud
2	7ssk7
3	dinkzj
4	Duno
5	Jady
	SmartSeven


CIS Closed 2

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A Week 1 Week 1
1.	FunPlus Phoenix	4-1	166-146	+20
2.	M3 Champions	4-1	144-86	+58
3.	Team Liquid	3-2	119-120	-1
4.	Natus Vincere	2-3	139-154	-15
5.	LDN UTD	2-3	107-132	-25
6.	BIG	0-5	122-159	-37

Group B Week 1 Week 1
1.	Fnatic	5-0	146-95	+51
2.	G2 Esports	3-2	134-115	+19
3.	Guild Esports	3-2	144-129	+15
4.	BBL Esports	2-3	104-120	-16
5.	Acend	2-3	125-143	-18
6.	SuperMassive Blaze	0-5	96-147	-51

For detailed match results of the Group Stage, click here.

Playoffs[edit]

Upper Bracket Quarterfinals

UB Quarterfinals

UBQF

Upper Bracket Semifinals

UB Semifinals

UBSF

Upper Bracket Final

UB Final

UBF

Grand Final

Final

GF

M3 ChampionsM3C

2

Guild EsportsGLD

0

FnaticFNC

2

M3 ChampionsM3C

1

G2 EsportsG2

1

Team LiquidTL

2

FunPlus PhoenixFPX

2

Team LiquidTL

0

FnaticFNC

0

FunPlus PhoenixFPX

2

Lower Bracket Quarterfinals

LB Quarterfinals

LBQF

Lower Bracket Semifinal

LB Semifinal

LBSF

Lower Bracket Final

LB Final

LBF

M3 ChampionsM3C

0

G2 EsportsG2

2

Team LiquidTL

2

Guild EsportsGLD

0

G2 EsportsG2

2

Team LiquidTL

0

FnaticFNC

0

G2 EsportsG2

3

FunPlus PhoenixFPX

3

G2 EsportsG2

1

Additional Data[edit]

Country Representation[edit]

#	Country / Region	Representation	Players
1	Turkey	12 / 64 (19%)	aimDLL, AsLanM4shadoW, Brave, cNed, CyderX, glovee, Izzy, Muj, pAura, QutionerX, Turko, XiSTOU
2	Russia	10 / 64 (16%)	BraveAF, Chronicle, Cloud, d3ffo, Jady, nAts, purp0, Redgar, Sheydos, trexx
3	Finland	5 / 64 (8%)	BONECOLD, Derke, hoody, Jamppi, Kaspe
3	Lithuania	5 / 64 (8%)	Boo, Destrian, Dreamas, feqew, nukkye
3	United Kingdom	5 / 64 (8%)	Boaster, L1NK, Mistic, Russ, soulcas
6	Non-representing	4 / 64 (6%)	dinkzj, Duno, Shao, SUYGETSU
6	Poland	4 / 64 (6%)	baddyG, MOLSI, starxo, zeek
6	Sweden	4 / 64 (6%)	Leo, Meddo, Sayf, Zyppan
9	Germany	3 / 64 (5%)	AslaN, gob b, Obnoks
10	Belgium	2 / 64 (3%)	Nivera, ScreaM
10	Czechia	2 / 64 (3%)	Magnum, Twisten
10	Spain	2 / 64 (3%)	koldamenta, Mixwell
10	Ukraine	2 / 64 (3%)	ANGE1, Kiles
14	Belarus	1 / 64 (2%)	7ssk7
14	Denmark	1 / 64 (2%)	AvovA
14	France	1 / 64 (2%)	keloqz
14	Latvia	1 / 64 (2%)	ardiis

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

Primary
Language
Streams

Secondary
Language
Streams

Articles[edit]

Esports.gg[edit]

2022-02-11 | Gambit nAts on Chronicle’s Chamber: “I like how he’s playing on that agent” by Blake Van Pouche of Esports.gg
2022-02-18 | Fnatic Boaster on beating G2: “It feels nice to get that sweet revenge” by Blake Van Pouche of Esports.gg
2022-02-19 | “The win over G2 felt good. Especially after they called us onliners, just to put them in the ground” by James Bassett of Esports.gg

Run It Back[edit]

References[edit]

↑ VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA (2022-04-02). "Following the announcement that FunPlus Phoenix would not be able to attend VCT Masters in Reykjavík, we have made the decision to award FPX the equivalent of an 8th place finish, which is the lowest placement they could have achieved at the event.".
↑ Acend (2022-03-13). "purp0 is standing-in for zeek against BBL Esports today." (in English).
↑ ^{[Inside source]}
↑ "Gambit has made the decision to allow individual players to continue in the VCT competition as an independent team". VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA. 2022-03-14.
↑ Fnatic (2021-12-14). "Valorant Roster Update: @domaVALORANT has been moved to the inactive roster, and will be allowed to pursue new opportunities." (in English).
↑ TENSTAR (2022-01-10). "A new crew member is aboard" (in English).
↑ "FNATIC VALORANT WELCOMES BRAVEAF" (in English). Fnatic. 2022-01-21.
↑ Fnatic (2022-03-03). "Valorant Team Update: As part of our 2022 VCT plans, we welcome @otomhh to the team as a substitute." (in English).
↑ d00mbr0s (2022-03-10). "For the upcoming season, FPX are adding @baddyyG as our substitute" (in English).
↑ G2 Esports (2022-02-23). "I'M BACK".
↑ G2 Esports (2022-02-23). "With mixwell coming back to the active roster, Keloqz will be moved to the bench.".
↑ G2 Esports (2022-02-25). "From a rookie, to our MVP of Masters Berlin.Today we say goodbye to @G2Keloqz. Thank you for everything.Good luck, frérot" (in English).
↑ BBL Esports (2022-02-15). "Aramıza hoş geldin Mehmet "TURKO" Özen @Turkovalorant " [Welcome aboard Mehmet "TURKO" Özen @Turkovalorant] (in Turkish).
↑ BBL Esports (2022-02-22). "Duyuru " [Announcement] (in Turkish).

[1] VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA (2022-04-02). "Following the announcement that FunPlus Phoenix would not be able to attend VCT Masters in Reykjavík, we have made the decision to award FPX the equivalent of an 8th place finish, which is the lowest placement they could have achieved at the event.".

[purp0_stand-in-2] Acend (2022-03-13). "purp0 is standing-in for zeek against BBL Esports today." (in English).

[Gray_joins-3] ^{[Inside source]}

[4] "Gambit has made the decision to allow individual players to continue in the VCT competition as an independent team". VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA. 2022-03-14.

[Doma_benched-5] Fnatic (2021-12-14). "Valorant Roster Update: @domaVALORANT has been moved to the inactive roster, and will be allowed to pursue new opportunities." (in English).

[Doma_joins_TENSTAR-6] TENSTAR (2022-01-10). "A new crew member is aboard" (in English).

[BraveAF_joins_Fnatic-7] "FNATIC VALORANT WELCOMES BRAVEAF" (in English). Fnatic. 2022-01-21.

[otom_joins-8] Fnatic (2022-03-03). "Valorant Team Update: As part of our 2022 VCT plans, we welcome @otomhh to the team as a substitute." (in English).

[baddyG_sub-9] d00mbr0s (2022-03-10). "For the upcoming season, FPX are adding @baddyyG as our substitute" (in English).

[mixwell_returns-10] G2 Esports (2022-02-23). "I'M BACK".

[keloqz_inactive_2-11] G2 Esports (2022-02-23). "With mixwell coming back to the active roster, Keloqz will be moved to the bench.".

[keloqz_leaves-12] G2 Esports (2022-02-25). "From a rookie, to our MVP of Masters Berlin.Today we say goodbye to @G2Keloqz. Thank you for everything.Good luck, frérot" (in English).

[Turko_joins-13] BBL Esports (2022-02-15). "Aramıza hoş geldin Mehmet "TURKO" Özen @Turkovalorant " [Welcome aboard Mehmet "TURKO" Özen @Turkovalorant] (in Turkish).

[Muj_inactive-14] BBL Esports (2022-02-22). "Duyuru " [Announcement] (in Turkish).

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Streams[edit]

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Esports.gg[edit]

Run It Back[edit]

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