The 2022 Valorant Champions was an

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tournament for the video game ''

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''. This was the second edition of the ''Valorant'' Champions, the crowning event of the ''Valorant'' Champions Tour (VCT) for the 2022 ''Valorant'' competitive season. The tournament was held from August 31 to September 18, 2022, in

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. "Fire Again" was the tournament's theme song, put together by

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. Acend were the defending champions, but failed to qualify for the event after losing to

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in the VCT 2022: EMEA Last Chance Qualifier. LOUD won the ''Valorant'' world championship after defeating

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in the finals by a score of 3–1.

Venues

was the city chosen to host the competition. The tournament was held at the

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, with spectators from knockout stage.

Qualified teams

Sixteen teams qualified for the global crowning event of the circuit, with ten teams qualifying through points earned throughout the season, while the remaining six teams qualified via the Last Chance Qualifiers. The following teams qualified for the event:

Group stage

The group stage took place August 31 – September 8, 2022. All 16 teams were divided into 4 groups of four teams each playing in a GSL-style double-elimination format. Games were held in a best-of-three series. Only the top 2 teams in each group will qualified for the playoffs. ;Group A ;Group B ;Group C ;Group D

Knockout stage

The knockouts were a

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that took place September 9–18, 2022, at Volkswagen Arena, Istanbul. All matches were a best-of-three series, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final, which were a best-of-five series.

Prize pool

Notes

References

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