2022 Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters

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2022 VCT: Stage 2 Masters
Tournament information
Game Valorant
Location Copenhagen
DateJuly 10–24, 2022
Administrator Riot Games
Host(s)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Venue(s) Forum Copenhagen
(semifinals and grand finals)
Teams12
PurseUS $650,000
Final positions
Champion FunPlus Phoenix
1st runner-up Paper Rex
2nd runner-up OpTic Gaming

The 2022 Valorant Champions Tour (VCT): Stage 2 Masters, also known as the Valorant Masters Copenhagen, was an international esports tournament organized by Riot Games for the first-person shooter game Valorant , as part of the Valorant Champions Tour's 2022 competitive season. The tournament ran from July 10–24, 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark. [1]

Contents

Venue

Copenhagen was the city chosen to host the competition. All matches were played at Forum Copenhagen. [2]

Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen, Denmark
Forum Copenhagen

Qualification and format

Similar with the previous Masters, the champion teams from the Asia-Pacific; EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) and North America Stage 2 Challengers were all directly qualified to the upper bracket quarterfinals. Which of the two regions Latin America and Brazil win the South America Playoff (the match between two runner-up teams from Challengers of twos) will get quarterfinals spot for their Challengers winner. The remaining eight teams were seeded in the GSL formatted group stage and were divided into two groups of four teams. [3]

RegionPathTeamID
Starting in the upper bracket quarterfinals
EMEAEMEA Stage 2 Challengers winner Fnatic FNC
North AmericaNA Stage 2 Challengers winner XSET XSET
Asia-PacificMYSGMYSG Stage 2 Challengers winner
►APAC Stage 2 Challengers winner
Paper Rex PRX
Latin AmericaLATAM SouthLATAM South Stage 2 Challengers runner-up
►LATAM Stage 2 Challengers winner
LeviatánLEV
Starting in the group stage
EMEAEMEA Stage 2 Challengers runner-up FunPlus Phoenix FPX
EMEA Stage 2 Challengers third-place Guild Esports GLD
North AmericaNA Stage 2 Challengers runner-up OpTic Gaming OPTC
Asia-PacificThailandThailand Stage 2 Challengers winner
►APAC Stage 2 Challengers runner-up
XERXIA EsportsXIA
South KoreaKR Stage 2 Challengers winner DRX DRX
JapanJP Stage 2 Challengers winnerNORTHEPTIONNTH
BrazilBR Stage 2 Challengers winnerLOUDLOUD
Latin AmericaLATAM SouthLATAM South Stage 2 Challengers winner
►LATAM Stage 2 Challengers runner-up
►South America Stage 2 Playoff winner
KRÜ EsportsKRÜ

Group stage

Group A

Opening MatchesWinner's MatchAdvanced to Playoffs
OpTic Gaming 0
Guild Esports 2
Guild Esports 2
Guild Esports
KRÜ Esports1
LOUD1
KRÜ Esports2
Elimination MatchDecider Match
KRÜ Esports0
OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming 2 OpTic Gaming 2
LOUD1

Group B

Opening MatchesWinner's MatchAdvanced to Playoffs
FunPlus Phoenix 2
XERXIA Esports1
FunPlus Phoenix 1
DRX
DRX 2
DRX 2
NORTHEPTION0
Elimination MatchDecider Match
FunPlus Phoenix 2
FunPlus Phoenix
XERXIA Esports1NORTHEPTION0
NORTHEPTION2

Playoffs

All seeded teams and the teams qualified from the group stage qualified for the knockout playoffs. All matches were in a best-of-three series, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Finals, which were a best-of-five series.

All times are in Central European Summer Time, UTC+02.

Upper Bracket - Round 1Upper Bracket SemifinalsUpper Bracket FinalGrand Final
Paper Rex 2
Guild Esports 0
Paper Rex 2
Fnatic 0
Fnatic 2
FunPlus Phoenix 0
Paper Rex 2
OpTic Gaming 1
Leviatán1
DRX 2
DRX 1
OpTic Gaming 2
XSET0
OpTic Gaming 2 Paper Rex 2
FunPlus Phoenix 3
Lower Bracket - Round 1Lower Bracket QuarterfinalsLower Bracket SemifinalsLower Bracket Final
DRX 0
Guild Esports 1 FunPlus Phoenix 2 OpTic Gaming 1
FunPlus Phoenix 2 FunPlus Phoenix 2 FunPlus Phoenix 3
Fnatic 1
Fnatic 2
Leviatán2Leviatán1
XSET1

Upper Bracket - Round 1

Upper Round 1July 14 Paper Rex 20 Guild Esports Copenhagen, Denmark
5:00 pm (UTC+2)    Statistics Forum Copenhagen
13Ascent4
14Fracture12
Icebox
Upper Round 1July 15 Fnatic 20 FunPlus Phoenix Copenhagen, Denmark
7:30 pm (UTC+2)    Statistics Forum Copenhagen
13Icebox10
13Haven4
Ascent
Upper Round 1July 15Leviatán12 DRX Copenhagen, Denmark
5:00 pm (UTC+2)    Statistics Forum Copenhagen
13Ascent6
5Breeze13
11Haven13
Upper Round 1July 16XSET02 OpTic Gaming Copenhagen, Denmark
9:00 pm (UTC+2)    Forum Copenhagen
7Haven13
6Bind13
Ascent

Upper Bracket Semifinals

Upper Semifinals AJuly 17 Paper Rex v Fnatic Copenhagen, Denmark
    Forum Copenhagen
Upper Semifinals BJuly 17 DRX v OpTic Gaming Copenhagen, Denmark
    Forum Copenhagen

Lower Bracket - Round 1

Lower Round 1July 16 Guild Esports 12 FunPlus Phoenix Copenhagen, Denmark
5:00 pm (UTC+2)    Statistics Forum Copenhagen
11Ascent13
13Breeze3
4Bind13
Lower Round 1July 16Leviatán00XSET Copenhagen, Denmark
8:00 pm (UTC+2)    Forum Copenhagen

Lower Bracket Quarterfinals

Lower Bracket Semifinal

Upper / Lower Bracket Final

Upper FinalJuly 22v Copenhagen, Denmark
    Forum Copenhagen
Lower FinalJuly 23v Copenhagen, Denmark
    Forum Copenhagen

Grand Final

Grand FinalJuly 24 Paper Rex 23 FunPlus Phoenix Copenhagen, Denmark
5:00 pm (UTC+2)    Statistics Forum Copenhagen
3Bind13
13Icebox7
7Fracture13
13Haven7
9Breeze13

Final standings

RankTeamWinnings (USD)Circuit Points
1st FunPlus Phoenix $200,0001,000
2nd Paper Rex $120,000750
3rd OpTic Gaming $85,000500
4th Fnatic $65,000400
5th–6th DRX $40,000300
Leviatán
7th–8th Guild Esports $25,000250
XSET
9th–10thKRŬ Esports$15,000200
NORTHEPTION
11th–12thLOUD$10,000150
XERXIA Esports

Source: [4]

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