Following
LEVIATÁN
LEVIATÁN
Latin America South
Unranked
Demon1
Max Mazanov
tex
Ian Botsch
kiNgg
Francisco Aravena
C0M
Corbin Lee
nataNk
Nathan Bocqueho
's win over
XSET
XSET
Inactive
in Copenhagen, the first 10 teams attending Valorant Champions 2022 are now confirmed.
Of the 10 teams who qualified via circuit points, a large majority were confirmed when they reached Masters Copenhagen via each regional circuit. This was the case for North America, Brazil, Korea and Asia-Pacific. The teams at the top of the standings in EMEA, Japan and LATAM still had their fates on the line.
International debutants
Guild Esports
Guild Esports
Inactive
had the chance to knock either
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
Inactive
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
or
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Unranked
crashies
Austin Roberts
Boaster
Jake Howlett
kaajak
Kajetan Haremski
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
off the top two slots, but the draw pit FPX against Guild in the lower bracket. The latter lost 2-1, confirming that FPX and FNATIC would be the first representatives of EMEA in Turkey.
In Japan,
NORTHEPTION
NORTHEPTION
Japan
Unranked
had a slim chance of sending
ZETA DIVISION
ZETA DIVISION
Japan
Unranked
Dep
Yuma Hashimoto
SugarZ3ro
Shota Watanabe
CLZ
Hikaru Mizutani
SyouTa
Shota Aoki
Xdll
Yuto Mizomori
to the East Asia LCQ, but they would have to finish third in Copenhagen. Ultimately, FPX knocked them out in Group B's decider, which meant NORTHEPTION accrued only 200 points. As such, ZETA DIVISION's 475 points were enough to book their tickets to Istanbul.
The final region to define its representative via circuit points was LATAM.
KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports
Latin America South
Unranked
keznit
Angelo Mori
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
adverso
Benjamín Poblete
Shyy
Fabian Usnayo
Melser
Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
qualified to Masters Copenhagen via the LATAM/BR LCQ after Leviatán bested them in the regional circuit, and an unlucky groups run saw OpTic eliminate them from the tournament. As a result, Leviatán needed just one win in the playoffs into which they were seeded to secure more points than KRÜ, and they got there by eliminating XSET in the lower bracket.
Every team currently participating in Masters Copenhagen that isn't directly seeded into Champions is already locked for their regional LCQ.
In total, there will be 16 teams in Turkey between September 2 and 18, but only one can come out Valorant World Champion. The remaining six teams will be defined in August, through the six regional Last Chance Qualifiers.
Valorant Champions will feature the following teams:
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OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming Inactive
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XSET
XSET Inactive
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FNATIC
FNATIC Europe Unranked crashies Austin Roberts Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder
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FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix Inactive SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin Zyppan Pontus Eek ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky ardiis Ardis Svarenieks
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LOUD
LOUD Brazil Unranked dgzin Douglas Silva v1nny Vínicius Gonçalves pANcada Bryan Luna tuyz Arthur Andrade cauanzin Cauan Pereira
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LEVIATÁN
LEVIATÁN Latin America South Unranked Demon1 Max Mazanov tex Ian Botsch kiNgg Francisco Aravena C0M Corbin Lee nataNk Nathan Bocqueho
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DRX
DRX Korea Unranked Flashback Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) free1ng No Ha-jun (노하준) HYUNMIN Song Hyun-min (송현민) BeYN Kang Ha-bin (강하빈)
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ZETA DIVISION
ZETA DIVISION Japan Unranked Dep Yuma Hashimoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe CLZ Hikaru Mizutani SyouTa Shota Aoki Xdll Yuto Mizomori
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Paper Rex
Paper Rex Asia-Pacific Unranked mindfreak Aaron Leonhart Jinggg Wang Jing Jie f0rsakeN Jason Susanto d4v41 Khalish Rusyaidee something Ilya Petrov
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XERXIA Esports
XERXIA Esports Asia-Pacific Unranked
- NA LCQ
- EMEA LCQ
- South America LCQ
- South America LCQ
- East Asia LCQ
- APAC LCQ