Riot has revealed the format of Valorant Champions 2022, set to take place in Istanbul, Turkey from August 31 to September 18.
The 16 attending teams will be split into four double-elimination groups. The top two from each group will advance to the eight-team double-elimination playoffs. All matches will Bo3 except the grand final and lower bracket final, which will be Bo5.
The overall format mirrors that of last year's event, with the notable difference being the switch from single-elimination to double-elimination playoffs.
The randomly-drawn initial group stage matchups are:
Group A
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Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #3
mindfreak
Aaron Leonhart
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
vs.
EDward Gaming
EDward Gaming
China
Rank #1
S1Mon
Hsien Meng-Hsun (谢孟勋)
ZmjjKK
Zheng Yongkang (郑永康)
nobody
Wang Senxu (王森旭)
CHICHOO
Wan Shunzhi (万顺治)
Smoggy
Zhang Zhao (张钊)
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LEVIATÁN
LEVIATÁN
Latin America South
Rank #1
Demon1
Max Mazanov
tex
Ian Botsch
kiNgg
Francisco Aravena
C0M
Corbin Lee
nataNk
Nathan Bocqueho
vs.
Team Liquid
Team Liquid
Europe
Rank #20
paTiTek
Patryk Fabrowski
kamyk
Maks Rychlewski
nAts
Ayaz Akhmetshin
Keiko
Georgio Sanassy
kamo
Kamil Frąckowiak
Group B
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OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming
Inactive
vs.
BOOM Esports
BOOM Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #1
dos9
Zhumagali Dastan
Famouz
Fikri Zaki Hamdani
Shiro
Hildegard Arnaldo
NcSlasher
Sheldon Andersen Chandra
BerserX
Rizkie Adla Kusuma
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ZETA DIVISION
ZETA DIVISION
Japan
Rank #2
Dep
Yuma Hashimoto
SugarZ3ro
Shota Watanabe
CLZ
Hikaru Mizutani
SyouTa
Shota Aoki
Xdll
Yuto Mizomori
vs.
LOUD
LOUD
Brazil
Rank #2
dgzin
Douglas Silva
v1nny
Vínicius Gonçalves
pANcada
Bryan Luna
tuyz
Arthur Andrade
cauanzin
Cauan Pereira
Group C
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FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
Inactive
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
vs.
KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports
Latin America South
Rank #3
keznit
Angelo Mori
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
adverso
Benjamín Poblete
mta
Nicolás González
Shyy
Fabian Usnayo
Melser
Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
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XSET
XSET
Inactive
vs.
XERXIA Esports
XERXIA Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #26
Group D
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DRX
DRX
Korea
Rank #4
Flashback
Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
Athan
Na Ha-jun (나하준)
free1ng
No Ha-jun (노하준)
HYUNMIN
Song Hyun-min (송현민)
vs.
FURIA
FURIA
Brazil
Rank #3
heat
Olavo Marcelo
raafa
Rafael Lima
mwzera
Leonardo Serrati
havoc
Ilan Eloy
Khalil
Khalil Schmidt
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FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #3
crashies
Austin Roberts
Boaster
Jake Howlett
kaajak
Kajetan Haremski
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
vs.
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #6
zander
Alexander Dituri
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Boostio
Kelden Pupello
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
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