Hate to break it to you, but you aren’t the best around. They’re all in Istanbul, fighting to claim victory at Valorant Champions 2022. The culmination of the game’s esports calendar is reaching its climax, with the group stages soon to wrap up and the playoffs ahead.
If you’re keen to check out all highest-tier of Valorant competition, we’ve got all the information on the Valorant Champions Istanbul teams, the schedule ahead, and when/where to watch every match unfold.
Where to watch Valorant Champions 2022
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If you want to catch the year-ending Valorant Champions 2022 tournament, your best bet is to tune in via the Valorant Twitch channel embedded below.
You can also head to the Valorant Esports YouTube channel, but be aware that the live videos become unlisted after the matches conclude. You can also quickly catch up there with roundup videos shared later in the day. Updates and highlights from many of the matches are also shared on the Valorant Champions Tour Twitter account, in case you can't watch the game in full.
Valorant Champions 2022 schedule for the playoffs
The Valorant Champions 2022 group stages are currently underway with the final deciders taking place this week to determine which sides enter the playoffs.
Playoffs matches come in two phases, with the first running Friday, September 9 through Tuesday, September 13. The finals weekend, featuring the Lower Bracket Semifinal, Upper Bracket Final, Lower Bracket Final, and Grand Final will take place from Friday September 16 through Sunday, September 18.
All Matches are best-of-three series until the Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final, both of which are best-of-five.
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
QF1: Leviatán vs Group B Seed #2
September 9 – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST
QF2: DRX vs Group C Seed #2
September 9 – 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET / 18:00 BST / 19:00 CEST
QF3: Optic Gaming vs Group A Seed #2
September 10 – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST
QF4: XSET vs Group D Seed #2
September 10 – 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET / 18:00 BST / 19:00 CEST
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB R1A
September 11 – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST
LB R1B
September 11 – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST
Upper Bracket Semifinals
SF1: QF1 Winner vs QF2 Winner
September 12 – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST
SF2: QF3 Winner vs QF4 Winner
September 12 – 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET / 18:00 BST / 19:00 CEST
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LBQF1
September 13 – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST
LBQF2
September 13 – 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET / 18:00 BST / 19:00 CEST
Upper Bracket Final
UBF: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner
September 16 – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LBSF: LBQF1 Winner vs LBQF2 Winner
September 16 – 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET / 18:00 BST / 19:00 CEST
Lower Bracket Final
LBF: LBSF Winner vs UBF Loser
September 17 – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST
Grand Final
GF: Upper Bracket Final Winner vs Lower Bracket Final Winner
September 18 – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST
Valorant Champions 2022 teams in the playoffs
With two teams qualifying from each group, eight sides in total can graduate to the playoffs and knockout stages of the tournament. Here are the Valorant Champions 2022 teams which have qualified for the playoffs so far:
Leviatán
LATAM Circuit Points Entrant
Qualified top in Group A, beating Team Liquid and Paper Rex
Finished 5th-6th at Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen
Players:
Francisco “kiNgg” Aravena (Captain)
Benjamín “adverso” Poblete
Marco “Melser” Eliot Machuca Amaro
Vicente “Tacolilla” Compagnon
Fabian “Shyy” Usnayo
OpTic Gaming
NA Circuit Points #1 Entrant
Qualified top in Group B, beating Loud and Boom
Finished 3rd at Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen
Players:
Pujan “FNS” Mehta (Captain)
Victor “Victor” Wong
Austin “crashies” Roberts
Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker
Jimmy “Marved” Nguyen
XSET
NA Circuit Points #2 Entrant
Qualified top of Group C, beating KRÜ and FPX
Finished 7th-8th at Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen
Players:
Rory “dephh” Jackson (Captain)
Jordan “AYRIN” He
Brendan “BcJ” Jensen
Zachary “zekken” Patrone
Matthew “Cryocells” Panganiban
DRX
KR Circuit Points Entrant
Qualified top of Group D, beating 100T and Furia
Finished 5th-6th at Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen
Players:
Kim “Zest” Gi-seok (Captain)
Kim “stax” Gu-taek
Goo “Rb” Sang-Min
Yu “BuZz” Byung-chul
Kim “MaKo” Myeong-kwan
Qualifying deciders
The following matches have yet to be played and will determine the final four teams to enter the playoffs:
Paper Rex vs Team Liquid
September 7 – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST
Loud vs Zeta Division
September 7 – 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET / 18:00 BST / 19:00 CEST
FPX vs KRÜ
September 8 – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST
100 Thieves vs Fnatic
September 8 – 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET / 18:00 BST / 19:00 CEST
That’s everything to come in the Valorant Champions 2022 playoffs. Which team are you rooting for? Let us know your favorites in the comments below.
