can you link the match against BOOM? The only time I saw this team was in the PH qualifier a long time ago for like 2-3 rounds.
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can you link the match against BOOM? The only time I saw this team was in the PH qualifier a long time ago for like 2-3 rounds.
they played on the same tea in the CIS quals, lost to Gambit early last year. I think.
Why is Action PH so high?
BOOM, AEGO, and Bleed can definitely do well. I think a Thai or Viet team could do well too. possibly Sharper or BAAM.
IMO, the best SEA team will be Paper Rex. Forsaken + Jingg is insane. Full Sense will be a close second. I really think they just choked on LAN.
Vikings beat X10 in Iceland.
I don't think they'd have a chance at beating Champs X10, though.
Yeah, I can imagine it would be. I was wondering why Bleed chose him over all players.
The team will compete for only one slot. The teamS will compete for the slotS.
They will compete in the APAC playoffs. So far, that includes SEA, South Asia, and OCE. It may also include China.
Japan and Korea have their own playoff events, so it's safe to say they will not participate in this event.
the fuck lmfao???
Interesting considering SEA is usually the place sending players. Pyth wasn't a bad player on G2 either, but he wasn't exactly amazing either. Wonder if this project will work out, SEA and EU are pretty different. This team won't have a language barrier, since they all speak English fluently and likely as their first language too.
I kind of think it's an odd decision considering the shit load of free-agent talent already available in SEA.
nothing like that announced for any regions so far. If a team doesn't make it into the main league, it looks like they're fucked. At least in EU there are VRLs so they have something to do.
https://valorantesports.com/news/2022-valorant-challengers-korea-intro/
(you must change the website language to Korean for the article to show up)
Same open qual as NA. Top 4 circuit points from last year get top seeds in the qualifier (top 16 directly). Round robin, then top 6 advance to playoffs to compete for a spot in Masters events.
https://valorantesports.com/news/2022-vck-team-subsidy-program/
The 50k USD support thing that was available last year has been changed so that it can only be fully requested by teams in the league section of the event. Not sure if this really will change anything since it seemed to have little to no effect last year. Realistically, this is only a slight benefit for teams investing. The real incentive would be getting into Champs for the bundle money.
This is leagues better than the horrendous single elim format last year and allows for way more top-level competition in Korea. This flat out did not exist last year, where the top teams played hardly 3 games against each other per masters event because of the singe elimination bracket-style formats. Will Korea as a region finally gain more depth? Will free agents from the Japanese scene come back (Seoldam, Munchkin, and others)?
nomfu pog
ain't no team out there that can hold 4 better than KCP
this the dude jerking off on stream.
Would be amazing for nations currently not included (SA, OCE etc.), since they'd all get at least 1 slot in the APAC league for Masters 1. If they don't perform, the best nation will send another team!
The only problem with this is that it kind of fucks multi-national teams since they'd need at least 3 players from a region. However, that restriction is already in place so there's no big difference.
I hate when people just blame everything on "the algorithm" as if it's a sentient being, lmfao.
NRG has a complete roster. TSM do not. For that reason, I've included the "COPIUM OVERDOSE" next to them. Corey and Rossy would be good additions, but have yet to be confirmed. I doubt the ability for any team to make a deep run without having at least a month of time to practice with their IGL.
And, as another comment has stated, this list is NOT in order. It's just the 12 teams I expect, and want to get into the league stage!
They only have three players on the roster, without an IGL. That, and I just dislike the core of Wardell and Subroza, tbh. No solid reason outside of that, but this is not an objective list, just the 12 teams I'd like to see and I think will make it.
Whose place would they take? I guess I could see them beat NRG / TSM. It seems like a tossup, though.
Update, the Sinatraa -> Envy thing is false. https://twitter.com/GeorgeCGed/status/1470485691859615745
LOL, I typed my comment while you were editing it , I think.
TSM best team with best world player TSM subrossi
Sushiboys -> Jett
PTC -> Sushiboys role. he already plays flex, so I think it should be doable for him.
best move imo.
wait what? lmfao that's just as weird as the other X10 player becoming a vtuber.
A secondary league could work. Not sure if it makes sense, since the EU version seems to be for the purpose of fostering competition in specific languages and cultures, which doesn't apply to NA.
Apparently, it was in response to a question, and that tweet was the caster's opinion rather than the actual news.
Not sure how "quien crees que debería cambiar NV?" is asking for the opinion though. My Spanish is rough, but I'm pretty sure it's asking the caster, how NV should change (in response to the other tweet saying it would change).
Actually, it might make more sense if it was the usted conjugation, rather than el. idk tbh my Spanish sucks ass lmfao
My list isn't in order, I just wrote it as they came to mind. I 100% agree about the KCP thing, though. Jcstani is a great igl, with great players on his team too.
I suppose this means teams will finalize their rosters by January 2022, to give their teams ~1 month to practice for the open qualifier.
I'm interested in the decision not to include the Champions teams by default, as EMEA did. Perhaps because they underperformed severely?
Need three players from a nation to even compete, I don't think the org matters at all.
In the case of Vitality, they will likely add another French player (Keloqz PauseChamp?). Or, they may just keep the same roster for the EU league qualifier, and switch if and only if they fail to qualify into the top 8 teams during the Open.
I think they'll qualify either way. I just put that there so other replies would also use that assumption!
How would regional leagues work in NA? East coast vs West coast maybe? idk what happens to the midwest then, though. Maybe another one with Texas and a few others. IDK how they'd choose who can play where, either.
no clue. I assume it's the same as last year, so 3.
EDIT: Sinatraa is, in fact, not joining Envy. https://twitter.com/GeorgeCGed/status/1470485691859615745
With VCT '22 in NA having 12 teams battle it out over 7 weeks, I want to see which 12 you guys think will make it.
My list, not in order:
Sen
C9
Envy
Rise
Xset
100T (assuming Brehze and ec1s)
T1 (assuming seven over auti)
NRG
V1
TSM (actual COPIUM overdose)
Pioneers
Gen. G
Others: FaZe roster is completely unknown, but good pickups could def get them into the top 12. LG and Akrew def could too.
December 13, 2021
VALORANT ESPORTS STAFF
Senior Editors
2022 VALORANT CHAMPIONS TOUR NA KICKS OFF IN LATE JANUARY
NA VALORANT redemption tour begins now.
The dust has settled and the champion has been crowned, congratulations to Acend! Although the victors will have their well-deserved chance at a victory lap, heavy is the head that wears the crown and there will be no shortage of challengers from our region as we head into 2022.
We’re just over a month away from North America’s finest battling it out once more, here’s what’s in store for the 2022 VALORANT Champions Tour season. Additional competitive details for VCT, including circuit points and VCT Verizon Game Changers end of year event qualification, will be released early next year.
VCT STAGES, EVENTS, & KEY DATES:
VCT-Timeline.jpg
STAGE 1
VCT Stage 1 - Challengers NA - Open Qualifier: January 27 - January 30
VCT Stage 1 - Challengers NA - Main Event: February 11 - March 27
Your first taste of competitive NA VALORANT action comes at the end of January with a 128-team Open Qualifier for Challengers NA. From there, 12 teams head to the Main Event, which has been expanded from two weeks to seven weeks of play.
Kicking off on February 11, the first five weeks are a round robin competition. Weeks 6 and 7 will feature double-elimination playoffs to determine the NA representatives at VCT Stage 1 - Masters. With circuit points and a trip to Masters on the line, every match counts.
VCT STAGE 1 - MASTERS: APRIL
North America’s top players head to CLASSIFIED to take on the teams that have gotten off to a hot start around the world. With competition starting in mid-April, VALORANT Masters will grant the first shot at bragging rights on the global scale.
STAGE 2
VCT Stage 2 - Challengers NA - Open Qualifier: May 5 - May 8
VCT Stage 2 - Challengers NA - Closed Qualifier: May 13 - June 26
**Tentative Dates
Our second Challengers stage will give teams the chance to rattle cages, make some noise, and rack up circuit points as the Challengers portion of the season draws to a close.
Taking place across May and June, VCT Stage 2 - Challengers NA will mirror Stage 1’s format and is the last chance for teams to go head to head to represent North America at Masters.
VCT STAGE 2 - MASTERS: JULY
Another opportunity for international bragging rights are up for grabs in the final pre-Champs global showdown in CLASSIFIED. Taking place in the dead of summer, we’ll see which of the world's teams can stand the heat in the homestretch of the season.
The prize pool will certainly be on everyone’s minds, but not as much as the automatic berth at Champs that will be on the line.
NORTH AMERICAN LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER: AUGUST
The invite-only event is based on circuit points accumulated up through Masters 2. And when all is said and done, there will only be one.
VALORANT CHAMPIONS 2022: SEPTEMBER
The grandest stage of them all, VALORANT Champions 2022 features the best VALORANT talent the world has to offer.
NEW TOURNAMENT CIRCUIT: Q4 2022
With Champs wrapping in September, there is no offseason -- only preparation for 2023. Similar to the 2020 Ignition Series, we’ll be working with the top third-party TOs to bring fans more competitive VALORANT. Additional details to come … soon™.
VCT VERIZON GAME CHANGERS SERIES, EVENTS & KEY DATES
SERIES 1
Game Changers Series 1 - Open Qualifier: March 31 - April 3
Game Changers Series 1 - Main Event: April 7 - April 10
SERIES 2
Game Changers Series 2 - Open Qualifier: June 30 - July 3
Game Changers Series 2 - Main Event: July 7 - July 10
SERIES 3
Game Changers Series 3, Open Qualifier: October 6 - October 9
Game Changers Series 3, Main Event: October 13 - October 16
The VCT Verizon Game Changers program was a resounding success in 2021. Although Cloud9 White left little doubt they were the team to beat in 2021, 2022 will provide teams with more opportunities to dethrone them.
2022 will also culminate with the most exciting addition to the Verizon Game Changers schedule: the international Game Changers Championship. This year may have put the world on notice as to who some of the best Women’s VALORANT teams are, but this new event will crown one team with the title of the first-ever Game Changers Champion.
In addition to this slate, our partners, Galorants, will continue producing monthly VCT Game Changers Academy tournaments for Women’s VALORANT teams to hone their skills.
It has NA in the link itself. The page opens with a massive "VCT NA 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT" graphic. Perhaps it's bugged for you?
https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/rfk9qp/the_2022_calendar_for_emea_including_vrls/
This is the calendar I was using. NA has a 5 week round robin into a 2 week double elim. EMEA has a similar timeline too, but seems to end slightly earlier. However, it may also begin earlier.
I think it will have the same format as NA: 5 week round robin -> 2 week double elim of the top 8. Maybe because it's shorter, it could be:
5 week round robin -> 1 week double elim of top 4.
https://valorantesports.com/news/2022-valorant-champions-tour-na-kicks-off-in-late-january/
Big news - 12 teams qualify from what looks like 4 days (wtf riot???) of open qualifier play. These 12 play in a 5 week round-robin, where the top 8 (not confirmed but most likely) play in a
DOUBLE ELIM bracket to send teams to Masters 1.
The 3 day open qualifier could actually be 13: Open qualifier listed from Jan 27th to 30th, but the "Main Event" only stars on the 11th of February. I refuse to believe that it's possible to select 12 teams from 128 in just 4 days with a decent format.
What does 100% suck, is that there's literally nothing else mentioned for those who fail to qualify for the top 12. No VRLs like EMEA. No VRC like EMEA either. Wonder what they're meant to do... Either way, I think 12 teams should cover most of the top talent in NA.
The lvpes valorant page is literally the Spain / Italy / Portugal regional page, too. That's amazing since their broadcast talent is very good. They have a lot of twitter presence, too.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/rfjo1u/vrl_northern_europe_twitter_page/
Very useful link with all the twitter pages for the National / Regional leagues! They will likely be releasing the format, teams, talent and more for each region so I recommend following them.
Well, that could actually still be the case. There's no solid info about the minor details about the system, just that it is a "league".
Challengers 1 seems to start in early Feb, and end in mid-late March. Depending on the games played per day, it could be possible to do exactly what you suggested.
They are directly invited, so they do get time until early February!
You can, but the regional leagues will only allow qualification into Challengers 2. And, only 2 slots against the best teams in all the other EMEA regions too.
It's a difficult path that doesn't allow any chance to play in Masters 1.
new format is only for EMEA, right? I heard they were planning to implement it in other regions later, but no news yet unless I'm wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTaMctMIjKQ
tl;dr - challengers becomes league. Champs teams invited (Gambit, Fnatic, Acend, Liquid). 8 teams from open qualifier start on Jan 10th. Those who fail to qual can play in national leagues, for a chance at a spot in Challengers 2, to qual for Masters 2.
THIS MEANS, the open qualifiers from Jan 10th are SUPER SUPER important, since it's the only route for teams not in Champs (G2, Vitality, FPX etc.) to make it to Masters 1. Since there are only 2 Masters events in 2022, this is literally one of two ways to get MASSIVE circuit points, and a high finish basically guarantees a spot in Champs.
Rosters should be going crazy in the next few weeks! Any orgs yet to get in, will do so in the next few weeks too.
NOTE: This format is ONLY for EMEA.
The challenger's format is a "league". They'll play against each other from February to a few weeks before Masters 1. It's currently unknown whether the league will culminate in a playoff event between the top 8 to send teams to Masters 1, or if it will simply be the teams with the highest cumulative score throughout challengers!
The bottom two will fight against the winners of the ERLs (national leagues), to select two for Challengers 2, which will follow a similar timeline until Masters 2.
Then, it's LCQ and Champs using the same point system to auto-pick 3/4 or 2/3 teams based on the result of Masters 2.
The OPEN QUALS for the 8 SPOTS in CHALLENGERS 1, starts from JANUARY 10th.
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