Format, Qualified Teams and Schedule for VCT Last Chance Qualifiers

Just as the audience was on the verge of retiring from the exhilaration they experienced at VCT 2022 - Stage 1 - Masters Reykjavík, Riot has decided to bless the community with a series of Last Chance Qualifiers throughout major regions to finalize the participants for VCT 2022 - Champions Istanbul.

Format:

Securing a spot at Masters Reykjavik coupled with fascinating performances during Stage 1 earned both XSET and OpTic Gaming a direct invitation to Istanbul. However, NA has three designated seats at the event and the final team to qualify will be decided in the upcoming event. The event will commence on 4th August and will play out in a conventional Double Elimination bracket with the Grand Finals being conducted on the 14th.

Participating teams:

Spots for the event were granted to teams with the most VCT Circuit Points after OpTic Gaming and XSET, which resulted in the following participant pool:

• The Guard
• NRG
• Sentinels
• Evil Geniuses
• FaZe Clan
• Cloud9
• 100 Thieves
• Shopify Rebellion

Schedule:

Thursday, August 4 - Upper Bracket Round 1:

• Match 1: The Guard (#1 seed) vs. Sentinels (#8 seed) - 1:00 PM PT
• Match 4: FaZe (#2 seed) vs. Evil Geniuses (#7 seed) - 4:00 PM PT

Friday, August 5 - Upper Bracket Round 1:

• Match 3: NRG (#3 seed) vs. 100 Thieves (#6 seed) - 1:00 PM PT
• Match 2: Shopify Rebellion (#4 seed) vs. Cloud9 (#5 seed) - 4:00 PM PT

Saturday, August 5 - Upper Bracket Semifinals, Lower Bracket Round 1:

• Match 7: Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner - 1:00 PM PT
• Match 5: Match 1 Loser vs. Match 2 Loser - 4:00 PM PT

Sunday, August 7 - Upper Bracket Semifinals, Lower Bracket Round 1:

• Match 8: Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner - 1:00 PM PT
• Match 6: Match 3 Loser vs. Match 4 Loser - 4:00 PM PT

Thursday, August 11 - Lower Bracket Round 2

• Match 9: Match 8 Loser vs. Match 5 Winner - 1:00 PM PT
• Match 10: Match 7 Loser vs. Match 6 Winner - 4:00 PM PT

Friday, August 12 - Upper Bracket Finals, Lower Bracket Semifinals:

• Match 11: Match 7 Winner vs. Match 8 Winner - 1:00 PM PT
• Match 12: Match 9 Winner vs. Match 10 Winner - 4:00 PM PT

Saturday, August 13 - Lower Bracket Finals - Best-of-5:

• Match 13: Match 11 Loser vs. Match 12 Winner - 1:00 PM PT

Sunday, August 14 - Grand Finals - Best-of-5:

• Match 14: Match 11 Winner vs. Match 13 Winner - 1:00 PM PT

Broadcast Streams:

If you plan on tuning into the matches live, you can catch them on Valorant’s Twitch channel or watch a streamer allowed to host an official watch party.

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