The second season of the Valorant Champions Tour by Riot Games is currently underway, with the second stage of the Masters tier set to begin July 10 at Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.
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- VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters Participating Teams
- VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters Official Schedule and Results
VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters Participating Teams
Twelve teams that emerged as the winners and runners-up of their respective regional Stage 2 Challenger events are advancing to Stage 2 Masters. In alphabetical order, they are:
- DRX
- Fnatic
- FunPlus Phoenix
- Guild Esports
- KRÜ Esports
- Leviatán
- LOUD
- Northeption
- OpTic Gaming
- Paper Rex
- XERXIA
- XSET
No team representing the Philippines are participating in the Stage 2 Masters, as the top two teams from the country were eliminated in the VCT APAC Stage 2 Challengers last month. Instead, Paper Rex of Singapore and Xerxia of Thailand are representing the Asia-Pacific region.
Of the twelve, eight teams will first compete in the group stages. These eight teams are further divided into two groups. OpTic Gaming, Guild Esports, LOUD, and KRÜ Esports are in Group A. DRX, FunPlus Phoenix, Northeption, and XERXIA are in Group B.
The top seeded teams—Fnatic, Xset, Paper Rex, and Leviatán—automatically advance to the playoffs.
VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters Official Schedule and Results
The Stage 2 Masters tier spans fifteen days starting July 10 and until July 24. The first match to set off the event will be between Northeption and DRX tomorrow Sunday at 9:00pm PHT.
The first five days of Stage 2 Masters will be for the group stages to determine which four out of eight group stage teams will advance to the playoffs in the remaining days. July 20 and 21 are dark days, i.e. no events are scheduled. The grand final is on July 24.
Here is the complete schedule of the Stage 2 Masters games in Philippine time:
Group A
- KRU Esports
- Guild Esports
- OpTic Gaming
- LOUD
Group B
- XERXIA Esports
- FunPlus Phoenix
- DRX
- Northeption
VCT Group Stage Schedule and Results
July 10, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| DRX vs Northeption | 9PM | 2 — 0 |
July 11, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| KRU Esports vs LOUD | 12AM | 2 — 1 |
| Guild Esports vs OpTic Gaming | 3AM | 2 — 0 |
| XERXIA Esports vs FunPlus Phoenix | 9PM | 1 — 2 |
July 12, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| KRU Esports vs Guild Esports | 2AM | 1 — 2 |
| DRX vs FunPlus Phoenix | 9PM | 2 — 1 |
July 13, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| Northeption vs XERXIA Esports | 12AM | 2 — 1 |
| OpTic Gaming vs LOUD | 3AM | 2 — 1 |
| FunPlus Phoenix vs Northeption | 9PM | 2 — 0 |
VCT upper bracket quarterfinals: July 14, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| Paper Rex vs Guild Esports | 2AM | 2 — 0 |
VCT upper bracket quarterfinals: July 15, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| Fnatic vs FunPlus Phoenix | 2AM | 2 — 0 |
| Leviatan vs DRX | 11PM | 1 — 2 |
VCT upper bracket quarterfinals: July 16, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| XSET vs Optic Gaming | 2AM | 0 — 2 |
VCT lower bracket round 1: July 16, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| Guild Esports vs FunPlus Phoenix | 11PM | 1 — 2 |
VCT lower bracket round 1: July 17, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| Leviatan vs XSET | 2AM | 2 — 1 |
VCT upper bracket semifinals: July 17, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| Paper Rex vs Fnatic | 11PM | 2 — 0 |
VCT upper bracket semifinals: July 18, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| DRX vs OpTic Gaming | 2AM | 1 — 2 |
VCT lower bracket quarterfinals: July 18, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| FunPlus Phoenix vs DRX | 11PM | 2 — 0 |
VCT lower bracket quarterfinals: July 18, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| Leviatán vs Fnatic | 2AM | 1 — 2 |
VCT upper bracket finals: July 22, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| Paper Rex vs OpTic Gaming | 11PM | 2 — 1 |
VCT lower bracket semifinals: July 23, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| Fnatic vs FunPlus Phoenix | 2AM | 1 — 2 |
VCT lower bracket finals: July 23, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| Optic Gaming vs FunPlus Phoenix | 11PM | 1 — 3 |
VCT Masters Copenhagen Grand Finals: July 24, 2022
| Match | Time | Result |
| FunPlus Phoenix vs Paper Rex | 11PM | 3 — 2 |
VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters Prize Pool
The prize money to be given to the top performing teams is yet to be determined. Last year, the last Masters stage of the inaugural VCT 2021 season awarded the champion with $225,000 from the overall $700,000 USD prize pool.
All twelve teams will also receive circuit points, with the champion and runner-up getting 1000 and 750 points respectively. The worst two performing teams each get 150 points.
What’s after VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters?
After this last stage of the Masters tier, there will be a Last Chance Qualifier in August. And then after that is the culminating Valorant Champions event at Istanbul, Turkey in September.
Sixteen teams will participate in Champions. Ten teams are determined through circuit points, and the remaining six via the LCQ.