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Revision as of 01:36, 19 January 2023

2021 Valorant Champions
Tournament information
GameValorant
LocationBerlin, Germany
DatesDecember 1–12
AdministratorsRiot Games
Tournament
format(s)
2 stages
  • Group stage: Double elimination bracket
  • Knock-out stage: Single elimination bracket
Venue(s)
2 (in Berlin)
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Halle
    (Group stage & Quarterfinals)
  • Verti Music Hall
    (Semifinals & Finals)
Teams16
Purse$1,000,000 USD
Final positions
ChampionsAcend
Runner-upGambit Esports
MVPAleksander "zeek" Zygmunt (Acend)
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The 2021 Valorant Champions was an esports tournament for the first-person shooter video game Valorant. It was the first-ever edition of VALORANT Champions, the culmination of Valorant Champions Tour, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer Riot Games. The tournament was held from December 1 to 12 in Berlin, Germany.[1] Sixteen teams qualified for the tournament based on their result via 2021 VALORANT Masters: Stage 3, the regional Circuit Point standings in the year, and the regional Last Chance Qualifiers.

"Die For You" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Grabbitz, while Zedd, and Dabin, produced their own respective remix versions of the theme song.[2]

Acend won the Valorant world championship after defeating Gambit Esports in the finals by a score of 3–2.[3]

Venues

Berlin was the city chosen to host the competition. The Group Stage was held at the Marlene-Dietrich-Halle, while the Semifinals and Finals was held at the Verti Music Hall.

Berlin, Germany
Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Marlene-Dietrich-Halle Verti Music Hall

Format

Tournament spots

The winner of the VCT Masters Stage 3 automatically qualified for the event, 11 teams qualified through circuit points, and 4 teams qualified through a "Last Chance Qualifier". This tournament has 16 spots which are divided below:

Qualification path Regions
EMEA[a] North America[b] South America Asia-Pacific[c]
Brazil Latin America[d] Japan S.Korea Southeast Asia[e] South Asia
Regional Circuit Points (11 spots) 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 0
Last Chance Qualifier (4 spots) 1 1 1 1
VCT Masters Stage 3 champion (1 spot) 1 0
Total (16 spots) 4 3 4 5

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the event:[4]

Region Team Qualification
EMEA CIS Gambit Esports VCT Masters Stage 3 champion
Europe Acend EMEA Regional circuit points #1
Fnatic EMEA Regional circuit points #2
Team Liquid EMEA Last Chance Qualifier winner
North America Sentinels NA Regional circuit points #1
Team Envy NA Regional circuit points #2
Cloud9 NA Last Chance Qualifier winner
Asia-Pacific Southeast Asia Thailand X10 CRIT SEA Regional circuit points #1
FULL SENSE APAC Last Chance Qualifier winner
Philippines Team Secret SEA Regional circuit points #2
South Korea Vision Strikers KR Regional circuit points #1
Japan Crazy Raccoon JP Regional circuit points #1
South America Brazil Team Vikings BR Regional circuit points #1
Vivo Keyd BR Regional circuit points #2
Furia Esports SA Last Chance Qualifier winner
Latin America KRÜ Esports LATAM Regional circuit points #1

Map pool

List of 7 maps are played in this tournament:

  • Ascent
  • Bind
  • Breeze
  • Fracture
  • Haven
  • Icebox
  • Split

Group stage

Date: 1–7 December, 2022[5]

Groups were decided based on teams' achievements in competitions of Valorant Challengers and Valorant Masters, circuit point, and estimated strength for each region.[6]

  • All 16 teams are divided into 4 groups of four teams each playing in a GSL-style double-elimination format.
  • Games are held in a Bo3 series.
  • Only the top 2 teams in each group will qualify for the playoffs.

Group A

Round 1 Round 2
            
Acend 9 13 13 2
Vivo Keyd 13 3 10 1
Acend 13 13 – 2
Winner's bracket
Team Envy 11 8 – 0
Team Envy 13 13 – 2
X10 CRIT 8 7 – 0
Team Envy 13 8 12 1
Loser's bracket
X10 CRIT 10 13 14 2
Vivo Keyd 6 5 – 0
X10 CRIT 13 13 – 2

Group B

Round 1 Round 2
            
Sentinels 13 10 13 2
Furia Esports 9 13 9 1
Sentinels 12 13 10 1
Winner's bracket
Team Liquid 14 2 13 2
KRÜ Esports 5 8 – 0
Team Liquid 13 13 – 2
Sentinels 13 11 11 1
Loser's bracket
KRÜ Esports 7 13 13 2
Furia Esports 13 8 9 1
KRÜ Esports 11 13 13 2

Group C

Round 1 Round 2
            
Gambit Esports 6 13 13 2
Team Secret 13 0 6 1
Gambit Esports 13 5 14 2
Winner's bracket
Team Vikings 6 13 12 1
Team Vikings 13 13 – 2
Crazy Raccoon 9 8 – 0
Team Vikings 6 7 – 0
Loser's bracket
Team Secret 13 13 – 2
Team Secret 13 13 – 2
Crazy Raccoon 5 2 – 0

Group D

Round 1 Round 2
            
Vision Strikers 13 13 – 2
FULL SENSE 5 5 – 0
Vision Strikers 10 13 6 1
Winner's bracket
Fnatic 13 10 13 2
Fnatic 13 11 14 2
Cloud9 11 13 12 1
Vision Strikers 10 13 11 1
Loser's bracket
Cloud9 13 9 13 2
FULL SENSE 7 12 – 0
Cloud9 13 14 – 2

Knockout stage

  • Date: December 8–12.[5]
  • Eight teams were drawn into a single elimination bracket.
    • The Seed #1 team of each group was drawn against the Seed #2 team of a different group.
    • The teams from same group were be on opposite sides of the bracket, meaning they could play each other until the Finals.
  • Single elimination bracket. All matches were best-of-three, except for the finals, which was is best-of-five.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                    
A1 Acend 13 13 – 2
C2 Team Secret 8 6 – 0
Acend 13 13 – 2
Team Liquid 6 5 – 0
B1 Team Liquid 13 13 – 2
D2 Cloud9 10 11 – 0
Acend 11 13 3 14 13 3
Gambit Esports 13 7 13 12 8 2
C1 Gambit Esports 13 7 13 2
A2 X10 CRIT 7 13 7 1
Gambit Esports 13 7 18 2
KRÜ Esports 8 13 16 1
D1 Fnatic 13 13 8 1
B2 KRÜ Esports 15 6 13 2

Prize pool

Place Team GS QF SF Finals Prize (%) Prize (USD)
1st Acend 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 35% $350,000
2nd Gambit Esports 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–3 15% $150,000
3rd–4th KRÜ Esports 2–1 2–1 1–2 9% $90,000
Team Liquid 2–0 2–0 0–2
5th–8th Team Secret 2–1 0–2 4% $40,000
Cloud9 Blue 2–1 0–2
X10 CRIT 2–1 1–2
Fnatic 2–0 1–2
9th–12th Team Envy 1–2 2% $20,000
Sentinels 1–2
Team Vikings 1–2
Vision Strikers 1–2
13th–16th Keyd Stars 0–2
Furia Esports 0–2
Crazy Raccoon 0–2
FULL SENSE 0–2

Notes

  1. ^ Regional Circuit Points is available only for teams from Europe, CIS and Turkey. Teams from MENA could only compete in Last Chance Qualifier.
  2. ^ Regional Circuit Points was not available for teams from Oceania due to no have Challangers competitions hosted by Riot Games at here. They could only compete in Last Chance Qualifier with teams from North America, and later withdrew due to travel issue in COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ^ Regional Circuit Points was not available for teams from China and South Asia due to no have Challangers competitions hosted by Riot Games. Teams from China and South Asia could only compete in APAC Last Chance Qualifier, but later teams from China withdrew due to Valorant not being officially released here.
  4. ^ Latin America has 2 sub-regions LATAM North and LATAM South.
  5. ^ Including teams from sub-regions Indonesia, Malaysia+Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan+Hong Kong.

References

  1. ^ "VALORANT Champions Returns to Berlin!". playvalorant.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "'Die For You': The VALORANT Champions Tour 2021 anthem". Upcomer. November 22, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Klimentov, Mikhail (December 12, 2021). "Acend wins 'Valorant' world championship, defeating Gambit in Berlin". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  4. ^ Heath, Jerome (November 1, 2021). "All teams qualified for VALORANT Champions 2021". Dot Esports. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Declan, McLaughlin (November 18, 2021). "How to watch VALORANT Champions". Upcomer. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Robertson, Scott (November 18, 2021). "Groups and format revealed for VCT Champions 2021". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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