2021 Valorant Champions

2021 *Valorant* Champions
Tournament information
Game	Valorant
Location	Berlin, Germany
Dates	December 1–12
Administrators	Riot 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) ;
Teams	16
Purse	$1,000,000 USD
Final positions
Champions	Acend
Runner-up	Gambit Esports
MVP	Aleksander "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
Berlin

Format

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams qualified for Champions. The winner of the Stage 3 Masters automatically qualified for the event, 11 teams qualified through circuit points, and four teams qualified through a "Last Chance Qualifier".^[4]

Region	Team	Qualified by
North America	Sentinels	Regional circuit points
	Team Envy	Regional circuit points
	Cloud9 Blue	Last Chance Qualifier
EMEA	Gambit Esports	Stage 3 Masters champion
	Acend	Regional circuit points
	Fnatic	Regional circuit points
	Team Liquid	Last Chance Qualifier
Brazil	Team Vikings	Regional circuit points
	Vivo Keyd	Regional circuit points
	FURIA Esports	Last Chance Qualifier
Southeast Asia	X10 Esports	Regional circuit points
	Team Secret	Regional circuit points
	FULL SENSE	Last Chance Qualifier
Korea	Vision Strikers	Regional circuit points
Japan	Crazy Raccoon	Regional circuit points
Latin America	KRÜ Esports	Regional circuit points

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
3rd–4th	Team Liquid	2–0	2–0	0–2		9%	$90,000
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

References

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

[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.

[Declan-5] 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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