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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

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
Cloud9 Blue Last Chance Qualifier
EMEA Gambit Esports Stage 3 Masters champion
Acend Regional circuit points
Fnatic
Team Liquid Last Chance Qualifier
Brazil Team Vikings Regional circuit points
Vivo Keyd
FURIA Esports Last Chance Qualifier
Southeast Asia X10 Esports Regional circuit points
Team Secret
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

The knockout stage began on December 8, culminating in the finals on December 12.[5] Eight teams were drawn into a single-elimination bracket. The top-seeded team of each group was drawn against the second-seeded 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. All matches were best-of-three, except for the finals, which was is best-of-five.[citation needed]

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 Acend 2
C2 Team Secret 0
Acend 2
Team Liquid 0
B1 Team Liquid 2
D2 Cloud9 0
Acend 3
Gambit Esports 2
C1 Gambit Esports 2
A2 X10 CRIT 1
Gambit Esports 2
KRÜ Esports 1
D1 Fnatic 1
B2 KRÜ Esports 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

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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