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VALORANT’s 6 biggest tournaments to dominate the schedule after Champions 2022

There's still more to come this year.

The biggest VALORANT event of the year wrapped up on Sunday, Sept. 18, with VCT Champions crowning Brazil’s LOUD thanks to a 3-1 win over North America’s OpTic Gaming. But there’s still plenty more professional VALORANT to come this year.

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Over the next few months, fans will have plenty of opportunities to catch pro VALORANT matches, even though there won’t be any official Major tournaments or leagues until 2023. Next year, Riot Games is transitioning over to something called VALORANT partnership leagues, doing away with VCT for good.

Until then, here are all the VALORANT tournaments you can look forward to following Champions 2022.

Red Bull Home Ground Three

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Looking for something different? The Red Bull Home Ground will offer competitive matches in a unique format from Dec. 9 to 11. It will take place in Manchester, United Kingdom, in front of a live audience. While the series will feature a best-of-five format, the teams will be able to choose a map as a “home ground” and if a team wins both first maps, the series will head straight to match point.

The tournament will feature eight teams from different regions, including North America for the first time. While the European qualifier has yet to begin, the Turkish team who’s set to attend is the champion of VALORANT’s Regional League finals, FUT Esports. If the other teams to attend offer a similar level of competition, it will be well worth the watch.

Game Changers Championship

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If you’re interested in discovering talent on the rise, the finals of the Game Changers circuit, Riot’s official female league, is a great option. The final tournament will welcome the eight best teams across six different regions, including the best teams from North America.

For the first time, the circuit will feature an offline final tournament in Berlin, Germany from Nov. 15 to 20, where it will crown a world champion. Three teams will qualify according to total circuit points, while five others will advance through the qualifiers. While Cloud9 White and Rebellion GC are the two NA contenders thanks to circuit points, another team from the region will qualify through the NA Series three tournament in October.

MEL Valorant Premiership – Season Four Playoffs

From Sept. 29 to Nov. 1, eight teams from North America will fight for a $10,000 prize pool in this online tournament. While the participating teams have yet to be decided, the tournament usually features teams from the official regional league, such as Cloud9 and TSM. This article will be updated when the teams have been officially announced.

Regional League tournaments

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While most of the national leagues have wrapped up this summer, there are still some more tournaments to come by the end of the year. France, Spain, and Portugal will all have one more tournament featuring the best teams from the countries. Here’s the list of those tournaments:

  • France: Coupe de France 2022.
    • The tournament will feature the 16 best teams in the country, including Karmine Corp and Regional champion Vitality. It will take place from Oct. 27 to Nov. 11.
  • Spain: LVP Crossfire Cup.
    • Similarly, it will feature the 16 best teams from Spain, including the 10 participating teams of the Spanish League, Rising Stage. It will kick off on Oct. 3 and will end on Nov. 12.
  • Portugal: Campeonato de Elite, Stage Two.
    • Unlike the other tournaments, this will only feature eight teams from the country, including the six best teams from the previous stage, as well as both teams which earned their place in July’s Relegation Tournament.

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Eva is a Staff Writer from Paris. Her part-time job is charging into walls with Reinhardt. She has been covering League of Legends esports and other titles for six years. She still believes in a Moscow Five comeback. She also fell into the MMO pit and covers FFXIV and Genshin.