Following OpTic Gaming’s triumph at VCT Masters Reykjavík, all eyes are turning toward North America after the region claimed its second international VALORANT LAN trophy in Iceland. The NA VCT Stage Two Challengers main event is all set, with 12 teams set to go toe-to-toe in a round-robin group stage before a decisive double-elimination playoff bracket.
With only two stages taking place during the 2022 VALORANT Champions Tour, it’s all on the line for these teams that want to make an appearance at Masters and make a run at Champions at the end of the year.
Here’s everything you need to keep up with the NA VCT Challengers Two main event, including teams, standings, schedules, and results.
VCT Stage Two Challengers teams and groups
Here are the 12 teams competing in the North American VCT Stage Two Challengers main event.
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- OpTic Gaming
- The Guard
- Cloud9
- XSET
- NRG Esports
- FaZe Clan
- TSM
- Luminosity Gaming
- 100 Thieves
- Evil Geniuses
- Ghost Gaming
- Sentinels
OpTic, The Guard, Cloud9, and XSET were invited to the main event after finishing top four in NA VCT Stage One. NRG, FaZe, TSM, and Luminosity qualified via the first open qualifier. 100T, EG, Ghost, and Sentinels qualified via the second.
VCT Stage Two Challengers format
Like last stage, the 12 teams will be split into two groups that will each compete in a round-robin stage, all in best-of-three matches. The top four teams from each group will advance to playoffs, and the bottom two will be eliminated.
The playoff will be a double-elimination bracket where all matches are best-of-three, except for the grand final and the lower bracket final, which are best-of-five. The top seed from each group advances directly to the second round of the upper bracket. The fourth-place team from each group starts in the lower bracket.
The teams are competing for a $200,000 prize pool and two NA spots at Masters in July.
VCT Stage Two Challengers playoffs
Playoff bracket
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Playoff schedule
Thursday, June 16
- 3pm CT: 100T 2-1 FaZe (100T 13-10 on Split, FaZe 13-7 on Fracture, 100T 13-11 on Icebox)
- 6pm CT: EG 2-0 (EG 13-8 on Breeze, EG 13-9 on Icebox)
Friday, June 17
- 3pm CT: NRG 2-0 Ghost (NRG 13-7 Breeze, NRG 14-12 Icebox)
- 6pm CT: FaZe 2-1 Luminosity (LG 13-9 Split, FaZe 13-5 Fracture, FaZe 14-12 Breeze)
Saturday, June 18
- 3pm CT: XSET 2-0 100T (XSET 13-10 Icebox, XSET 13-4 Ascent)
- 6pm CT: OpTic 2-0 EG (OpTic 13-5 Breeze, OpTic 13-3 Haven)
Sunday, June 19
- 3pm CT: NRG 2-1 EG (EG 13-3 Bind, NRG 13-8 Ascent, NRG 13-11 Split)
- 6pm CT: FaZe 2-1 100T (100T 14-12 Split, FaZe 13-10 Fracture, FaZe 13-11 Breeze)
Friday, June 24
- 3pm CT: OpTic 3-1 XSET (XSET 13-7 Haven, OpTic 13-11 Icebox, OpTic 13-11 Ascent, OpTic 13-6 Breeze)
- OpTic qualifies for Masters Copenhagen.
- 6pm CT: FaZe 2-1 NRG (FaZe 13-11 Icebox, NRG 13-8 Haven, FaZe 13-8 Ascent)
Saturday, June 25
- 3pm CT: XSET 3-1 FaZe (FaZe 13-11 Split, XSET 13-10 Breeze, XSET 16-14 Icebox, XSET 13-4 Ascent)
- XSET qualifies for Masters Copenhagen.
Sunday, June 26
- 3pm CT: OpTic vs. TBD
VCT Stage Two Challengers group stage
Group A standings
Team | Record |
XSET | 4-1 |
Ghost | 4-1 |
100T | 3-2 |
NRG | 2-3 |
The Guard | 1-4 |
TSM | 1-4 |
Group B standings
Team | Record |
OpTic | 4-1 |
FaZe | 3-2 |
Evil Geniuses | 3-2 |
Luminosity | 3-2 |
Cloud9 | 2-3 |
Sentinels | 0-5 |
Group stage schedule and results
May 13
- 100T 2-0 The Guard (100T 13-5 Fracture, 100T 13-6 Bind)
- Luminosity 2-1 Sentinels (LG 13-11 Bind, SEN 16-14 Breeze, LG 13-4 Fracture)
May 14
- OpTic 2-0 FaZe (OpTic 13-8 Ascent, OpTic 13-9 Fracture)
- XSET 2-0 Ghost (XSET 13-11 Haven, XSET 13-9 Fracture)
May 15
- NRG 2-0 TSM (NRG 15-13 Breeze, NRG 13-10 Ascent)
- Cloud9 2-0 EG (C9 15-13 Icebox, C9 13-9 Fracture)
May 20
- Luminosity 2-0 FaZe (LG 13-11 Fracture, LG 14-12 Icebox)
- Ghost 2-1 The Guard (Ghost 13-1 Haven, The Guard 13-8 Ascent, Ghost 13-8 Fracture)
May 21
May 22
- OpTic 2-1 Cloud9 (C9 13-4 Icebox, OpTic 13-5 Ascent, OpTic 13-10 Haven)
- XSET 2-0 NRG (XSET 13-8 Bind, XSET 13-9 Split)
May 27
- The Guard 2-0 TSM (The Guard 13-10 Haven, The Guard 13-7 Icebox)
- EG 2-0 Luminosity (EG 13-7 Icebox, EG 13-2 Bind)
May 28
- OpTic 2-0 Sentinels (OpTic 13-5 Fracture, OpTic 13-8 Bind)
- 100T 2-0 XSET (100T 13-4 Breeze, 100T 13-9 Bind)
May 29
- FaZe 2-0 Cloud9 (FaZe 13-5 Fracture, FaZe 13-8 Haven)
- Ghost 2-0 NRG (Ghost 13-6 Haven, Ghost 13-5 Breeze)
June 3
- XSET 2-1 The Guard (The Guard 14-12 Split, XSET 13-6 Icebox, XSET 13-11 Haven)
- EG 2-1 OpTic (EG 13-8 Bind, OpTic 13-11 Split, EG 13-11 Ascent)
June 4
- FaZe 2-0 Sentinels (FaZe 13-11 Fracture, FaZe 16-14 Haven)
- Ghost 2-0 TSM (Ghost 13-9 Breeze, Ghost 15-13 Split)
June 5
- 100T 2-0 NRG (100T 13- 9 Icebox, 100T 13-4 Bind)
- Luminosity 2-0 Cloud9 (LG 13-11 Fracture, LG 13-9 Icebox)
June 10
- XSET 2-0 TSM (XSET 13-9 Haven, XSET 13-9 Split)
- FaZe 2-0 EG (FaZe 15-13 Icebox, FaZe 13-9 Breeze)
June 11
- NRG 2-1 The Guard (The Guard 13-11 Bind, NRG 13-10 Haven, NRG 13-6 Split)
- Ghost 2-0 100T (Ghost 13-11 Breeze, Ghost 13-6 Icebox)
June 12
- Cloud9 2-0 Sentinels (C9 13-2 Haven, C9 13-7 Ascent)
- OpTic 2-0 Luminosity (OpTic 14-12 Split, OpTic 13-8 Ascent)