The VCT 2022 Tour is beginning to reach its conclusion. The second and final Masters tournament ended with OpTic Gaming taking the first place spot to go to Champions in Istanbul later this year. Next for North America, though, is the Valorant Last Chance Qualifiers 2022. This will be the final tournament before Champions and decide what team from the lower bracket will take the third and last NA slot in the championships along with XSet and OpTic.
[Related: Shroud joins Sentinels for the NA LCQ]
The Teams
The Guard
The Guard was founded by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, who hosts Overwatch and Call of Duty teams as well. The team is based in Los Angeles. Although VCT 2022 is their first ever Champions Tour, they’ve managed to score a close third in the rankings and are poised to fend off their challengers.
FaZe Clan
A professional esports organization for over a decade, with VALORANT players from all over North America. Despite their experience, they have yet to champion a tournament higher than Challengers 2021.
NRG
Another California-based team with their headquarters at the Hot Pockets Castle in downtown Los Angeles. This will be their second VCT tour.
Shopify Rebellion
The team formerly known as Luminosity Gaming is competing for the first time this year under their new name, Shopify Rebellion. They have been in Valorant since 2020, and were the champions of Nerd Street Gamer’s Winter Championships in 2021.
Cloud9
Cloud9 was founded in Korea, but is fielding an American team. They won the last LCQ tournament, and went on to Champions where they tied for 5-8 place.
100 Thieves
100 Thieves started their VALORANT career by earning first place in the First Strike tournament in 2020. Since then, they have had a long history with VCT. Last year, they reached Stage Three Masters in Berlin before losing to Team Envy.
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses is a Canadian-founded team that has been around since 1999. They joined the VALORANT scene in 2021, but have had a rocky series of tournaments since then. This is their first go at VCT.
Sentinels
Ranked as the third best team in North America and the champions of both 2021 Masters tournaments. The Sentinels have still had a rough tour this season, though, and are placed at tenth in the VCT 2022 rankings.
Where to Watch
The official VALORANT Twitch and YouTube will be streaming each match of LCQ.
Schedule
LCQ – Day 1: Thursday, August 4
Upper Bracket Round 1
[1:00 PM PT, 4:00 PM EST] Match 1: The Guard vs. Sentinels
[4:00 PM PT, 7:00 PM EST] Match 4: FaZe vs. Evil Geniuses
LCQ – Day 2: Friday, August 5
Upper Bracket Round 1
[1:00 PM PT, 4:00 PM EST] Match 3: NRG vs. 100 Thieves
[4:00 PM PT, 7:00 PM EST] Match 2: Shopify Rebellion vs. Cloud9
LCQ – Day 3: Saturday, August 6
Upper Bracket Semifinals
[1:00 PM PT, 4:00 PM EST] Match 7: Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner
Lower Bracket Round 1
[4:00 PM PT, 7:00 PM EST] Match 5: Match 1 Loser vs. Match 2 Loser
LCQ – Day 4: Sunday, August 7
Upper Bracket Semifinals
[1:00 PM PT, 4:00 PM EST] Match 8: Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner
Lower Bracket Round 1
[4:00 PM PT, 7:00 PM EST] Match 6: Match 3 Loser vs. Match 4 Loser
LCQ – Day 5: Thursday, August 11
Lower Bracket Round 2
[1:00 PM PT, 4:00 PM EST] Match 9: Match 8 Loser vs. Match 5 Winner
[4:00 PM PT, 7:00 PM EST] Match 10: Match 7 Loser vs. Match 6 Winner
LCQ – Day 6: Friday, August 12
Upper Bracket Finals
[1:00 PM PT, 4:00 PM EST] Match 11: Match 7 Winner vs. Match 8 Winner
Lower Bracket Semifinals
[4:00 PM PT, 7:00 PM EST] Match 12: Match 9 Winner vs. Match 10 Winner
LCQ – Day 7: Saturday, August 13
Lower Bracket Finals – Best-of-5
[1:00 PM PT, 7:00 PM EST] Match 13: Match 11 Loser vs. Match 12 Winner
LCQ – Day 8: Sunday, August 14
Grand Finals – Best-of-5
[1:00 PM PT, 7:00 PM EST] Match 14: Match 11 Winner vs. Match 13 Winner
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