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BOOM and EDG eliminated from Valorant Champions 2022

The Elimination Games of Valorant Champions 2022 Instanbul start today with the lower bracket games of groups A and B. The final game of the day for qualification between FunPlus Phoenix and XSET was postponed. 

FPX had multiple players in a dangerous situation and could not play, so Riot, with XSET’s consent, has decided to postpone the game to the 5th instead of today. 

The games for today had Team Liquid facing off against EDward Gaming as the first elimination game from Group A. At the same time, Group B ZETA is taking on BOOM esports as the elimination game for Group B.

Day 5 (4th September) Valorant Champions 2022 Group Stage Results:

GroupTeam 1Team 2
BBOOM esportsZETA division
AEDward GamingTeam Liquid
CFPXPostponed due to health issuesXSET
Match 1 BOOM esports vs. ZETA division (Group B):

The Group B elimination match had the Japanese ZETA division taking on Indonesian BOOM esports, and the loser will be eliminated from the competition. 

The match started on BOOM’s Haven with the ZETA division on defense. BOOM struggled a lot on offense with finding their footing and having a hard time finding rounds on offense losing the half 4-8. 

It seems that ZETA would pick their opponent’s map, but BOOM defended strong, letting ZETA only take three rounds on the attack to come back from a 4-8 deficit to win the game 13-11. 

ZETA’s pearl was the same game as Haven, with ZETA as the attacker completely split open sites to conclude the first half with an eight-round advantage.

The second half had BOOM winning seven out of the eight first rounds to take the lead early in the game. But ZETA remained strong and fought back despite the disadvantage to win the last four rounds to win the map 13-11, forcing a third. 

The final map started with BOOM winning the first two rounds with a strong statement, but as soon as the gun rounds rolled around, ZETA completely shut down all the attacks from the BOOM and won the map without dropping another round. 

With the dominant 13-2 map win, the ZETA division won the series 2-1 to eliminate BOOM esports from Valorant Champions 2022. ZETA now faces LOUD for the last playoff spot of 

Group B.

Match 2 EDward Gaming vs. Team Liquid (Group A): 

The Chinese debutants EDward Gaming take on the International Veterans Team Liquid in an elimination match, with the winners playing Paper Rex for the last spot of Group A after Leviatan grabbed the first one.

EDward Gaming’s Bind started with a good exchange with both teams were 4-4 after eight rounds, but Scream deleted EDG to help liquid secure the final four rounds to finish the half 8-4 and let EDG win only one round in the second half to secure the first map 13-5.

Breeze started with EDward Gaming starting strong as they won the first two rounds, but Liquid answered with four rounds of their own. EDG equalized the score quickly, and the last four rounds seemed to go Liquid’s way, but EDG grabbed a thrifty to close the half 7-5 in Liquid’s favor.

Despite the weak start to the second half, EDG on defense held firm and reached the match point, but Team Liquid, on the back of Scream and Jamppi, won the last round to force overtime and then won the next two OT rounds to win the map 14-12. 

With the map victory, Liquid won the series 2-0, eliminating the debutants EDG. With EDG’s elimination, both the debuting teams’ BOOM and EDG are now out of the tournament, emphasizing the importance of International experience.

Valorant Champions 2022 Group Stage Day 6 Schedule: 

GroupTimeTeam 1Team 2
C03:00 PM TRT GMT +03:00KRU Esports XERXIA esports
D06:00 PM TRT GMT +03:00FURIA Fnatic
C09:00 PM TRT GMT +03:00FPXXSET

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Arcane Becomes First Streaming Series To Win Emmy Awards

Last night, Riot Games’ newest animated series Arcane won a Creative Arts Emmy award for Outstanding Animated Program, making it the first streaming show to pick up the award.

Arcane won the award in a highly contested category. The rest of the nominations included Bob’s Burgers, Rick and Morty, The Simpsons, and What If…? 

Previously, we had seen nominations for streaming shows like Netflix’s Big Mouth and BoJack Horseman contending for an Emmy in the category, but none of them managed to come out on top, which makes this achievement all the more remarkable for Arcane.

Specifically, Arcane was nominated for the 2022 Emmy for its sixth episode of the first season, titled “When These Walls Come Tumbling Down.”

Earlier this year, we saw various episodes of the animated Netflix series win three juried Emmy awards combined for background design, art direction, and color script art.

Arcane Season 2: Is it coming?

Luckily, it has been confirmed that the second season of Arcane is already in the works. However, we don’t have a specific release date set in stone. The only thing we know so far is that Arcane season 2 won’t be arriving in 2022, as confirmed by Riot CEO Nicolo Laurent.

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DRX secure their second Valorant Champions playoff

The fourth day of Valorant Champions 2022 went underway today, with the Third NA team XSET taking on the APAC no. 2 XERXIA, followed by the VCT Masters Copenhagen winners FunPlus Phoenix taking on the SA LCQ winners KRU Esports. The day concludes with a qualification match between 100 Thieves and DRX. 

Day 4 (3rd September) Valorant Champions 2022 Istanbul Results:

GroupTeam 1Team 2
CXSET20XERXIA esports
CFPX20KRU esports
DDRX100 Thieves
Match 1 XSET vs. XERXIA esports (Group C):

The seed two from NA and APAC faced each other in the opening match of Group C, with XSET taking on XERXIA esports, with both teams trying to outplay each other to make their first international playoff. 

The match started on Fracture with XERXIA starting strong on attack, winning five out of the starting seven rounds, but XSET came back strong, winning the last five rounds to win the half 7-5. 

The second half was a complete back and forth with no team stringing more than two rounds, and it seemed XERXIA would bring it back, but a 1v1 win by BcJ in the final round helped XSET secure the first map in regulation. 

XERXIA’s Icebox started a constant tussle for domination, but no team could take a decisive lead with the half closing at 7-5 in favor of XSET.

The defensive half seemed to be going well for XERXIA as they equalized the score and had strong momentum, but a thrifty from XSET helped them turn the tides to win four rounds in a row, eventually close the map 13-10, winning the series 2-0.

XERXIA face yet another group stage exit, while XSET winning their first international game will be one win away from making it to the Valorant Champions Playoffs.

Match 2 FunPlus Phoenix vs. KRU esports (Group C):

The defending champions FPX came into the Valorant Champions with a desire to become a team to lift two international trophies. Along with Optic Gaming, FPX is the only team with a chance to do it. KRU themselves will be willing to upset yet another powerhouse to qualify for the Valorant Champions Playoffs. 

The FPX/KRU brawl started with Icebox, and it seemed the defending Champions were out of the groove. It seemed KRU would run away with the first map, with them winning the first map 9-3.

But the 9-3 curse kicked in the second half, and FPX started to string together the rounds repeating the KRU feat on the attack to force overtime. 

The Overtime FPX successfully defended the sites, and a strong attack helped them make a successful comeback. With the DRX win yesterday, the 9-3 curse seems to be going strong again. 

KRU started the FPX’s map pick of Bind with a 0-1 map deficit and, despite a slow start, won four rounds in a row after a 1-3 start to eventually close the half on a two-round advantage. 

FPX on defense on the back of a strong performance from Shao, Zyppan, and Suygetsu helped them defend strong limiting KRU to only three rounds to close out the map 13-10 and win the game 2-0 after a strong comeback. 

With this victory, FPX is off to the qualifiers and will play XSET for a chance for qualification, while KRU will play XERXIA in an elimination match. 

Match 3 DRX vs. 100 Thieves (Group D):

The Korean giants DRX today had a chance again to make it to the playoffs, and it will be their second Valorant Champions playoff if they win over the new and young 100 Thieves, who are hot off an upset over Fnatic. 

The first map in the battle was Breeze, chosen by 100 Thieves. But it seemed DRX was in complete control of the map, winning seven out of the nine rounds, but 100 thieves recovered well in the end on the back of strong performance from bang to close the half 5-7

The second half started with 100 Thieves on the attack, completely decimating DRX’s defense and reaching map point, but DRX won the three rounds after close clutches to force overtime.

The overtime started with both teams exchanging and clutching rounds. But a strong post-plant defense in the fifth from DRX won them the attack round. A strong A site defense helped them close the first map 17-15. 

DRX’s fracture picks started strong for them, where they managed to win two starting rounds, and 100 Thieves answered back with two of their own. DRX on the attack then completely dissected the 100 Thieves defense to win the half 9-3.

100 Thieves on attack started strong despite losing the pistol, and the third round strung together five rounds to worry the DRX side. But a thrifty win from DRX completely shifted the momentum, and DRX closed the map 13-9. 

DRX have now qualified for their second Valorant Champions, and 100 Thieves will have to face the winner of Fnatic/Furia in an elimination match. The elimination matches start tomorrow with the first match between BOOM and ZETA.

GroupTimeTeam 1Team 2
B03:00 PM TRT GMT +03:00BOOM esportsZETA division
A06:00 PM TRT GMT +03:00EDward GamingTeam Liquid
D09:00 PM TRT GMT +03:00FPXXSET

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PMPL South Asia Fall 2022 Day 4: Overall Standings, Results

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The fourth day of the PMPL South Asia Fall 2022 league Stage ended with Godlike Stalwart keeping the top position on the leaderboards with 200 points. DRS Gaming finished at the second spot with 187 points followed by Highvoltage at the third spot with 159 points.

Team Highvoltage had a great day on the battlefield and thus managed to climb up to the third spot from the 11th spot. Out of the five matches played, 1952DRW and Highvoltage took two chicken dinners whereas Team Raw Officials took one chicken dinner.

PMPL South Asia Fall 2022 Day 4 Overall Standings

  1. Godlike Stalwart – 200 Points
  2. DRS Gaming – 187 Points
  3. High Voltage – 159 Points
  4. IHC Esports – 142 Points
  5. 1952xDRW – 140 Points
  6. Elementrix – 138 Points
  7. SkyLightz Gaming –  135Points
  8. DeadEyes Guys – 131 Points
  9. Raw Officials –  130 Points
  10. T2K Esports – 127 Points
  11. DE Warriors – 111 points
  12. Mabetex Esports – 102 Points
  13. JyaanMaara Esports – 101 Points
  14. Venom Legends – 99 Points
  15. TRZ Esports – 94 Points
  16. Wizzes Club – 93 Points
  17. SEAL Esports – 84 Points
  18. Gremlin Storm – 79 Points
  19. DA Atrax Esports – 64 Points
  20. A1 NB Esports – 49 Points

PMPL South Asia Fall 2022 Format

PMPL SA Fall 2022 League Stage will be a three-week event out of which the top 16 teams will qualify for the grand finals. The teams are drawn into 5 groups with 5 matchdays. Each group will play 4 matches per day in a round-robin format.

The top 12 teams after 25 matches qualify for the Additional Match. Additional Match will be played on Livik with a separate points system. Teams will be awarded Bonus Points based on their placement every week and on their overall league results.

Where to Watch

PMPL SA Fall 2022 will be streamed live on the official YouTube channel of PUBG Mobile Esports. Here is the link to the streams, where you can watch your favorite teams compete to emerge as champions.

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FIFA 22: How to complete Sadio Mane Player Moments SBC?

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Sadio Mane has recently moved to Bayern Munich from Liverpool. Therefore, EA has introduced the Sadio Mane Player Moments SBC as a part of Pre-Season Week 3. The new 98-rated Sadio Mane card in FIFA 22 seems quite promising and you can earn it just by completing the respective SBC.

Read this article till the end to know how to complete the Sadio Mane Player Moments SBC.

How to complete Sadio Mane Player Moments SBC?

Let’s check out how you can complete the SBC:

Part 1

  • # of Players from Bundesliga: Min. 1
  • Squad Rating: 88
  • Team Chemistry: 45
  • # of Players in the Squad: 11
  • REWARD: Small Prime Electrum Players Pack

Part 2

  • TOTW or TOTS Players: Min. 1
  • Squad Rating: 89
  • Team Chemistry: 40
  • # of Players in the Squad: 11
  • REWARD: Premium Mixed Players Pack

Part 3

  • Squad Rating: 90
  • Team Chemistry: 35
  • # of Players in the Squad: 11
  • REWARD: Small Prime Gold Players Pack

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Valorant Champions 2022 Standings, Details Inside

It’s finally time for the Valorant Champions 2022, which serves as the capstone event for the 2022 competition season. The VCT Champions 2022 has begun with the entire field of 16 teams competing in the group stage. There, they will compete for eight available berths in the playoffs.

The Champions tournament will feature both seasoned competitors and newcomers. Teams like as OpTic Gaming and Paper Rex will be making a new attempt for the trophy, while other teams such as China’s EDward Gaming and Indonesia’s BOOM Esports will be making their first appearances in an international competition.

The largest prize pool that has been offered at any Valorant tournament so far this year is up for grabs. In comparison to the typical prize pool of $650,000 for Masters events, the pot in the world championship from the year before was worth $1 million.

The competition began on August 31 with the beginning of the group stage and will continue until September 8. After that, it will move on to the playoffs from September 9 to 18.

In the comprehensive explanation that we have provided, you will find the full schedule for Valorant Champions 2022. Each and every match will be streamed live on the official Valorant channels found on both Twitch and YouTube.

Here is the list of all the teams present at the VCT Champions 2022 along with their regional details.

1. OpTic Gaming (North America)
2. XSET (North America)
3. 100 Thieves (North America Last Chance)
4. FunPlus Phoenix (EMEA)
5. Fnatic (EMEA)
6. Team Liquid (EMEA)
7. Leviatán (LATAM)
8. DRX (Korea)
9. ZETA Division (Japan)
10. Paper Rex (APAC)
11. BOOM Esports (APAC Last Chance)
12. KRU Esports (South America Last Chance)
13. FURIA Esports (South America Last Chance)
14. EDward Gaming (East Asia Last Chance)


Below you can find out about the current scores and the standings. The statistics were updated right before the ongoing match between XSET and XERXIA Esports.

Group A 
STANDINGTEAMSCORE
1Leviatán2 — 0
2Paper Rex1 — 1
3Edward Gaming0 — 1
4Team Liquid0 — 1
Group B
STANDINGTEAMSCORE
1OpTic Gaming2 — 0
2LOUD1 — 1
3Zeta Division0 — 1
4BOOM Esports0 — 1
Group C
TBDFunPlus Phoenix0 — 0
TBDKRU Esports0 — 0
TBDXSET0 — 0
TBDXERXIA Esports0 — 0
TBDFunPlus Phoenix0 — 0
Group D
1DRX1 — 0
2100 Thieves1 — 0
3Fnatic0 — 1
4FURIA Esports0 — 1
1DRX1 — 0

Each and every match will be streamed live on the official Valorant channels found on both Twitch and YouTube.

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Dota 2’s 2022 TI11 Prize Pool Hits $7 Million in 24 Hours, Lags Behind TI9 & TI10

Following a long wait, the Dota 2 community finally got the chance to get their hands on the TI11 Battle Pass. Initially, the player base was left confused due to Valve’s new two-part approach experimented with in this new Battle Pass. However, the Pass sales continue to increase steadily as time progresses. 

Looking at the TI11 Battle Pass sales in the first 24 hours, we can see that the prize pool of The International 2022 has already hit over $7,000,000 in a day. But how does it compare to the prize pools of previous TIs? 

Taking a quick look at the prize pools of TI9 & TI10 on the first day of their Battle Pass releases, we can see that the TI11 Prize Pool is lagging behind the two in terms of first-day BP sales. For reference, the TI10 prize pool was approximately $8,000,000 after the first 24 hours since the release of the TI10 Battle Pass. 

However, the bigger cause of concern might be the shorter time frame that this year’s Battle Pass will have to fund the prize pool of TI11. While the TI9 and TI10 Battle Pass had over three months to build up the prize pools for their respective TIs, this year’s case will be slightly different. 

via Dota 2 Prize Tracker

Part 1 of the TI11 Battle Pass will conclude on November 1st, and The International 11 prize pool will be determined since no further purchases contribute to it.

This means that none of the purchases made during Part 2 of the Battle Pass, which drops on November 2nd and runs until January, will be adding anything to the event’s prize pool. 

To put it simply, the TI11 Battle Pass will only have two months to raise funds for the prize pool of The International 2022, while the TI9 & TI10 Battle Passes had over three months each.

This likely means that the TI11 prize pool won’t be able to overtake the humongous total prize pool of over $40,000,000 that TI10 had set, as is evident from the early stats.

Fans of the MOBA title worldwide eagerly look forward to Valve coming up with new additions to this year’s Battle Pass and turning the tides. 

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FIFA 22: How to complete Raheem Sterling Player Moments SBC?

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Raheem Sterling has recently moved to Chelsea from Manchester City. Therefore, EA has introduced the Raheem Sterling Player Moments SBC as a part of Pre-Season Week 3. The new 97-rated Raheem Sterling card in FIFA 22 seems quite promising and you can earn it just by completing the respective SBC.

Read this article till the end to know how to complete the Raheem Sterling Player Moments SBC.

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Part 1

  • # of Players from Chelsea: Min. 1
  • Squad Rating: 84
  • Team Chemistry: 65
  • # of Players in the Squad: 11
  • REWARD: Small Prime Electrum Players Pack

Part 2

  • # of Players from England: Min. 1
  • Squad Rating: 85
  • Team Chemistry: 60
  • # of Players in the Squad: 11
  • REWARD: Small Rare Mixed Players Pack

Part 3

  • # of Players from Premier League: Min. 1
  • TOTW or TOTS Players: Min.1
  • Squad Rating: 86
  • Team Chemistry: 55
  • # of Players in the Squad: 11
  • REWARD: Premium Mixed Players Pack

PMPL South Asia Fall 2022 Day 3: Overall Standings, Results

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The third day of the PMPL South Asia Fall 2022 league Stage ended with Godlike Stalwart keeping the top position on the leaderboards with 142 points. DRS Gaming to the second spot with 142 points followed by Elementrix at the third spot with 113 points.

The Nepalese team, DRS Gaming had a great day on the battlefield. The team managed to climb from the 8th spot to 2nd spot. DRS Gaming scored a total of 76 points out of the four matches played on the third day.

PMPL South Asia Fall 2022 Day 3 Overall Standings

  1. Godlike Stalwart – 143 Points
  2. DRS Gaming – 142 Points
  3. Elementrix – 113 Points
  4. DeadEyes Guys – 105 Points
  5. SkyLightz Gaming –  104 Points
  6. T2K Esports – 104 Points
  7. Deadeyes Warriors – 101 Points
  8. Mabetex Esports – 92 Points
  9. IHC Esports – 88 Points
  10. Wizzes Club – 87 Points
  11. High Voltage – 86 Points
  12. TRZ Esports – 81 Points
  13. SEAL Esports – 80 Points
  14. 1952xDRW – 80 Points
  15. Raw Officials –  80 Points
  16. JyaanMaara Esports – 79 Points
  17. Venom Legends – 78 Points
  18. Gremlin Storm – 52 Points
  19. DA Atrax Esports – 47 Points
  20. A1 NB Esports – 28 Points

PMPL South Asia Fall 2022 Format

PMPL SA Fall 2022 League Stage will be a three-week event out of which the top 16 teams will qualify for the grand finals. The teams are drawn into 5 groups with 5 matchdays. Each group will play 4 matches per day in a round-robin format.

The top 12 teams after 25 matches qualify for the Additional Match. Additional Match will be played on Livik with a separate points system. Teams will be awarded with Bonus Points based on their placement every week and on their overall league results.

Where to Watch

PMPL SA Fall 2022 will be streamed live on the official YouTube channel of PUBG Mobile Esports. Here is the link to the streams, where you can watch your favorite teams compete to emerge as champions.

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Optic Gaming secures Valorant Champions 2022 Playoff

On the third day of Valorant Champions 2022, betted The Korean Super Team DRX against the Brazilian Furia, followed by 100 Thieves taking on Fnatic, followed by the Group B qualifiers between Optic Gaming and LOUD.

Day 3 (2nd September) Valorant Champions 2022 Istanbul Results:

GroupTeam 1Team 2
DDRX20Furia
DFnatic12100 Thieves
BOptic GamingLOUD
Match 1 DRX vs. FURIA (Group D): 

The first match of Group D had the Korean giants DRX taking on the South America LCQ winners Furia, with the series starting on Furia’s map pick on Ascent. 

The map started with Furia taking complete control over DRX reading the attack perfectly to win eight rounds in a row. DRX, with their plays, managed to scrape three rounds in half to finish the half 3-9.

The second half started with Furia clutching the pistol round and the follow-up to winning the first gun round reaching map point before DRX can win five rounds. With a scoreline of 12-4, DRX displayed their determination winning eight rounds in a row to force overtime. 

The overtime had both teams winning offensive and defensive halves to reach 14-14, but DRX, with their strategic offense, won the first round of third OT and held strong to complete one of the best comebacks in professional Valorant history, winning the first map 16-14. 

The second map Haven started with DRX completely dominating Furia, winning seven out of the eight rounds. Furia scraped three rounds by the end of the half to finish the half on 4-8. 

The domination continued on the attack for DRX, and they closed out the map without dropping another round to win the map 13-4.

With the map win, DRX 2-0’d after a successful comeback on Ascent to conclude the amazing series with a solid W. DRX now plays the winner of Fnatic/100t while Furia faces elimination. 

Match 2 Fnatic vs. 100 Thieves (Group D):

The NA LCQ winners looked good in the tournament, but their first challenge was against the EMEA giants Fnatic. The match was a trial by fire for the new and improved 100 Thieves as they made their international debut. 

The three-map series started on Pearl, chosen by Fnatic. Still, it seemed 100 Thieves had everything in control, winning four out of the first five rounds, but Fnatic’s resilience helped them finish the first half on a 6-6 half. 

The second half started with Fnatic losing the first two rounds but winning the anti-bonus. But 100 Thieves’ attack overwhelmed the defense and limited Fnatic to only four rounds before winning the game 13-10.

With 0-1 down, Fnatic needed to win the second map to force the third map, and they started strong, winning eight out of the first ten rounds, but a clutch from Bang to secure the third and fourth rounds. 

The second half started in Fnatic’s favor, and they managed to convert the game, winning the required five rounds with relative ease to close the map 13-7 to force the third map.

Haven started with 100 Thieves winning five rounds in a row, but Fnatic answered back with six rounds in a row to close out the half 6-6. 

100T on attack completely decimated the Fnatic defense, winning the required seven rounds, dropping only one to close the map 13-7 to win the series 2-1. 

With this upset, 100T now plays DRX tomorrow for Valorant Champions playoff qualification while Fnatic plays Furia in an elimination game.

Match 3 Optic Gaming vs. LOUD (Group B):

The Group B upper bracket qualifier was a rematch of the VCT Masters Reykjavik finals, with the two teams, Optic Gaming and LOUD, facing each other for the fifth time. 

This iteration had LOUD started on defense on their map pick Breeze and completely dominated Optic Gaming reading their attacks like a book to close out the half 11-1. 

Optic on defense displayed why they are the top team in the game, winning six rounds in a row, but the ten-round deficit was too much for Optic, and they lost the game 7-13, going a map down in the series.

Fracture started with Optic Gaming winning the opening two rounds, but LOUD, on the back of a strong performance from Sacy, secured five straight rounds. Still, Optic Gaming and spearheaded by Yay, secured four out of the final five rounds to equalize the half. 

The second half seemed to be going in LOUD’s favor, but a strong performance from Yay helped Optic to bring back Optic to winning ways to close the map 13-10 to force a third map. 

Pearl started with LOUD winning the first two rounds, but Optic finally found their rhythm and completely shut down all of LOUD’s offense to close the first half 9-3. 

The second half started with Optic winning the required four rounds without dropping a beat to close the map 13-3 and the series 2-1 to qualify for their first Valorant Champions playoff.

Day 4 (3rd September) Schedule for Valorant Champions 2022 Istanbul:

GroupTimeTeam 1Team 2
C03:00 PM TRT GMT +03:00XSETXERXIA esports
C06:00 PM TRT GMT +03:00FPXKRU esports
D09:00 PM TRT GMT +03:00DRX100 Thieves

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