Riot announces Copenhagen for Masters 2, Instanbul for Champions

Riot Games has unveiled the following two LAN locations of the Valorant Champions Tour Circuit 2022.

The Danish Capital of Copenhagen has been selected to host Masters 2, which is set to take place from July 10-24 and will showcase the twelve best teams in the world.

2022 Copenhagen Stage 2 MastersDenmark, Copenhagen, Forum Copenhagen

$650,000Prize Pool

12Teams

PremierTier

FunPlus Phoenix

Winner

Paper Rex

2nd Place

OpTic Gaming

3rd Place

Istanbul, Turkey, will host the final LAN event of VCT. Champions 2022 is set to occur from September 2-18; the event will feature sixteen of the strongest teams. Ten teams will qualify through their performances during the regular VCT circuit, and six will be eligible via the Last Chance Qualifiers, which is set to take place in August.

2022 ChampionsTurkey, Istanbul, Volkswagen Arena

$1,000,000Prize Pool

16Teams

PremierTier

LOUD

Winner

OpTic Gaming

2nd Place

DRX

3rd Place

Riot Games has also announced that these two events will be the first to feature a live audience, which is a first for Valorant events hosted by Riot Games.

Get the details on the cities set to host the next two international VALORANT events!https://t.co/ges8qgoghx pic.twitter.com/hxMc1WefUi

— VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) May 13, 2022