XSET and OpTic Gaming reach VCT 2022 upper bracket final: North America Stage 2 Challengers

XSET and OpTic Gaming have advanced to the VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: North America Stage 2 Challengers Upper Bracket Final. According to the results of the semi-finals, they managed to beat 100 Thieves (2:0) and Evil Geniuses (2:0), respectively, becoming one step closer to a trip to VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen. We offer you to get acquainted with the brief results of the last gaming day of the competition.

XSET - 100 Thieves

The first semi-final of the game day started on the Icebox map, which became the choice of the XSET team. At the same time, the first half was held in an equal fight, since none of the teams managed to reach an acceptable streak. However, after the change of sides, the nominal “owners” managed to seize the initiative in order to close their own pick and take the lead in the series — 13:10.

Next, the teams moved to the Ascent map, the first half of which dotted the i's. The reason for this was a confident game from XSET, which closed the first half with a score of 10:2. After switching sides, 100 Thieves was unable to return the intrigue to the server, while XSET quickly reached the required number of rounds and made it to the finals of VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: North America Stage 2 Challengers — 13:4.

OpTic Gaming - Evil Geniuses

The second semi-final of VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: North America Stage 2 Challengers kicked off on Breeze, the Evil Geniuses' map of choice. However, OpTic Gaming played confidently in the first half, actually resolving all issues in advance. After switching sides, Evil Geniuses didn't manage to wake up, while OpTic Gaming quickly got the necessary rounds and took the lead in the series — 13:5.

Then the teams moved to the Haven map, the first half of which again ended in a rout from OpTic Gaming. At the same time, Evil Geniuses again failed to wake up in the second half, thereby allowing the opponent to break into the final of the upper bracket of the championship — 13:3.

VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: North America Stage 2 Challengers runs from May 13 to June 26 online. As part of the championship, twelve teams from North America are fighting for a prize pool of $200,000, ranking points, and two tickets to the VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters, which will be held in Copenhagen.

VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: North America Stage 2 Challengers Interim Results

• 1st: $50,000 + slot to VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Masters Stage 2 - Copenhagen.
• 2nd Place: $32,000 + slot to VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Masters Stage 2 - Copenhagen.
• 3rd place: $26,000 + 65 points.
• 4th place: $20,000 + 55 points.
• 5th-6th place: $14,000 + 45 points.
• 7th-8th place: Ghost Gaming and Luminosity Gaming — $10,000 + 35 points.
• 9th-10th place: Cloud9 and The Guard — $6,000 + 20 points.
• 11th-12th place: Sentinels and TSM — $6,000 + 15 points.