Acend crashed out of VCT 2022: EMEA Stage 2 Challengers

Team ACEND left VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: EMEA Stage 2 Challengers. According to the results of the quarterfinals of the lower bracket, the wards of Nbs lost to FunPlus Phoenix with a score of 1:2 and lost the opportunity to go to VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Masters Stage 2 - Copenhagen.

The final match of the gaming day started on the Haven map, which became the choice of the CIS team. At the same time, the nominal “owners” failed in the first half, after which they never managed to recover. As a result, Acend confidently closed the opponent's pick and took the lead in the series — 13:3.

Then the teams moved to the Icebox map, the first half of which ended with a minimal advantage in favor of Acend. However, after switching sides, FunPlus Phoenix managed to show a confident attack, thanks to which the team equalized the score in the series and went to the destroyer — 13:11.

Everything was decided on the Breeze map, where FunPlus Phoenix began to put pressure on her opponent. As a result, the wards of d00mbr0s confidently closed the first half, and after that they did not give up a single round to the opponent after switching sides. As a result, Acend lost to FunPlus Phoenix and left the VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: EMEA Stage 2 Challengers — 13:3.

VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: EMEA Stage 2 Challengers runs from May 13 to June 26 online. Twelve teams from Europe, the CIS and Turkey are fighting for a prize pool of €200,000, ranking points, and three tickets to the VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters, which will be held in Copenhagen.

VALORANT Champions Tour 2022 Interim Results: EMEA Stage 2 Challengers

• 1st: €40,000 + slot to VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Masters Stage 2 - Copenhagen.
• 2nd place: €30,000 + slot for VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Masters Stage 2 - Copenhagen.
• 3rd place: €22,000 + slot for VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Masters Stage 2 - Copenhagen.
• 4th place: €18,000 + 75 points.
• 5th-6th place: Team Liquid and Acend — €15,000 + 65 points.
• 7th-8th place: BBL Esports and G2 Esports — €12,000 + 55 points.
• 9th-10th place: Natus Vincere and FOKUS — €10,000 + 45 points.
• 11th-12th place: BIG and OG LDN UTD - €8,000 + 40 points.