VALORANT Champions: Secret and C9 to Playoffs, Envy Eliminated
VALORANT Champions: Secret and C9 to Playoffs, Envy Eliminated
The group stage of VALORANT Champions 2021 has concluded. In the final matches of the stage, Team Secret defeated Team Vikings (2-0), while Cloud9 Blue outplayed Vision Strikers (2-1), thus advancing to the playoffs. Meanwhile Team Envy were eliminated after losing to X10 Crit (1-2).
Group Stage Results:
| Group A | Group B | ||||
| 1. | Acend | 2-0 | 1. | Liquid | 2-0 |
| 2. | X10 CRIT | 2-1 | 2. | KRU | 2-1 |
| 3. | Envy | 1-2 | 3. | Sentinels | 1-2 |
| 4. | Keyd Stars | 0-2 | 4. | FURIA | 0-2 |
| Group C | Group D | ||||
| 1. | Gambit | 2-0 | 1. | Fnatic | 2-0 |
| 2. | Secret | 2-1 | 2. | C9 Blue | 2-1 |
| 3. | Vikings | 1-2 | 3. | VStrikers | 1-2 |
| 4. | Raccoon | 0-2 | 4. | SENSE | 0-2 |
Today the championship will continue with its playoffs stage that will follow a single-elimination format. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be best-of-three, while the grand finals will be best-of-five. The first two quarterfinals will be played today – first, Acend will face Team Secret (5:00 PM UK time), and later Team Liquid will compete with Cloud9 Blue (8:00 PM). Meanwhile tomorrow Gambit Esports will play with X10 CRIT (5:00 PM), and Fnatic will take on KRU Esports (8:00 PM).
Playoffs Bracket:
VALORANT Champions 2021 is the pinnacle of the season and features sixteen teams competing for a $1,000,000 prize pool. The winner will claim $350,000 in prize money and become the first VALORANT world champion.