The first Valorant Champions Tour event of 2022 has been confirmed to take place in Reykjavik, Iceland with teams already in the pursuit to qualify for the Stage 1 Masters through their regional qualifiers.
The announcement first surfaced officially on the Weibo account of Valorant Esports in the Mandarin language due to Weibo being Chinese while the VCT EMEA Challengers Stage 1 Groups were underway on February 18. Valorant had initially laid a roadmap for their 2022 pro season and have successfully confirmed Iceland to be their venue to hold their first tournament of the season.
Reykjavik did host the first international VALORANT Masters event last year in May, a crowd-less gig where we witnessed Sentinels whitewash Fnatic in the Best of 5 grand finals and grab the 200,000$ prize money.
With Dexerto having already translated the announcement for the community, we can come to the conclusion that Riot seems adamant about bringing Live-Audience tournaments back on the board after a horrendous pandemic situation that forced a plethora of events online.
Today we are excited to announce that the inaugural international event of the 2022 VALORANT Champions Tour is returning to Reykjavik from April 10-24! As host country, Iceland has hosted our recent major events brilliantly and, in the current global situation, provides the best way to ensure a successful event.
Bringing VALORANT events to live audiences in 2022 is a top priority for esports. However, Iceland remains an ideal location to host international offline competitions until it is safe to host an event that will keep fans engaged.
It is precisely because of our deep relationship and strong connection with Iceland that all qualifying teams are given the best guarantee of participation. In addition, Iceland’s time zone makes it easy to schedule matches for online viewers on different continents.
Till now Riot brought to us the LAN format back in action in the faces of VCT 2021: Stage 2 Masters – Reykjavík, VALORANT Masters: Berlin, and most notably the Champions where Acend laid their prominence in the Grand Finals, outing CIS heavyweights Gambit Esports.
As far as the reports suggest, the Stage 1 Masters have been confirmed at the Laugardalshöll, Reykjavik as we await to hear from Riot and VALORANT, the venues for their future projects.
