Valorant Champions Oceania Tour 2022, with its potential schedule and format, was announced by LPL. This time around, teams from Oceania will follow the APAC pathway to Masters.
LPL, in conjunction with Riot X Valorant, has announced the preliminary details about VCT 2022 Oceania. Last time, Oceania teams lost out on any chance to qualify for the Valorant Champions.
2022 Oceania Tour looks to change that. More importantly, there are more opportunities for the regional teams and players of course.
The Valorant Oceania Tour for 2022, VOT for short, brings some lucrative tournaments. Hence, it provides more opportunities and exposure to international markets.
Let’s delve into the announced format and schedule for the VOT 2022, as stated by LetsPlay.Live.
The Changes in the Valorant Oceania Tour 2022.
LetsPlay.Live announced changes in accordance with Valorat Champions Tour 2022. The Global Valorant eSports format is revised.
2022 will host Three Tournaments instead of the two in 2021. However, the teams from Oceania qualifies for the Masters through APAC.
Last year, Oceania-based teams were supposed to take part in NA LCQ. But, they eventually missed out on the LCQ, as well as circuit points.
On top of that, Oceanic teams now have a chance to qualify for the two Masters events in 2022. The APAC Playoffs are the deciders for Masters held at the end of each VCT stage.
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Prizes & Points:
2022 VALORANT Oceania Tour – Prize Pool:
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place | Fourth Place | Fifth Place | Sixth Place | Seventh Place | Eighth Place | Total |
| $9000 | $5000 | $3500 | $2500 | $1500 | $1500 | $1000 | $1000 | $25000 |
VALORANT Oceania Tour – Stage 1 Points
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place | Fourth Place | Fifth Place | Sixth Place | Seventh Place | Eighth Place |
| 10 Points | 8 Points | 6 Points | 5 Points | 4 Points | 3 Points | 2 Points | 1 Point |
VALORANT Oceania Tour – Stage 2 Points
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place | Fourth Place | Fifth Place | Sixth Place | Seventh Place | Eighth Place |
| 14 Points | 12 Points | 10 Points | 8 Points | 6 Points | 4 Points | 3 Points | 2 Points |
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The Championship Tour details and Schedule for Stage 1.
Valorant Champions Tour Oceania 2022 details were announced. Furthermore, the current format will be followed for all the stages.
VOT 2022 Stage 1 has the Schedule as follows.
Open Qualifiers
Wednesday, 12 January – Round 128 6:30 PM AET & Round 64 8:30 PM AET.
Thursday, 13 January – Round 32 6:30 PM AET & Round 16 8:30 PM AET.
Friday, 14 January – Round 8 6:30 PM AET & Seeding Matches 8:30 PM AET.
Saturday, 15 January – Semi-Finals 3:30PM AET & Seeding Matches 5:30 PM AET.
Sunday, 16 January – Grand Finals 3:30 PM AET & Seeding Matches 5:30 PM AET.
Group Stage
1st Week- Friday 28 January, Saturday 29 January and Sunday 30 January.
2nd Week – Friday 4 February, Saturday 5 February and Sunday 6 February.
Regional Playoffs
Week 1 – Thursday 10 February, Friday 11 February, Saturday 12 February and Sunday 13 February.
Week 2 – Thursday 17 February, Friday 18 February, Saturday 19 February and Sunday 20 February.
The Format for VOT 2022 Stage 1.
LPL has set 3 phases for Stage 1 of Valorant Champions Tour Oceania, as per Riot’s stipulations.
Phase 1 – Open Qualifiers
Open Qualifiers are best-of-3, Single Elimination Format. Seeding matches are to be played for 8-4th place.
Hence, the top 8 teams will qualify for Phase 2. Also, the format stays the same from start to finish for the qualifiers.
Phase 2 – Group Stage
In Group Stage, the top 8 teams are seeded into two groups.
–Group A – Seed 1 (Order), 3, 5, and 7 (from Open Qualifiers).
–Group B – Seed 2 (Chiefs), 4, 6, and 8 (from Open Qualifiers).
Group Stages are Best of 3, with Single Round Robin format. Eventually, all 8 teams will be seeded into the Regional Playoffs as per their rank in Groups.
Phase 3 – Knockouts Stage
Regional Playoffs sees all top 8 teams seeded into a best-of-3, Double Elimination Bracket. This marks the beginning of the QuarterFinals.
The series ends with a Best of 5 Grand Finals. The series starts on 12th January with the Qualifiers. Also, interested Teams and individuals from Oceania can register here.
Registration for Open Qualifiers is available and it closes on 9th January 2022 at 11:59 PM NZT.
