VCT NA Stage 1 Challengers: Schedule, Format, Teams, Results & Streams

VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers take place between 11th of February and March 27th. Two best teams will receive the invite for VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters. The prize pool of NA Stage 1 Challengers is $200,000.

Format

Group Stage: 2 groups of six teams in a Round Robin format

• Top 4 teams advance to Playoffs
• Bottom 2 teams are eliminated
• All matches are Bo3

Playoffs: 8 teams in a Double-Elimination bracket

• All matches (excl. Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final) are Bo3
• Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are Bo5
• Top 2 teams will qualify for Stage 1 Masters

Participants

Groups and Standings

Group A (W/L):

1. Cloud9| 5:0
2. The Guard | 4:1
3. XSET | 3:2
4. Luminosity Gaming | 2:3
5. 100 Thieves | 1:4
6. Evil Geniuses | 0:5

Group B (W/L):

1. Version1 | 5:0
2. OpTic Gaming | 3:2
3. Sentinels | 3:2
4. Knights | 2:3
5. NRG | 1:4
6. Rise | 1:4

Schedule (PST)

February 11, 2022:

• Cloud9 vs 100 Thieves | Result: 2-0
• Version1 vs Knights | Result: 2-0
  
  

February 12, 2022:

• Sentinels vs NRG | Result: 2-1
• The Guard vs Luminosity | Result: 2-0

February 13, 2022:

• OpTic vs Rise | Result: 1-2
• XSET vs Evil Geniuses | Result: 2-0

February 18, 2022:

• Knights vs Sentinels | Result: 1-2
• Evil Geniuses vs Luminosity | Result: 1-2
  
  

February 19, 2022:

• XSET vs Cloud9 | Result: 1-2
• Rise vs Version1 | Result: 0-2

February 20, 2022:

• NRG vs OpTic | Result: 0-2
• 100 Thieves vs The Guard | Result: 1-2

February 25, 2022:

• Cloud9 vs Evil Geniuses | Result: 2-1
• Knights vs Rise | Result: 2-0
  
  

February 26, 2022:

• Sentinels vs OpTic | Result: 1-2
• The Guard vs XSET | Result: 2-1

February 27, 2022:

• Luminosity vs 100 Thieves | Result: 2-1
• Version1 vs NRG | Result: 2-1

March 4, 2022:

• Rise vs Sentinels | Result: 1-2
• Evil Geniuses vs The Guard | Result: 0-2
  
  

March 5, 2022:

• Luminosity vs Cloud9 | Result: 0-2
• NRG vs Knights | Result: 1-2

March 6, 2022:

• 100 Thieves vs XSET | Result: 1-2
• OpTic vs Version1 | Result: 1-2

March 11, 2022:

• Cloud9 vs The Guard | Result: 2-1
• NRG vs Rise | Result: 2-0
  
  

March 12, 2022:

• Sentinels vs Version1 | Result: 0-2
• 100 Thieves vs Evil Geniuses | Result: 2-0

March 13, 2022:

• OpTic vs Knights | Result: 2-0
• XSET vs Luminosity Gaming | Result: 2-0

March 17, 2022:

• Cloud9 vs Knights | Result: 2-1
• OpTic Gaming vs XSET | Result: 2-1

March 18, 2022:

• Version1 vs Luminosity | Result: 1-2
• The Guard vs Sentinels | Result: 2-0

March 19, 2022:

• Cloud9 vs OpTic Gaming | Result: 1-2
• Luminosity vs The Guard | Result: 0-2

March 20, 2022:

• Knights vs XSET | Result: 0-2
• Sentinels vs Version1 | Result: 1-2

March 24, 2022:

• Luminosity vs XSET | Result: 0-2
• Cloud9 vs Version1 | Result: 2-1

March 25, 2022:

• OpTiC Gaming vs The Guard | Result: 2-0
• Cloud9 vs XSET | Result: 2-1

March 26, 2022:

• Cloud9 vs The Guard | 12:00

Streams

Twitch

YouTube