Esports weekend: IEM Cologne 2022 denouement, LEC Summer 2022 start and other tournaments!
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Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2022
Important matches of IEM Cologne 2022 will take place on the weekend. Spectators will have the opportunity to watch two semi-finals and a grand final. Natus Vincere and FaZe Clan have already reached the semifinals. The former will face the winner of the quarter-finals, in which Astralis will face MOUZ. FaZe, in turn, will play with the winner of the match Movistar Riders vs Team Liquid.
Earlier, we conducted an analysis of all participants in the playoff stage. If you missed this material, then we invite you to familiarize yourself with it.
Matches history: IEM Cologne 2022
IEM Cologne 2022 takes place from 5 to 17 July in Germany at the Hyatt Regency Cologne and LANXESS arena. As part of the championship, 24 teams from Europe, the CIS, Oceania, China, North and South America are fighting for a prize pool of $1,000,000, and also share rating points in the BLAST Premier table.
Dota 2
Dota Pro Circuit
The Dota 2 league is still taking place in several regions. The top division matches in Europe and the lower division matches in Southeast Asia, South America and China have come to an end and the first participants of the PGL Arlington Major 2022 have appeared, but we will have to see what the teams in other regions will show. Some of them will be replayed. Everything should come to an end exactly this weekend, and therefore fans of eSports and Dota 2 in particular should not miss these confrontations.
Matches history: Thunderpick Bitcoin Series
Recall that DPC SA 2021/2022 Tour 3: Division I runs from June 9th to July 15th of this year. The top 8 teams in South America are battling it out for a $205,000 prize pool, 1,150 DPC points and 2 slots in the PGL Arlington Major. The 2 worst teams will be forced to continue playing in the second division.
Thunderpick Bitcoin Series
The championship with a prize pool of $50,000 runs from July 11 to August 19. This weekend you can watch matches with 5RATFORCESTAFF, Arkosh Gaming, Alpha Esports, nouns, The Brood, Wolf, KBU.US, felt, Dream and Wildcard Gaming. South American Dota is an alternative for those who are tired of the professional Dota Pro Circuit and want something new.
Matches history: Thunderpick Bitcoin Series
League of Legends
LEC, LCK, LPL, LCS
The most interesting matches this weekend will take place in these leagues, as every person who knows at least a little about esports and this esports discipline in particular knows their importance in the world League of Legends. The LCK will feature KT Rolster, Freecs, T1, DRX, Brion Esports, DAMWON Gaming, Nongshim RedForce and Gen.G Esports. OMG, FPX Esports, Bilibili Gaming, Rare Atom, Edward Gaming, Top Esports, LGD Gaming, Ultra Prime, V5 and Weibo Gaming will compete in the LPL. All ten league members will perform in the LEC in the same way as in the LCS.
Valorant
VALORANT Champions Tour Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen
Four matches will be available to watch as part of the Copenhagen Valorant Championship with a large prize pool over the weekend. Two for each day. On Saturday, the participants of the lower bracket will compete for the right to further participation in the championship. Guild Esports and FunPlus Phoenix will fight in the first of these confrontations. Participants of the second match of the lower bracket have not yet been decided. On Sunday, the teams that managed to get into the upper bracket semi-finals will perform. In the first of them, Paper Rex and Fnatic, and in the second, the winners of the quarterfinal meetings Leviatan vs DRX and XSET vs OpTic Gaming will meet face to face.
Matches history: VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen
VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen takes place July 10-24 in Copenhagen in a mixed format. The first weeks of the championship will be held in a studio format, while the final three days will take place at the Forum venue. As part of the championship, twelve participants from Europe, North and South America, Brazil, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia compete for a prize pool of $650,000, as well as ranking points needed to qualify for VALORANT Champions 2022.
Rocket League
Gamers8 2022
The ongoing Rocket League championship with a prize pool of $2,000,000 will end this weekend. All playoff matches will take place on the weekend, and therefore fans of unusual esports disciplines and great drama can rejoice, as the Rocket League tournament for two million dollars is the most epic that will take place on July 16 and 17 in this regard.
Now the group stage is underway, which is far from determining the participants in the playoffs. Only DeToNator and Team Secret left the competition. The rest of the players are still in the game.
Matches history: Gamers Without Borders 2022
Gamers8 2022 or, as the tournament is also known, Gamers Without Borders 2022 runs from July 14 to 17. The total prize pool of the championship is $2,000,000, and it is distributed by 24 teams: FaZe Clan, G2 Esports, Dignitas, Endpoint CeX, Renegades, FURIA Esports, Team Secret, DeToNator, Gaimin Gladiators, ANKAA, Twited Minds, Orlando Pirates Exdee, Spacestation Gaming, Complexity Gaming, AllMid, Rogue, Guild Esports, HEET, SMPR Esports, Luminosity Gaming, Team Falcons, F16 Esports, 01 Esports and OWL Esports.