DRX drops out of VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen

Team DRX lost to FunPlus Phoenix 0:2 and was eliminated from VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen. According to the results of the competition, the South Korean team took 5th-6th place, earning $40,000 and 300 points. In turn, FunPlus Phoenix advanced to the semi-finals of the lower bracket of the tournament, where it will play with Fnatic, which had previously outplayed the Chileans from Leviatán.

The final meeting of the gaming day started on the Ascent map, which became the choice of the European team. But if the first half was held in an equal fight, then after the change of sides, the initiative began to move under the wing of one team. As a result, FunPlus Phoenix managed to give a confident series of rounds on defense, thus taking the lead in the series — 13:9.

The teams then moved on to Fracture, which turned out to be DRX's pick. However, the European team did not feel the opponent's resistance in the first half, showing a confident attack and winning nine rounds. After the side switch, DRX tried to get back into the game, but in vain. As a result, FunPlus Phoenix reached the necessary rounds without unnecessary nerves, at the same time knocking out the South Korean team from the championship — 13:5.

Recall that a little earlier, VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagenleft theLeviatán team, which lost to Fnatic with a score of 1:2 and earned $40,000.

Despite this defeat, DRX had enough points to get into the upcoming VALORANT Champions 2022. Well, as part of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen, the competitive pause is coming - the next matches will resume on July 22, but with spectators in the arena.

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.

VALORANT Champions Tour 2022 Intermediate Results: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen

• 1st place: $200,000 + 1000 points
• 2nd place: $120,000 + 750 points
• 3rd place: $85,000 + 500 points
• 4th place: $65,000 + 400 points
• 5th-6th place: Leviatán and DRX — $40,000 + 300 points
• 7th-8th place: Guild Esports and XSET — $25,000 + 250 points
• 9th-10th place: Northeption and KRÜ Esports — $15,000 + 200 points
• 11th-12th place: XERXIA and LOUD — $10,000 + 150 points