VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers was an Americas-league Valorant (VCT) event played Feb 11 – Mar 27, 2022: 12 teams, 44 series, 115 maps. The Guard won it, beating OpTic Gaming 3–2 in the final. Cloud9 finished third.
Pro Valorant (VCT) tournament · Feb 11 – Mar 27, 2022 · Americas
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Map Pick Rates
| Map | Played | Pick% |
| Haven | 23 | 20.0% |
| Ascent | 19 | 16.5% |
| Bind | 19 | 16.5% |
| Breeze | 16 | 13.9% |
| Fracture | 15 | 13.0% |
| Split | 12 | 10.4% |
| Icebox | 11 | 9.6% |
Agent Pick Rates
Pick% is the share of the 230 team-maps (each map counted once per side) the agent was on;
Win% is how often the team picking it won that map.
| # | Agent | Role | Picks | Pick% | Win% |
| 1. | Sova | Initiator | 154 | 67.0% | 46.1% |
| 2. | Jett | Duelist | 146 | 63.5% | 50.7% |
| 3. | Viper | Controller | 125 | 54.3% | 50.4% |
| 4. | Astra | Controller | 113 | 49.1% | 51.3% |
| 5. | Chamber | Sentinel | 109 | 47.4% | 48.6% |
| 6. | Raze | Duelist | 85 | 37.0% | 48.2% |
| 7. | KAY/O | Initiator | 81 | 35.2% | 51.9% |
| 8. | Killjoy | Sentinel | 65 | 28.3% | 53.8% |
| 9. | Skye | Initiator | 64 | 27.8% | 53.1% |
| 10. | Breach | Initiator | 60 | 26.1% | 50.0% |
| 11. | Omen | Controller | 40 | 17.4% | 45.0% |
| 12. | Sage | Sentinel | 35 | 15.2% | 51.4% |
| 13. | Brimstone | Controller | 33 | 14.3% | 57.6% |
| 14. | Cypher | Sentinel | 31 | 13.5% | 45.2% |
| 15. | Neon | Duelist | 6 | 2.6% | 50.0% |
| 16. | Reyna | Duelist | 2 | 0.9% | 50.0% |
| 17. | Yoru | Duelist | 1 | 0.4% | 100.0% |
Compositions by Role
| Composition | Maps | Share | Win% |
| 1 Duelist · 2 Initiator · 1 Controller · 1 Sentinel | 113 | 49.1% | 50.4% |
| 1 Duelist · 1 Initiator · 2 Controller · 1 Sentinel | 57 | 24.8% | 57.9% |
| 1 Duelist · 1 Initiator · 1 Controller · 2 Sentinel | 28 | 12.2% | 46.4% |
| 2 Duelist · 1 Initiator · 2 Controller | 14 | 6.1% | 50.0% |
| 1 Duelist · 2 Initiator · 2 Controller | 10 | 4.3% | 30.0% |
| 2 Initiator · 1 Controller · 2 Sentinel | 6 | 2.6% | 33.3% |
| 2 Duelist · 1 Initiator · 1 Controller · 1 Sentinel | 2 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Most-Played Lineups
| Map | Agents | Played | Win% |
| Fracture | Astra · Breach · Chamber · Raze · Viper | 16 | 43.8% |
| Ascent | Astra · Jett · KAY/O · Killjoy · Sova | 14 | 50.0% |
| Breeze | Cypher · Jett · KAY/O · Sova · Viper | 12 | 66.7% |
| Bind | Astra · Jett · Raze · Sova · Viper | 11 | 63.6% |
| Breeze | Chamber · Jett · KAY/O · Sova · Viper | 11 | 27.3% |
| Haven | Astra · Jett · Killjoy · Skye · Sova | 10 | 60.0% |
| Ascent | Jett · KAY/O · Killjoy · Omen · Sova | 9 | 44.4% |
| Bind | Astra · Chamber · Raze · Sova · Viper | 8 | 50.0% |
| Split | Astra · Chamber · Raze · Skye · Viper | 8 | 75.0% |
| Ascent | Brimstone · Jett · KAY/O · Killjoy · Sova | 6 | 83.3% |
Biggest Comebacks
| # | Down | Low Point | Score | Map | Matchup | Event | Date | |
| 1 |
6 |
1–7 |
13–9 |
Ascent |
Knights vs Rise |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-02-26 |
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| 2 |
5 |
2–7 |
15–13 |
Fracture |
The Guard vs Luminosity |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-02-13 |
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| 3 |
5 |
3–8 |
13–11 |
Split |
Evil Geniuses vs Luminosity |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-02-19 |
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| 4 |
5 |
2–7 |
15–13 |
Fracture |
Luminosity vs Version1 |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-03-18 |
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| 5 |
5 |
3–8 |
14–12 |
Haven |
OpTic Gaming vs Cloud9 |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-03-19 |
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Biggest Head-to-Head Stomps
| # | Killer | Victim | K For | K Agst | Diff | Diff/Rd | Matchup | Event | Date | |
| 1 |
TenZ |
Frosty |
21 |
6 |
15 |
0.22 |
Sentinels vs Knights |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-02-18 |
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| 2 |
yay |
neT |
16 |
2 |
14 |
0.35 |
OpTic Gaming vs The Guard |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-03-25 |
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| 3 |
Cryocells |
Frosty |
15 |
2 |
13 |
0.32 |
XSET vs Knights |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-03-20 |
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| 4 |
yay |
Zellsis |
15 |
3 |
12 |
0.24 |
OpTic Gaming vs Version1 |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-03-07 |
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| 5 |
leaf |
crashies |
18 |
6 |
12 |
0.18 |
Cloud9 vs OpTic Gaming |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-03-19 |
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Most Kills in a Map
| # | Player | K | D | Map | Score | Matchup | Event | Date | |
| 1 |
yay↗ |
33 |
15 |
Haven |
14–12 |
OpTic Gaming vs Cloud9 |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-03-19 |
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| 2 |
Cryocells↗ |
33 |
11 |
Breeze |
13–7 |
XSET vs Knights |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-03-20 |
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| 3 |
supamen↗ |
3 |
19 |
Bind |
8–13 |
Rise vs Sentinels |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-03-04 |
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| 4 |
trent↗ |
3 |
14 |
Ascent |
4–13 |
The Guard vs Cloud9 |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-03-11 |
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Longest Maps
| # | Score | Rds | Map | OT | Matchup | Event | Date | |
| 1 |
17–15 |
32 |
Icebox |
+8 |
The Guard vs Cloud9 |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-03-26 |
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| 2 |
15–13 |
28 |
Fracture |
+4 |
The Guard vs Luminosity |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-02-13 |
↗ |
| 3 |
15–13 |
28 |
Ascent |
+4 |
Knights vs Sentinels |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-02-18 |
↗ |
| 4 |
15–13 |
28 |
Bind |
+4 |
Cloud9 vs Luminosity |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-03-05 |
↗ |
| 5 |
15–13 |
28 |
Fracture |
+4 |
Luminosity vs Version1 |
VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers |
2022-03-18 |
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Frequently Asked
Who won VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers?
The Guard won VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers, beating OpTic Gaming 3–2 in the final; Cloud9 finished third.
The Guard team stats →
What was the most picked agent at VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers?
Sova was picked on 67.0% of team-maps at VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers (154 of 230), ahead of Jett at 63.5%; teams picking Sova won 46.1% of those maps.
Per-agent player stats →
Which map was played most at VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers?
Haven was played 23 times at VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers (20.0% of maps); Ascent was next with 19.
Map records →
What team composition was most common at VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers?
The most common composition at VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers was 1 Duelist · 2 Initiator · 1 Controller · 1 Sentinel, run on 49.1% of team-maps with a 50.4% win rate; the single most-played lineup was Astra, Breach, Chamber, Raze, Viper on Fracture (16 times).
How many teams played at VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers?
12 teams played 44 series and 115 maps at VCT 2022: NA Stage 1 Challengers, Feb 11 – Mar 27, 2022 in the Americas league.
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