The first full season of Valorant Esports has probably even surpassed the high expectations of Riot Games. The first season of the Valorant Champions Tour of the FPS game will come to an end shortly and complete a year full of outstanding auditor numbers and some great crashes in a handful of LAN events. For 2022, however, the Valorant Champions Tour is a little wrappered. While the three key stages of the competition remain the same — these are Challengers, Masters and Champions — the regular season is summarized in only two instead of three stages. That is, there are only two Masters events — but both will be international LAN's. The two Challengers events also receive a new format. A huge open qualifying tournament leads to a league-style weekly competition in which the best teams compete against each other in an end tournament to qualify for the Master. The championship at the end of the year, Champions, is also moved to an earlier date a year, from December to September. ...