VALORANT VCT 2022 Stage 1 Masters: Location and Slots

As teams battle fiercely on the road to the VALORANT VCT Masters tournament, playing cut-throat matches and entering qualifiers in their own regions for a shot at Masters, players and fans have one big question on their minds. What is that question? Where will the VCT Stage 1 Masters tournament be held? We did a bit of research on this tournament and decided to share the information that came out of our compilation. Here are all the details we know about the VCT 2022 Stage 1 Masters tournament!

Are the VALORANT VCT 2022 Stage 1 Masters Details Confirmed?

Some details on the year-end VCT 2022 Champions tournament were shared by Riot Games recently. After those details, it has slowly become clear how many teams from each region will take part in the Masters tournaments and how many will take part in the year-end Champions tournament. Some esports fans were not happy with the number of slots given to the EMEA region. Although they have met with backlash from the VALORANT esports community, Riot Games does not look likely to reverse its decision. So let's get to what we know about VALORANT VCT 2022 Stage 1 Masters.

A total of 12 teams will take part in the VALORANT VCT 2022 Stage 1 Masters tournament. Those 12 teams will come together to try to collect points for the year-end Champions tournament: 3 from the EMEA region, 2 slots from NA (North America), 1 from the Korea region, 2 from APAC (Asia-Pacific), 1 from the Brazil region, 1 from the South America region, 1 from the Latin America region and 1 from the Japan region.

The points to be earned from this tournament were announced by Riot Games recently. According to what we know and what some VALORANT pages have shared, the winner of the VCT 2022 Stage 1 Masters tournament will leave with exactly 750 points. The runner-up will leave with 500 points. The third-place team will get 400, and the team in 4th place will finish the tournament with 300 points.

Where Will VALORANT VCT Stage 1 Masters Be Held? Is the Location Confirmed?

Some news and information sites that share VALORANT news recently posted information on where VCT 2022 Stage 1 Masters will be held. According to this information, VCT 2022 Stage 1 Masters will be held in Reykjavík, Iceland, which hosted the Stage 2 Masters last year. According to this information, which Riot Games has not yet confirmed, Iceland looks set to host a LAN tournament again.

According to unconfirmed information, VCT Stage 1 Masters is in Iceland again!#VCT pic.twitter.com/vLWzhc1fhO

— Gamer Papers (@GamerPapers) March 2, 2022

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