FunPlus Phoenix are looking for a replacement to the team before the start of VALORANT Champions 2022

Recently, information appeared on the networks about the start of the search for a replacement in FunPlus Phoenix before the start of VALORANT Champions 2022. Team coach Eric 'd00mbr0s' Sandgren said that the champions of Valorant Masters Copenhagen 2022 will not be able to perform in their usual lineup at the upcoming event.

During Valorant Masters Copenhagen 2022, FunPlus Phoenix had three rights to use a substitute, and as a result, the team used only one right in the half of the past championship.

Due to the fact that two Russians and one Ukrainian play in FunPlus Phoenix, the team may have difficulties with the participation of the team in the upcoming event. Due to the war that Russia unleashed against Ukraine, it is not an easy task for natives of these countries to obtain a visa to another country.

In Valorant Masters Copenhagen 2022, the team reached the playoffs thanks to SEIDER, who replaced SUYGETSU in the match against Northeption. Then the team took part in the decisive match for reaching the playoffs and was not defeated on any map.

At the playoff stage, the team was defeated in the first confrontation with Fnatic and continued its way in the lower bracket. There, the team managed to go to the very end and prevail in the grand final duel with Paper Rex with a score of 3-2.

The current Valorant FunPlus Phoenix roster was completed on December 2 last year with the arrival of Ardis 'ardiis' Svarenieks. The FunPlus Phoenix tag in the Riot Games shooter discipline is now played by such players as Kirill 'ANGE1' Karasev, Andrey 'Shao' Kiprsky, Pontus 'Zyppan' Eek, Dmitry 'SUYGETSU' Ilyushin and Ardis 'ardiis' Svarenieks.

Composition FunPlus Phoenix

• ANGE1
• Shao
• Zippan
• SUYGETSU
• ardiis

VALORANT Champions 2022 is the premier Valorant tournament of 2022. Last year's championship was held with a prize pool of $1,000,000. Then the winners were Acend, who took the main reward in the form of $350,000. This year's event will take place from 2 to 18 September. As for the prize fund or other details, so far such details are unknown and information will appear later.

Now, in addition to FunPlus Phoenix, we know 10 more teams that have already secured a trip to VALORANT Champions 2022. From North America, such teams as OpTic Gaming and XSET entered the tournament. FunPlus Phoenix and Fnatic earned enough points in the EMEA region. LOUD exited through Brazil, while Leviatan exited through the general region of Latin America. DRX became the best in Korea, and ZETA DIVISION became the best in Japan. Paper Rex and XERXIA hit the top 2 in the Oceania region. BOOM Esports secured an invite through last chance matches in Oceania. The rest of the spots will be filled by teams that have qualified through last chance matches in North America, EMEA, South America and East Asia.