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VCT Champions 2022 Istanbul Day 2 highlights Leviatán secures Playoffs LOUD`s flawless victory OpTic Gaming wins and more

By Krishanu Ranjan Sarma Modified 05 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share VCT Champions 2022 Istanbul Day 2 recaps (Image via Riot Games) VCT Champions 2022 Istanbul Group Stage Day 2 started with a display of power. BOOM Esports went up against OpTic Gaming and won on the first map. However, the latter beat the former 2-1, sending them to the lower bracket. LOUD took down ZETA DIVISION with a 2-0 scoreline. Leviatán qualified for the VCT Champions 2022 Istanbul Playoffs after winning against Paper Rex and finding them a place in the lower bracket. Day 2 had a lot of thrilling moments to offer, and the teams going to the upper bracket will definitely be pleased with their performances.

Top highlights from VCT Champions 2022 Istanbul Day 2

Day 2 of the Group Stage featured a total of three matches in a best-of-three format. OpTic Gaming vs. BOOM Esports (Match B1): Breeze (16-18), Bind (13-5), and Fracture (13-3).ZETA DIVISION vs. LOUD (Match B2): Ascent (8-13) and Fracture (9-13).Paper Rex vs. Leviatán (Match A3): Haven (8-13) and Bind (11-13). Here are some highlights from VCT Champions 2022 Istanbul Group Stage: Day 2.

1 Leviatán defeats Paper Rex

Leviatán stole the show by beating Paper Rex in a flawless win with a 2-0 scoreline. The former defeated the latter on both Haven and Bind without having to go into overtime. Leviatán has now secured their spot in the upcoming VCT Champions 2022 Istanbul Playoffs. The map ban sequence went as follows : LEV banned Fracture, PRX banned Ascent, LEV picked Haven, PRX picked Bind, LEV banned Icebox, PRX banned Breeze, and Pearl was selected as map three.

2 OpTic Gaming moves closer to Playoffs

OpTic Gaming lost the first map in overtime against BOOM Esports. However, just when things seemed to be going the latter's way, the former showed tremendous firepower and steamrolled BOOM Esports. OpTic Gaming is moving into the upper bracket and is a step closer to qualifying for the VCT Champions 2022 Istanbul Playoffs. The VCT map ban sequence went as follows: BME banned Ascent, OPTC banned Icebox, BME picked Breeze, OPTC picked Bind, BME banned Pearl, OPTC banned Haven, and Fracture was selected as map three.

3 LOUD wins

LOUD emerged victorious against ZETA DIVISION with an impressive scoreline of 2-0. The squad had one of the best performances in the VCT Champions 2022 Istanbul and showed the entire world that they were here to make waves. LOUD is moving into the upper bracket after tossing ZETA DIVISION into the lower one. The VCT map ban sequence went as follows: LOUD banned Haven, ZETA banned Breeze, LOUD picked Ascent, ZETA picked Fracture, LOUD banned Pearl, ZETA banned Icebox, and Bind was selected as map three.

4 LEV s adverso scores ace

LEV adverso decided to display his skills against Paper Rex. On the first map, Haven, in round two, PRX decided to execute B-site. However, they were met with adverso and his Spectre. He ran through the entire team and scored an ace, destroying Paper Rex's mindset.

5 PRX s mindfreak takes down a whole site

PRX mindfreak on Astra can be absolutely terrifying. On Haven (map one), in round 10, he entered C-site and managed to take down both the enemies defending it. He went on to extend his double kill to a quadruple one and dominated the round for his team.

6 LEV s Shyy pulls aces

LEV's Shyy shut down Paper Rex on Bind (map two) in round 21. LEV had a half-buy in the round. However, Shyy had a Vandal on his hand. He did the weapon justice by acing and absolutely destroying the entire Paper Rex team.

7 LOUD s Saadhak and Less go big

LOUD Saadhak took down four of ZETA DIVISION`s players. He eliminated two in B-site on Fracture and then made his way towards the A-site, where he got the other two kills. Less, playing Chamber, placed himself perfectly in A-main and connected with his first Operator shot. Quickly switching to his Headhunter, Less destroyed another enemy and managed to land a collateral shot on the two players pushing him together.

8 OpTic Gaming s crashies does it again

Crashies managed to plant the spike in round 29 on Breeze (map one) and was able to eliminate four BOOM Esports players, securing the round.

9 BOOM Esports Tehbotol gets impressive kills

BME's Tehbotol, as a defender, removed four players from OpTic Gaming and secured the first round in overtime on Breeze (map one).

Schedule for Day 3

Here's the schedule for Day 3 of the Group Stage of VCT Champion 2022 Istanbul:DRX vs. FURIA (Match D1): Friday, September 2 - 5.00 am PDT / 2.00 pm CEST / 5.30 pm ISTFnatic vs. 100 Thieves (Match D2): Friday, September 2 - 8.00 am PDT / 5.00 pm CEST / 8.30 pm ISTOpTic Gaming vs. LOUD (Match B3): Friday, September 2 - 11.00 am PDT / 8.00 pm CEST / 11.30 pm IST All matches will be streamed live on Valorant's official Twitch and YouTube channels. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Soumyadyuti Ghosh × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी