DRX was the team that advanced from Group D to the Playoffs at VALORANT Champions Istanbul. The Korean representative DRX defeated the North American representative 100 Thieves 2–0 in the winners’ match to become the 3rd team to advance to the Playoff stage.
As a result of the opening matches of Group C; FunPlus Phoenix defeated KRU Esports 2-0 and XSET defeated XERXIA 2-0 to face off for the playoffs, but Riot Games announced that the match scheduled for today has been postponed until tomorrow due to FPX’s health problems.
Today, at VALORANT Champions Istanbul, BOOM Esports and ZETA DIVISION will compete in group B, and EDward Gaming and Team Liquid will compete in the qualifying matches in group A. The losing teams will receive a bye to the tournament.