VCT 2022 Stage 1 - Masters Reykjavik groups and initial matchups announced

Riot Games have announced today the teams in each group and their opening matches at VCT 2022 - Stage 1 - Masters Reykjavík.

The event will begin with a GSL format of two groups of four teams each, of which only two will make it to the playoffs. Here are the teams in their respective groups:

Group A: Fnatic FnaticJake "Boaster" HowlettJames "Mistic" OrfilaNikita "Derke" SirmitevEnzo "Enzo" MestariEmir "Alfajer" Ali Beder, Ninjas in Pyjamas Ninjas in PyjamasAlexandre "xand" ZiziGabriel  "bezn1" Luiz da CostaCauan "cauanzin" PereiraWalney  "Jonn" ReisGabriel  "v1xen" Martins, DRX VS DRX VSKim  "stax" Gu-taekKim  "Zest" Gi-seokGoo  "Rb" Sang-MinMyeongkwan "MaKo" KimYu "BuZz" Byung-chul, ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISIONKouji "Laz" UshidaMaruoka "crow" TomoakiShota "SugarZ3ro" WatanabeYuma "Dep" HisamotoTenta "ten" Asai

Group B: OpTic Gaming OpTic GamingPujan "FNS" MehtaAustin "crashies" RobertsVictor "Victor" WongJimmy "Marved" NguyenJaccob "yay" Whitaker, XERXIA XERXIAItthirit "Foxz" NgamsaardPanyawat "sushiboys" SubsirirojNutchapon "sScary" MataratThanamethk "Crws" MahatthananuyutThanachart "Surf" Rungarphajaratsakul, KRÜ Esports KRÜ EsportsJuan Pablo "NagZet" LopezRoberto "Mazino" RivasNicolas "Klaus" FerrariJoaquín "delz1k" EspinozaAngelo "Keznit" Mori, Team Liquid Team LiquidTravis "L1NK" MendozaDom "soulcas" SulcasAdil "ScreaM" BenrlitomElias "Jamppi" OlkkonenNabil "Nivera" Benrlitom

The following will be the opening matches of each team:

Group A

Fnatic vs Ninjas in Pyjamas

DRX VS vs ZETA Division

Group B

OpTic Gaming vs XERXIA

KRU Esports vs Team Liquid

The two teams that make it out of each group will face the top seeded teams from each region, namely G2 Esports G2 EsportsOscar Cañellas "m1xwell" ColochoAuni "AvovA" ChahadeŽygimantas "nukkye" ChmieliauskasAaro "hoody" PeltokangasJohan "Meddo" Lundborg, The Guard The GuardMichael "neT" BernetJacob "valyn" BatioHa "Sayaplayer" Jung-wooJonah "JonahP" PuliceTrent "trent" Cairns, Paper Rex Paper RexAaron "mindfreak" LeonhartJason "f0rsakeN" SusantoBenedict "Benkai" TanKhalish "d4v41" RusyaideeWang "Jinggg" Jing Jie, and LOUD LOUDErick "aspas" SantosFelipe "Less" de Loyola BassoBryan "pANcada" LunaMatias "Saadhak" DelipetroGustavo  "Sacy" Rossi, in an eight-team double elimination playoff bracket.

Masters Reykjavik is set to begin on April 10th at 8:00 AM PDT and will be broadcasted live at the official VALORANT Twitch channel.