Top 5 Valorant Players In 2022 After Champions

Top 5 Valorant Players In 2022: Valorant was released in 2020 and the game has already seen some of its best talents. Valorant recently concluded its last official tournament of the year which was Champions. Moreover, a lot of players shined at the tournament and showcased their skills.

Based on the performances of both the VCT Masters and the Champions, here is a list of the top 5 players in Valorant in 2022.

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Note: The list includes professional players and is based on Champions 2022

List Of Top 5 Valorant Players In 2022 After Champions 2022

5. Ardiis

Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks is a Latvian player who played the 2022 season for FunPlus Phoenix. Ardiis mostly plays Jett and Chamber and has impressed many with his gameplay. He won the VCT Stage-2 Masters with FunPlus Phoenix after a dominating performance in both the challenges.

Ardiis’ best play came against DRX in the Champions playoffs where he stunned the whole crowd and everyone with his 1 vs 3 clutch on 1 HP.

  • VCT 2022: EMEA Stage 1 Challengers: Winner
  • VCT 2022: EMEA Stage 2 Challengers: 2nd
  • VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters – Copenhagen: Winner
  • VALORANT Champions 2022: 4th

4. Derke

Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev plays for EMEA team, Fnatic and played in both the Masters and Champions in 2022. Derke was the third-best player at Champions with a rating of 1.21 and ACS of 247.9.

In the game against DRX, Derke dropped 31 kills with an ACS of 408 on a single map. However, Fnatic lost the game and were eliminated from the tournament.

  • VCT 2022: EMEA Stage 1 Challengers: 3rd
  • VCT 2022: EMEA Stage 2 Challengers: Winner
  • VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters – Copenhagen: 4th
  • VALORANT Champions 2022: 5th-6th

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3. Pancada

Bryan “pANcada” Luna is the Brazilian player who played an important role is helping his team to win the Champions 2022. Despite playing the controller role, Pancada proved himself one of the best players in the tournament.

With 1.15 rating in the tournament and 213.0 ACS, Pancada was one of the best players at Champions. Not only at Champions, but he even helped his team to finish 2nd at Stage-1 Masters.

  • VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 1 Challengers: Winner
  • VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters – Reykjavík: 2nd
  • VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 2 Challengers: Winner
  • VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters – Copenhagen: 11th-12th
  • VALORANT Champions 2022: Winner

2. Buzz

Buzz along with Mako and Stax were the star players for the DRX team who had a dream run at Valorant Champions 2022. The team finished 3rd but defeated some of the top names, including VCT Satge-2 Masters winners, FPX, twice in the playoffs.

Buzz mostly plays the Chamber and Jett and dropped some huge frags throughout the tournament.

  • VCT 2022: Korea Stage 1 Challengers: Winner
  • VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters – Reykjavík: 5th-6th
  • VCT 2022: Korea Stage 2 Challengers: Winner
  • VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters – Copenhagen: 5th-6th
  • VALORANT Champions 2022: 3rd
  1. Yay

Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker plays for Optic Gaming and almost single handedly performed through the 2022 season for his team. Yay even dropped 91 kills against DRX in the lower finals with an ACS of 245.

Yay’s ACS in the tournament was 255.0 with a rating of 1.23 which was the second best. Famous as ‘El Diablo’ Yay plays Chamber and Jett.

  • VCT 2022: North America Stage 1 Challengers: 2nd
  • VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters – Reykjavík: Winner
  • VCT 2022: North America Stage 2 Challengers: Winner
  • VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters – Copenhagen: 3rd
  • VALORANT Champions 2022: 2nd

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