LOUD — VALORANT Champions 2026 champion
LOUD defeated Team Vitality in the VALORANT Champions 2026 Grand Final. The final match ended with a score of 3-1.
Both teams competed in Group B, where they finished at the top of the standings, advancing to the playoffs. In the bracket, the teams advanced through the upper bracket and faced off in the winners’ final, where LOUD proved to be the stronger team, winning 2–1.
LOUD opened the scoring on the first map of the grand final—Summit—but lost on Lotus, where they played with Viper and Vyse. After winning the third game, LOUD reached match point and won the final map 13–10.
LOUD Roster
- Luca “lukxo” Travaglioli;
- Juan “Darker” Castro Sicuamia;
- Roberto “erde” Lobos;
- Enzo “tkzin” Zimiani;
- David “DaviH” Cruz;
- Gonzalo “Romanilly” Manzano (head coach);
- Miguel “Bati” Batista (assistant coach);
- Tong “balax” Chern Kwi (analyst).
Prize Pool Distribution
- 1st place — LOUD ($1,000,000);
- 2nd place — Team Vitality ($400,000);
- 3rd place — 100 Thieves ($250,000);
- 4th place — G2 Esports ($130,000);
- 5th–6th place — NRG and T1 ($85,000 each);
- 7th–8th place — Nongshim RedForce and Paper Rex ($50,000 each);
- 9th–12th place — FUT Esports, Global Esports, Team Liquid, and Karmine Corp ($30,000 each);
- 13th–16th place — JD Gaming, EDward Gaming, TYLOO, and XLG Esports ($20,000 each).
VALORANT Champions 2026 took place from September 24 to October 18 in Shanghai, with a total prize pool of $2.25 million. Before the grand final, viewers were introduced to a new agent—Hush—who will join the “Duelists” roster.
Photo by Colin Young-Wolff, Riot Games.
