LOUD have won VALORANT Champions 2026, beating Team Vitality 3:1 in the best-of-five grand final at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai on October 18. It is the second world championship for the Brazilian organization — the first for any team in the VCT era, after their 2022 title.
LOUD closed the final with 13:11 on Summit, dropped Lotus 8:13, then took Sunset 13:5 and Haven 13:10. It was a rematch of the upper final, where LOUD had already beaten Vitality 2:1; Vitality's road through the bracket included wins over Nongshim RedForce and G2 Esports in the upper side and a lower-bracket final over 100 Thieves. erde of LOUD was named the event's MVP.
The 16-team event, the largest prize pool in VALORANT's current season at $2,250,000, ran from September 24 to October 18: the group stage and playoffs at the Jing'an Sports Center, with the top-four round moved to the Mercedes-Benz Arena. The group draw had been completed live after the Americas Stage 2 grand final in São Paulo.
With the title secured, the VCT calendar enters its break before the 2027 season structure takes over.