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LOUD Wins Second Valorant Champions Title After Beating Vitality
Brazilian team LOUD beat Team Vitality 3-1 in the Valorant Champions final in Shanghai, China.
The win made LOUD the first team to win Champions twice, after its 2022 title in Istanbul.
The team lost the second map but won the other three, including a comeback from a 9-2 deficit on the opening map.
LOUD’s current lineup is Lukxo, Darker, Erde, Tkzin and DaviH, while Vitality was its opponent in the final.
The tournament’s opening ceremony featured Oli Sykes, Courtney LaPlante and Grabbitz performing its theme song.
The 2026 competitive season ended with LOUD setting a new record for Champions titles.
LOUD defeated Team Vitality 3–1 in the Valorant Champions 2026 final in Shanghai.
The win gave the Brazilian organization its second world title and made it the first team to win the Champions trophy twice.
The title came four years after LOUD’s first win, in Istanbul in 2022.
LOUD won Summit 13–11, lost Lotus 13–8, then won Sunset 13–5 and Haven 13–10.
- Who
- Brazilian team LOUD and Team Vitality.
- What
- LOUD beat Vitality 3–1 to win the Valorant Champions 2026 final and its second world title.
- When
- Sunday, October 18, 2026.
- Where
- Shanghai, China.
- Why
- The teams competed in the Valorant Champions Tour 2026 final; LOUD won the series and the title.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
LOUD won its first world title at the tournament in Istanbul.
LOUD beat Vitality 3–1 in the final in Shanghai to win its second world title.
Vitality led 9–2, but LOUD recovered to win the map 13–11.
Vitality won 13–8, making the series 1–1.
LOUD won the maps 13–5 and 13–10 to take the series.
- Final score
- LOUD 3–1 Team Vitality
- Tournament
- Valorant Champions Tour 2026: Champions Shanghai
- Summit
- LOUD won 13–11 after trailing 2–9
- Lotus
- Vitality won 13–8
- Sunset and Haven
- LOUD won 13–5 and 13–10
- Previous title
- LOUD won in Istanbul in 2022