LOUD fall to Vitality in historic 36-round map, head to Champions decider
The 2-0 loss in Shanghai featured a 19-17 Summit that tied the longest map ever played at an international event.
Foto: esports.ggLOUD will have to wait for a shot at the playoffs of VALORANT Champions 2026 in Shanghai. On Wednesday (Sept. 30), the Brazilian team lost 2-0 to Team Vitality in the Group B winners' match, falling 13-7 on Ascent and in an epic 19-17 on Summit.
The second map went through several overtimes and, according to VLR.gg, tied the record for the longest map in international competition history. For LOUD, lukxo racked up 54 kills across both maps and tkzin had 37 on Summit alone. Sayonara and PROFEK led Vitality, with every player on the European side topping 40 kills.
The win made Vitality the first European team into the playoffs. LOUD, featuring lukxo, DaviH, Darker, erde and tkzin, are still alive: they move to the Group B decider against the winner of Global Esports vs. EDward Gaming, with the other playoff spot on the line.
