LOUD beat Vitality to become first two-time VALORANT Champions winners

LOUD beat Vitality to become first two-time VALORANT Champions winners

LOUD defeated Team Vitality 3–1 in the VALORANT Champions 2026 grand final, becoming the first organization to win the world championship twice.

The Shanghai victory added a second Champions trophy to LOUD ’s 2022 title. Their new lineup completed its run by beating Vitality for the second time in the playoffs, following their earlier upper-final victory.

LOUD 3–1 Team Vitality

• Summit: 13–11

• Lotus: 8–13

• Sunset : 13–5

• Haven: 13–10

Vitality established a 9–2 lead on Summit, but LOUD recovered after switching to defense. erde delivered 16 defensive kills and recorded 100% defensive KAST as LOUD overturned the deficit to take the opener.

Vitality answered on Lotus, building a 5–0 start and an 8–4 halftime advantage before completing a 13–8 victory.

Sunset initially followed the same pattern, with Vitality winning the first four rounds. This time, however, LOUD conceded only one further round. tkzin produced 26 kills, helping turn the early deficit into a decisive 13–5 win.

LOUD finish the championship on Haven

The teams reached halftime level at 6–6 on Haven. LOUD then won six of the first seven rounds of their attack to reach championship point.

Vitality mounted a late response, but LOUD stopped the recovery before overtime and closed the map 13–10.

tkzin finished the series with 77 kills, 66 deaths, 19 assists and 252 ACS. He contributed 44 kills across Sunset and Haven, providing much of LOUD ’s firepower in the final two maps.

erde receives tournament MVP

erde was named Champions MVP after finishing the tournament with a 1.21 VLR rating. He also recorded the highest VLR rating in the final, 1.13, alongside 66 kills.

LOUD earned $1 million for winning the championship, while Vitality received $400,000 as runners-up. The result completed a historic tournament for LOUD and denied Vitality their first Champions title.