LOUD beats Team Vitality 3-1 to win second Valorant Champions title
LOUD went undefeated in the playoffs in Shanghai and becomes the first team to win Valorant Champions twice.
LOUD defeated Team Vitality 3-1 in the Valorant Champions Shanghai final, becoming the first team to win the title twice, according to inven.co.kr. The Americas second seed went undefeated in the playoffs.
The two teams met three times at the tournament. Team Vitality won the Group B winners' match; LOUD won the other two. LOUD's only loss of the event came in a single group-stage match.
Tournament MVP Roberto Robos dedicated the trophy to his mother, who died of cancer two days before LOUD's first match against EDward Gaming. Every LOUD player won Champions in his first appearance at the event since joining the VCT.
Americas surge, Pacific exits
All four Americas teams advanced from the group stage to the playoff quarterfinals, a first in Champions history. The region now holds four Champions titles in total, and for the second consecutive year the final pitted an Americas team against an EMEA side.
Pacific hopes ended in the lower bracket: Nongshim RedForce lost 1-2 to 100 Thieves, Paper Rex lost 1-2 to T1 and T1 lost 1-2 to G2 Esports. Global Esports, the Pacific first seed, went out in the group stage.
Before the final at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Riot Games showed a trailer for new agent Hush. The Chinese agent uses telekinetic abilities to move quickly to a chosen location, displace enemies and lift them into the air. Hush is scheduled for official release on the 28th, Korea time.
Quick answers
Who won Valorant Champions Shanghai?
LOUD beat Team Vitality 3-1 in the final, becoming the first two-time Champions winner.
When does the new Valorant agent Hush release?
Riot Games scheduled Hush for official release on the 28th, Korea time.
Who was the Champions Shanghai MVP?
LOUD player Roberto Robos was named tournament MVP.