Head Coach bzka departs LOUD and enters Free Agency

In a quite shocking announcement over a Tweet, Matheus "bzkA" Tarasconi, the head coach of the infamous Brazilian team LOUD has declared his status as an unrestricted Free Agent for the upcoming VCT season even though LOUD was selected for Riot’s partner program to compete in the Americas League.

Coming into 2022, no one was familiar with a Brazilian team named LOUD because the organization hadn’t made the entry in the Valorant scene yet. However, a week before the start of VCT 2022 - Brazil - Stage 1 - Main Event, they announced the signing of their roster which had competed in the Open and Closed qualifiers under the Pancada e amigos name. As for bzka, his accomplishment during the brief time with Team Vikings made him a prominent candidate to coach the new team and he found mind-blowing success.

From the first tournament they ever participated in, their dominance in the region became apparent as they won Stage 1 Main Event without dropping a single map against the likes of NIP, Vivo Keyd and FURIA and then subsequently found themselves at the Grand Finals of VCT 2022 - Stage 1 - Masters Reykjavík outplaying the biggest names on the international stage. They continued their exceptional performance in regional tournaments staying undefeated throughout all stages, and ultimately earned a spot at VCT 2022 - Champions Istanbul through consecutive Masters qualifications.

After a successful Upper Bracket run, LOUD reached the Grand Finals against LOUD and OpTic Gaming which witnessed approximately 1.6 million people from around the world tuning in to watch the Brazilians lift their first international trophy on the biggest stage in competitive Valorant. bzkA had, without a doubt, a significant contribution to their performance throughout the year adding another massive achievement to his records.

In the Twitlonger linked to his original tweet, he recounted his experiences from the year and declared that LOUD had allowed him to explore options as an Unrestricted Free Agent as well as his interest in relocation if necessary. Following those details, he expressed his gratitude towards the teams and everyone who had supported him.
With this announcement, LOUD’s roster is as follows: