LOUD bench pANcada and Virtyy following Kickoff elimination

Following their elimination from VALORANT Champions Tour 2026 - Americas Kickoff, LOUD has moved in-game leader Bryan "pANcada" Luna and duelist Leandro "Virtyy" Moreno to the inactive roster, as reported by THESPIKE Brazil.

The past year and a half has been a struggling point for LOUD, who have not been able to gain any competitive traction ever since their 4th place finish at VCT 2024 - Masters Madrid. The team went 1-9 collectively through both VCT Americas stages in 2025. Now, after two stages with the core of this lineup, LOUD is set on a rebuild to field a more competitive team heading into Stage 2 in April 2026.

The team’s most recent match victory on the stage came during Week 1 of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Americas Stage 2 in a series against Leviatán. While the organization attempted to run it back with a simliar core going into 2026, LOUD was unable to improve upon their 2025 season, becoming the first team eliminated from VCT Americas Kickoff 2026.

Is LOUD going international?

It is not certain if LOUD will stick to a Portuguese-speaking lineup or if the team has plans to go international, as was the case during their short run with Robbie "RobbieBk" Boerkamp as the in-game leader.

For now, LOUD will use the two-month break to their advantage, as they are likely to begin trials for new players shortly. LOUD will be looking to improve upon their 11th-12th place finish at VCT Americas Kickoff 2026. As for pANcada and Virtyy, it will be interesting to see where they ultimately land following their tenure with LOUD. For pANcada, it’s been a difficult period trying to replicate his VCT 2022 - Champions Istanbul form in the franchise era. As for Virtyy, this marks the end of a short tenure with the Brazilian organization after joining the team ahead of VCT Americas Stage 2.

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