Valorant Champions Shanghai: LOUD Advances to Grand Final [Confirmed]

LOUD advanced to the Valorant Champions Shanghai Grand Final after defeating Team Vitality 2-1 in a thrilling playoff series at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. According to verified reports from VLR.gg, the Brazilian squad exacted sweet revenge after an earlier 2-0 defeat, overcoming Team Vitality through a resilient map-pool strategy and stellar individual performances. Vitality maintained their perma-ban on Sunset while LOUD banned Ascent, leading to an intense three-map battle. Vitality took Lotus 13-8 before LOUD fired back with a commanding 13-5 win on Summit. The decider on Haven went down to the wire, with LOUD closing out the map 13-11 to secure their spot in the championship match. This remarkable run highlights the success of LOUD's midseason rebuild featuring young talents like lukxo, DaviH, Darker, erde, and tkzin.