VALORANT team
LOUD: the Champions title that changed Brazilian esports
LOUD were a content organisation before they were a competitive one, and their VALORANT team turned that audience into the largest in the game. In 2022 they reached both Masters finals and then won Champions in Istanbul, giving Brazil its first world title in the game.
The line-up that did it — aspas, Less, Sacy, pANcada and saadhak — split up immediately afterwards, which makes it one of the most precisely dateable famous rosters in our archive.
- Game
- VALORANT
- Region
- Brazil
- Founded
- 2019
Where they went
Sacy and pANcada left for Sentinels and won Masters Madrid in 2024. aspas stayed one more season, then moved to Leviatán and won there. saadhak continued to captain LOUD, and Less remained the organisation's constant.
That diaspora is why LOUD's 2022 five appears in so many rounds: four of the names are still active headline players, but they have not shared a server since.
The Brazilian pipeline
Brazil's VALORANT scene grew out of Counter-Strike, and the crossover shows: aggressive contact plays, heavy use of coordinated pushes, and rosters built around a single star duelist. LOUD's success pulled sponsorship and viewership into the region and made a partnered Americas slot inevitable.
LOUD's 2022 season
| Event | Result | Line-up |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Reykjavík 2022 | Runner-up | aspas, Less, Sacy, pANcada, saadhak |
| Masters Copenhagen 2022 | Runner-up | aspas, Less, Sacy, pANcada, saadhak |
| Champions Istanbul 2022 | Champion | aspas, Less, Sacy, pANcada, saadhak |
Keep reading
Compiled from public tournament and roster records. Last reviewed: September 2026.