Brazilian organization LOUD has entered VALORANT with the singing of the free agent team Pancada e Amigos.
The departure of Team Vikings from the Brazilian scene has been one of many surprises since VALORANT Champions. Following the departure, rumours about new homes for the players in organizations such as LOUD, MIBR, and Ninjas in Pyjamas began to circulate. Gustavo “Sacy” Rossi and Matias “saadhak” Delipetro were the players who received the most attention and a report in late December had surfaced which confirmed the pair were likely to team up with LOUD.
One error in the report was that previous KRÜ Esports coach Rodrigo “Onur” Dalmagro would be joining the team, but as the announcement confirmed, he would not and the coach slot would instead be filled by previous Team Vikings coach Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi.
Pancada e Amigos competed in the Brazil Stage 1 VCT competition, winning the first open qualifier and then defeating the newly signed MIBR in the first closed qualifier to secure a spot in the Group Stage.
Pancada e Amigos, now LOUD will compete in the VCT Brazil Stage 1: Group Stage starting on February 12th, the roster will be:
- Matias “saadhak” Delipetro
- Gustavo “Sacy” Rossi
- Felipe “Less” de Loyola
- Erick “aspas” Santos
- Bryan “pancada” Luna
- Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (Coach)
