LA MASIA LA MASIA Inactive mazin Matheus Araújo Zanatsu Carlos Eduardo jzz João Pedro tuyz Arthur Andrade Palla Davi Alcides , the champions of Brazil Gamers Club Stage 2, have found a new home after competing through the entirety of the 2026 season without an org, signed by Fluxo W7M Fluxo W7M Brazil Rank #8 mazin Matheus Araújo jzz João Pedro tuyz Arthur Andrade Palla Davi Alcides Zanatsu Carlos Eduardo ahead of the VCT Americas Stage 2 Play-Ins.

Fluxo W7M, formed in 2025 through a merger of Brazilian esports orgs Fluxo and W7M, fields teams in several titles, including Rainbow Six Siege, League of Legends, and Counter-Strike 2.

LA MASIA has been the story of the season in the Brazilian Challengers circuit. After finishing third in Stage 1, the team fought through Stage 2's Regular Phase and Play-In before completing a gauntlet run in the lower bracket of the playoffs, upending 2Game Esports 2Game Esports Brazil Rank #4 Brinks João Victor gobera Vitor Gobo qck Gabriel Lima xenom Eduardo Soeiro frz Leandro Gomes in the Grand Final.

tuyz posing with the VCT Americas trophy in 2023. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games) tuyz posing with the VCT Americas trophy in 2023. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)

Arthur "tuyz" Andrade, arguably the most recognizable face on the team, is well known from previous stints with LOUD LOUD Brazil Rank #1 lukxo Lucca Travaioli DaviH David Cruz Darker Sebastián Castro Cicuamia erde Roberto Lobos tkzin Enzo Zimiani loan cauanzin Cauan Pereira and FURIA FURIA Brazil Rank #7 basic Luis Henrique Ferlin Tessaro Shyy Fabian Usnayo C0M Corbin Lee artzin Arthur Araujo koalanoob Gianfranco Potestio . João "jzz" Pedro competed with MIBR MIBR Brazil Rank #2 zekken Zachary Patrone tex Ian Botsch Mazino Roberto Rivas Verno Andrew Maust aspas Erick Santos from 2022 to 2024, while Davi "Palla" Alcides and Matheus "mazin" Araújo played for both FURIA and MIBR in the past. While the four aforementioned players are chasing their second shot against VCT competition, Carlos "Zanatsu" Eduardo is looking to seize his first chance. The journeyman has competed for a number of Tier 2 South American outfits, including RED Canids RED Canids Brazil Rank #9 prozin Wallacy Sales forbanz sw Jadisson Rayan Urango Victor Rodrigues RgLMeister Matheus Rodigoli , Stellae Gaming Stellae Gaming Inactive Askia Estevão Ferreira guuih Guilherme Mariano Palla Davi Alcides Tisora Kauã Estefanini , and 9z Globant 9z Globant Latin America South Rank #8 MiradaNinja Waldo Barahona Kimbo skyppervz Lucas Ignacio Pizarro Rodriguez Tuli Giulliano Pozo Massone M1key Luciano Pensa . The team is coached by Jordan "stkJ" Nunes, who coached MIBR in Valorant's pre-partnership era and was later an assistant coach-turned-head coach for LOUD.

While the draw for the Challengers teams' matchups against VCT teams has not been made yet, the field has been whittled down. KRÜ Esports KRÜ Esports Latin America South Rank #2 saadhak Matias Delipetro mwzera Leonardo Serrati Less Felipe de Loyola Basso Dantedeu5 Jesús Federico Larrosa heat Olavo Marcelo , ENVY ENVY North America Rank #9 Eggsterr Evan Grady nightz Christian Smith Demon1 Max Mazanov Rossy Daniel Abedrabbo keznit Angelo Mori GLYPH Conner Garcia , FURIA FURIA Brazil Rank #7 basic Luis Henrique Ferlin Tessaro Shyy Fabian Usnayo C0M Corbin Lee artzin Arthur Araujo koalanoob Gianfranco Potestio , and Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #14 FireBallOps Cameron Tomaselli Zellsis Jordan Montemurro Jackk Jack Foote OXY Francis Hoang v1c Victor Truong , after finishing in the bottom two of Group Alpha and Group Omega, will be tasked with taking on Challengers teams in the opening round of the Play-Ins, which begin on August 13.

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