LOUD LOUD Brazil Rank #6 dgzin Douglas Silva pANcada Bryan Luna tuyz Arthur Andrade cauanzin Cauan Pereira has released former in-game leader Vínicius "v1nny" Gonçalves following their 0-5 Stage 1 performance.

v1nny was with LOUD for only six months, beginning his tenure in tier 1 with the mammoth task of replacing saadhak in the IGL role. While saadhak made LOUD an international mainstay and led them to a Champions trophy, the team faltered towards the end of 2024, missing Champions for the first time.

Kickoff in 2025 started off hot for LOUD, swiftly taking two 2-0 victories against Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses North America Rank #9 Derrek Derrek Ha NaturE Nicholas Garrison supamen Phat Le icy Jacob Lange yay Jaccob Whiteaker and KRÜ Esports KRÜ Esports Latin America South Rank #1 keznit Angelo Mori Mazino Roberto Rivas adverso Benjamín Poblete Shyy Fabian Usnayo Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro . They then nearly took down the Masters Bangkok attending Sentinels Sentinels North America Rank #2 N4RRATE Marshall Massey bang Sean Bezerra Zellsis Jordan Montemurro zekken Zachary Patrone johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid , but ultimately fell short. Since then, they have shockingly failed to find another win. Despite playing close games against every team, they started Stage 1 0-3, leading to v1nny's benching, ending his time in tier 1 for the moment.

v1nny has announced free agency, expressing continued interest in competing in the future.

For LOUD, the IGL role was taken up by pANcada in their final two matches of Stage 1, both which ended as losses. They seem to be looking for a different IGL replacement, as reports from Alejandro Gomis has them interested in RobbieBk , formerly of Gentle Mates Gentle Mates Europe Rank #171 K4DAVRA Thomas Johner Minny Patrik Hušek Zyppan Pontus Eek Click Haydem Ali kamyk Maks Rychlewski .

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