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LOUD Are Valorant’s First Two-Time Champions After a 3-1 Win Over Vitality

Four years after their 2022 title, LOUD beat Team Vitality 3-1 in the Shanghai grand final and became the first team to win Champions twice.

Riot’s “Rise and Fall” trailer introduces Hush, a Duelist from Guangdong, China, who joins the game during Season 26 Act VI.

Riot’s September update brought a scoped 2,900-credit rifle, agent progression, Performance Score and the Gauntlet: Glitched mode.

The 13-design collectible series features 12 agents and a secret Omen-Downtime figure, each 7 to 9 cm tall.

Riot’s Act 5 penalty figures cover August 18 to October 1, from cheating and botting to rank manipulation and AFK abuse.

Riot is adding Opens and Cups, tying partner teams’ progress to results after Kickoff, and moving the Game Changers finale to Champions.

Their third meeting of the event decides the $1 million title in Shanghai on October 18, after Vitality beat 100 Thieves 3-1.

Riot’s “Final Word” teaser sets up a live reveal on the Champions Shanghai broadcast before the October 18 grand final.

Act 6 opens with a private rating for every map, Corrode changes, and Bind and Corrode back in the competitive pool.

The last standalone Game Changers Championship runs October 22 to November 1 at Riot Games Arena São Paulo.

Console players in Australia and New Zealand get a Sydney server, PlayStation and Xbox crossplay, and progress shared with PC.