Coming off a VALORANT world championship and a subsequent grand finals run at VCT LOCK//IN, the LOUD team out of Brazil understandably are entering the VCT Americas season with confidence at high expectations. They’re so confident that they’re making the game’s newest agent a pivotal part of their compositions.
Against MIBR, on both their Split and Lotus selections, LOUD opted to run with Gekko, with in-game leader and long-time initiator Matias “Saadhak” Delipetro taking the reins. Saadhak, who primarily played initiator during LOUD’s 2022 championship run, had moved away from the role during LOCK//IN, electing to rotate between Raze, Viper, and Killjoy depending on the map. LOUD decided to move away their highly regarded composition on Lotus.