After three seasons with the organization,
LOUD
LOUD
Brazil
Rank #2
dgzin
Douglas Silva
v1nny
Vínicius Gonçalves
pANcada
Bryan Luna
tuyz
Arthur Andrade
cauanzin
Cauan Pereira
has announced that they are allowing longtime in-game leader Matias "saadhak"
Delipetro to explore other options as a free agent.
“Today, by mutual agreement, we adjusted Saadhak's contract from 2025 to 2024, leaving him available to hear new proposals,” LOUD said. “Thank you for your partnership so far, manito! We lived through incredible moments, in which we conquered the world with LOUD.”
saadhak joined LOUD before its inaugural 2022 season and has enjoyed a trophy-laden time with the Brazilian outfit. It started with a dominant, undefeated run at Brazil Stage 1: Challengers 1 that saw them qualify to Masters Reykjavik, finishing second behind
OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming
Inactive
.
Another sweep in Stage 2 qualified them for Masters Copenhagen, but their run at the tournament would be short-lived, falling in the group stage at the hands of OpTic once more.
A rivalry was brewing between the two organizations, a rivalry that's often referred to as one of Valorant's first El Clásicos. At Champions Istanbul, saadhak and LOUD took vengeance, defeating OpTic in the grand final to lift their first international trophy and the first Champions trophy for the Americas region.
Their form would continue in 2023, finishing second at the LOCK//IN grand final and lifting the first Americas League trophy against
NRG Esports
NRG Esports
North America
Rank #1
FiNESSE
Pujan Mehta
s0m
Sam Oh
Verno
Andrew Maust
mada
Adam Pampuch
Ethan
Ethan Arnold
, which had a roster centered around the OpTic core. The performance was followed by a dismal showing at Masters Tokyo, but a run at Champions Los Angeles saw them finish third and fall to eventual champions
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
North America
Rank #22
Derrek
Derrek Ha
NaturE
Nicholas Garrison
supamen
Phat Le
.
This past season was an off year for LOUD and Saadhak. Following key departures, their play fell below expectations. They finished fourth at Masters Madrid and then failed to qualify for another international tournament, leaving 2024 as the first trophy-less season in the organization's history.
saadhak is expected to be in high demand. The Argentinian speaks Portuguese, Spanish and English and has displayed the ability to play several roles. The 2024 season even saw Saadhak pick up Neon after the duelist was buffed.
Before joining LOUD, saadhak had put himself on the map with
Team Vikings
Team Vikings
Inactive
Saa
Davi Oliveira
Caim
Hugo Fonseca
RaykiNN
André Sá
Tigax
Tiago Batista
, with whom he had reached Masters Reykjavik and Champions Berlin with in 2021.
“Thank you to LOUD and everyone who supported me in these 3 years doing LLL,” Saadhak said in a repost of the announcement. “I will soon release a video talking about my time on the team and the next steps as well. I love you!”
LOUD
LOUD
Brazil
Rank #2
dgzin
Douglas Silva
v1nny
Vínicius Gonçalves
pANcada
Bryan Luna
tuyz
Arthur Andrade
cauanzin
Cauan Pereira
is now: