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VCT Americas 2026 Stage 2 Playoffs Day 4

The Last Slot

LOUD took the sixteenth and final place with a 3–2 over NRG, then lost the Stage 2 final at home in São Paulo. A teenager on loan plays duelist.

Photo · Colin Young-Wolff / Riot GamesFlickr ↗
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The cast

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The arc

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Loud tkzin at VCT Americas 2026 Stage 2 Playoffs Day 4 at Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles, CA on August 30, 2026 (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
The Last Slot

The last team in, and the one that ended NRG's Stage 2

Champions 2022 winners who missed the last two editions. tkzin, 18 and on loan from KRÜ SPARK, plays duelist. The final at home went 2–3 to 100 Thieves.

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vlr.gg · Match report ↗
Photo · Colin Young-Wolff / Riot GamesFlickr ↗
2026-09-06Beat NRG 3–2 in the lower final. Lost 2–3 to 100T in the final. ↗
2026-07-20tkzin, 18, joins on loan from KRÜ SPARK. ↗
2025-10-01Missed Champions for the second year running.
2022-09-18World champions in Istanbul.

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