Brazil shines at VCT Americas
VALORANT’s VCT Americas Stage 1 Week 1 produced standout performances that commentators called 'unforgettable' for Brazil during this opening week. (Social coverage highlighted Brazil’s Week 1 impact and community reaction this weekend) (x.com).
Brazil opened Valorant Champions Tour Americas Stage 1 with two Week 1 wins, as Made in Brazil swept G2 Esports and LOUD beat ENVY in three maps. (valorantesports.com) Week 1 began on Friday, April 10, when Made in Brazil beat G2 Esports 2-0 in Group Alpha. The official schedule listed the result the same day, and VLR recorded the maps as Lotus 13-8 and Split 13-9. (valorantesports.com) (vlr.gg) LOUD followed on Saturday, April 11, with a 2-1 win over ENVY. VLR listed ENVY’s map pick Lotus, LOUD’s pick Pearl, and Breeze as the decider, with LOUD’s Darker posting 75 kills across the series. (valorantesports.com) (vlr.gg) Those results put both Brazilian teams at 1-0 in Group Alpha after the first weekend. Liquipedia’s standings showed Leviatán, Made in Brazil, and LOUD all opening with wins, while G2 Esports, ENVY, and Cloud9 started 0-1. (liquipedia.net) Stage 1 is the first full Americas league split after the early-season Kickoff and Masters events. Riot’s format has 12 teams in two six-team groups, best-of-three matches in a single round robin, and only the top four in each group moving on to playoffs. (valorantesports.com) (liquipedia.net) The stakes are international. Riot said only three Americas teams from Stage 1 will qualify for Masters London, while each regular-season win also adds Championship Points for the longer race through the 2026 season. (valorantesports.com 1) (valorantesports.com 2) Brazil entered this split with two of the region’s most visible lineups. Riot’s Stage 1 preview framed Group Alpha around “Brazil versus the Americas,” naming LOUD and Made in Brazil as central to that matchup. (valorantesports.com) The opening wins also landed against established North American brands. G2 Esports reached Masters Santiago after Riot said it “fell just short” of a top-three finish there, and ENVY brought a roster that included Demon1, Rossy, keznit, P0PPIN, and Eggsterr into its opener against LOUD. (valorantesports.com) (vlr.gg) Week 2 will test whether that start was a one-week spike or the shape of Group Alpha. Liquipedia lists the next Brazil-on-Brazil match for Friday, April 18, when Made in Brazil faces LOUD. (liquipedia.net)
