LOUD allows Virtyy to explore options

Just over one year after joining LOUD as a midseason addition, Leandro "Virtyy" Moreno has announced that the org has allowed him to explore his options.

"Not my best year or performances, still feel like I have a lot to prove," he said. "That being said, I am still under contract with LOUD, but am able to explore all options as an unrestricted free agent. Open to all regions."

The language in Virtyy's announcement suggests that, while he is still signed to LOUD and now on its inactive roster, his next team will not need to pay a buyout to sign him.

Virtyy joined LOUD ahead of Stage 2 last year, joining as part of a rebuild that saw widespread change for the Brazilian org. tuyz , v1nny , and dgzin were released, while Virtyy Dutch import RobbieBk take on the IGL role for a team coached by Leader . The team showed some promise, downing an energetic LEVIATÁN team in its first match on-stage, but failed to win another game through Stage 2.

LOUD kicked off yet another rebuild in the offseason, reuniting Virtyy with familiar faces from his E-Xolos LAZER days, signing Darker and head coach Romanilly . In 2026, Virtyy continued as the team's lone Duelist in a meta that grew increasingly reliant on using two Duelists. After going winless at Kickoff, LOUD made further changes, bringing on erde as its new IGL and benching longtime player pANcada . The change, after erde finally was deemed eligible to play following a visa battle, resulted in LOUD reaching the playoffs and finishing 7th-8th.

LOUD, after falling short of qualifying for the Esports World Cup, will be sidelined until at least July 16, when Americas Stage 2 is set to begin.

LOUD 's full roster is now:

• Lucca "lukxo" Travaioli
• Sebastián "Darker" Castro Cicuamia
• Leandro "Virtyy" Moreno
• Roberto "erde" Lobos
• Cauan "cauanzin" Pereira
• Carlos "Wenty" Lira Portela (Manager)
• Gonzalo "Romanilly" Manzano (Head coach)
• Miguel "Bati" Batista (Assistant coach)
• Lucas "bajerski" Bajerski Pereira (Performance coach)