G2 vs LOUD Result VCT Americas 2026 Stage 1

G2 Esports defeated LOUD 2-0 on April 24, 2026, in VCT Americas 2026 Stage 1 Week 3 at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles. The maps were Haven 13-8 G2 and Pearl 13-9 G2. G2 move to 1-2 in Group Alpha - their first Stage 1 series win breaking their 0-2 opening record. LOUD fall to 0-3 - their Masters London qualification path becoming increasingly difficult.

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Map results

Haven

G2 took Haven 13-8 in a controlled opening map. valyn posted a 2.23 map rating on Haven - the highest individual map rating of G2's entire Stage 1 campaign. His multi-kill sequences and successful retake leadership gave G2 the round-winning advantages that their Haven preparation was specifically designed to create. His Haven-specific 2.23 rating reflected an IGL whose individual output in this specific map environment elevated significantly above his overall series baseline - a player whose map-specific ceiling is the highest individual performance G2 produced in Week 3.

Pearl

G2 closed the series on Pearl 13-9 - a 4-round winning margin that reflected a more competitive second map before G2's collective closing execution edged the round count. leaf's 1.25 rating and 39/28 K/D across the series gave G2 the second individual scoring platform that prevented LOUD from focusing their defensive reads entirely on valyn's primary carry output after his Haven masterclass.

Standout performances

valyn posted a 1.34 series rating with 238 ACS and a 41/26 K/D - the highest individual rating of the match. His 2.23 Haven map rating was the individual standout moment of the series - an IGL leading the lobby in multi-kills and successful retakes on a map where his specific positional reads gave G2 the round-winning advantages that their 13-8 margin confirmed were systematic rather than isolated. His IGL individual output mirrors johnqt's 1.44 rating pattern against 100 Thieves - confirming that the IGL-as-primary-carry system is the defining individual trait of Group Omega's most competitive teams.

leaf posted a 1.25 rating with 223 ACS and a 39/28 K/D - the second highest individual output of the series. The combination of valyn at 1.34 and leaf at 1.25 gave G2 2 players above 1.25 simultaneously - the collective individual depth that their 0-2 opening record had not yet demonstrated before this series.

lukxo posted a 1.33 rating and 265 ACS for LOUD - the highest individual ACS of any player in the match and the standout performance on the losing side. His competitive output confirmed LOUD's individual ceiling is not the cause of their 0-3 record - their collective system consistency across multiple maps is the primary gap their coaching staff must address before their Masters London qualification path closes entirely.

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EsportScanner free AI Valorant predictions gave G2 a 72% win probability since it identified G2's must-win pressure and valyn's Haven-specific ceiling as their primary competitive assets. The prediction landed - G2 won 2-0.

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