- Valorant: NRG vs LOUD - Map 1 Winner56¢
- Valorant: NRG vs LOUD - Map 2 Winner56¢
- Valorant: NRG vs LOUD - Map 3 Winner56¢
- Valorant: NRG vs LOUD - Map 4 Winner52¢
- Valorant: NRG vs LOUD (BO5) - VCT Americas Stage 2 Playoffs61¢
- Games Total: O/U 3.572¢
- Games Total: O/U 4.535¢
- Map Handicap: NRG (-2.5) vs LOUD (+2.5)18¢
- Map Handicap: NRG (-1.5) vs LOUD (+1.5)41¢
- Map 1 Rounds Handicap: NRG (-2.5) vs LOUD (+2.5)42¢
- Map 1 Total Rounds: Over/Under 21.550¢
- Map 1 Total Rounds: Over/Under 22.539¢
This market refers to the Valorant Lower bracket final match between NRG and LOUD in the VCT Americas Stage 2 Playoffs, initially scheduled for September 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET. This market will resolve to "NRG" if NRG win the match against LOUD. This market will resolve to "LOUD" if LOUD win the match against NRG. If the match is canceled (not played at all) or ends in a tie, this market will resolve to 50-50. If the match is postponed, it must be rescheduled to a start time on or before September 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET (14 calendar days after the originally scheduled start of September 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET). If, by that deadline, the most recently announced rescheduled start time is on or before the deadline, this market resolves based on the result of the match as played. Otherwise, this market resolves 50-50, regardless of whether the match is subsequently played. If the match begins but is not completed, and one team wins due to the opponent's forfeiture, disqualification, or walkover, this market will resolve to the team who wins. If the match ends in a forfeit, disqualification, or walkover (team withdraws before the start and the other wins automatically), this market will resolve to 50-50. The resolution source for this market will be official information from https://vlr.gg. However, if https://vlr.gg has not published final results within 2 hours after the event’s conclusion, a consensus of credible reporting may be used instead including video evidence. In cases where a team’s listed name includes minor discrepancies from the resolution source, this market will resolve based on the underlying real-world match rather than exact name matching. Recognizable abbreviations, alternate or erroneous spellings, sponsor tags, affiliate or academy designations, regional identifiers, and minor formatting differences will be treated as referring to the same team, provided the intended team can be clearly and uniquely identified within the relevant competition. If a listed team name has no reasonable connection to any participating team, or if it matches or could reasonably refer to another team in the same competition such that the intended team cannot be unambiguously determined, this market will resolve 50-50.
NRG and LOUD meet in the VCT Americas Stage 2 Playoffs lower bracket final, a best-of-five elimination series where the winner advances to challenge 100 Thieves in the grand final for Champions Shanghai qualification. NRG enters after a 0-2 upper bracket final loss to 100 Thieves on September 4, while LOUD carries momentum from consecutive 2-0 sweeps of FURIA and G2. Their prior August 28 BO3 playoff meeting ended 2-1 for NRG, driven by strong showings from mada and brawk on maps like Ascent and Lotus. LOUD's home-crowd advantage in São Paulo, recent form from erde and tkzin, and map veto flexibility create upset potential despite NRG's historical execution edge in high-stakes Americas series.