The second upper bracket quarterfinal of the Valorant Champions 2026 Playoff Stage features Paper Rex vs LOUD on October 7, 2026. The winner of this best-of-three series will move to the upper bracket semifinals and face the victor of the T1-NRG series. The losing team, however, will not be out. They will drop to the lower bracket and play an elimination match.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Paper Rex vs LOUD best-of-three series in the Valorant Champions 2026 Playoffs.
Paper Rex vs LOUD in Valorant Champions 2026 Playoffs: Who’s expected to win?
Prediction
Paper Rex secured two back-to-back 2-1 series against Team Liquid and G2 to book a berth in the VCT Playoffs. While the matches went neck-and-neck, and PRX had to come back from a 0-1 deficit both times, the APAC third seed showed brilliant resilience to top the group.
PRX has played four different maps so far: Split, Haven, Lotus, and Ascent. Interestingly, ‘something’ has picked up Yoru in every match, which is a bit unorthodox to see. Regardless, it has worked out, and his synergy with Jinggg’s Raze and Phoenix outclassed the opponents, mainly because of the unpredictable approaches.
These two teams’ playstyles may feel similar, but their approach to most rounds differs. LOUD has a pretty aggressive playstyle, with individual brilliance that their game plan methodically supports. Paper Rex’s playstyle feels like a loose cannon. The aggression rarely feels controlled, and players like Jinggg or something sometimes extend far beyond what’s needed.
All in all, if PRX reaches the flow state where everything seems to go their way, they are one of the most difficult teams to deal with. Whether LOUD can break the momentum is the real question. Nevertheless, lukxo is the one to watch from LOUD. His Chamber positioning and mechanics can counter PRX’s aggression. He also has the third-highest overall rating thus far in this event, so it will be interesting to see how he performs in a high-stakes situation.
Prediction: PRX 2 – 1 LOUD
Head-to-head
These two teams have played each other twice previously (Champions 2023 and VCT 2024 Masters Madrid), and PRX won both times.
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Previous results
PRX won their earlier series 2-1 against G2 Esports in the Valorant Champions 2026 Group Stage.
LOUD won their previous series 2-0 vs Global Esports in the Group Stage.
Rosters
PRX
- d4v41 (IGL)
- f0rsakeN
- something
- Jinggg
- invy
LOUD
- erde (IGL)
- lukxo
- Darker
- tkzin
- DaviH
PRX vs LOUD in Valorant Champions 2026 Playoffs: Live stream details
Here’s the scheduled start time of the PRX vs LOUD best-of-three series in the Valorant Champions 2026 Playoffs on October 7, 2026:
- PDT: 5 am (October 7)
- CEST: 2 pm (October 7)
- IST: 5:30 pm (October 7)
- Beijing CST: 8 pm (October 7)
- KST/JST: 9 pm (October 7)
Note: The PRX vs LOUD series will start soon after T1 vs NRG concludes.
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Edited by Debayan Saha
