The 18-year-old duelist won Champions on loan from KRÜ, and a report says he has already agreed to come back.
Enzo “tkzin” Zimiani has reached a verbal agreement to stay with LOUD for the 2027 VCT season, according to Sheep Esports, even though the club has already posted a farewell to him. LOUD said goodbye to the duelist less than three weeks after he helped them become the first team to win Valorant Champions twice. The Brazilian club posted a farewell video on X on .
The post reads:
Enzo, seu nome já faz parte da nossa história. 💚 Ao lado da LOUD, Tkzin conquistou o topo do mundo e deixou sua marca na trajetória do nosso VALORANT. Hoje, nos despedimos de um capítulo que sempre terá seu lugar na nossa história. Obrigado por tudo e até logo!
In English: “Enzo, your name is already part of our history. Alongside LOUD, Tkzin reached the top of the world and left his mark on the path of our VALORANT. Today, we say goodbye to a chapter that will always have its place in our history. Thank you for everything and see you soon!” The closing “até logo” is a “see you soon”, not a final goodbye.
A report that points the other way
The report of the agreement came early the next day, and Sheep said THESPIKE Brasil had the story first. Neither LOUD nor tkzin has confirmed it, and LOUD’s post says nothing about what happens next.
His status was already disputed. tkzin joined LOUD in July on loan from KRÜ’s academy team, KRÜ SPARK, with no option to buy. THESPIKE Brasil reported at the end of October that Riot’s first view was that he is a free agent for 2027, while KRÜ told the outlet he is under contract with them until the end of 2027. The same report said LOUD, MIBR and at least one foreign team were interested, and that he played in a MIBR tryout on 30 October.
tkzin has not written about his future on X. On the night LOUD posted the farewell, he wrote “Acho q resolvemos tudo, amanhã tem live” (“I think we sorted everything out, there’s a stream tomorrow”), after calling off a stream earlier that day to sort out “umas coisas” (“some things”).
From academy duelist to world champion
LOUD brought tkzin in to replace Virtyy ahead of VCT Americas Stage 2. He had finished second at the Challengers LATAM South ACE Masters with KRÜ SPARK, and before that played for Corinthians Esports and THE 7. With him as their duelist, LOUD went 3-2 in the Stage 2 groups and finished second in the playoffs to qualify for Champions Shanghai.
His international debut set the tone: three aces in a 2-0 win over EDward Gaming in the group stage. LOUD then lost to Team Vitality, but beat Global Esports, Paper Rex, NRG and Vitality twice on the way to the title, the last time 3-1 in the grand final.
Over 18 maps at Champions, tkzin averaged 229 ACS and 152.9 ADR with a 325-299 K-D. Only lukxo (244 ACS) scored more on the team, and tkzin’s 37 kills on a single map were the most by any LOUD player at the event.
What is left of the title-winning squad
LOUD’s roster on paper now reads:
- erde
- lukxo
- DaviH
- Darker
- Head coach: Romanilly
Most of it is set to break up. lukxo confirmed in a video on X that he is leaving, and Sheep Esports reports that he and erde have verbal agreements with LEVIATÁN and that Darker is heading to KRÜ. Sheep also reports that LOUD have verbal agreements with cortezia and basic for 2027, and that Romanilly has agreed a two-year extension. None of those moves has been announced.
LOUD are one of the VCT Americas partner teams for 2027, so whatever happens with tkzin, they need a full lineup before the new season.
