Late last night, the official Riot Games account for the VCT series congratulated professional player Aspas. The LOUD member, after the first match of Valorant Champions 2023, accumulated a total of over 1000 kills in international competitive tournaments.

During the group stage of Valorant Champions 2023, LOUD faced the Korean team DRX, and after 3 intense maps, the latter clinched the victory. You can read more about the match in our article.

The current world champions are close to being eliminated from the tournament - LOUD lost to the Korean tops from DRX.

Despite LOUD losing this encounter, Aspas achieved the most kills and finished the match with the best KD ratio over the three maps. After the player scored 61 frags, his total kill count in international tournaments exceeded 1000, setting a record among all professional players. The LOUD organization and other players congratulated the first record-holder, dubbing him the king.

It's worth noting that the Brazilian player is touted as the best duelist in the world. Throughout his career, he won last year's world championship. Additionally, he has claimed prize-winning positions in major tournaments such as: VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters - Reykjavík - 2nd place, VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo - 2nd place. There are currently rumors circulating online that Aspas will leave LOUD after the current championship due to a salary dispute with management. You can read about this in our material.

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