Trace Esports sign Toosy just before the Play-Ins, moving to a seven-man roster — looking to recover from 11th place and an 0-5 group stage
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Trace Esports, who finished bottom of Group Alpha at 0-5 in the VCT 2026 China Stage 2 group stage, signed Toosy (Wu Yufeng) on 1 August, right before the Play-Ins, moving to a seven-player roster.
Background — 0-5 and 1-10 on maps in a brutal group stage
The VCT CN 2026 Stage 2 group stage split all twelve teams into two groups of six, Alpha and Omega, playing round robin. Trace Esports were drawn into Group Alpha, and in a group stacked with EDward Gaming, JDG Esports, TYLOO, FunPlus Phoenix and Nova Esports they failed to take a single win, finishing 0-5 (1-10 on maps).
The top two in each group go straight to the playoffs, while third and below drop into the Play-Ins stage. Despite finishing last in the group, Trace Esports still secured a Play-Ins berth, and beat Titan Esports Club 2-0 in the seeding match on 24 July to earn a Play-Ins seed.
Toosy joins — a pick from China's second tier
On 1 August, Trace Esports announced Toosy's arrival. Toosy has played mainly in China's second tier with Havoc & Yonder Gaming (H&Y), where he competed in the China National Tournament (the VCT CN Stage 2 Play-Ins qualifier).
The addition expands the roster to seven, giving them more room to rotate players by map and by meta in the Play-Ins.
Trace Esports current roster
| Player | Notes |
|---|---|
| LuoK1ng (Zhang Zhanpeng) | |
| Kai (Lu Zhinan) | |
| FengF (Song Xuefeng) | |
| Toosy (Wu Yufeng) | New signing |
| FKEY (Ke Chen) | |
| deLb (Delbert Tanoto) | |
| Abo (Han Bohao) |
Coaching staff: destroyeR (HC), Yiyee, Viva
How far can a team with zero group stage wins push in the Play-Ins with new blood? How Toosy is used will be worth watching.
✍️ This is an original article by VALOPEDIA編集部.
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