VCT China Stage 2 2026Play-InsTier A

Dragon Ranger Gaming vs Trace Esports

Dragon Ranger Gaming
12Finished
Trace Esports

Trace Esports win the series 2-1

Start time
Originally scheduled for
Format
Best of three
Tournament
VCT China Stage 2 2026, Play-Ins
Setting
LAN, China

In the bracket

Lower bracket semifinal 2 of the Play-Ins. The winner goes to Lower bracket final against JD Gaming. The loser is eliminated.

See the full bracket

Maps

  1. Map 1DRG64 min
  2. Map 2TE37 min
  3. Map 3TE54 min

Recap

Trace Esports beat Dragon Ranger Gaming 2-1 at VCT China Stage 2 2026.

Form and rating going into this match

Dragon Ranger Gaming

R1GG rating 1422 to 1404 pts-18 pts

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40% win rate 路 44% of maps won

Trace Esports

R1GG rating 1405 to 1424 pts+19 pts

WLWWLLLLLL

30% win rate 路 36% of maps won

How the rating works

The 90 days before this match

DRGTE
Series4-9 (31%)5-9 (36%)
BO3 series4-9 (31%)5-9 (36%)
At LAN events1-3 (25%)2-1 (67%)
Online3-5 (38%)2-7 (22%)
Maps12-21 (36%)12-19 (39%)
BO3 went to a third map7 of 13 (54%)3 of 14 (21%)
Average map length50 min50 min
Against the current top 200-1 (0%)0-1 (0%)

Completed series, forfeits left out. Map length counts maps with a start and end time.

Common opponents before this match

OpponentDRGTE
TEC Esports1-22-2
All Gamers1-31-2
XLG Gaming0-40-1
Wolves Esports2-11-0
JD Gaming2-00-2
EDward Gaming0-20-2

Teams both sides played in the 180 days before the match, with each side's series record against them.

Last 5 results before this match

Dragon Ranger Gaming

  1. Lvs TEC EsportsVCT China Stage 2 20261-2
  2. Wvs Wolves EsportsVCT China Stage 2 20262-1
  3. Wvs JD GamingVCT China Stage 2 20262-1
  4. Lvs All GamersVCT China Stage 2 20261-2
  5. Lvs Wolves EsportsVCT China Stage 2 20261-2

Trace Esports

  1. Wvs FunPlus PhoenixVCT China Stage 2 20262-0
  2. Lvs All GamersVCT China Stage 2 20261-2
  3. Wvs A TeamVCT China Stage 2 20262-0
  4. Wvs TEC EsportsVCT China Stage 2 20262-0
  5. Lvs JD GamingVCT China Stage 2 20260-2

Lineups

Dragon Ranger Gaming

Registered for this event

  • Life
  • Nicc
  • SpiritZ1
  • Verse
  • vo0kashu

Since VCT Masters London 2026: Verse in; Flex1n out.

Trace Esports

Registered for this event

  • deLb
  • FengF
  • Fkey
  • Kai
  • LuoK1ng

Since China Evolution Series Act 2 2026: FengF, Fkey, LuoK1ng in; Abo, Viva, Xlele out.

Head to head before this match

Dragon Ranger Gaming 2 : 1 Trace Esports

Last meeting: , VCT China Stage 1 2026

All 3 meetings

Schedule checked 10/22/26, 4:17 PM

All times UTC.Updated