Trace Esports vs Nova Esports (TE-NOVA) result: VCT China Stage 2 2026, 19 Jul 2026

Trace Esports#137 · Elo 13031

Nova Esports#37 · Elo 14242

07:0019.07.26VCT China Stage 2 2026 · Group AlphaMatch overBO3

25.9%Win probability before the match74.1%

6-13 Map 2Sunset

13-7 Map 3Breeze

Watch back

VCT China Stage 2 2026

Trace Esports

Nova EsportsVS

REPLAYYouTube · Project Horizon - VALORANT · EN

Watch on YouTube · YouTube ↗

MAP 1Ascent43 min▶

Trace EsportsJett · Cypher · KAY/O · Sova · OmenPICK

6

Atk4:8Def2:5

Nova EsportsSova · Phoenix · Neon · Chamber · Omen

13

MAP 2Sunset41 min▶

Trace EsportsNeon · Cypher · Sage · Sova · Omen

13

Def7:5Atk6:2

Nova EsportsKAY/O · Phoenix · Neon · Cypher · OmenPICK

7

MAP 3Breezedecider61 min▶

Trace EsportsJett · Viper · KAY/O · Sova · Harbor

13

Atk5:7Def7:5OT Atk1:1OT Def0:2

Nova EsportsSova · Phoenix · Neon · Viper · Harbor

15

Player scoreboard

Trace Esports

Player	ACS	K	D	A	+/–	KAST	ADR	HS%	FK	FD
KaiJett	232	17	16	0	+1	–	–	–	–	–
deLbCypher	212	14	13	2	+1	–	–	–	–	–
FKEYKAY/O	206	12	18	13	-6	–	–	–	–	–
LuoK1ngOmen	137	9	14	8	-5	–	–	–	–	–
FengFSova	111	7	17	2	-10	–	–	–	–	–

Nova Esports

Player	ACS	K	D	A	+/–	KAST	ADR	HS%	FK	FD
swagzorNeon	259	18	16	4	+2	–	–	–	–	–
EzeirOmen	246	18	9	9	+9	–	–	–	–	–
cbPhoenix	219	15	15	7	0	–	–	–	–	–
GuanGChamber	184	14	10	4	+4	–	–	–	–	–
qiutiaNSova	177	13	10	6	+3	–	–	–	–	–

Map veto

Trace Esports banned Haven
Nova Esports banned Summit
Trace Esports picked Ascent
Nova Esports picked Sunset
Trace Esports banned Split
Nova Esports banned Lotus
Breeze left as decider

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Quick read

Rating121 Elo points separate Trace Esports (1303) and Nova Esports (1424).
Head-to-headTrace Esports 5-2 Nova Esports in 7 meetings since 2024. Trace Esports took the previous meeting 2-0 at VCT China Stage 1 2026 (10.04.26). More
FormTrace Esports won 2 of their last 10; Nova Esports won 9 of 10. Nova Esports are in much better shape. More
Bottom lineBefore the start, Eloline gave Nova Esports a 74% chance. This number was recomputed afterwards from the rating history, not logged before the match.

Trace EsportsElo: #137

Nova EsportsElo: #37

Settings, ACS, K/D, KAST, ADR source: Liquipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Team comparison

Trace EsportsTeamNova Esports

37% (30-51)Map win rate46% (33-39)

7-7Deciding maps won–lost8-4

36%Series wins without dropping a map38%

47 minAverage map length45 min

48%Attack-side rounds won48%

37%First half won41%

OpenTeam pageOpen

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5wins2wins

7 meetings · Most recent: 2–0 to Trace Esports (10.04.26)

10.0409:00BO3VCT China Stage 1 2026 · Group Omega

Trace Esports48%22 : 0

Nova Esports52%0 09.0506:10BO3China Evolution Series Act 2 2025 · Playoffs

Trace Esports53%22 : 1

Nova Esports47%1 18.0412:50BO3VCT China Stage 1 2025 · Playoffs

Trace Esports52%22 : 0

Nova Esports48%0 08.0210:30BO3China Evolution Series Act 1 2025 · Playoffs

Trace Esports70%11 : 2

Nova Esports30%2 10.1211:00BO3Superb Cup 2024 · Group B

Trace Esports67%11 : 2

Nova Esports33%2

Trace Esports · 2 of 10 wonNova Esports · 9 of 10 wonWonLost

Elo after each match · oldernewer

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LEDward Gaming0–217.07.26

LTYLOO0–212.07.26

LFunPlus Phoenix0–210.07.26

LTEC Esports0–225.05.26

WAny Questions Gaming2–022.05.26

LFunPlus Phoenix0–218.05.26

LTEC Esports0–217.05.26

WAll Gamers2–116.05.26

LDragon Ranger Gaming0–203.05.26

LAll Gamers0–202.05.26

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WJD Gaming2–117.07.26

WFunPlus Phoenix2–012.07.26

WTEC Esports3–231.05.26

WTYLOO2–029.05.26

WJD Gaming2–026.05.26

WKeepBest Gaming2–123.05.26

LFunPlus Phoenix1–215.05.26

WBilibili Gaming2–113.05.26

WFunPlus Phoenix2–112.05.26

WWolves Esports2–016.04.26

Trace Esports

Nova Esports

45%11 maps · 1 bansLWLLW

75%8 mapsLWWWW

50%8 maps · 3 bansWLLLL

50%8 maps · 5 bansWWWWL

25%8 maps · 5 bansWLLLL

25%4 maps · 10 bansWLLL

0%4 maps · 13 bansLLLL

17%6 maps · 5 bansLLWLL

33%3 mapsLWL

40%5 maps · 1 bansWWLLL

33%3 maps · 13 bansLLW

40%5 maps · 3 bansLWWLL

40%5 maps · 4 bansLWWLL

0%1 maps · 5 bansL

0%1 maps · 4 bansL

60%5 maps · 3 bansLWWWL

25%4 maps · 1 bansWLLL

100%1 maps · 1 bansW

0%2 mapsLL

100%1 maps · 1 bansW

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