Trace Esports
Trace Esports
China
Rank #3
LuoK1ng
Zhang Zhanpeng (张展鹏)
Midi
Zhang Jiajun (手张嘉俊)
Kai
Lu Zhinan (卢智楠)
FengF
Song Xuefeng (宋学锋)
heybay
Ho Shun Hei
Biank
Zhong Jianfei (钟剑飞)
has signed Zhang "Midi"
Jiajun (手张嘉俊), becoming the latest of many VCT teams to expand to a six-man roster.
Midi joins Trace after over a year and a half away from professional Valorant. His last action came in 2023 with
Change The Game
Change The Game
China
Unranked
shiliu
ZERO
EVO
lildemon
and
PanDa
PanDa
Inactive
Midi
Zhang Jiajun (手张嘉俊)
Playerr
Jk
X3B
Zhang Chongtian (张丛天)
XiYiJi
Luo Sen (罗森)
. He was primarily a Duelist player during that time, with games on Jett, Neon, and Raze.
The arrival could be a way for Trace to adapt to Valorant's current meta, which has seen Vyse and Yoru become go-to agents for top teams, while double Duelist comps have also become more widespread. This could mean that Midi joins current Trace Duelist Kai on the attacking front, or could see him replace FengF , who has logged games on the role in recent weeks.
Trace's expansion to a six-man roster is just the latest in a long string of teams to add a sixth man. Pacific powerhouses
T1
T1
Korea
Rank #1
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Meteor
Kim Tae-oh (김태오)
Sylvan
Go Young-sup (고영섭)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
iZu
Ham Woo-ju (함우주)
began the year with a six-man unit, while
Gen.G
Gen.G
Korea
Rank #2
Foxy9
Jung Jae-sung (정재성)
Ash
Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
Suggest
Seo Jae-young (서재영)
Karon
Kim Won-tae (김원태)
,
DRX
DRX
Korea
Rank #3
Flashback
Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
free1ng
No Ha-jun (노하준)
HYUNMIN
Song Hyun-min (송현민)
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
BeYN
Kang Ha-bin (강하빈)
, and
Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #6
mindfreak
Aaron Leonhart
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
have followed suit in recent weeks. In China,
EDward Gaming
EDward Gaming
China
Rank #1
S1Mon
Hsien Meng-Hsun (谢孟勋)
ZmjjKK
Zheng Yongkang (郑永康)
nobody
Wang Senxu (王森旭)
CHICHOO
Wan Shunzhi (万顺治)
Smoggy
Zhang Zhao (张钊)
Jieni7
Zhang Juntai (张君泰)
's addition of
Jieni7
, and
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
China
Rank #10
Shr1mp
Yang Yong (杨勇)
Autumn
Kale Dunne
Life
Qu Donghao (瞿东豪)
AAAAY
Zhang Yang (张杨)
yosemite
Wang Lei (王磊)
XII
Chen Yen-hsiang (陈筵翔)
's signing of
XII
have expanded their respective rosters to six too, while teams like
All Gamers
All Gamers
China
Rank #25
player
Kaiwen Yang (楊凱文)
XiYiJi
Luo Sen (罗森)
Lsn
Li Sinan (李思南)
deLb
Delbert Tanoto
HanChe
Huang Jingxuan (黄敬轩)
K1ra
Huang Zhihao (黄志豪)
and
Titan Esports Club
Titan Esports Club
China
Rank #15
Haodong
Guo Haodong (郭浩东)
Dynamite
Zhao Zihao (赵梓浩)
B1ack
Li Songtai (李松泰)
Abo
Han Bohao (韩博皓)
Rb
Goo Sang-min (구상민)
TvirusLuke
Chen Cheng-ching (陈振庆)
Coco
Ding Dajian (丁达建)
have expanded even further.
At 2-2, Trace has already secured its spot in the China Stage 1 playoffs, but will be vying for a higher seeding.
With the signing, Trace's full roster is now:
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