VCTCN rostermania thread

I will try to cover every roster moves and role changes happening in VCT CN (Mainly franchising teams) from now till the end of off season
P.S. Some rumors are already debunked but I am still listing them up here

EDG: -s1mon -muggle -aqua (staff) -juiceflip (staff) +cb (rumored) -zjc (rumored) -jieni7 (rumored)
FPX: +sscary -autumn (rumored) -yosemite +zero1 (rumored)
JDG: -wendler -babyblue +muggle (rumored) +yuicaw (ruumored) [Planning to form a superteam]
TE: -heybay -fengf (rumored) -biank (rumored) +delb (rumored) +viva (rumored)
XLG: -hvoya, coconut, viva (rumored) +muggle (rumored) +lysoar (rumored)
AG: -deLb +iamgrq (rumored) -hanche (rumored) -lsn (rumored)
WOL: -lysoar -juicy -yuicaw +yosemite (rumored) +jowa (rumored)
TYL: +splash -ninebody -waituu -sword9 (rumored) +muggle, aqua (rumored)
BLG: -bail -levius (rumored) +lysoar (rumored) +muggle (rumored)
NOVA: -swerl -o0o0o (rumored) -CB +heybay +GREEN +kodeth/misa (rumored)

Finalized rosters (By announcement or rumors)
WOL: Spring (controller), Siufatbb (Initiator/IGL), Jowa (Flex), Yosemite (Sentinel), Satoshi (Flex/Duelist), v1ya (6th/Controller)

who is vy1a

very cool.

any info about fpx?

please kick jieni out of EDG

man i hope autumn stays on FPX, he is great

Thanks wukong!

Dont hesitate to say who is a prospect who come from where for more clarity !

Additional signings:
08/06: AnyQuestions Gaming +S1mon

wheres the goat aluba

09/28: Juicy set to depart Wolves as they give him the opportunity to explore options✅

Extra: EDward Gaming Youth is looking for a coach with >1 year of coaching experience, link below for anyone who wants to tryout
https://www.bilibili.com/opus/1116913834555080704?spm_id_from=333.1387.0.0

Doesn't matter,just garbage in, garbage out

09/29: Yuicaw set to depart Wolves as they give him the opportunity to explore options✅

odg bring xyus（this guy：https://www.vlr.gg/player/24305/xyus）to cn Ascension
now odg` list is
yhchen：https://www.vlr.gg/player/10486/yhchen
winner：https://www.vlr.gg/player/7861/w1nner
eren：https://www.vlr.gg/player/14444/eren
xyus
zixuan：https://www.vlr.gg/player/4763/zixuan

Bump

bump
edg should get life back ;3

AG promoted 3 of their academy players (added contracts to tier 1 database) back in August right before they participated in the EVO tournament + Hanche and (maybe) deLb gone + (maybe) spitfires too

edg -muggle
https://www.bilibili.com/opus/1118373408316325888?spm_id_from=444.41.0.0

Rumor has it that muggle and EDG manager auqa will go to tyloo

09/30: Muggle departs EDG after a disappointing season with the squad as the head coach

(I just woke up and dead ass thought it was a fan made trailer)

Additional information: vo0kashu will officially participate in the Chinese ascension tournament starting soon, meaning that this is the end of DRG demon

Ag have some academy stand ins no?

Additional info: Titan Esports Club just assembled their Valorant Mobile team that consists of six players. Rumors that EDG NOVA and WOL will also host a roster for Valorant Mobile. B1ack (ex. TEC Valorant) will "occasionally coach the squad"

looking at val tracker to see role switches isn't reliable, they could just be testing out new comps or honestly just messing around. But it looks good otherwise.

Additional info: Sword9 denied the rumors of Muggle joining TYLOO as a potential HC or AC, but they could still be negotiating or Sword9 is pulling a blunt to hide the information

Additional info + rumors: Here are some rumors I saw on Chinese vct forums. No legit sources were given and nor was the OP creditable, but I will put the info here just for fun:

1. EDG is apparently interested in the duo of Juicy and Yuicaw (Likely only one of them but the OP wrote "duo") and the negotiation is at 25%
2. EDG is in search of a new chinese HC

Additional: Kodeth (https://www.vlr.gg/player/39060/kodeth) appeared in the new NOVA video posted on bilibili (It was a cooking show-off). I expect that Kodeth is going to be playing for NOVA on their main roster but there aren't any leaks or sources that can back my statement

Also I think of this because Swerl recently announced that hes taking a break from competitive play due to his injury (get well soon goat) and kodeth plays the same role as him

ag: - delb
from:https://x.com/delbvlr/status/1974916854130073735

Update: XLG hvoya is allowed to explore options

(Big vouch)

Update: Former JDG coach Wendler is LFT for 2026

(Even though JDG didnt have the best season still a big vouch)

Update: TYL ninebody, Waituu and TYLOO academy player Fshzz joining a new Tier 2 team Unsettled Resentment.

(This is from @GoogGoogGame on twitter. Give him a follow if you can as he is one of the earliest leakers that leaked DRG demon1 and is a staple in the chinese community)

Update: Former BLG coach bail is open for offers for 2026

(wtf Bilibili)

Additional Info: Muggle is officially LFT in VCTCN after his departure from EDG (TYLOO Muggle is likely a lie but we will see)

Update: In the recent WOL Spring stream, he turned off his camera because (in his words) "A new guy has arrived in their training base". Lysoar had his cam on but it was adjusted to a certain angle that the FOV wasn't big enough to see the entirety of the background. This could indicate that someone who played for a team in VCTCN will be joining Wolves in the 2026 season in replacement of Juicy/ Yuicaw

Update (Source): WOL is trialing a Canadian player right now (the player is possibly in their base-see #74) Only thing we know is that Lucas from TEC (Chinese-Canadian) is not the player indicated in the post.

OP: https://www.bilibili.com/opus/1123139290906230788?spm_id_from=333.1365.0.0

Rumors (no sources): Yosemite set to departure FPX and misa set to replace Swerl in the NOVA starting roster

(Dont take this seriously, I saw this in a post under the comment section. Just sharing this cause it looks possible considering the circumstances rn)

Update: Swerl departures from NOVA as he takes a break from competing (from his wrist/shoulder injury?)

An injury is no joke, SWERL was one of the most dedicated imports that did his job and learnt very good chinese throughout his year with NOVA. o7

Update: Juiceflip and Aqua (EDG staffs) departures the org

Unconfirmed source: Sscary to FPX (From tieba, dont believe it)

If you guys see anything good post it in this thread, i dont use much chinese social media outside of bilibili

Update: Ninebody departures TYLOO (Rumors had that he is going to a tier 2 team who isnt competing in ascension along side waituu)

Rumor: iamgrq from AnyQuestion Gaming to join All Gamers' starting roster after CN Ascension

https://x.com/GoogGoogGame/status/1979785156555939858

Late update: Lysoar to departure WOL after their 2025 season

Rumor: Muggle in contact with JDG/XLG, potentially becoming part of their coaching staff (no final decisions are made)

Rumor: Coconut, Viva, and Coach Hvoya to departure XLG

Lots of vctcn rumors (From无畏契约球探onBilibili)

Former ASE player Zero1 and BLEED player Sscary are spotted in a lot of FPX scrims
Yosemite is rumored to replace Lysoar on Wolves

Update: jowa is rumored to join Wolves in replacement of Yuicaw. He is the rumored canadian player in the Wolves trial a few weeks prior to this leak.

who tf is zero1😭😭😭

fpx might be cooked

update: both yosemite and jowa reached a verbal agreement with wolves for the 2026 season. Althouugh it is too early to say, I believe that their roster will be this (based on the fact that no other players were leaked) IF they are not looking to sign a 3rd player.

Spring (duelist)
v1yA (smokes)
yosemite (sentinel)
jowa (flex- yuicaw's roles)
siufatbb (initiator/IGL)

update: RA zhe is closed to joining JDG for their 2026 season, the agreement has not been finalized yet.
Also JDG is approaching Korean coaches

Update: Chinese org Invictus Gaming is coming back to compete in China, but this time in the tier 2 circuit.
They will acquire BLG's youth roster

Updates:
Wolves is close to signing satoshi as its 5th player (most likely duelist/flex)
JDG is in talks with Yuicaw

i get that having all of the gamers is in the name, but why does AG have 9 ppl on their active roster

Huge update:
JDG is close to signing bail
EDG is close to signing autumn (T1)
Viva & deLb close to signing with Trace

Update:
Former FPX player Autumn is set to leave FPX to join GE for the arrival of sscary
NOVA CB is set to departure Nova and he is granted the opportunity to trial with EDG

Update/ Rumor:

BLG is interested in Muggle joining as an AC (The report said he is going to be their HC but other sources said that Jexen is very likely to become their new HC), a translator and a foreign coach is also being trialed atm.

Lysoar is trialing with a bunch of VCTCN teams, BLG is his most likely option

o0o0o confirms that CB is actively trialing with EDG as a flex player

Waituu departures TYLOO and is rumored to join Tier 2 team UR alongside his former teammate Ninebody

Additional update:

Babyblue departures JDG

EDG CB would be a hell of a roster move, I think he's a much better initiator/duelist flex than Jieni is. Question now is what the hell happens to NOVA?

Update:
Former CCG player GREEN is set to join NOVA for the off season. It is unknown if he will be on NOVA's active roster for VCTCN 2026

Update: Head Coach 24K departures NOVA.

Update: WOL makes Satoshi official ahead of TEN Invitational, Yosemite and Jowa's signings should be announced in the next 2 days

Updatte:
WOL signs jowa and yosemite
JDG signs bail, zhe, and yuicaw

Update:
FPX signs Sscary
NOVA signs heybay and GREEN
CB departures from NOVA (possibility to EDG)