Trace Esports Trace Esports China Rank #8 LuoK1ng Zhang Zhanpeng (张展鹏) Kai Lu Zhinan (卢智楠) FengF Song Xuefeng (宋学锋) Viva Lifan Ran (冉立凡) deLb Delbert Tanoto has announced the signings of Lifan "Viva" Ran (冉立凡) from Xi Lai Gaming Xi Lai Gaming China Rank #1 WsLeo Huang Pinwei (黄品维) Lysoar Liang Youhao (梁优好) NoMan James Man Rarga Arthur Churyumov happywei Deng Minwei (邓闵维) and Delbert "deLb" Tanoto from All Gamers All Gamers China Rank #14 Shr1mp Yang Yong (杨勇) K1ra Huang Zhihao (黄志豪) Au1 Zhu Yihao (朱逸豪) f4ngeer Roman Smirnov iamgrq Gao Ruiqi (高锐琦) .

Viva first joined Xi Lai as their Initiator in December between their Ascension win and the start of the 2025 season. While they had a middling Kickoff performance, Xi Lai proved their potential to be one of China's top teams with a near-perfect Stage 1 run that culminated in them lifting their first tier 1 trophy. As China's first seed, they exited their first international event of Masters Toronto 0-2.

Xi Lai later returned to the international stage for Champions Paris as the region's fourth seed. While they did not qualify for playoffs, a win over Sentinels gave them a higher placement than fellow Ascension squad Dragon Ranger Gaming, allowing them to automatically retain their VCT spot. Before Xi Lai, Viva played for JDG Esports JDG Esports China Rank #7 stew Park Young-chan (박영찬) jkuro Yong Haochong (杨浩聪) zhe Niu Zhe (牛哲) Yuicaw Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑) coconut Colin Patrick Chung (钟弘祖) in 2024 and Rare Atom Rare Atom China Rank #5 Guran Zhou Minyan (周铭言) nnono Midnight Wang Yingjie (王英杰) Z1yan Liu Zihan (刘紫涵) in 2023.

deLb played for All Gamers for the past two years as their primary Sentinel, although he has also been seen flexing to various agents across the Duelist, Controller, and Initiator roles in that time. In 2025, All Gamers did not find their first win of the year until Stage 2, where they defeated Wolves Esports. They managed to collect a few more wins from there, qualifying to playoffs and exiting in the top six after being eliminated by Xi Lai in the lower bracket.

After capturing global attention with major upsets back at Champions Seoul, Trace has had a more turbulent 2025 season. Since their short-lived 0-2 appearance at Masters Bangkok, the team has not been able to return to the global stage, hovering around the middle of the pack in China with early playoff exits in both stages.

Trace is set to compete in the ongoing China Evolution Series: Epilogue offseason event and will play their first match with their new roster tomorrow against Titan Esports Club. Their announced six-man roster for the event includes Viva and deLb but notably omits Song "FengF" Xuefeng (宋学锋), although the team has not made any official announcements regarding his status on the team at this time.

Trace Esports Trace Esports China Rank #8 LuoK1ng Zhang Zhanpeng (张展鹏) Kai Lu Zhinan (卢智楠) FengF Song Xuefeng (宋学锋) Viva Lifan Ran (冉立凡) deLb Delbert Tanoto is currently:

  • Zhang "LuoK1ng" Zhanpeng (张展鹏)
  • Lu "Kai" Zhinan (卢智楠)
  • Zhuo "MarT1n" Zhengjie (卓政杰)
  • Song "FengF" Xuefeng (宋学锋)
  • Zhong "Biank" Jianfei (钟剑飞)
  • Lifan "Viva" Ran (冉立凡)
  • Delbert "deLb" Tanoto
  • Zhou "KaKa" Wenxing (周文兴) (Manager)
  • Gu "destroyeR" Jiaming (顾佳鸣) (Head coach)
  • Zhang "Yiyee" Tianyuan (张天元) (Coach)
  • "Draven" (Staff)