Trace Esports vs Nova Esports – 2026 VCT: China Stage 2 Valorant Match

Trace Esports vs Nova Esports Valorant match ended 1 - 2 in favour of Nova Esports and was played on Jul 19, 2026 at 7:07 AM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 VCT: China Stage 2 Group Alpha - Group Alpha.

Breakdown of the match

• Nova Esports won Game 1 with 13 -  7 on Ascent
• Trace Esports won Game 2 with 13 -  7 on Sunset
• Nova Esports won Game 3 with 15 -  13 on Breeze

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was CB with 59 kills.

Head-to-head stats

Trace Esports and Nova Esports had previously played each other 7 times . Trace Esports had won 6 times , Nova Esports had won 1 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Apr 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM in 2026 VCT: China Stage 2 where Trace Esports won 2 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had a favorite in this match, and predicted Nova Esports to win with 68.1% of the votes in their favor and 31.9% of the votes for Trace Esports .

Where to watch

The Trace Esports vs Nova Esports live match was streamed on strafe.com, Twitch and Youtube. To watch more matches like this, visit the Valorant match calendar .

Follow the rest of the action from 2026 VCT: China Stage 2 , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.