VCT 2026 China Stage 1 betting tips – Thursday, April 2

VALORANT Champions Tour 2026 China Stage 1 continues on Thursday, April 2, with another pair of Week 1 fixtures as Wolves Esports clash with Trace Esports, followed by ALORANT China Evolution Series grand final rematch between TYLOO and Bilibili Gaming.

Here you can find our free VALORANT previews and betting tips for the two games, along with esports odds from the best bookmakers for VALORANT punters.

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WOLVES ESPORTS vs TRACE ESPORTS

Best Odds	Wolves +100 at BetOnline | Trace -138.89 at SportsBetting
When	April 2, 2026 | 17:00 CST
Watch Live	TTwitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorantesports_cn)

Wolves Esports ended the VCT Kickoff event in ninth-10th place, below Trace Esports, who reached one step further and crashed out in seventh-eighth.

Neither team managed to impress in February, and they are unlikely to find more success in Stage 1. Widely considered as two of the weakest teams in the league, Wolves and Trace have clashed twice this season. Wolves won the first meeting in VCT China Kickoff 2-1 and lost the rematch 1-2.

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There is little to separate the two teams quality-wise, and while they’ve both made one roster change before Stage 1, this appears to be another close and scrappy affair in the making.

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BILIBILI GAMING vs TYLOO

Best Odds	BLG -277.78 at BetOnline | TYLOO +200 at SportsBetting
When	April 2, 2026 | 17:00 CST
Watch Live	TTwitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorantesports_cn)

TYLOO started the 2026 VALORANT season with a very disappointing sixth-place finish in the Kickoff event. They have since not acquired any new players, but have looked much better in the pre-season, securing a silver medal from VALORANT China Evolution Series 2026: Act 1.

Despite the strong showing in the offseason event, TYLOO are +200 underdogs on the best VALORANT betting sites. This has to do with the fact that they lost the Evolution series finals against Bilibili Gaming.

The final ended 3-1 and it was not close after the first two maps. Even though TYLOO have a lot of potential and are the team to watch, Bilibili Gaming were one of the top teams of VCT Kickoff, and their recent victory over TYLOO makers them firm favorites to win on Thursday.