VCT 2026 China Kickoff betting predictions – Wednesday, January 28

The fifth round of VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) 2026 China Kickoff on Wednesday, January 28, will feature two fixtures in the mid bracket round 1.

The day begins with Nova Esports clashing with TYLOO, and culminates with a meeting between Titan Esports Club and Wolves Esports, who will look to bounce back after a tough loss in the upper bracket.

Here you can find our free VALORANT betting previews and picks for the day, with esports odds from the best esports bookmakers in country.

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NOVA ESPORTS vs TYLOO

Nova Esports started their VCT China Kickoff campaign with a 0-2 loss against All Gamers. The result was not surprising; however, Nova showed some good things and nearly won Pearl, which ended in a 14-16 overtime loss.

TYLOO had a much more promising start to the year. They crushed FunPlus Phoenix in the first round, before slipping against the in-form EDward Gaming 5-13 on Abyss and 12-14 on Bind.

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TYLOO have shown good things, but it is hard to ignore Nova’s performance against one of the league’s top dogs. While it is still early into the season, Nova have looked better and are worth a bet at even odds.

TITAN ESPORTS CLUB vs WOLVES ESPORTS

Titan Esports Club started the season with a 1-2 loss against JD Gaming. Meanwhile, Wolves Esports reached the upper bracket quarterfinals by defeating Trace Esports, before losing to XLG Esports, who humiliated them with 13-4 on Breeze and 13-6 on Abyss.

Having made it deeper into the bracket, Wolves Esports enter this match as -227.27 favorites on the best VALORANT bookmakers. But this is a very high price to pay for a team who’ve only beaten Trace.

On paper, Wolves appear stronger, but not strong enough to justify taking their side at these numbers. A competitive game is not beyond the realms of possibility.