Deryeon Joins Wolves Esports as Import Pick for VCT China Stage 2
Wolves Esports has completed its VCT China Stage 2 roster by signing Singaporean flex player Derrick ‘Deryeon’ Yee, who fills the organization’s lone import slot as part of a full structural reset that also saw the entire coaching staff replaced heading into the second half of the 2026 season.
Deryeon arrives with a mixed but credible Asia-Pacific résumé: he won Pacific Ascension with BLEED in 2022 alongside sScary, crazyguy, Juicy, and nephh, then navigated the org’s collapse after Riot removed BLEED from VCT in 2024 for failure to comply with critical reporting requirements. A five-match stint with Global Esports in 2025 never found traction, but he recovered form at Motiv Esports, helping the team win SEA Split 1 in 2026 before being released following a disappointing Split 2.
Wolves’ Full Rebuild
Wolves cleared out three coaching staff – Fayde, Maark, and analyst Ominous – and brought in former Nova Esports head coach Alexander ‘alexRr’ Frisch, who built a reputation at Nova for fundamentals-first play that routinely overperformed relative to roster star power. In-game leader SiuFatBB and jowa were both released, with SiuFatBB subsequently signing with TYLOO (ranked #7 in China).
Wolves Esports Stage 2 roster
- nothing – sixth-man/academy product
- glacier – retained
- yosemite – retained
- Spring – retained
- aluba – returned after nearly two years away
- Deryeon – import signing, flex role
What’s at Stake in Stage 2
Wolves enter Stage 2 ranked #19 in China, facing a bracket that includes EDG, FPX, BLG, and JDG among the heavyweights – the level of opposition that Riot’s revamped 2026 Stage 2 format routes mid-table teams toward early. The single import slot makes Deryeon a high-leverage pick: Wolves are betting a proven APAC flex can provide the structural variety their domestic core lacked in 2024. Whether alexRr’s system can close the gap to China’s top half is the real question Stage 2 will answer.
Source: VLR.gg
