The WCT7 transfer window slammed shut on Thursday, 27 February at 18:00 UK time. Rosters are locked.

This wasn’t a quiet window. We got a blockbuster comeback nobody expected, a brand-new team built entirely from youth players, and one dominant roster that didn’t change at all.

Here’s what happened, and what it means.

The Comeback Nobody Expected

Jason Wu Bergeron → Fakaw

Jason Wu Bergeron, WCT5 World Champion, three-time US Champion, WCT5 MVP, and the only athlete in history to retire undefeated, is coming back.

He retired on top. After winning Worlds at WCT5 & WCT6 USA he walked away with a perfect record. The cleanest exit in Chase Tag® history. Now he’s un-retiring to join a French team.

The questions write themselves. What drew him back when he had nothing left to prove? How sharp can he be after years away from the Quad™? And is he risking his legacy, trading « undefeated forever » for « came back and lost »?

But here’s the cynical read: is this even real? Fakaw announces Jason, opponents spend months game-planning for him, and even if he barely plays, the psychological warfare does half the work.

What makes it stranger: Fakaw Women is built entirely from youth players. Patient, developmental, pipeline-focused. Meanwhile, Fakaw Paris supposedly signs a retired legend who hasn’t trained competitively in years. Same organisation, opposite philosophies. Either they’re running two different experiments, or one of these moves isn’t what it seems.

We’ll find out in June.

The Women’s Division Heats Up

Taylor Carpenter → Kunoichi

Kunoichi is already the most consistent team in women’s Chase Tag®. They won WCT6 USA. They’ve been finalists in every single event they’ve entered: WCT6 Panamerica, WCT6 Worlds, WCT7 US. Nobody else has that resume.

So why add the Panamerican Champion and MVP? Because finals aren’t trophies. Carpenter might be the piece that finally gets them over the line.

Maïlys Blasco → Volt

We’ve already covered this one. The World Champion captain leaves Nano (who aren’t competing) to join Volt. She’s chasing back-to-back World Championships with different teams, what Amos Rendao has already done in the open division.

The obstacle? Anarchy, who made zero moves this window. More on that shortly.

Fakaw Women: The Youth Experiment

A brand-new team with half its roster promoted from the Youth Division: Johanne Olive, Léa Porqueras Da Silva, and Callie Spataro-Seyrac, all from academy teams.

Either France is building a pipeline that will dominate for a decade, or they’re throwing young athletes into water that’s too deep. We’ll know which by the end of Worlds.

Three Ways to Build a Team

The transfer window revealed a philosophical divide in how teams approach roster construction.

The Superteam: Hollywood

Captain Kyle Soderman is the only athlete who’s been there from the start. Everyone else arrived via transfer: Amos Rendao (APEX ETH), Ky Baldwin (TMPST), Gabe Torres (SoFlo), Carson Palmer (Rise), and now Jarrod Luty (APEX Moon).

It’s working. Amos is chasing history: a potential third consecutive World Championship, matching the only three-peat ever achieved (Marrero Gang at WCT1, 2, 3). If he pulls it off, it’s arguably the greatest individual achievement in Chase Tag® history.

The Hybrid: UGEN

Three originals (Richard Thompson, Haroon Hanafi, Dayne Nembhard), two developed recruits (Dave Hogenboom, Sam van Rijn), and three transfers (Luke Horner, Orlando Devaux, Mohamed Ayari). Balanced. Cultural continuity with strategic upgrades.

The question has always been whether their talent translates internationally. This might be the roster that delivers.

The Internal Machine: Anarchy

Zero transfers this window. The US Champions looked at their roster and said: we’re good.

The two exceptions to their homegrown core are significant: Eva Yamani and Amy Baldwin, both national champions and MVPs before arriving. But Anarchy doesn’t chase every available player. They wait for the right ones and add them to an established culture.

Is this confidence or complacency? Kunoichi added Taylor Carpenter. Volt added Maïlys Blasco. Standing still while everyone else improves is a bet, and it might be the wrong one.

The Feeder Systems

For every team acquiring talent, someone’s developing it. Parkour59 lost Mohamed Ayari to UGEN but brought up three academy players. APEX Moon lost Jarrod Luty to Hollywood. APEX Nemesis lost Taylor Carpenter to Kunoichi.

These organisations might not win championships this year. But they’re building the athletes who will compete for the next decade.

The Favourites

Open Division:

1. Hollywood: Amos chasing the three-peat. Ky Baldwin elite. The deepest roster in the sport.
2. Fakaw: If Jason is real and sharp, they’re contenders. Big if.
3. Rooftop Kings: Redouan Yagoub and company have proven themselves. Never count them out.

Women’s Division:

1. Anarchy: Beat Kunoichi in the WCT7 US final. Baldwin and Yamani are that good.
2. Kunoichi: Finalists everywhere. Now with Taylor Carpenter. The most complete roster in women’s Chase Tag®.
3. Volt: Maïlys Blasco is a World Champion. That experience matters.

Don’t Sleep On:

• ParkourMan: 4× Chinese Champions, undefeated domestically, ranked 7th worldwide. Lost only to eventual runners-up KIMEO at WCT6 Worlds. They’re not underdogs; they’re waiting for their moment.
• The Crow: Antoine Henriques brings the veteran leadership they lacked.
• Valkyrie: Never stops training, travelling, competing. Hungry.

All Transfers

What to Watch

Jason’s return: Real or smoke? Sharp or rusty? Legacy-making or legacy-breaking?

Amos’s three-peat: Only Marrero Gang has done it (WCT1, 2, 3). If Amos wins with a third different team, it’s the greatest individual achievement in Chase Tag® history.

The women’s title race: Anarchy vs Kunoichi vs Volt. Genuinely unpredictable.

The window is closed. Every team made their choices. In June, we find out who was right.

See you in Évry-Courcouronnes.

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