When we asked « who steps up when the champions are gone? » last month, we didn’t expect an answer this quickly.
Maïlys Blasco, captain of the first and only Women’s World Champions, has officially transferred to Volt.
The Move
Blasco leaves Nano, the team she led to the historic WCT7 World Championship, and joins Volt, the WCT6 France champions. It’s the first confirmed transfer following Nano’s announcement that they would not defend their title at the upcoming Worlds.
For Blasco, the decision allows her to compete at the highest level despite her former team’s absence. For Volt, it’s a statement signing: adding a proven champion and leader to a roster that underperformed at the last World Championship, exiting in the group stages.
What Volt Gets
The numbers speak for themselves.
At WCT7 Worlds, Blasco posted a 100% tag rate (4/4) and a 45.5% evasion rate (5/11). Beyond the stats, she brings championship experience, captaincy pedigree, and the intangible quality of having already won the biggest match in women’s Chase Tag®.
Volt were France champions at WCT6 but struggled on the world stage. Adding Blasco instantly elevates their ceiling. Whether it’s enough to challenge for the title remains to be seen, but they’re no longer a team anyone can overlook.
What It Means for Nano
This was always the likely outcome once Nano announced their pause. As we noted in our previous coverage, former Nano athletes remained eligible to compete, but only if they secured transfers before the end of February 2026.
Blasco was one of the most valuable piece on the board. Now she’s off it.
The question becomes whether other Nano athletes follow her lead. Each team is allowed just one transfer per window, making those remaining spots intensely competitive. Léa Marionnette, who posted a perfect 100% tag rate (11/11) at Worlds and became the first woman Knight of Flight is still available.
The Bigger Picture
Blasco’s transfer crystallises something we’ve been watching develop: the women’s division is deep enough now that even a champion’s departure doesn’t create a vacuum, it creates movement.
Nano stepping away didn’t freeze the competitive landscape. Athletes are finding new homes. Teams are upgrading rosters. The division keeps evolving.
For Volt, this is an opportunity to build something. For Blasco, it’s a chance to prove the championship wasn’t a one-team story, it was her story too.
And for everyone else? The transfer window isn’t closed yet.
The Amos Rendao Path
There’s a precedent for what Blasco is attempting.
In the open division, Amos Rendao won back-to-back World Championships with two different teams (APEX ETH & Hollywood Freerunners) proof that individual excellence can transcend roster changes. If Blasco leads Volt to the title, she’d match that achievement: consecutive world championships, different squads, same athlete at the centre.
But the path runs through Anarchy.
The US champions enter Worlds as heavy favourites, and their roster tells you why. Amy Baldwin secured back-to-back national championships with two different teams. Winning US titles with both Kunoichi and Anarchy, plus a US MVP award. Eva Yamani did the same across two countries: a French championship with Volt, then a US championship and MVP with Anarchy.
Blasco knows what it takes to win with one team. Baldwin and Yamani have already proven they can win with anyone.
That’s the obstacle. That’s the story.
The first domino has fallen. Who’s next?
