The WCT7 World Championship draw took place live on World Chase Tag’s YouTube channel, revealing the group stage matchups for both divisions. The event takes place on 6th and 7th June at Les Arènes in Évry-Courcouronnes, France.
Christian and Damien Devaux conducted the draw in front of four witnesses: Yoann Evita (Head Referee of WCT7 Worlds and Director of Chase Tag Poitiers), Rob Schihl (team captain and gym owner of APEX, WCT5 World Champion), Emily Stout (team captain of APEX Venom), and Greg Ball (Quadside host, 3× World Champion, former team captain of Marrero Gang).
The only seeding constraint: Hollywood Freerunners and Parkour59 were placed in separate groups. Every other team could have landed anywhere.
The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals. Third-place finals and championship finals follow.
Women’s Division
Group A: Valkyrie, Volt, Anarchy
Group B: Fakaw Women, Kunoichi, Rooftop Queens
Group A: The Transfer Comes Full Circle
Eva Yamani made history as the first transcontinental transfer in Chase Tag® when she left Volt to join Anarchy ahead of WCT7 US. She won that event with her new team, adding to her WCT6 France Championship and WCT6 France MVP.
Now she faces her former teammates in the group stage.
Anarchy’s roster pairs Yamani with Amy Baldwin, back-to-back US Champion (WCT6 and WCT7) and WCT7 MVP. On paper, they look unstoppable.
Volt have responded. Maïlys Blasco, former team captain and World Champion with Nano, has returned to competition after time away. At the UBC40 Ranked Session earlier this month, she became the first woman to perform the Flying Dutchman. She looked ready.
Valkyrie complete the group. Three teams, two spots. No easy matches.
Group B: Experience vs Youth
Kunoichi have reached the finals of every event they’ve entered: WCT6 US (winners), WCT6 Panamerica, WCT6 Worlds, and WCT7 US. Consistency at the highest level. They remain favourites.
Fakaw Women represent the opposite profile: young talent emerging from the Academy division, competing at senior level for the first time at a World Championship. The pathway from Academy to Worlds is real, and this is where it leads.
Rooftop Queens make their World Championship debut after a strong showing at the Rotterdam Chase-Off™ in November. They train under the direction of Redouan Yagoub at the Rooftop Kings facility. Whether Chase-Off™ form translates to the World Championship stage remains to be seen.
The women’s division is wide open. Any of these six teams could make a deep run.
Open Division
Group A: Fata Morgana, Quality Movement, Rooftop Kings, Fakaw Paris, Nimbus, Hollywood Freerunners
Group B: UGEN, NYX, The Crow, Dexterity Depot, ParkourMan, Parkour59
Group A: The Rematch and the Threepeat
Hollywood Freerunners are the reigning World Champions with one of the most complete rosters and deepest squads in the sport. They’ve improved again, recruiting Jarrod Luty from APEX Moon.
Behind them sits Amos Rendao, the main strategist who led APEX ETH to the WCT5 World Championship and Hollywood to the WCT6 title. If Hollywood win again, Rendao gets the threepeat. The last person to achieve that? Greg Ball with Marrero Gang, back when the sport was just getting started. Rendao could become the first to do it in the modern era.
Standing in their way: Rooftop Kings, the only team to beat Hollywood in the past two years. That win came at the Rotterdam Chase-Off™ in November, 2-1 on home soil. Now they meet again in the group stage.
Fakaw Paris add home crowd pressure. They’re the local favourites, and rumours persist about Jason Wu Bergeron joining their roster, though nothing has been confirmed. The Crow, another French team, didn’t land in this group, but Fakaw will carry expectations.
Fata Morgana return for their third World Championship. The Israeli side reached the semi-finals last time before losing to KIMEO. They remain dangerous. Nimbus (ranked 13th) and Quality Movement (ranked 22nd) complete the group.
Group B: The Group of Death
On paper, Group B looked like the easier draw. In reality, there are no weak teams.
NYX are the WCT7 US Champions. Built around Matthew Hall, former Hollywood player and WCT6 World Champion, they’ve emerged as genuine contenders. They’re not here to make up numbers.
Parkour59 enter with a record that contradicts their underdog perception. Three finals in four official championship appearances. Two wins. Their lowest result is a semi-final exit. Worlds is the only trophy missing.
They’ve added Gabin Pariel, fresh from the Academy division. At the Dexterity Depot Chase-Off™ earlier this month, Pariel scored evasions against Ky Baldwin, Marquis Bennett (WCT7 US MVP), and Redouan Yagoub. He’s currently ranked number one in the world on Squared™. The talent pathway from Academy to the World Championship is producing results.
UGEN, the longest-standing team in the sport and the only UK representative, are ranked 12th. ParkourMan (ranked 7th, four-time Chinese Champions, undefeated domestically) and Dexterity Depot (WCT7 US silver medallists) add further quality. The Crow, featuring Antoine Henriques, bring local French support.
Six teams. Two spots. Someone good is going home early.
France Gets Home Advantage
Three French teams will compete with home crowd support: Fakaw Paris and The Crow in the open division, plus the Academy talents of Fakaw Women. Parkour59, based in Roubaix in the north, will also draw French fans.
Les Arènes in Évry-Courcouronnes should be loud. Whether home advantage translates to results is another question.
How to Watch
The draw is available now on World Chase Tag’s YouTube channel.
WCT7 Worlds will be broadcast live on the same channel on 6th and 7th June.
Event Information
WCT7 World Championship 6th–7th June 2025 Les Arènes, Évry-Courcouronnes, France
Tickets: wct.ticketblox.com