DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #7 Meiy Ibuki Seki Art Jinboong Kim Jin-won (김진원) Akame Yu Gwang-hui (유광희) gyen have begun their off-season by cutting Park "Seoldam" Sang-min (박상민) and Oshiro "Reita" Ryu, as the organization announced on X, formerly Twitter; thus confirming the changes in the Global Contract Database earlier today.
Reita and Seoldam were staples in the Japanese Challengers scene in 2021, having played for ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #2 Dep Yuma Hashimoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe CLZ Hikaru Mizutani SyouTa Shota Aoki Xdll Yuto Mizomori and NORTHEPTION NORTHEPTION Japan Rank #18 respectively. While ZETA made Masters: Berlin, NORTHEPTION came close to a Champions berth but ultimately fell short in the APAC Last Chance Qualifier to FULL SENSE FULL SENSE Asia-Pacific Rank #5 JohnOlsen Chanawin Nakchain Leviathan Thanyathon Nakmee aLerT Wattanachok Yingnakorn Potter Sutthichai Promsrikaew Sushiboys Panyawat Subsiriroj . Following the conclusion of Champions, Reita joined REJECT REJECT Japan Rank #12 JaXe BNN take IceBear for a one-year loan, while Seoldam took a step back to content creation for Crazy Raccoon Crazy Raccoon Inactive . REJECT had an up-and-down season in 2022 but had a substantial top-six placement at the East Asia LCQ.
DetonatioN FocusMe, alias Detonation Gaming White, entered the scene in 2020 but took a hiatus in 2021. Despite returning in 2022, they failed to make an impact as they always fell short in Challengers open qualifiers. Following their acceptance into the inaugural Pacific Partnership league, DFM signed Seoldam and Reita as part of the organization's new and revamped roster.
DetonatioN FocusMe debuted at LOCK//IN but were eliminated in their first match to Giants Gaming Giants Gaming Inactive Redgar Igor Vlasov Fit1nho Adolfo Gallego nukkye Žygimantas Chmieliauskas hoody Aaro Peltokangas Cloud Kirill Nehozhin . Unfortunately, the losses kept coming as DetonatioN FocusMe were one of two teams who finished winless in nine games in their respective leagues, with the other being KRÜ Esports KRÜ Esports Latin America South Rank #3 keznit Angelo Mori Mazino Roberto Rivas adverso Benjamín Poblete mta Nicolás González Shyy Fabian Usnayo Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro , who later qualified for Champions 2023.
With changes coming, DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #7 Meiy Ibuki Seki Art Jinboong Kim Jin-won (김진원) Akame Yu Gwang-hui (유광희) gyen are now: