DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #7 Meiy Ibuki Seki Art Jinboong Kim Jin-won (김진원) Akame Yu Gwang-hui (유광희) gyen has announced the release of An "Medusa" Min-cheol (안민철), Yoshitaka "Anthem" Enomoto, Yusuke "neth" Matsuda, and head coach Moon "Astell" Ji-won (문지원). The release includes three members who were a part of the Crazy Raccoon Crazy Raccoon Inactive core that was acquired by DFM in late 2023.
Medusa and Anthem had previously announced that they were restricted free agents and looking for new teams, but the latest announcement by DFM now confirms they are unattached free agents.
Astell, who had been with the core since 2022 and a head coach since the 2023 season, leaves having amassed two full seasons of head coaching experience.
neth, alongside Medusa, had been with the Crazy Raccoon core since 2020, and will be split from his teammates for the first time in nearly four years.
Meiy and coach NorthernLights are the only remaining members from Crazy Raccoon.
DFM's 2024 season was disappointing. One year after finishing dead last in the 2023 Pacific League, they finished second from last place in Pacific Stage 2 – just one spot above 2023 Pacific Ascension champions and now relegated BLEED.
They won just two matches in the 2024 season, failing to qualify for any international events in the process.
DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #7 Meiy Ibuki Seki Art Jinboong Kim Jin-won (김진원) Akame Yu Gwang-hui (유광희) gyen is now:
- Ibuki "Meiy" Seki
- Tomonori "SSeeS" Okimura
- Hirotaka "Melofovia" Okazaki (Coach)
- "NorthernLights" (Coach)