DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #5 Medusa An Min-cheol (안민철) neth Yusuke Matsuda Meiy Ibuki Seki SSeeS Tomonori Okimura Anthem Yoshitaka Enomoto 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 #7 Laz Ushida Koji yuran Yushin Hato hiroronn Hiroki Yanai Dep Yuma Hashimoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe and NORTHEPTION NORTHEPTION Japan Rank #6 YoWamu thiefy Masato Tsujita Pepper Shoki Banjo Esperanza Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철) Wolverine Cho Hyun-tae (조현태) 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 #2 JohnOlsen Chanawin Nakchain PTC Kititkawin Rattanasukol Leviathan Thanyathon Nakmee foxz Itthirit Ngamsaard Sushiboys Panyawat Subsiriroj . Following the conclusion of Champions, Reita joined REJECT REJECT Japan Rank #3 GangPin Chae Jung-moo Akame Yu Gwang-hui (유광희) muto Hals stand-in BRIAN 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 Klaus Nicolas Ferrari Shyy Fabian Usnayo Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro heat Olavo Marcelo , who later qualified for Champions 2023.

With changes coming, DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #5 Medusa An Min-cheol (안민철) neth Yusuke Matsuda Meiy Ibuki Seki SSeeS Tomonori Okimura Anthem Yoshitaka Enomoto are now: