Hiroki "hiroronn" Yanai and Yushin "yuran" Hato of ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #12 Dep Yuma Hashimoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe have each announced that the team has allowed them to explore their options as restricted free agents.

Both players joined ZETA as rookies for the 2024 season, marking the organization's first roster changes since 2022 following crow 's transition to assistant coach and TENNN 's departure from the team.

hiroronn was scouted from FENNEL FENNEL Japan Rank #2 GON CLZ Hikaru Mizutani SyouTa Xdll Yuto Mizomori following their third place finish in Challengers Japan, while yuran was picked up directly from ZETA Division Academy. Brazilian coach Carlao was also brought in to provide a fresh perspective to the team.

Regional expectations were high for the Japanese squad at the beginning of the 2024 season after they won the Pacific Last Chance Qualifier to qualify for Champions in 2023. While ZETA were able to secure a respectable 4th-6th place finish in Pacific Kickoff, they were subsequently unable to carry their momentum forward and spent the majority of the season towards the bottom of the standings. ZETA ended the regular season with a 3-7 record and ultimately failed to qualify for playoffs.

The active roster has been reduced to just two following the recent retirement of Laz .

ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #12 Dep Yuma Hashimoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe is now: