ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #12 Absol Kazuki Fujinoki SyouTa Shota Aoki SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe eKo Yeom Wang-ryong (염왕룡) Xdll Yuto Mizomori has announced a coaching change, with former assistant coach Ryota "ryota-" Okayama becoming the team's head coach while former head coach Motoyama "XQQ" Hibiki moves to assistant coach.

"Based on the characteristics and strengths of each individual that have become apparent through our efforts so far, we have reviewed the system to enable them to be utilized more effectively," ZETA said. "By clarifying roles, we aim to enhance the reproducibility and precision of our tactics, and to further improve the quality and level of completion as a team."

ZETA had a Pacific Kickoff to forget, putting up a 1-3 record and finishing 9th-10th. The bottom-four finish was ZETA's sixth consecutive in regional play, dating back to Stage 1 in 2024, when VCT regions had just 11 teams. Sweeping changes were made this past offseason for ZETA in hopes of returning to its former self. Dep , CLZ , and TenTen departed the squad along with coach Carlao , while the team picked up ryota-, eKo , Absol , and SyouTa .

With the region split into two groups for Stage 1, ZETA appears to have landed on the more favorable side. With Group Alpha boasting four former VCT trophy winners, ZETA is tasked with just two in T1 T1 Korea Rank #2 stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) Meteor Kim Tae-oh (김태오) BuZz Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철) iZu Ham Woo-ju (함우주) Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) and Rex Regum Qeon Rex Regum Qeon Asia-Pacific Rank #3 Monyet Cahya Nugraha xffero David Monangin Jemkin Maksim Batorov Kushy Bryan Carlos Setiawan crazyguy Ngô Công Anh , while also having to go up against FULL SENSE FULL SENSE Asia-Pacific Rank #4 Leviathan Thanyathon Nakmee Killua Tanate Teerasawad primmie Papaphat Sriprapha JitBoyS Jittana Nokngam Crws Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut , and fellow Japan-based squads DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #2 Meiy Ibuki Seki SSeeS Tomonori Okimura yatsuka Kazuya Ikeda Caedye Amon Mateus Okakura Akame Yu Gwang-hui (유광희) and VARREL VARREL Japan Rank #1 C1ndeR Ko Jae-hyuk (고재혁) Klaus Kim Min-hyuk (김민혁) XuNa Kim Tae-geon (김태건) oonzmlp Shin Sang-beom (신상범) Zexy Jang Suk-hyun (장석현) .

ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #12 Absol Kazuki Fujinoki SyouTa Shota Aoki SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe eKo Yeom Wang-ryong (염왕룡) Xdll Yuto Mizomori 's updated squad is now:

  • Kazuki "Absol" Fujinoki
  • Shota "SyouTa" Aoki
  • Shota "SugarZ3ro" Watanabe
  • Yeom "eKo" Wang-ryong (염왕룡)
  • Yuto "Xdll" Mizomori
  • Ryota "ryota-" Okayama (Head coach)
  • Motoyama "XQQ" Hibiki (Assistant coach)
  • "gya9" (Analyst)
  • Jacob "Mini" Harris (Staff)