DetonatioN FocusMe has introduced its up to date VALORANT roster earlier than starting its 2026 VCT marketing campaign at Pacific Kickoff.
The Japanese organisation has traded two gamers with Challengers group RIDDLE ORDER whereas additionally signing its head coach.
As a part of the transfer, Amon ‘Caedye’ Okakura and yatsuka will be a part of DFM’s energetic lineup, changing Kim ‘Jinboong’ Jin-won and Koki ‘gyen’ Nakamura, who will probably be heading to RIDDLE.
Try DetonatioN FocusMe’s full roster for the VCT 2026 season under:
- Tomonori ‘SSeeS’ Okimura (IGL)
- Ibuki ‘Meiy’ Seki
- Yu ‘akame’ Gwang-hui
- Amon ‘Caedye’ Okakura
- yatsuka
- Kakeru ‘Vorz’ Ikarashi (Head Coach)
- Hirotaka ‘Melofovia’ Okazaki (Coach)
- Tsubasa ‘NorthernLights’ Ando (Coach)
Whereas Caedye and yatsuka will probably be making their tier-one debut, they had been an integral a part of RIDDLE’s 4 consecutive Challengers title-winning run in 2025. Beneath Vorz’s management, the group additionally achieved a top-four end at VCT Ascension Pacific 2024, lacking out on a VCT promotion by simply two sequence wins
“The brand new gamers, yatsuka and Caedye, are simply 18 years previous and are characterised by their youthful, overwhelming bodily energy and excessive adaptability,” DFM said in a press launch.
The announcement additional added: “Meiy, Akame, and SSeeS have already been practising alongside new members Yatsuka and Caedye, and are feeling assured. With Melofovia and NorthernLights supporting Coach Vorz, we’re able to compete in 2026.”
With regards to DetonatioN FocusMe’s efficiency, the group hasn’t competed at a world VCT occasion thus far other than VCT LOCK//IN 2023 and has solely sometimes made playoff appearances in regional tournaments.
The organisation will now be seeking to flip issues round, with the purpose of qualifying for its first-ever VALORANT Masters occasion whereas delivering constant performances throughout Pacific Kickoff, Stage 1, and Stage 2.
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The group wants to succeed in high three on the occasion with a purpose to qualify for the primary Masters occasion of the yr, VALORANT Masters Santiago, scheduled to run from February twenty eighth to March fifteenth.
Followers will have the ability to cheer on the recent roster by tuning into the VCT Pacific Twitch and YouTube channels
