ZETA DIVISION has introduced the departure of VALORANT gamers Hikaru ‘CLZ’ Mizutani and Kim ‘TenTen’ Tae-young.
The information comes roughly a month after each athletes started exploring different choices for the 2026 season as restricted brokers.
Beforehand knowledgeable Fortnite participant, CLZ transitioned to VALORANT esports in 2020, the place he gained a number of Challengers Japan competitions. In October final yr, the Japanese participant signed with ZETA forward of the 2025 VCT Pacific season.
“Thanks very a lot to my teammates, employees, and followers who’ve made their voices heard always,” shared CLZ in a press launch.
“We is not going to waste the expertise and frustration we have now gained right here, and we are going to proceed to problem ourselves to the subsequent stage with all our would possibly.”
In contrast to his former teammate, TenTen has solely been a part of ZETA’s VALORANT roster since April this yr. The youthful brother of Kim ‘Meteor’ Tae-oh commenced his esports profession in late 2022.
Previous to his time at ZETA, TenTen performed for T1’s Academy crew with which he positioned third at Challengers 2025: Korea Stage 1.
TenTen additionally commented on at present’s announcement: “I used to be actually blissful to have the ability to make my debut within the Pacific League in Japan and with my dreamy crew, ZETA DIVISION, with my finest mates. I hope you’ll proceed to obtain quite a lot of help any further!”
ZETA DIVISION’s 2025 Efficiency
ZETA DIVISION has been competing in VALORANT since 2020, rising a big fandom particularly among the many sport’s Japanese viewers.
One essential cause for the organiation’s reputation is its affiliation with former roster member Koji ‘Laz’ Ushida. Even after his retirement, ZETA stored Laz signed as a content material creator who helps entice spectacular viewership numbers for his crew.
As a companion crew, ZETA has a safe slot in Riot Video games’ franchised VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) till 2027. Nonetheless, the Japanese organisation has struggled to maintain up with different VCT Pacific rivals year-on-year.
Following a third-place at Masters Reykjavík 2022 and a Champions attendence in the identical yr, ZETA has did not qualify for one more worldwide match. This development persevered all through 2025 because the roster suffered early elimination at VCT Pacific’s Kickoff, Stage 1 and Stage 2 competitions.
Apparently, although, ZETA was the one crew in Stage 2 to defeat Masters Toronto champion Paper Rex, highlighting the slumbering potential of the previous roster.
