What are the chances of Japanese teams at VCT LOCK//IN?

ZETA DIVISION attend #VCT LOCK//IN with an eye on the future …

"Masters Tokyo is our main goal" from @zetadivision IGL @lazvell pic.twitter.com/DNnNCkZZit

— ValorIntel (@ValorINTEL) February 10, 2023

ZETA causes a sensation

Last year’s VCT season saw a much stronger ZETA DIVISION play. They managed to qualify for the VCT 2022 Stage 1 Masters in Reykjavik and put on a run nobody expected, beating opponents like Liquid and Fnatic in the lower round of the playoffs. OpTic Gaming eventually defeated the Japanese team in the lower bracket finals and won the event. Still, ZETA’s run at the event was the biggest talking point of the tournament. ZETA was also part of the VALORANT Champions 2022, but their run there was ultimately stopped by LOUD.

To solidify the lineup ahead of this year’s VCT season, the organization has signed a sixth man in Ryo “barce” Takebayashi. The player was formerly part of DetonatioN FocusMe.

This is how it looks at DetonatioN FocusMe

DetonatioN FocusMe has revised its line-up for the VCT 2023 season. In fact, the team has a completely new line-up for the year and signed the entire team on the same day, with each player coming from a different Asian team.

Last October, DetonatioN announced the addition of five new players, including Park “Seoldam” Sang-min, Yoshitaka “Anthem” Enomoto, Oshiro “Reita” Ryu, Shogo “takej” Takemori, and Tomoki “xnfri” Moriya. Also, Seo “Suggest” Jae-young was promoted from the second team, DetonatioN White.

DetonatioN still has a lot to prove as far as achievements in VALORANT go. The team pales in comparison to teams like ZETA DIVISION, despite only entering the VALORANT scene in mid-2020. Still, with such talent from the region, the team has a solid foundation. DetonatioN FocusMe will meet Giants Gaming on the opening day of VCT LOCK IN Brazil.

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