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			{{Short description\|Japanese esports organization}}
			{{More citations needed\|date=April 2019}}
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	{{Infobox sports team		{{Infobox sports team
	\| name = DetonatioN ~~Gaming~~		\| name = DetonatioN FocusMe
	\| short_name = ~~DNG~~		\| short_name = DFM
	\| logo = DetonatioN ~~Gaming~~ logo.png		\| logo = DetonatioN FocusMe logo.png
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	\| ~~location~~ = ]		\| city = ], Japan
			\| colors = Blue and black
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	\| founded = {{start date and age\|2012\|07\|df=y}}		\| founded = {{start date and age\|2012\|07\|df=y}}
	\| folded =		\| folded =
	\| ~~owner~~ = Nobuyuki "LGraN" Umezaki		\| ceo = Nobuyuki "LGraN" Umezaki
	\| manager = ~~Toshikazu "ENZA" Senzaki~~		\| manager =
	\| partners =		\| partners =
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			\| website = {{Official URL}}
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			\| footnotes =
	\| website = {{URL\|http://team-detonation.net/}}
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	'''DetonatioN ~~Gaming~~''' ('''~~DNG~~''') is a ~~]ese professional~~ ] organization with ~~players~~ competing across several titles. It was established ~~originally~~ as a '']'' team in July 2012.		'''DetonatioN FocusMe''' ('''DFM''') is a Japanese ] organization with professional teams competing across several titles. It was established as a '']'' team named '''DetonatioN Gaming''' ('''DNG''') in July 2012.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gilbert \|first1=Cameron \|title=DetonatioN Gaming: Japan's Vanguard \|url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/detonation-gaming-japanese-esports \|accessdate=27 August 2019 \|work=Red Bull \|date=5 February 2016 \|language=en}}</ref>

	~~Its~~ '']'' ~~team~~ is named '''DetonatioN ~~FocusMe'''~~ (''~~'DFM''')~~ ~~and~~ competes in the ] (LJL), the ~~highest~~ level of ~~competitive~~ ~~play~~ ~~in Japan~~. ~~In 2018, the~~ team qualified for ] ~~after~~ ~~winning~~ ~~the~~ 2018 ~~LJL~~ ~~Summer~~ ~~Split.<ref~~ ~~name="TorresDFM">{{cite~~ ~~news~~ \|~~last1=Torres~~ \|~~first1=Xander~~ \|~~title=~~DetonatioN FocusMe ~~Qualifies~~ for the ~~2018~~ ~~World~~ ~~Championship~~ ~~\|url=https://www.vpesports~~.~~com/leagueoflegends/detonation-focusme-qualifies-for-~~the~~-2018-world-championship/~~ ~~\|accessdate=12~~ ~~April~~ ~~2019~~ ~~\|work=VPEsports~~ ~~\|date=15~~ ~~September~~ ~~2018}}</ref>~~		"DetonatioN FocusMe" was originally the name of the organization's '']'' division, which began as an amateur team named "FocusMe". It also had a sister team ''DetonatioN Rabbit Five'' until 2015, when Riot Games applied the rule "one organization – one team" in every top league. DetonatioN FocusMe competes in the ] (LJL), the country's top-level league for the game. The team qualified for the ] in ], ], ], and ]. During the 2021 World Championship, DetonatioN FocusMe placed first in their play-in group and automatically qualified for the group stage of the main event. This marked the first time an LJL team had advanced to the main event of an international tournament.

	== ''League of Legends'' ==		== ''League of Legends'' ==
	{{~~More~~ ~~citations needed\|~~section\|date=~~April~~ ~~2019~~}}		{{Update section\|date=July 2023}}
	{{Infobox sports team		{{Infobox sports team
			\| name = DetonatioN FocusMe<br />''League of Legends''
	\| name = DetonatioN FocusMe
	\| short_name = DFM		\| short_name = DFM
	\| logo =		\| logo =
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	\| parent_group = ~~DetonatioN Gaming~~		\| parent_group =
	\| founded = April 2013		\| founded = April 2013
	\| folded =		\| folded =
	\| league = {{nowrap\|JCG Premier League (2013–2014)}}<br>] (~~2014–present~~)		\| league = {{nowrap\|JCG Premier League (2013–2014)}}<br />] (2014–2024)<br />] (2025–present)
			\| championships = 20 (4× JCG & 16× LJL)
	\| manager =
	\| ~~partners~~ =		\| manager =
	\| ~~sport_label~~ = ~~Game~~		\| coach =
	\| ~~sport~~ = '']''		\| partners =
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	\| website =		\| website =
	\| footnotes =		\| footnotes =
	\| fanclub =		\| fanclub =
	}}		}}

			=== History ===
	DetonatioN Gaming's '']'' division was founded in April 2013 when the organization acquired the roster of FocusMe and renamed the team DetonatioN FocusMe. DetonatioN FocusMe's first roster consisted of top laner Kodai "Gorira13" Ichimichi, jungler Noritaka "Anelace" Takehara, mid laner Kyohei "Ceros" Yoshida, bot laner Yuta "Yutapon" Sugiura, and Ryota "Maa" Nakano. Prior to the creation of the ] (LJL) in mid 2014, DetonatioN FocusMe participated in the JCG Premier League, finishing in the top four of the league for all but one season.

			==== Early years ====
	DetonatioN FocusMe placed last out of four teams in the LJL's inaugral season, but would later go on to win the second season of the LJL in the same year. That victory gave the team an invitation to South Korea's NLB Summer 2014, where they lost in the first round of the Gold League to Prime Sentinel. Afterwards, DetonatioN FocusMe placed first in the 2014 LJL Summer Split's regular season, moving on to the grand finals, where they defeated ] 3–2 in a close series.
			The organization's '']'' division began as an unsponsored amateur team named FocusMe, competing independently until it was acquired and renamed by DetonatioN Gaming. DetonatioN FocusMe's first roster consisted of top laner Kodai "Gorira13" Ichimichi, jungler Noritaka "Anelace" Takehara, mid laner Kyohei "Ceros" Yoshida, bot laner Yuta "Yutapon" Sugiura, and Ryota "Maa" Nakano. Prior to the creation of the ] (LJL) in mid-2014, DetonatioN FocusMe participated in the JCG Premier League, finishing in the top four of the league for all but one season.

			DetonatioN FocusMe placed last out of four teams in the LJL's inaugural season, but would later go on to win the second season of the LJL in the same year. That victory gave the team an invitation to South Korea's NLB Summer 2014, where they lost in the first round of the Gold League to Prime Sentinel. Afterwards, DetonatioN FocusMe placed first in the 2014 LJL Summer Split's regular season, moving on to the grand finals, where they defeated Rascal Jester 3–2 in a close series.
	After winning the 2015 LJL Season 1 finals in a 3–0 victory over sister team DetonatioN RabbitFive, DetonatioN FocusMeattended the 2015 International Wildcard Invitational (IWCI). The team only managed to secure a single victory over ] in the group stage, ending with a 1–5 record and placing 6th out of seven teams. In the 2015 LJL Season 2, DetonatioN FocusMeplaced 2nd but later won the grand finals once again, securing a spot in the 2015 International Wildcard Tournament in Turkey. DetonatioN FocusMe took surprising victories over Australian team ] and Thai team Bangkok Titans on the first day of competition, but later lost all their remaining games on the second day and ultimately placed last.

			==== 2015 ====
	For the 2016 LJL Spring Split, DetonatioN FocusMe acquired jungler Yun "Catch" Sang-ho and support Han "viviD" Gi-hun from ]. The team would go on to place 1st in the regular season, having only lost two games and ending with a 10–0 series record. In the grand finals, DetonatioN FocusMe swept their rivals Rampage 3–0, qualifying them for the 2016 IWCI. DetonatioN FocusMe placed 5th at the 2016 IWCI with a 3–4 record, failing to move on to the qualifying brackets. In the 2016 LJL Summer Split, DetonatioN FocusMe placed 2nd in the regular season and in playoffs, behind Rampage in both cases.
			On 23 January 2015, DetonatioN FocusMe became Japan's first full-time professional ''League of Legends'' team by introducing salaries and a gaming house as living accommodation, something other organizations in Japan had previously avoided due to the country's stigma on professional gaming.<ref>{{cite news \|title=DetonatioNの「LoL」チーム「FocusMe」がプロとして活動を開始 \|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/073/G007372/20150122117/ \|accessdate=23 June 2019 \|work=www.4gamer.net \|date=23 January 2015 \|language=ja}}</ref> After winning the 2015 LJL Season 1 finals in a 3–0 victory over sister team DetonatioN RabbitFive, DetonatioN FocusMe attended the 2015 International Wildcard Invitational (IWCI). The team only managed to secure a single victory over Kaos Latin Gamers in the group stage, ending with a 1–5 record and placing 6th out of seven teams. In the 2015 LJL Season 2, DetonatioN FocusMe placed second but later won the grand finals once again, securing a spot in the 2015 International Wildcard Tournament in Turkey. DetonatioN FocusMe took surprising victories over Australian team ] and Thai team Bangkok Titans on the first day of competition, but later lost all their remaining games on the second day and ultimately placed last.

			==== 2016 ====
	In both the 2017 LJL Spring and 2017 LJL Summer Splits, DetonatioN FocusMe placed 1st in the regular season but lost to Rampage in the grand finals. DetonatioN FocusMe was one of three teams that represented the LJL at Rift Rivals 2017, which the league won.
			For the 2016 LJL Spring Split, DetonatioN FocusMe acquired jungler Yun "Catch" Sang-ho and support Han "viviD" Gi-hun from ]. The team would go on to place first in the regular season, having only lost two games and ending with a 10–0 series record. In the grand finals, DetonatioN FocusMe ] their rivals ] 3–0, qualifying them for the 2016 IWCI. DetonatioN FocusMe placed fifth at the 2016 IWCI with a 3–4 record, failing to move on to the qualifying brackets. In the 2016 LJL Summer Split, DetonatioN FocusMe placed second in the regular season and in playoffs, behind Rampage in both cases.

			==== 2017 ====
	DetonatioN FocusMe dominated the regular season of the LJL 2018 Spring Split, dropping only three games and ending in 1st place with a 10–0 series record. However, they lost to PENTAGRAM (formerly Rampage) 0–3 in the grand finals. In the LJL 2018 Summer Split, DetonatioN FocusMe dominated the league once again, ending the regular season in 1st with a 9–1 series record. Unlike the previous split, DetonatioN FocusMe won the grand finals against Unsold Stuff Gaming 3–1, qualifying the team for their first ever appearance at the ].<ref name="TorresDFM" />
			In both the 2017 LJL Spring and 2017 LJL Summer Splits, DetonatioN FocusMe placed first in the regular season but lost to Rampage in the grand finals. DetonatioN FocusMe was one of three teams that represented the LJL at ] 2017 GPL-LJL-OPL, which the league won after a 3–1 victory over the representatives of Southeast Asia's ] (GPL).

			==== 2018 ====
	In the ] play-in stage, DetonatioN FocusMe was drawn into Group C with North American team ] and Brazilian team ].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Goslin \|first1=Austen \|title=The groups for the 2018 World Championship have been selected \|url=https://www.riftherald.com/lol-worlds/2018/9/24/17896546/lol-2018-world-championship-groups \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=The Rift Herald \|date=24 September 2018}}</ref> After winning two games against KaBuM! e-Sports (which included a tiebreaker),<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Newell \|first1=Adam \|title=Cloud9 repay their four year debt to KaBum to set up a tiebreaker match in Group C \|url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/cloud9-repay-their-four-year-debt-to-kabum-to-set-up-a-tiebreaker-match-in-group-c \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=Dot Esports \|date=3 October 2018}}</ref> DetonatioN FocusMe became the first Japanese team to win any number of games at the World Championship and the first Japanese team to qualify for the second round of the World Championship play-in stage.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Erzberger \|first1=Tyler \|title=DetonatioN FocusMe's Evi: 'I knew I won ... that's when I started crying.' \|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/24899565/league-legends-world-championship-detonation-focusme-evi-knew-won-started-crying \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=ESPN \|date=5 October 2018 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Esguerra \|first1=Lawrence Tyler \|title=Cloud9, DetonatioN move to Worlds Play-in knockout stage \|url=https://www.dailyesports.gg/cloud9-detonation-worlds-play-in-day-two/ \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=Daily Esports \|date=4 October 2018}}</ref> Unfortunately, DetonatioN FocusMe was knocked out of the event by ], who they lost to 0–3 in the second round.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Cloud9 survives play-ins, advances to LoL Worlds group stage \|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/24908943/2018-league-legends-world-championhip-cloud9-survives-play-ins-advances-lol-worlds-group-stage \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=Rootwire via ESPN \|date=6 October 2018 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Mickunas \|first1=Aaron \|title=EDG crush the competition to advance to groups at Worlds, and other teams should be scared \|url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/edg-crush-the-competition-to-advance-to-groups-at-worlds-and-other-teams-should-be-scared \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=Dot Esports \|date=6 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Chouadria \|first1=Adel \|title=EDward Gaming crush DetonatioN FocusMe, qualify to Worlds 2018 main event \|url=https://cybersport.com/post/edward-gaming-crush-detonation-focusme-qualify-to-2018-worlds-main-event \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=cybersport.com \|date=6 October 2018}}</ref>
			DetonatioN FocusMe dominated the regular season of the LJL 2018 Spring Split, dropping only three games and ending in first place with a 10–0 series record. However, they lost to ] (formerly Rampage) 0–3 in the grand finals. In the LJL 2018 Summer Split, DetonatioN FocusMe dominated the league once again, ending the regular season in 1st with a 9–1 series record. Unlike the previous split, DetonatioN FocusMe won the grand finals against Unsold Stuff Gaming 3–1, qualifying the team for their first ever appearance at the ].<ref name="TorresDFM">{{cite news \|last1=Torres \|first1=Xander \|title=DetonatioN FocusMe Qualifies for the 2018 World Championship \|url=https://www.vpesports.com/leagueoflegends/detonation-focusme-qualifies-for-the-2018-world-championship/ \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=VPEsports \|date=15 September 2018 \|archive-date=9 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109042031/https://www.vpesports.com/leagueoflegends/detonation-focusme-qualifies-for-the-2018-world-championship/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

			In the ] play-in stage, DetonatioN FocusMe was drawn into Group C with North American team ] and Brazilian team ].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Goslin \|first1=Austen \|title=The groups for the 2018 World Championship have been selected \|url=https://www.riftherald.com/lol-worlds/2018/9/24/17896546/lol-2018-world-championship-groups \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=The Rift Herald \|date=24 September 2018}}</ref> After winning two games against KaBuM! e-Sports (which included a tiebreaker),<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Newell \|first1=Adam \|title=Cloud9 repay their four year debt to KaBum to set up a tiebreaker match in Group C \|url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/cloud9-repay-their-four-year-debt-to-kabum-to-set-up-a-tiebreaker-match-in-group-c \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=Dot Esports \|date=3 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Esguerra \|first1=Lawrence Tyler \|title=Cloud9, DetonatioN move to Worlds Play-in knockout stage \|url=https://www.dailyesports.gg/cloud9-detonation-worlds-play-in-day-two/ \|accessdate=18 May 2019 \|work=Daily Esports \|date=4 October 2018 \|archive-date=2 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202081316/https://www.dailyesports.gg/cloud9-detonation-worlds-play-in-day-two/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> DetonatioN FocusMe became the first Japanese team to win any number of games at the World Championship and the first Japanese team to qualify for the second round of the World Championship play-in stage.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Erzberger \|first1=Tyler \|title=DetonatioN FocusMe's Evi: 'I knew I won ... that's when I started crying.' \|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/24899565/league-legends-world-championship-detonation-focusme-evi-knew-won-started-crying \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=ESPN \|date=5 October 2018 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Esguerra \|first1=Lawrence Tyler \|title=Cloud9, DetonatioN move to Worlds Play-in knockout stage \|url=https://www.dailyesports.gg/cloud9-detonation-worlds-play-in-day-two/ \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=Daily Esports \|date=4 October 2018 \|archive-date=2 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202081316/https://www.dailyesports.gg/cloud9-detonation-worlds-play-in-day-two/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Unfortunately, DetonatioN FocusMe was knocked out of the event by ], who they lost to 0–3 in the second round.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Cloud9 survives play-ins, advances to LoL Worlds group stage \|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/24908943/2018-league-legends-world-championhip-cloud9-survives-play-ins-advances-lol-worlds-group-stage \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=Rootwire via ESPN \|date=6 October 2018 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Mickunas \|first1=Aaron \|title=EDG crush the competition to advance to groups at Worlds, and other teams should be scared \|url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/edg-crush-the-competition-to-advance-to-groups-at-worlds-and-other-teams-should-be-scared \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=Dot Esports \|date=6 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Chouadria \|first1=Adel \|title=EDward Gaming crush DetonatioN FocusMe, qualify to Worlds 2018 main event \|url=https://cybersport.com/post/edward-gaming-crush-detonation-focusme-qualify-to-2018-worlds-main-event \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=cybersport.com \|date=6 October 2018 \|archive-date=12 April 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412071122/https://cybersport.com/post/edward-gaming-crush-detonation-focusme-qualify-to-2018-worlds-main-event \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	== Rosters ==

	=== ~~''League of Legends''~~ ===		==== 2019 ====
			DetonatioN FocusMe had a dominant regular season in the 2019 LJL Spring Split, losing only a single game to Sengoku Gaming and ending in first place with a 20–1 record. This directly qualified the team for the grand finals, where they swept Unsold Stuff Gaming 3–0 to qualify for the ] as the LJL's representative.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Newell \|first1=Adam \|title=All the teams that have qualified for the 2019 League Mid-Season Invitational \|url=https://dotesports.com/news/qualified-teams-2019-lol-msi \|accessdate=22 April 2019 \|work=Dot Esports \|date=21 April 2019}}</ref>
	{\| class="wikitable"
	! ]
	! ID
	! Name
	! Role
	\|-
	\| {{flagicon\|Japan}}
	\| Evi
	\| Shunsuke Murase
	\| Top Laner
	\|-
	\| {{flagicon\|South Korea}}
	\| Steal
	\| Moon Geon-yeong
	\| Jungler
	\|-
	\| {{flagicon\|Japan}}
	\| Ceros
	\| Kyohei Yoshida
	\| Mid Laner
	\|-
	\| {{flagicon\|Japan}}
	\| Yutapon
	\| Yuta Sugiura
	\| Bot Laner
	\|-
	\| {{flagicon\|South Korea}}
	\| Gaeng
	\| Yang Gwang-yu
	\| Support
	\|-
	\| {{flagicon\|Japan}}
	\| Ramune
	\| Osamu Ozawa
	\| Mid Laner (sub.)
	\|}

			DetonatioN FocusMe was placed in Group B of the first round of the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational play-in stage, along with Russian team ], Brazilian team INTZ e-Sports, and Thai team ].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Amos \|first1=Andrew \|title=Here are the groups for the MSI 2019 play-in stage \|url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/here-are-the-groups-for-the-msi-play-in-stage \|accessdate=4 May 2019 \|work=Dot Esports \|date=23 April 2019}}</ref> The team ended second in their group and eighth to ninth overall with a 4–2 record, failing to qualify for the second round of the play-in stage.
	=== ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'' ===
	{\| class="wikitable"
	! ]
	! ID
	\|-
	! colspan="2" \|DetonatioN Gaming White
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| Melofovia
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| Axell
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| Gokuri
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| JapanNo1skve
	\|-
	! colspan="2" \|DetonatioN Gaming Black
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| MimoriN
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| orzMaka
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| SSeeS
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| cocorou
	\|-
	! colspan="2" \|DetonatioN PUBG
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| sTy4N
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| Akagami
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| kamikaze
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| SUMOMOXqX
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| DustelBox
	\|-
	\| {{center\|{{flagicon\|Japan}}}}
	\| KaKU
	\|}

			In the 2019 LJL Summer Split DetonatioN FocusMe finished first in both the regular season and playoffs, defeating V3 Esports in the latter to qualify for the ].<ref name="Newell">{{cite news \|last1=Newell \|first1=Adam \|title=All 24 teams have now qualified for the 2019 League World Championship \|url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/all-24-teams-for-the-2019-league-world-champions-have-now-qualified \|accessdate=25 September 2019 \|work=Dot Esports \|date=16 September 2019}}</ref>
	=== ''Clash Royale'' ===
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} Lewis
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} Pirameki
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} Tempura

	=== ~~''Rainbow Six Siege''~~ ===		==== 2020 ====
			{{empty section\|date=October 2021}}
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} Cloud
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} ekus99
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} Yura

	=== ~~''Shadowverse''~~ ===		==== 2021 ====
			For the ] play-in stage, DetonatioN FocusMe was drawn into Group B, along with North America's Cloud9, Taiwan's ], Russia's ], and Turkey's ⁠Galatasaray Esports. DetonatioN FocusMe tied Cloud9 for first in their group and, after winning their tiebreaker match, became the first LJL team to advance to the main event of a World Championship.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Geracie \|first1=Nick \|title=DetonatioN FocusMe makes history, becomes first LJL team to qualify for main stage at Worlds \|url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/15297/2021-league-of-legends-world-championship-detonation-focusme-makes-history-becomes-first-ljl-team-to-qualify-for-main-stage-at-worlds \|access-date=7 October 2021 \|work=InvenGlobal \|date=7 October 2021 \|language=en}}</ref>
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} cross7224
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} Enju
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} Mill
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} Shinkey
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} Spicies

	=== ~~''Splatoon 2''~~ ===		=== Roster ===
			{{Esports roster header
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} MilinCake
			\| team = DetonatioN FocusMe

			\| game = League of Legends
	=== ''Super Smash Bros.'' ===
			\| role = yes
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} Yuta "Nietono" Uejima
			\| bg1 = #0246E3

			\| color1 = #FFFFFF
	=== Miscallaneous ===
			\| bg2 = #000000
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} Hiromiki "Itabashi Zangief" Kumada (fighting games)<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Lee \|first1=Timothy \|title=Final Round — Punk returns to form \|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/26298032/final-round-punk-returns-form \|accessdate=12 April 2019 \|work=ESPN \|date=18 March 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>
			\| color2 = #FFFFFF
	* {{flagicon\|Japan}} civila (online card games)
			}}
			<!-- list of players -->
			{{Esports player \| role = Top \| handle = RayFraky \| name = Minato Shinohara \| nat = JP}}
			{{Esports player \| role = Jungle \| handle = Steal \| name = Moon Geon-yeong \| nat = KR}}
			{{Esports player \| role = Mid \| handle = Aria \| name = Lee Ga-eul \| nat = KR}}
			{{Esports player \| role = Bot \| handle = Yutapon \| name = Yuta Sugiura \| nat = JP}}
			{{Esports player \| role = Support \| handle = Harp \| name = Lee Ji-yoong \| nat = KR}}
			<!-- end of list players -->
			{{Esports roster footer
			\| head_coach = Han "viviD" Gi-hun
			\| asst_coach = Haruhiko "Gismo" Aoki
			\| otherlegend =
			\| roster_url =
			\| access_date = 18 January 2024
			}}

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{Official website~~\|http://team-detonation.net/~~}}		* {{Official website}}

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Japanese esports organization

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DetonatioN FocusMe
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Short name	DFM
Games	Apex Legends eFootball Fortnite Hearthstone League of Legends PUBG Mobile Shadowverse Splatoon 3 Street Fighter V Super Smash Bros. Valorant
Founded	July 2012; 12 years ago (2012-07)
Based in	Tokyo, Japan
Colors	Blue and black
CEO	Nobuyuki "LGraN" Umezaki
Website	team-detonation.net

DetonatioN FocusMe (DFM) is a Japanese esports organization with professional teams competing across several titles. It was established as a Counter-Strike Online team named DetonatioN Gaming (DNG) in July 2012.

"DetonatioN FocusMe" was originally the name of the organization's League of Legends division, which began as an amateur team named "FocusMe". It also had a sister team DetonatioN Rabbit Five until 2015, when Riot Games applied the rule "one organization – one team" in every top league. DetonatioN FocusMe competes in the League of Legends Japan League (LJL), the country's top-level league for the game. The team qualified for the League of Legends World Championship in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022. During the 2021 World Championship, DetonatioN FocusMe placed first in their play-in group and automatically qualified for the group stage of the main event. This marked the first time an LJL team had advanced to the main event of an international tournament.

League of Legends

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DetonatioN FocusMe
*League of Legends*
Short name	DFM
Game	League of Legends
Founded	April 2013
League	JCG Premier League (2013–2014) LJL (2014–2024) LCP (2025–present)
Championships	20 (4× JCG & 16× LJL)

History

Early years

The organization's League of Legends division began as an unsponsored amateur team named FocusMe, competing independently until it was acquired and renamed by DetonatioN Gaming. DetonatioN FocusMe's first roster consisted of top laner Kodai "Gorira13" Ichimichi, jungler Noritaka "Anelace" Takehara, mid laner Kyohei "Ceros" Yoshida, bot laner Yuta "Yutapon" Sugiura, and Ryota "Maa" Nakano. Prior to the creation of the League of Legends Japan League (LJL) in mid-2014, DetonatioN FocusMe participated in the JCG Premier League, finishing in the top four of the league for all but one season.

DetonatioN FocusMe placed last out of four teams in the LJL's inaugural season, but would later go on to win the second season of the LJL in the same year. That victory gave the team an invitation to South Korea's NLB Summer 2014, where they lost in the first round of the Gold League to Prime Sentinel. Afterwards, DetonatioN FocusMe placed first in the 2014 LJL Summer Split's regular season, moving on to the grand finals, where they defeated Rascal Jester 3–2 in a close series.

2015

On 23 January 2015, DetonatioN FocusMe became Japan's first full-time professional League of Legends team by introducing salaries and a gaming house as living accommodation, something other organizations in Japan had previously avoided due to the country's stigma on professional gaming. After winning the 2015 LJL Season 1 finals in a 3–0 victory over sister team DetonatioN RabbitFive, DetonatioN FocusMe attended the 2015 International Wildcard Invitational (IWCI). The team only managed to secure a single victory over Kaos Latin Gamers in the group stage, ending with a 1–5 record and placing 6th out of seven teams. In the 2015 LJL Season 2, DetonatioN FocusMe placed second but later won the grand finals once again, securing a spot in the 2015 International Wildcard Tournament in Turkey. DetonatioN FocusMe took surprising victories over Australian team Chiefs Esports Club and Thai team Bangkok Titans on the first day of competition, but later lost all their remaining games on the second day and ultimately placed last.

2016

For the 2016 LJL Spring Split, DetonatioN FocusMe acquired jungler Yun "Catch" Sang-ho and support Han "viviD" Gi-hun from SBENU Sonicboom. The team would go on to place first in the regular season, having only lost two games and ending with a 10–0 series record. In the grand finals, DetonatioN FocusMe swept their rivals Rampage 3–0, qualifying them for the 2016 IWCI. DetonatioN FocusMe placed fifth at the 2016 IWCI with a 3–4 record, failing to move on to the qualifying brackets. In the 2016 LJL Summer Split, DetonatioN FocusMe placed second in the regular season and in playoffs, behind Rampage in both cases.

2017

In both the 2017 LJL Spring and 2017 LJL Summer Splits, DetonatioN FocusMe placed first in the regular season but lost to Rampage in the grand finals. DetonatioN FocusMe was one of three teams that represented the LJL at Rift Rivals 2017 GPL-LJL-OPL, which the league won after a 3–1 victory over the representatives of Southeast Asia's Garena Premier League (GPL).

2018

DetonatioN FocusMe dominated the regular season of the LJL 2018 Spring Split, dropping only three games and ending in first place with a 10–0 series record. However, they lost to Pentagram (formerly Rampage) 0–3 in the grand finals. In the LJL 2018 Summer Split, DetonatioN FocusMe dominated the league once again, ending the regular season in 1st with a 9–1 series record. Unlike the previous split, DetonatioN FocusMe won the grand finals against Unsold Stuff Gaming 3–1, qualifying the team for their first ever appearance at the World Championship.

In the 2018 World Championship play-in stage, DetonatioN FocusMe was drawn into Group C with North American team Cloud9 and Brazilian team KaBuM! e-Sports. After winning two games against KaBuM! e-Sports (which included a tiebreaker), DetonatioN FocusMe became the first Japanese team to win any number of games at the World Championship and the first Japanese team to qualify for the second round of the World Championship play-in stage. Unfortunately, DetonatioN FocusMe was knocked out of the event by Edward Gaming, who they lost to 0–3 in the second round.

2019

DetonatioN FocusMe had a dominant regular season in the 2019 LJL Spring Split, losing only a single game to Sengoku Gaming and ending in first place with a 20–1 record. This directly qualified the team for the grand finals, where they swept Unsold Stuff Gaming 3–0 to qualify for the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational as the LJL's representative.

DetonatioN FocusMe was placed in Group B of the first round of the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational play-in stage, along with Russian team Vega Squadron, Brazilian team INTZ e-Sports, and Thai team MEGA Esports. The team ended second in their group and eighth to ninth overall with a 4–2 record, failing to qualify for the second round of the play-in stage.

In the 2019 LJL Summer Split DetonatioN FocusMe finished first in both the regular season and playoffs, defeating V3 Esports in the latter to qualify for the 2019 World Championship.

2020

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2021

For the 2021 World Championship play-in stage, DetonatioN FocusMe was drawn into Group B, along with North America's Cloud9, Taiwan's Beyond Gaming, Russia's Unicorns of Love, and Turkey's ⁠Galatasaray Esports. DetonatioN FocusMe tied Cloud9 for first in their group and, after winning their tiebreaker match, became the first LJL team to advance to the main event of a World Championship.

Roster

DetonatioN FocusMe League of Legends roster

Players

Coaches

Role	Handle	Name	Nationality
Top	RayFraky	Minato Shinohara	Japan
Jungle	Steal	Moon Geon-yeong	South Korea
Mid	Aria	Lee Ga-eul	South Korea
Bot	Yutapon	Yuta Sugiura	Japan
Support	Harp	Lee Ji-yoong	South Korea

Head coach

Han "viviD" Gi-hun

Assistant coach(es)

Haruhiko "Gismo" Aoki

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Roster updated 18 January 2024.

References

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External links

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