{"id":4951,"date":"2026-04-03T12:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alive-project.com\/en\/streamer-magazine\/?p=4951"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:46:33","slug":"15180","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alive-project.com\/en\/streamer-magazine\/article\/15180\/","title":{"rendered":"DetonatioN FocusMe Competes in Global Tournament Call of the Abyss IX"},"content":{"rendered":"

GameWith Inc.<\/a> owns the team known as DetonatioN FocusMe<\/a> (hereafter “DFM”), which has announced its participation in the global gaming tournament “Call of the Abyss IX” (COA). This tournament is the official event of “Identity V” and is a large-scale e-sports event held annually between April and May.<\/p>\n

About Identity V and the COA Tournament<\/h3>\n

“Identity V” is an asymmetrical multiplayer game developed by China’s NetEase Games. The game features battles between one hunter and four survivors and is enjoyed by over 300 million players worldwide. The COA tournament is the largest official event for this game and is scheduled to be held in Shanghai, China. The winning team will receive a prize of 3 million RMB (approximately 68 million yen), and a total prize pool of 180 million yen is prepared.<\/p>\n

DFM’s Challenge and Team Composition<\/h3>\n

DFM will approach this tournament with a new lineup. Notably, Riz, a skilled player, will replace Takoyaki, who passed on the preliminaries due to academic commitments, as a starting member in the group qualifiers. There is keen interest in how this change will impact team chemistry.<\/p>\n

Qualifying Schedule and Opponents<\/h3>\n

DFM will compete in the group qualifiers on the following schedule.<\/p>\n