ZETA DIVISION

ZETA DIVISION, or just ZETA, is a team from the Japan region. They were the winners of IJL on the Summer and Fall 2022 seasons, with the latter victory allowing them a spot as competitors in COA VI.

## Background

Team ZETA was formed in 2021, when team AL joined Esports organization ZETA DIVISION (then known as JUPITER). The team was originally known as JUPITER Identity V Division (JUPITER 第五人格部門), or just JUPITER.

ZETA still retains two members from before joining ZETA DIVISION, those being Hunter Vanpyi and Survivor DoLisu, with Vanpyi being the only member to stay since the creation of AL. The rest of the current members joined in 2022, with coach Latty joining after the disbandment of Jok, Sasori joining upon leaving FL, and Kznk, Mocchi, and Alf joining together after the disbandment of their previous team, SST.

## Career

*For their career prior to their rebranding under ZETA DIVISION, see AL.*

### 2021

JUPITER placed second in the 2021 Summer IVC, losing to SST. In July, their name was changed from JUPITER to ZETA DIVISION, along with the name of the organization the team belongs to.

In the Stellaris Challenge, they managed to beat team GH but then lost against team Gr, who they had previously beaten in COA IV. Losing again to FPX.ZQ in the losers' bracket, they ended up placing in the Top 6.

Despite winning the pre-season stage of 2022 Fall IVC, they lost to team REJECT in the Group Stage and again to SCARZ after a heated matchup at the beginning of the Elimination Stage. Despite this, they were able to return and managed to defeat teams CC and WW. In the offline phase, they finished in the Top 4 after losing to AXIZ WAVE for the first time since their amateur days. In a survey conducted in the Global server of Identity V for players to show support to their favorite teams, ZETA got the highest amount of votes and DoLisu was elected as the most popular competitive player.

### 2022

ZETA qualified to participate in the COA V Online Qualifiers in 8th place, but they lost to team Jok in the first round and were prevented from returning by WoG, who earned the victory after going into overtime. Their streak of participations in Call of the Abyss ended after failing to qualify for what would've been their fourth time. After this, five of their members from their AL days left the team and in came Sasori, coach Latty, and three members from the recently disbanded SST (Alf, Mocchi, and Kznk) who had recently placed second in the finals of COA V.

The well-coordinated Survivor team and the prowess of the Hunters led ZETA to an overwhelming 10 wins versus 2 loses during the regular season of Summer IJL. They emerged victorious in the playoff stage even after a tough matchup with SCARZ, winning thanks to Alf's 4-elimination with Guard 26.

ZETA once again participated in Stellaris Challenge in 2022, with Alf having the most outstanding performance, even beating WBG who had placed second in IVL. Despite losing to MRC, they set a new record for Japanese teams in Stellaris as the runner-up team. After this, Atto left to join AXZ.

ZETA were the winners of the 2022 Fall IJL, this time winning against SCARZ, and thus earning the opportunity to participate in Call of the Abyss for the fourth time.

## Links and official media

* Twitter account
* YouTube channel
* Official website