Ceros

Ceros
Retired
Ceros
Background Information
Name	Kyohei Yoshida (吉田恭平)
Country of Birth	; Japan
Birthday	December 7, 1993 (age 32)
Residency	APACAsia Pacific
Prev Residencies	JPJapan
Competitive
Role	; Coach
Favorite Champs	; ;
Soloqueue IDs	JP: セロス; KR: IIIllIlIllIIlIII; EUW: acc for ARAM; IIIIllIIllIlIlII; 2021Worlds0102
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Kyohei "Ceros" (▶️ listen) Yoshida (Kanji: 吉田恭平) is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously coach for DetonatioN FocusMe.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team		Start	End
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM		Apr 20132013-04-13^[3]	Feb 20222022-02-06^[1]	8yr 9mo ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM		Feb 20222022-02-06^[1]	Jul 20232023-07-07^[5]	1yr 5mo ejel

	Team	Start	End
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Apr 20132013-04-13^[3]	Jun 20212021-06-16^[6]	8yr 2mo ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Jun 20212021-06-16^[6]	Feb 20222022-02-06^[1]	7mo 20d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Feb 20222022-02-06^[1]	Jul 20232023-07-07^[5]	1yr 5mo ejel

News

2013

JP

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⁠DFM

April 13,
Gorira13,
PresidentMaa,
Ceros,
Yutapon, and
Anelace join.^[3]^[4]

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2019

JP

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⁠DFM

January 16,
Evi,
Steal,
Ceros,
Yutapon,
Gaeng,
Ramune, and Kazu (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2019.^[7]

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2020

JP	⁠⁠DFM	January 31, Evi, Steal, Ceros, Yutapon, Gaeng, OnAir (Head Coach), and Kazu (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.^[8] e
JP	⁠⁠DFM	December 28, Evi, Steal, Ceros, Yutapon, Gaeng, Gismo, and Kazu (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.^[9] e

2021

JP

⁠

⁠DFM

June 16, Kazu (Support to Sub/Support/Coach) changes position. Gismo (Analyst/Sub/Top to Analyst) changes position.
Ceros moves to substitute.^[6]

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2022

JP

⁠

⁠DFM

February 6, Ceros (Sub/Mid to Coach) changes position.^[1]^[2]

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2023

JP	⁠⁠DFM	July 7, Kazu (Head Coach) and Ceros (Coach) leave.^[5] e
JP	⁠⁠F/A	August 16, Kazu and Ceros receive a six month suspension from all Riot-affiliated competitions for harassment & unethical behavior against players.^[10] e
APAC	⁠⁠F/A	November 26, Ceros changes residency from JP Japan to APAC Asia Pacific. e

Biography

Before Kyohei "Ceros" Yoshida played League of Legends, he played a first-person shooter called 鉄鬼. Together with Zerost, he won the game's official online competition.^[11]

Trivia

His goal is to become the Faker of Japan.
Known for his unconventional off-meta picks such as Ziggs, Heimerdinger, and Zilean.
He was chosen as the IWC Player of the Year by Team Liquid.^[12]
He is called 皇帝 (Emperor) in Japan.
He and his longtime teammate Yutapon have the distinction of being tied for the second-longest continuous tenure of any player with a single organization, behind only Faker, who joined SK Telecom T1 2 a month and a day before the two of them joined DetonatioN FocusMe.

Pentakills

Date	Region	Tournament	Team	Vs	Champion	Pos	W/L	KDA	SB	VOD
2015-08-28	INT International	IWCT 2015 Turkey			Gangplank	Mid	L	8/2/8	Link	Link

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Tournament Results

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Ceros Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2025-03-05	4	Syaruru Cup 9th	1 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠TEAM	Ceros, Raizin, mittii, Zerost, よしあき
2022-03-25	1	LJL 2022 Spring	19 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Yaharong, Yutapon, Marimo, Harp, Kazu, Gismo, Ceros
2021-03-11	1	LJL 2021 Spring	12 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Aria, Ceros, Yutapon, Kazu, Gaeng, Yang
2020-09-06	2	LJL 2020 Summer Playoffs	2 : 3⁠⁠V3	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Ceros, Yutapon, Gaeng, Kazu
2020-08-05	4	LJL 2020 Summer	7 - 7⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Ceros, Yutapon, Gaeng, OnAir, Gismo, Kazu
2020-05-04	1	LJL 2020 Spring Playoffs	3 : 1⁠⁠SG	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Ceros, Yutapon, Gaeng, Kazu, OnAir
2020-03-12	1	LJL 2020 Spring	12 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Ceros, Yutapon, Gaeng, Kazu, OnAir
2019-10-04	21 - 24	Worlds 2019	1 - 3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Ceros, Yutapon, Gaeng, Kazu
2019-09-16	1	LJL 2019 Summer Playoffs	3 : 1⁠⁠V3	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Ceros, Yutapon, Gaeng, Kazu
2019-08-18	1	LJL 2019 Summer	17 - 4⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Ceros, Ramune, Yutapon, Gaeng, Kazu

Ceros Showmatch Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2025-08-27	3	League The k4sen 1st	1 : 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠PD	YUKIO, MOTHER3, 千燈ゆうひ, 天月, Kamito, 夢野あかり, SHAKA, 兎咲ミミ, 神楽めあ, しろまんた, Zerost, Ceros
2022-12-23	2	The k4sen Tournament 3rd	0 : 1⁠⁠THE	⁠⁠THE	葛葉, JapaneseKoreanUG, SHAKA, 象先輩, Raizin, Ceros, Zerost
2020-05-31	2	JP Exhibition Tournament 2020	0 : 2⁠⁠ADC	⁠⁠MID	Aria, Roki, Ceros, Gariaru, Ace
2015-11-29	NQ	All-Star 2015 IWC Melbourne	2 - 4⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠LJL	Evi, Rainbrain, Ceros, Mueki, D4ra, Meron

Ceros 1v1 Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Prize	Team	Last Result
2019-12-07	17 - 32	All-Star 2019 Las Vegas		⁠⁠LJL	0 : 1 ⁠⁠ Doinb
2018-12-08	17 - 32	All-Star 2018 Las Vegas		⁠⁠LJL	0 : 1 ⁠⁠ Caps
2015-11-29	5 - 8	All-Star 2015 IWC Melbourne		⁠⁠LJL	0 : FB ⁠⁠ Optimus

Media

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2022
2023
2024
2025

March 31, LJ LEAGUE 出場チームインタビュー DetonatioN FM Ceros選手 (Japanese) with , and on LJ LEAGUE Official Channel
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March 3, Player Interview Det FM Ceros (Japanese) with , and on LJ LEAGUE Official Channel
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July 3, (EN) 2015 S2 DetonatioN FM Interview with LJ LEAGUE Official Channel on YouTube
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April 20, IWCI 2016 Day1 Interview DFM Ceros (Japanese) with LoL Esports JP on YouTube
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August 3, LJL UNLOCKED : THE WIN by LoL Esports JP on YouTube
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August 8, RPG対DFM、因縁の決勝戦！「LJL 2016 Summer Split Final」試合レポー選手の声も with Game*Spark on Game*Spark
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July 2, 【特集】「Rift Rivals」で世界に挑むCeros、Evi、Haretti選手にトリプル取材！―ベトナムで屈辱を晴らせるか with Game*Spark on Game*Spark
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July 15, 『LoL』国際戦「Rift Rivals」優勝報告会レポート―選手たちが感じたこととは with あっくる on Game*Spark
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March 12, プロゲーマーの素顔 -DFM Ceros選手の場合-【前編】「リーダーという自覚はそれほどない」 (Japanese) with , and on Alienware Zone
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March 16, プロゲーマーの素顔 -DFM Ceros選手の場合-【後編】「人気じゃなく“強さ”を評価してほしい」 (Japanese) with , and on Alienware Zone
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October 2, DFM '세로스', "'일본의 페이커' 별명에 대한 생각은?" (Japanese) by fomos on YouTube
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October 4, 「何回負けても応援してくれて、ありがとう」―『LoL』「Worlds 2018」プレイイン・ラウンド1突破直後のDFMにインタビュー with キーボード打海 on Game*Spark
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December 3, 昼夜逆転で成長するLoL日本トップランナーEviとCeros勝利のロジック【前編】 (Japanese) with , and on WELLPLAYED JOURNAL
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December 4, 昼夜逆転で成長するLoL日本トップランナーEviとCeros勝利のロジック【後編】 (Japanese) with , and on WELLPLAYED JOURNAL
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May 31, Ceros選手インタビュー対談 eスポーツ選手としてUCCのコーヒーを選ぶ理由 (Japanese) with UCC Official
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October 4, DFM Ceros: "I knew that Heimerdinger was going to be perma banned against me, so I just accepted it and prepared accordingly." with Quest on Inven Global
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October 5, DFM Ceros "LJLも競争力のあるチームが出なければなりません" (Japanese) by fomos on YouTube
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January 22, 【DNG PLAYERS】#3 ショートドキュメンタリー Ceros編～プロeスポーツ選手のコンディション管理～ (Japanese) with DetonatioN Gaming on YouTube
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April 5, 【LoL最強集団独占取材】DFM（デトネーションフォーカスミー）のマル秘を解き明かす！！#5 with ReAL eSports News on YouTube
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January 21, Ceros選手＆Gaeng選手 LJL開幕前インタビュー【DFM LoL】 (Japanese) with DetonatioN Gaming on YouTube
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October 7, Ceros reflects on DFM's historic Worlds 2021: "Aria is the best player in any minor region." with Nick Geracie and John Popko on Inven Global
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February 6, DFM Ceros ANNOUCEMENT with DetonatioN FocusMe on YouTube
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March 4, 『LoL』プロシーンをけん引した「DFM」のCeros選手にインタビュー - 9年の選手活動とこれから (Japanese) with Manabu Okayasu on Mynavi News
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April 16, DFM Cerosコーチの“次の一手”とは？『LoL』プロプレイヤーからのキャリア転向で目指すもの【インタビュー・前編】 with Closter1um on Game*Spark
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April 17, “皇帝”と呼ばれても「気楽にやっていた」―DFM Cerosに「選手キャリア」の前日譚を訊いた【インタビュー・後編】 with Closter1um on Game*Spark
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April 24, DFM Ceros「tol2にはまだまだ知られていない側面がある」 (Japanese) with clean-zed on LoL Ninja
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April 14, Zerost「お前はやると思っていた」…『鉄鬼』『SF2』『LoL』と、あらゆるゲームを一緒に歩んできたコンビだから語れる“Cerosの活動再開”まで【Signater #62-1】 with Signater on YouTube
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April 16, 【Ceros × Zerost × 岸大河】ジャンルを選ばずゲームが上手いプレイヤーの共通点とは？そして、LJLがPCS傘下となった『LoL』競技シーンに思うこと【Signater #62-2】 with Signater on YouTube
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September 9, SHAKA「終わってみると、すげえ楽しかったなって」…SHAKA × Zerost × Cerosが激闘の「LTK」を振り返る―3ヵ月で“何でも言い合える関係になった”PDへインタビュー【League The k4sen】 with Okudos Kumada on FISTBUMP
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Post-Match Interviews

2018
2019
2020
2021

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2018-07-04	Rift Rivals 2018 SEA-LJL-OPL	KLH vs DFM	Link
2018-07-20	LJL 2018 Summer	DFM vs V3	Link
2018-07-28	LJL 2018 Summer	DFM vs PGM	Link
2018-08-11	LJL 2018 Summer	DFM vs USG	Link
2018-09-15	LJL 2018 Summer Playoffs	DFM vs USG	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2019-04-13	LJL 2019 Spring Playoffs	DFM vs USG	Link
2019-05-05	MSI 2019 Play-In	DFM vs MG	Link
2019-07-06	LJL 2019 Summer	DFM vs SG	Link
2019-07-14	LJL 2019 Summer	DFM vs AXZ	Link
2019-07-27	LJL 2019 Summer	RJ vs DFM	Link
2019-08-03	LJL 2019 Summer	V3 vs DFM	Link
2019-09-16	LJL 2019 Summer Playoffs	DFM vs V3	Link
2019-10-04	Worlds 2019 Play-In	SPY vs DFM	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2020-02-11	LJL 2020 Spring	RJ vs DFM	Link
2020-03-01	LJL 2020 Spring	DFM vs BC	Link
2020-03-07	LJL 2020 Spring	DFM vs CGA	Link
2020-05-03	LJL 2020 Spring Playoffs	DFM vs V3	Link
2020-05-04	LJL 2020 Spring Playoffs	SG vs DFM	Link
2020-05-30	JP Exhibition Tournament 2020	MID vs COAC	Link
2020-08-01	LJL 2020 Summer	DFM vs RJ	Link
2020-09-05	LJL 2020 Summer Playoffs	SG vs DFM	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2021-03-06	LJL 2021 Spring	DFM vs SHG	Link
2021-04-11	LJL 2021 Spring Playoffs	DFM vs V3	Link
2021-04-11	LJL 2021 Spring Playoffs	DFM vs V3	Link
2021-04-11	LJL 2021 Spring Playoffs	DFM vs V3	Link