Kazu

Kazu
Retired
Kazu
Background Information
Name	Kazuta Suzuki (鈴木和太)
Country of Birth	; France
Nationality	; Japan
Birthday	May 25, 1994 (age 31)
Residency	APACAsia Pacific
Prev Residencies	JPJapan
Competitive
Role	; Coach
Favorite Champs	;
Competitive IDs	KazuXD, GOD OF KAZU
Soloqueue IDs	EUW: Kazuuuuuu; Coach Kazu KK; NA: DeT FM KazuXD
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Kazuta "Kazu" Suzuki (Kanji: 鈴木和太) is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously head coach for DetonatioN FocusMe.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
JP	⁠⁠Ozone Rampage	Apr 20142014-04-11^[2]	Sep 20142014-09-12^[1]	5mo 1d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Sep 20142014-09-22^[3]	≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-??	≈3mo 12d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-??	May 20152015-05-21^[4]	≈4mo 17d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	May 20152015-05-21^[4]	Jun 20152015-06-06	16d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Jun 20152015-06-06	Jun 20152015-06-28^[5]	22d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Jun 20152015-06-28^[5]	Aug 20152015-08-07	1mo 9d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Aug 20152015-08-07	Jan 20162016-01-07^[6]	5mo ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Jan 20162016-01-07^[6]	May 20162016-05-10^[7]	4mo 3d ejel
JP	⁠⁠SCARZ	Jun 20162016-06-05^[9]	Apr 20172017-04-02^[8]	9mo 27d ejel
JP	⁠⁠V3 Esports	May 20172017-05-25^[11]	May 20182018-05-21^[10]	1yr 27d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	May 20182018-05-21^[14]	Jan 20212021-01-09^[13]	2yr 7mo ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Jan 20212021-01-09^[13]	Feb 20222022-02-08^[15]	1yr 30d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Feb 20222022-02-08^[15]	Jul 20232023-07-07^[17]	1yr 4mo ejel

	Team	Start	End
JP	⁠⁠Ozone Rampage	Apr 20142014-04-11^[2]	Sep 20142014-09-12^[1]	5mo 1d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Sep 20142014-09-22^[3]	≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-??	≈3mo 12d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-??	May 20152015-05-21^[4]	≈4mo 17d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	May 20152015-05-21^[4]	Jun 20152015-06-06	16d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Jun 20152015-06-06	Jun 20152015-06-28^[5]	22d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Jun 20152015-06-28^[5]	Aug 20152015-08-07	1mo 9d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Aug 20152015-08-07	Jan 20162016-01-07^[6]	5mo ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Jan 20162016-01-07^[6]	May 20162016-05-10^[7]	4mo 3d ejel
JP	⁠⁠SCARZ	Jun 20162016-06-05^[9]	Apr 20172017-04-02^[8]	9mo 27d ejel
JP	⁠⁠V3 Esports	May 20172017-05-25^[11]	May 20182018-05-21^[10]	1yr 27d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	May 20182018-05-21^[14]	Jan 20212021-01-09^[13]	2yr 7mo ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Jan 20212021-01-09^[13]	Jun 20212021-06-16^[18]	5mo 7d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Jun 20212021-06-16^[18]	Feb 20222022-02-08^[15]	7mo 22d ejel
JP	⁠⁠DetonatioN FM	Feb 20222022-02-08^[15]	Jul 20232023-07-07^[17]	1yr 4mo ejel

News

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

JP	⁠⁠OZR	April 11, Kazu joins.^[2] e
JP	⁠⁠OZR	September 12, A M U S E 4 joins. Bakudanx and ZENITH join as substitutes. Aotaka and alk move to substitutes. Kazu and deeex leave.^[1] e
JP	⁠⁠DFM	September 22, KazuXD (Analyst) joins.^[3] e

JP	⁠⁠DFM	January (approx.), KazuXD (Analyst to Support) changes position. e
JP	⁠⁠DFM	May 21, Rokenia and Hwang join. KazuXD (Support to Analyst) changes position. Astarore moves to substitute.^[4] e
JP	⁠⁠DFM	June 6, KazuXD (Analyst to Support) changes position. e
JP	⁠⁠DFM	June 28, Procxin joins. Rokenia (Jungle to Support) changes position. KazuXD (Support to Analyst) changes position. Hwang and Zenith leave.^[5] e
JP	⁠⁠DFM	August 7, Yutapon (Bot to Top) and Rokenia (Support to Bot) change positions. KazuXD (Analyst to Support) changes position. BonziN moves to substitute. e

JP	⁠⁠DFM	January 7, KazuXD renames to Kazu. Catch and Eternal join. Kazu (Support to Coach) changes position.^[6] e
JP	⁠⁠DFM	May 10, Kazu (Coach) leaves.^[7] e
JP	⁠⁠SZ	June 5, Kazu joins.^[9] e

JP	⁠⁠SZ	April 2, Air, Arfoad, DayDream, Day1, and Kazu leave.^[8] e
JP	⁠⁠V3	May 25, Team is founded. Kazu, SoWhaaaaat (Analyst), Kureha (General Manager), KMT (Owner), and Admwtpg (Team Manager) join.^[11]^[12] e

JP	⁠⁠V3	May 21, Kazu leaves.^[10] e
JP	⁠⁠DFM	May 21, Kazu (Coach) rejoins.^[14] e

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.^[19]

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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.^[20] 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.^[21] e

JP	⁠⁠DFM	January 9, Aria and Yang (Head Coach) join. Kazu (Coach to Support) changes position. Marimo and Fujimoto will remain with the team for 2021.^[13] e
JP	⁠⁠DFM	June 16, Kazu (Support to Sub/Support/Coach) changes position. Gismo (Analyst/Sub/Top to Analyst) changes position. Ceros moves to substitute.^[18] e

JP	⁠⁠DFM	February 8, Kazu (Sub/Support/Coach to Head Coach) changes position. Evi, Steal, Yutapon, and Marimo's contracts are extended.^[15]^[16] e
JP	⁠⁠DFM	February 14, Evi, Steal, Yaharong, Yutapon, Marimo, and Gismo (Analyst)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022. Harp and Kazu (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.^[22] e

JP	⁠⁠DFM	June 28, tol2, Steal, Aria, Yutapon, Milan, Kazu (Head Coach), and Gismo (Analyst)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.^[23] e
JP	⁠⁠DFM	July 7, Kazu (Head Coach) and Ceros (Coach) leave.^[17] 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.^[24] e
APAC	⁠⁠F/A	November 26, Kazu changes residency from JP Japan to APAC Asia Pacific. e

APAC

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⁠F/A

February 17, Kazu (Head Coach) retires.^[25]

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Biography

Trivia

He retired three times, and returned three times.
Was born in France and lived there until College.^[26]
Speaks Japanese, English, and French.^[26]

Tournament Results

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

Kazu Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2023-07-16	1	LJL 2023 Summer	6 - 1⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DFM	tol2, Steal, Aria, Yutapon, Milan, Harp, Kazu, Gismo
2023-05-05	12 - 13	MSI 2023	0 : 2⁠⁠LOUD	⁠⁠DFM	tol2, Steal, Aria, Yutapon, Harp, Kazu
2023-04-15	1	LJL 2023 Spring Playoffs	3 : 0⁠⁠SG	⁠⁠DFM	tol2, Steal, Aria, Yutapon, Harp, Kazu
2023-03-26	2	LJL 2023 Spring	12 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DFM	tol2, Steal, Aria, Yutapon, Milan, Harp, Kazu
2022-11-05	17 - 18	Worlds 2022	1 : 3⁠⁠RNG	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Yaharong, Yutapon, Harp, Kazu
2022-09-04	1	LJL 2022 Summer Playoffs	3 : 0⁠⁠SG	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Yaharong, Yutapon, Harp, Kazu
2022-08-17	2	LJL 2022 Summer	19 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Yaharong, Yutapon, Harp, Kazu
2022-05-15	9 - 10	MSI 2022	1 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Yaharong, Yutapon, Harp, Kazu, Gismo
2022-04-10	1	LJL 2022 Spring Playoffs	3 : 2⁠⁠SG	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Yaharong, Yutapon, Harp, Kazu
2022-03-25	1	LJL 2022 Spring	19 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DFM	Evi, Steal, Yaharong, Yutapon, Marimo, Harp, Kazu, Gismo, Ceros

Media

2015
2018
2021

March 3, Player Interview Det FM KazuXD (Japanese) with , and on LJ LEAGUE Official Channel
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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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January 22, Kazu選手 LJL開幕前インタビュー【DFM LoL】 (Japanese) with DetonatioN Gaming on YouTube
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May 4, 激闘のV3戦の裏側に迫る！再び世界に挑むDFMはいかにして雪辱を果たしたのか？（MSI 2021直前インタビュー前編） (Japanese) with Closter1um on Game*Spark
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May 5, 臨む世界戦！MSI 2021の舞台で活躍するチャンピオンは誰だ！？【MSI 2021直前インタビュー中編】 with Closter1um on Game*Spark
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May 5, 『LoL』以外はどんなゲームをしているの？好きなアニメは？普段は何をしているの？DetonatioN Focus Meの私生活も聞いてみた！【MSI 2021直前インタビュー後編】 with Closter1um on Game*Spark
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October 7, Kazu, de DetonatioN FocusMe: "Con este equipo creo que podemos llegar al top 8" (Spanish) with ChinaGAP on YouTube
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Post-Match Interviews

2019
2021
2023

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2019-04-13	LJL 2019 Spring Playoffs	DFM vs USG	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2021-01-31	LJL 2021 Spring	DFM vs CGA	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
2021-05-08	MSI 2021	DFM vs DK	Link
2021-07-03	LJL 2021 Summer	DFM vs SHG	Link
2021-07-10	LJL 2021 Summer	DFM vs SG	Link
2021-10-07	Worlds 2021 Play-In	DFM vs BYG	Link
2021-10-28	LJL 2021 Scouting Grounds	LJLS vs LJLS
2021-10-29	LJL 2021 Scouting Grounds	LJLS vs LJLS
2021-11-02	LJL 2021 Scouting Grounds	LJLS vs LJLS
2021-11-02	LJL 2021 Scouting Grounds	LJLS vs LJLS
2021-11-02	LJL 2021 Scouting Grounds	LJLS vs LJLS