DetonatioN FocusMe's Fortnite player Rainy has been selected to compete in the Esports World Cup 2026, the second consecutive month that Rainy has made it to the world championships.

Rainy, a member of the Fortnite division of DetonatioN FocusMe (DFM), a professional e-sports team run by DetonatioN, Inc. Rainy has qualified for the "Esports World Cup 2026 (EWC26) "" a world championship.

Rainy has been selected to participate in the EWC26!

Rainy (@R4InyFN ) won the Reload Elite Series #3, which took place from Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 17, 2026! The team qualified for the world championship "EWC26" to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Rainy has just qualified for the official world championship "FNCS Major 1 Summit" in April 2026. This is the second month in a row that Rainy has qualified for the world championship.

In addition, GO1(@GO13151 ) from the DFM fighting game division has already qualified for EWC26 as last year's champion in the "FATAL FURY: CITY OF THE WOLVES" division! The team is expected to win the team point ranking for the second year in a row.

The total prize money is approximately 11.5 billion yen! EWC26, the world's largest scale festival

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EWC26 is one of the world's largest e-sports festivals to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from July 6 (Monday) to August 23 (Sunday), 2026. The total prize money for all 24 titles will be a whopping US$75 million (approx. 11.5 billion yen)! The tournament also has a unique system of prize money based on team point ranking, and in the 2025 tournament, DFM was the only Japanese team to win a prize (14th place). DFM's performance in the 2026 competition will also attract attention!

Please check the official EWC X (@EWC_EN ) for information on the competition. For the latest information on DFM, check DFM official X (@team_detonation ) and DFM official website!