Shoma Uno and Tokido Join Professional e-sports Team 'VARREL'! New Start with Team Rebranding

CELLORB Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director CEO: Hitoshi Sakuma), which operates e-sports businesses with the mission of "Connecting the World through Play with the power of games," has rebranded its professional e-sports team "VARREL." Two world champions, professional figure skater Shoma Uno and University of Tokyo graduate pro gamer Tokido, will join "VARREL." Shoma Uno and Tokido Join "VARREL" The e-sports team "VARREL" was formed in 2015 and has achieved results in numerous domestic and international e-sports scenes. With this rebranding, the logo and uniforms have been renewed, and "VARREL REBORN" has been announced as a new beginning. Joining the new VARREL team are professional figure skater Shoma Uno and University of Tokyo graduate pro gamer Tokido. VARREL aims to evolve into a team that is not only "a winning team" but also one that spreads the joy, excitement, and emotion of games by connecting two different worlds: a top athlete who truly loves games, and a professional e-sports player who competes globally. Shoma Uno: "This is the place where I can enjoy games the most." VARREL Shoma Uno Shoma Uno, a former world champion in figure skating and known for his deep love of games, decided to join VARREL's "GAMER Division," saying, "This is the place where I can enjoy games the most." While valuing both his identity as an athlete and as a pure gamer, he chose VARREL as a place to seriously engage with games, freely enjoy them, and express himself through gaming. Moving forward, alongside his figure skating activities, he will convey the fun and depth of games to many people through YouTube streaming projects and events. "Until now, games have been my greatest hobby. By joining VARREL, I want to show everyone my serious approach to games, going beyond the realm of a hobby. I want to genuinely enjoy games and convey their appeal to everyone. I will make VARREL big." As a figure skater, he won medals in two consecutive Olympic Games, won the World Championships twice in a row, and participated in the All-Japan Championships for 13 consecutive years. He announced his retirement from active competition in May 2024. After turning professional, he held his first self-produced ice show "Ice Brave" in June 2025. New developments for the "Ice Brave" series are planned for 2026, and he continues to evolve as a producer. In his private life, he is known as a game enthusiast, and began game-related activities in 2020 after a collaboration stream with a Super Smash Bros. pro gamer. He started full-scale game streaming in 2025, and in March 2026, he made his first appearance at an e-sports offline event "VSPO! SHOWDOWN 2026 powered by RAGE," expanding his range of expression in the gaming industry. Tokido: "To create the world's best team." VARREL Tokido Tokido, who has won numerous world tournaments and has long contended for the top in the world of fighting games, joined VARREL with the goal of "creating the world's best team." He will connect Japan's competitive scene to the world, evolving VARREL into a team that competes and wins globally. Tokido is also active as a director of CELLORB, which operates VARREL. Moving forward, while competing as a player in the "Street Fighter Division," he will continue to work on CELLORB's management and the future development of the e-sports industry. "I believe joining VARREL will be the culmination of my fighting game career. I will showcase all the experiences gained worldwide and the results of my accumulated efforts here. I will make VARREL the most prominent team in the world. I will win with VARREL." A professional gamer who graduated from the University of Tokyo. Recipient of the Japan e-sports Award 2024 Player of the Year. He won "EVO 2017" in 2017 and achieved an undefeated victory at "TOPANGA World Championship" in 2023. In 2026, he participated in "CAPCOM CUP 12" and won "Street Fighter League: World Championship 2025," among many other domestic and international competitions. His rare insight, meticulously calculated strategies, and the mentality to execute them in practice.