Sources: Rimuru has reached a verbal agreement with Team Secret for the start of VCT Pacific Stage 1

According to sources close to Sheep Esports, Team Secret and Dwine “Rimuru” Enriquez have reached a verbal agreement ahead of the start of the VCT Pacific Stage 1. The Filipino player is set to replace Kim “TenTen” Tae-young, who has been moved to the bench. However, his spot in the active roster is only expected to last for three matches, until Jhian “Zeus” Vega, whose agreement with Team Secret had already been reported by Sheep Esports, turns 18 and becomes eligible to make his debut in the VALORANT Champions Tour.

Fairly active on Duelists with HARU Esports in the Philippines qualifier for VCT Challengers Southeast Asia earlier this year, Rimuru appears to be, role-wise, the perfect temporary replacement for TenTen, as well as an ideal short-term addition before Zeus, who also primarily plays the same role. The Filipino player has only been active at the Tier 2 / Tier 3 level since 2026 and had just around ten matches recorded on VLR.gg before that, mostly in small national or regional qualifiers with mix teams. In this single tournament with HARU, he finished with nearly 254 ACS (Average Combat Score) and around 167 ADR (Average Damage per Round).

This planned change comes at a time when Team Secret are still struggling to find consistent success in VCT Pacific. After a solid 2024 campaign, finishing just shy of the podium, 2025 proved far more challenging, with a Top 9-12 at Kickoff, a Top 11-12 in Stage 1, and a Top 9-10 in Stage 2. Despite being one of the four organizations that joined the VCT at its launch, Secret have yet to qualify for an international LAN, aside from LOCK//IN São Paulo, where all partnered teams competed.

The start of 2026 has not brought much improvement, as the team finished Top 11-12 once again. They first lost to Nongshim RedForce in the winner bracket, then to Detonation FocusMe in the middle bracket, before taking a single map off ZETA DIVISION in the lower bracket. The Japanese side ultimately bounced back and secured the win, eliminating TS from Kickoff. During the offseason, Secret brought in two new additions, TenTen and Rizkie "BerserX" Adla Kusuma, but the changes were not enough to shift the team’s trajectory. The organization also reinstated Jessie Cristy "JessieVash" Cuyco as in-game leader, a role he had stepped away from in March 2025 following another difficult start to the season.