Delta Force launches inaugural RISE Series with Fnatic, among 15 other partner organisations

Craig Robinson, Senior Editor

Last Updated: 24/06/2026

Developer Team Jade and publisher TiMi Studio Group have announced the 16 esports organisations selected for the Global Partner Team Program ahead of the inaugural Delta Force RISE Series, kicking off on July 10th 2026.

The partner lineup features some of the biggest names in esports, including Alliance, Aurora Gaming, Evil Geniuses, FaZe Clan, Fnatic, Gen.G, Leviatán, Team Liquid, Spacestation Gaming and others across the Americas and EMEA regions. There is also a streamer team, with Nadeshot’s team also qualifying for the event.

While Delta Force is largely a Chinese dominant game, it is somewhat capturing western players. The game has a strong and stable playerbase,with a growing competitive scene. This is perhaps more notable after players returned to Delta Force with Battlefield 6, having cooled down since its October launch.

One of Britain’s most iconic esports organisations, Fnatic will be part of a historic first competitive season for the Delta Force franchise. The RISE Series operates on a specialised 3v3v3 tactical format called Operations, centred around squads securing and decoding data devices known as Mandelbricks. It’s smaller scale than the larger-scale 20v20 warfare mode seen in casual play. The circuit carries an annual $1,000,000 regional prize pool across its Americas and EMEA divisions, with full rosters scheduled to be announced in early July.

Fnatic will have to recruit a roster for the event, given they currently do not field a roster in the game. Many of the revealed franchise teams will also need to build a roster from scratch given this will be their first foray into Delta Force. So far, there seems to be a large presence of French and Russian and Ukrainian squads, but more nationalities and mixed teams will likely form in the near future.

The league’s structure reflects a deliberate push by Team Jade to establish Delta Force as a competitive title. The initial pairing with esports organisations boasting strong social presence across the Americas and EMEA regions could help attract new eyes to its game.

Craig Robinson, Senior Editor

Craig began his career with Esports News UK back in 2015/2016, looking to write about a passion while studying at Manchester Metropolitan University. He stayed there for several years before moving on to other websites to begin his career after graduating. Now he's back, covering esports adjacent topics and UK stories.

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