BBL Esports reveals new roster for Intel Monsters Reloaded 2026

BBL Esports have officially announced their roster for Intel Monsters Reloaded 2026. The announcement comes after Eren "Rosé" Erzan, Umut "lovers rock" Pekdoğan, and Ali "Crewen" Eren Sargın were granted permission to explore other options.

End of a Two-year run

This BBL roster definitely had the potential to break through and qualify for VALORANT Champions Tour 2026 - Champions Shanghai. However, they were eliminated by direct Turkish rivals Fire Flux Esports during the quarterfinals of VALORANT Champions Tour 2026 - EMEA Stage 2 in what was the most heartbreaking series of the entire year for the Turkish team. After a strong start to the year at VALORANT Champions Tour 2026 - EMEA Kickoff, where they came away with the trophy, BBL lost momentum and failed to secure a top spot in EMEA again.

Because of that, a shakeup was somewhat expected from a roster that had stayed together for almost two years. Three new Turkish players are joining the team, though the only familiar Tier-1 face is Berkcan "ComeBack" Şentürk, who has had a rough year as he got benched by Team Heretics right after Kickoff to then join Natus Vincere, where results never arrived as the team didn't even manage to qualify for Playoffs.

Alongside ComeBack, BBL is bringing in two young prospects from Tier 2: Ömer "oroni" Açar from Beşiktaş Esports and Emre "VenTT" Bozkurt from Galatasaray Esports. Different players, same formula. BBL's goal is clearly to invest in young Turkish talent with the potential to become the best.

With a VCT ecosystem shakeup coming in 2027, it's still unclear whether BBL will hold a partner slot. With several major organizations in the mix, that scenario looks unlikely, but a roster like this certainly has the potential to earn its way back into the VCT.

Intel Monsters Reloaded as a trial run?

Intel Monsters Reloaded is an offline Turkish tournament set to take place on October 24 in Istanbul. It remains unknown which other teams will participate, but the event should serve as a great opportunity for BBL to try out potential players for next year's starting lineup.

BBL's lineup for Intel Monsters Reloaded 2026 will be:

• Yusuf "Lar0k" Kaan Kanber
• Utku "Loita" Kart
• Berkcan "ComeBack" Şentürk
• Ömer "oroni" Açar
• Emre "VenTT" Bozkurt

It's still uncertain whether these three players will officially join the organization for 2027, but a strong showing at the event could be their ticket to competing in Tier 1 next year.

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