russ leaves BBL Esports; joins Blaze Esports

Batuhan "russ" Malgac, the dominant Jett from Turkey, has officially parted ways with BBL Esports to join .

Russ first joined BBL Esports in July of 2020 as one of their original members, he initially started off playing Sage before swapping over to Jett and becoming well-known for his impressive performances on the agent. Russ currently boasts an incredible 1.40 rating and 262 Average Combat Score, including putting up strong performances against some of the best teams in the region.

Most recently, BBL placed 7th-8th in VCT 2021 - Stage 2 - Europe - Challengers Playoffs after claiming 1st place in the VCT 2021 - Stage 2 - Turkey - Challengers 2. This move comes as Blaze Esports is beginning to form their entrance into Valorant after signing Baran "Izzy" Yılmaz, Eren "Brave" Kasırga, and bringing 6yborgg over from Oxygen Esports.

With this change, BBL Esports are now:

Semih "legoo" Selvi Kerimhan "kero" Duman Ali "AsLanM4shadoW" Osman Balta Serhat "Muj" Yüksel Hüseyin "aimDLL" Kabişteke

Eray "Gais" Sarikaya (Coach)

Blaze Esports are now:

Baran “Izzy” Yılmaz Eren “Brave” Kasırga Mehmet “Turko” Özen Batuhan “russ” Malgaç