MAJ3R removed from Eternal Fire: "For them, I was not enough and the problem"
The in-game leader of the Turkish side was removed just three months into his stint.
Eternal Fire has announced the departure of veteran player Engin "MAJ3R" Küpeli and the return of 19-year-old Yasin "xfl0ud" Koç after a failed attempt to qualify for the IEM Rio Major.
The change was announced a day after Eternal Fire's loss to fnatic which saw them eliminated from the European RMR tournament with a 1W-3L score. With the return of previously inactive xfl0ud to the lineup, Eternal Fire are again left without a natural fit for the caller position. After reaching out to the team, HLTV.org has confirmed that Ömer "imoRR" Karataş will be taking the in-game leader role moving forward.

The 31-year-old MAJ3R, who returned from VALORANT to compete with the Turkish superteam in July, made it clear that he didn't agree with the decision.
"Hello everyone, unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned in EF. I’m out of the project definitely early and wish them good luck further in their adventure," MAJ3R wrote on Twitlonger, explaining that the three months have been hard psychologically and that he was released from the team "strangely." After all, since he joined the team, Eternal Fire briefly reached their peak world ranking, No. 18, qualified for BLAST Showdown and ESL Challenger Rotterdam, and played a solid ESL Pro League season before failing to advance from the RMR.
"For them, I was not enough and the problem was me, from my eyes it’s completely different but speaking details will not make any things better, I have to respect their choice," MAJ3R said. "Someone has to pay the checks and with my position, I understand that I’m the one who pays them, that's a part of the job baby."
MAJ3R made it clear that he wants to continue playing and competing. "İndividually I feel great, and as a leader. I love esports so much and most of all, I believe in myself very much. I'm still motivated to play and be somewhere where I can have control and build something healthy and good."
He also invited interested parties to contact him via Twitter DM or email ([email protected]) as he enters free agency.
Eternal Fire are now:
Ismailcan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş
Özgür "woxic" Eker
Ahmet "paz" Karahoca
Ömer "imoRR" Karataş
Yasin "xfl0ud" Koç
Canpolat "hardstyle" Yıldıran (coach)

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