Aurora replaces jottAAA

23-year-old Turkish esports athlete Samet "jottAAA" Köklü has left Aurora's active Counter-Strike 2 roster – the organization has him. The official announcement was made on X its X social media account.

Köklü has represented Aurora since April of this year. jottAAA's average rating over the past three months is 0.98 (in 55 maps). Rumor has it that he requested Aurora's permission to depart the squad. The vacant position in the starting five has gone to Caner "soulfly" Kesici, who has played for Fire Flux for the past year and a half.

Notably, Aurora finished the recent StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 in 20th-22nd place. The team currently sits ninth in Valve's global ranking. Earlier, a rumor also surfaced on the web that Engine "MAJ3R" Küpeli might part ways with the team after jottAAA.

 Aurora’s current lineup is:

 Engin "⁠MAJ3R⁠" Küpeli
 Ismailcan "⁠XANTARES⁠" Dörtkardeş
 Ali "⁠Wicadia⁠" Haydar Yalçın
 Özgür "woxic" Eker
Caner "soulfly" Kesici

 Sezgin "⁠Fabre⁠" Kalaycı (coach)

Origin: x.com