Aurora official announcement: Rifleman JottAAA has been relegated to the bench and replaced by Soulfly.

Aurora's CS2 division announced on Saturday that Turkish rifler Samet Koklü (ID: jottAAA) has been officially relegated to the bench.

JottAAA, 23, came through the Eternal Fire youth academy. After being promoted to the main team in January of this year, he played a total of 72 maps and participated in 1649 rounds, with an average rating of 1.05. He then transferred from Eternal Fire to Aurora in April of this year, where he has since played a total of 138 maps and participated in 3042 rounds, with an average rating of 1.00.

Despite jottAAA's previous success with the team, winning the PGL Bucharest Masters and finishing as runner-up in the Esports World Cup, Aurora clearly has higher expectations for this season. After failing to win championships in numerous international tournaments, including the PGL Bucharest, PGL Astana, Intel Extreme Masters Dallas, BLAST Austin Major, Intel Extreme Masters Cologne, BLAST Bounty, FISSURE Playground #2, ESL Pro League, and StarLadder Budapest Major, Aurora ultimately decided to adjust its roster to seek a breakthrough.

While demoting jottAAA, Aurora acquired 21-year-old rifler Janel Kesic (ID: soulfly) from Fire Flux. He will make his Aurora debut on January 12, 2026, when the team competes in the first season of the BLAST Bounty Tournament.

soulfly previously played for CS teams such as Sangal and The Witchers before officially transferring to Fire Flux in August 2024. To date, he has played 389 maps, participated in 8508 rounds, and achieved 3320 kills for Fire Flux, with an average rating of 1.15.

Following this personnel adjustment, Aurora's current roster is as follows:

Commander/Rifleman: Engin Couperly (ID: MAJ3R)

Rifleman: Ismail Khan Dortkardesh (ID: XANTARES)

Sniper: Özgür Eker (ID: woxic)

Rifleman: Ali Haidar Yarchin (ID: Wicadia)

Rifleman: Janel Kesich (ID: soulfly)

Coach: Sezkin Karajgi (ID: Fabre)

Substitute: Samet Cocleu (ID: jottAAA)