Eternal Fire parts ways with DemQQ and rigoN

Eternal Fire confirmed the departures of Sergiy ‘DemQQ’ Demchenko and Rigon ‘rigoN’ Gashi, ending a partnership that began in January 2026. The Turkish organization said both players are no longer on the active roster as it reshapes the team.

In April 2026 Eternal Fire replaced Volodymyr ‘Woro2k’ Veletniuk and Emrecan ‘EMSTAR’ Çalışkan with Iulian ‘regali’ Harjău and Gareth ‘MisteM’ Ries. The team remained outside the top 50 in the VRS standings and did not reach the late stages of online events and lower-ranked LAN tournaments.

Eternal Fire said it has returned to the transfer market to address the team’s results. The current active lineup lists Samet ‘jottAAA’ Köklü (on loan from Aurora), Iulian ‘regali’ Harjău and Gareth ‘MisteM’ Ries, with Yiğit ‘yT’ Özden as coach.

Several players are now benched: Ömer ‘imoRR’ Karataş, Buğra ‘Calyx’ Arkın and Volodymyr ‘Woro2k’ Veletniuk. DemQQ and rigoN joined Eternal Fire at the start of 2026.

Eternal Fire did not provide a public timeline for further signings or a statement explaining contractual or performance reasons for the departures. The organization has competed mainly in online competitions and lower-ranked LAN events this season.

Previously, we reported that Justinas ‘jL’ Lekavicius leaves Natus Vincere.