VRL Turkey: Birlik's GSL closed qualifier is now over and several top Turkish teams are now confirmed in the regional league.
The Turkish VRL qualifier was made up of three stages. Two open qualifiers led into a four-group GSL qualifier that pitted 12 qualified teams—eight from the first qualifier, four from the second—against four invited teams from the VCT Turkey Stage 1: Challengers 2 closed qualifier. These four were FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Rank #8 xeus Doğan Gözgen MrFaliN Furkan Yeğen yetujey Eray Budak AtaKaptan Ata Tan cNed Mehmet Yağız İpek qRaxs Doğukan Balaban , Fire Flux Esports Fire Flux Esports Europe Rank #14 lauress Toprak Kaynak Ruxic Uğur Güç Turko Mehmet Özen w0zzip Zafer Gungor , Surreal Esports Surreal Esports Inactive Rosé Eren Erzan VenTT Emre Bozkurt vittoria macRue Arda Yıldız Crewen Ali Eren Sargin and Galatasaray Esports Galatasaray Esports Europe Rank #38 Padisah Onur Dönmez Docent Kadri Vatandaş Touven Can Eryıldız JrayN Ferhat Yılmaz .
The open qualifiers saw several known names within the scene put into the limelight. Galakticos Galakticos Europe Rank #106 DESTRUCT1VEE Hakan Lekesizer Bard0lf Emir Çinkılıç sterben Emre Demirci BeX Ebubekir Dağaç glovee Burak Yıldırım , Kafalar eSports Kafalar eSports Inactive ip0TT Yiğit Karadeniz Wizard Artu Köroğlu fred Barış Özdemir mAz Duhan Ovalı HEPSEV Hasan Yağızhan Hepsev , Thunderbolts Gaming Thunderbolts Gaming Inactive Antsy Yağız Güngör Yato Cem Saat re1sxd İlyas Çalışkan corr0 Mehmet Alp Vural DubzWoW Mustafa Doğan ARGENT Berk Deniz Özdamar , and Beşiktaş Esports Beşiktaş Esports Inactive Leu Arda Kerenciler BARBAROSSA Alp Kaan Karlıdağ MerSa Mert Saatcı Baransel Baransel Nasırcan hybrid Emir Erol Bard0lf Emir Çinkılıç were drafted in from the first qualifier. Team Aurora Team Aurora Inactive Patrui Göktuğ Uyan shapaz İlyas Murat Altay KSW Baran Ünal , Zero Zone Zero Zone Inactive ThePrimerio Doğukan Meriç Karduz Nirenu YANKAS Yusuf Yankaş , and Fenerbahçe Esports Fenerbahçe Esports Europe Rank #185 DeadInk Utku Onur Aydin Yigox cacan Mert Çaçan joined in from the second open qualifier.
In the closed qualifier, every group contained one invited team, two from the first qualifier and one team from the second qualifier. Out of the four invited squads, only Fire Flux Esports and Galatasaray Esports managed to reach the VRL without dropping a match.
In Group A, both Fenerbahçe and Futbolist won their opening matches. In the winner's match between these two, Fenerbahçe managed to punch their way to qualification in a tight 2-0 win. Futbolist were relegated into the decider match. They faced Karagümrük Esports Karagümrük Esports Inactive lolAntiz0 Çağan Demir ARGENT Berk Deniz Özdamar Yato Cem Saat RAZORCONEE Kaan Arslan , who had previously eliminated 3 Gün Yeter 3 Gün Yeter Inactive vCan Ahmet Can Türkmen L7 Emirhan Şahintürk Ruxic Uğur Güç Padisah Onur Dönmez AthE Yağız Özel , and managed to come out on top 2-0, after two 13-6 wins on Ascent and Haven.
In Group C, Surreal Esports and Thunderbolts Gaming reached the winner's match after respective 2-0 and 2-1 victories over Inactive and Weda Esports Weda Esports Inactive W3XYY Emre Gunes Lar0k Yusuf Kaan Kanber Cn4n Sinan Kabadayı vıatrus Halil İbrahim Akay Untreu Enes İskeçe . Thunderbolts managed to prevent a reverse sweep in the qualifying match and secured a 2-1 victory over the invited Surreal Esports squad, who went on to play the decider against Weda Esports. There, Surreal Esports managed to secure their group's final spot with two 13-7 wins on Icebox and Split.
The final slots in Turkey's VRL were filled by Galakticos and Team Lixa Team Lixa Inactive SkyL1ne .
VRL Turkey: Birlik is scheduled to be played between February 14 and March 20. Its exact format has not yet been announced. The full team list is:
- Fenerbahçe Esports Fenerbahçe Esports Europe Rank #185 DeadInk Utku Onur Aydin Yigox cacan Mert Çaçan
- FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Rank #8 xeus Doğan Gözgen MrFaliN Furkan Yeğen yetujey Eray Budak AtaKaptan Ata Tan cNed Mehmet Yağız İpek qRaxs Doğukan Balaban
- Fire Flux Esports Fire Flux Esports Europe Rank #14 lauress Toprak Kaynak Ruxic Uğur Güç Turko Mehmet Özen w0zzip Zafer Gungor
- Galakticos Galakticos Europe Rank #106 DESTRUCT1VEE Hakan Lekesizer Bard0lf Emir Çinkılıç sterben Emre Demirci BeX Ebubekir Dağaç glovee Burak Yıldırım
- Thunderbolts Gaming Thunderbolts Gaming Inactive Antsy Yağız Güngör Yato Cem Saat re1sxd İlyas Çalışkan corr0 Mehmet Alp Vural DubzWoW Mustafa Doğan ARGENT Berk Deniz Özdamar
- Surreal Esports Surreal Esports Inactive Rosé Eren Erzan VenTT Emre Bozkurt vittoria macRue Arda Yıldız Crewen Ali Eren Sargin
- Galatasaray Esports Galatasaray Esports Europe Rank #38 Padisah Onur Dönmez Docent Kadri Vatandaş Touven Can Eryıldız JrayN Ferhat Yılmaz
- Team Lixa Team Lixa Inactive SkyL1ne