Anıl "nekky"
Dağdeviren has announced that
Eternal Fire
Eternal Fire
Europe
Rank #18
Spear
Arda Burak Kartal
audaz
Soner Ekiz
Favian
Enes Yiğiter
echo
Ömür Serkan Şenol
nekky
Anıl Dağdeviren
has allowed him to explore his options for the 2027 season. nekky, along with every other member of Eternal Fire, has a contract that runs through the end of the 2026 season, according to Riot's Global Contract Database.
"I am currently under contract with Eternal Fire, but I have been allowed to explore my options for 2027 as we continue discussions regarding my future with the team," he said.
The IGL has been a core member of EF since March 2025, dating back to its days under the
ULF Esports
ULF Esports
Inactive
audaz
Soner Ekiz
nekky
Anıl Dağdeviren
Favian
Enes Yiğiter
banner. He also shared that he is looking to primarily play the Initiator role for a new team in any region, can speak English and Turkish, and is also open to taking on IGL or secondary calling duties.
nekky has been a well-traveled figure in Turkish Valorant. Since making his debut in 2021 with a handful of PUG squads, he has competed for
Gringo Team
Gringo Team
Inactive
Shalz
Serkan Erdoğan
Gloomy
Mercan Özalp
,
2L8
2L8
Europe
Rank #192
n1tze
Nox1
, and
PDS Esports
PDS Esports
Inactive
Kipperman
Taylan Toprakçı
FIVESTAR
Yiğit Yılmazeli
erennTT
Eren Topçu
nekky
Anıl Dağdeviren
. Over four years, he competed on 11 different squads, including eight different Open and Closed Qualifier runs in the Turkish Challengers scene. That run of looking for a new team ended in 2025 in Türkiye Birlik Stage 2 with ULF. The team spent much of the year as second-best in Türkiye behind
BBL PCIFIC
BBL PCIFIC
Inactive
, but went on a run in VCL EMEA Stage 3 to earn a spot at EMEA Ascension. With two spots up for grabs among eight teams, nekky and ULF had to win just three matches to earn their spot in VCT.
ULF's start to life in VCT was rough, with two underage players unable to compete. After a 9th-10th finish in Kickoff, the org was removed from VCT EMEA, with Riot citing operational challenges that affected the org's ability to operate within league standards. nekky and the ULF core that stayed together on EF had a fast start to life under the new banner, barely missing out on the international stage with a fourth-place finish in Stage 1 before bowing out of Stage 2 in the Play-Ins.
Eternal Fire
Eternal Fire
Europe
Rank #18
Spear
Arda Burak Kartal
audaz
Soner Ekiz
Favian
Enes Yiğiter
echo
Ömür Serkan Şenol
nekky
Anıl Dağdeviren
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