Apeks Apeks Europe Rank #3 florescent Ava Eugene hype Tautvydas Paldavicius MOLSI Michał Łącki AvovA Auni Chahade batujnax Mehmet Batu Özaslan has officially announced the signing of Mehmet "batujnax" Batu Özaslan to complete their 2025 roster.

After winning EMEA Ascension in 2024, Apeks lost key players kaajak and soulcas to other partnership teams, and were forced to find replacements. Through a series of player trials, Apeks selected batujnax to fill one of their vacant spots.

batujnax is a relative newcomer to competitive Valorant. His only experience in the VCT circuit came from playing in Challengers Turkey with S2G Esports S2G Esports Europe Rank #165 pAura Melih Karaduran reazy Kaan Ürpek Turko Mehmet Özen DeepMans Yiğithan Kesici , joining the team halfway through 2024 to play in Split 2. With his addition, S2G only managed a 3-6 record and missed out on the playoff stage.

Before Apeks had finalized their roster, batujnax played with a portion of the team in the Red Bull Home Ground qualifiers. Under the name “Apeks and Friends”, the team went 2-2, being eliminated by UCAM Esports Club UCAM Esports Club Europe Rank #14 Flickless Karel Maeckelbergh Polvi Niko Polvinen bucher Maximilian Bucher Quick Fabián Pereira YuNo Eloy García .

Due to visa issues, batujnax is unable to attend EMEA Kickoff. Assistant coach Oderus will be playing in his place for the tournament.

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