pAura retires after more than six years in competitive VALORANT
pAura retires after more than six years in competitive VALORANT
Turkish in-game leader pAura has announced his retirement from professional VALORANT after more than six years of competition.
His announcement followed FOKIN’s elimination in the round of 32 of the first Türkiye open qualifier for VCT EMEA Kickoff.
Career across EMEA
pAura represented several prominent organizations, including Team Heretics, SuperMassive, BBL Esports, S2G Esports and Misa Esports.
He attended Masters Berlin with SuperMassive and later competed in the partnered VCT EMEA league with BBL.
Although primarily associated with Sentinel roles earlier in his career, he also played Initiator extensively in later seasons.
Final season ends in the qualifiers
During 2026, pAura helped Misa reach two VCL EMEA events before later competing with FOKIN in the new season’s qualification pathway.
He said his final competitive matches had now been played and indicated that he would release a video explaining his next steps.
The announcement ends a career spanning VALORANT’s earliest European tournaments through the latest VCT qualification system.
