Doğukan “113” Balcı’s situation has just taken a turn. After a difficult Spring Split in the LEC with Team BDS, and amid growing uncertainty, 113 chose to step down from the roster upon learning that the team was planning to hold tryouts for the jungler position. He then reached a verbal agreement with Papara SuperMassive in the Turkish Championship League (TCL), his home region, but that deal has now fallen through.

As reported at the end of May, Turkish authorities arrested thirteen individuals — including Ahmed Faruk Karslı, owner, majority shareholder, and chairman of both PAPARA (the team’s main sponsor) and Papara SuperMassive — as part of a wide-ranging investigation into illegal gambling, money laundering, and organized crime. Those offenses pertain solely to PAPARA, a digital financial services platform that enables users to make online payments, not the esports team.

A collateral damage

What initially looked like a homecoming for 113 quickly turned into a cautionary tale of instability. Following the arrest of Papara Supermassive's owner and name sponsor, the financial stability of the esports organization has been filled with uncertainty. With PAPARA's assets frozen and its operation under scrutiny by Turkish authorities, internal restructuring became inevitable.

According to sources familiar with the situation, SuperMassive has initiated budget cuts, including putting new signings on hold. While the team had previously reached a verbal agreement with 113 to bring him in as their starting jungler for the Summer Split — replacing Duncan "Skeanz" Marquet — those plans were abruptly canceled. The verbal agreement, never formalized into a written contract, was dissolved in the aftermath of the scandal.

At this stage, it remains unclear whether Papara and SuperMassive will reverse their merger, or if Skeanz and the other former players will stay on the roster.

113 is officially LFT

With the verbal agreement being scrapped, 113 is now once again looking for a team, as he announced on X. The young Turkish jungler enters the market at an unusual time: late in the current offseason and without a team, despite a year of generally solid individual performance.

Across his stint with Team BDS in the LEC, 113 stood out statistically even as his team underperformed. He was among the top three junglers in both kill participation (77%) and damage per minute (468.13), showcasing his high-tempo, play-making style. While BDS finished 8th in Spring and failed to qualify for playoffs, 113's personal numbers told a more promising story — especially his efficiency in converting low resources into high-impact fights, as evidenced by his league-leading damage-to-gold ratio (1.39).

Given the lack of time before Summer kicks off, it remains to be seen whether a major team will make space for him or if he will land as a late addition in a lower-tier league. His availability could also trigger a domino effect in the jungle market, with several ERL teams still finalizing their starting lineups. For now, 113 remains a proven asset on the market, young, aggressive, and battle-tested across both LEC and ERLs. But his next move is uncertain.