Doğukan "113" Balcı is set to join Misa Esports in the Turkish Championship League (TCL) for the 2026 season, sources tell Sheep Esports on Friday. The Turkish jungler will therefore return to his home region and compete in Turkey’s top division for the first time in his career, having previously only played in the academy circuit.

A first move in the TCL

Misa Esports' acquisition of 113 marks not only the first roster move for the reigning Turkish Champions this offseason, but also the first reported transfer across the entire TCL. While LFL teams usually dominate early offseason activity, most top French sides had already secured their junglers, and Spanish teams remain relatively quiet amid uncertainty surrounding their league. With 113, Misa Esports is targeting an EMEA Masters title — and currently stands out as the most ambitious non-LFL team on the market.

The organization also explored re-signing their current jungler Can “Closer” Çelik, but the player declined, uninterested in returning to the TCL after his recent championship. The new roster, built entirely from scratch, will be led by Head Coach Bahadır “Japone” Çolak, who has re-signed with the organization, according to sources.

A tough year for 113

Aside from the last split in the SuperLiga, 113 has had a rather tough year overall. He started the season in the LEC with Team BDS, where they finished 6th in the Winter Split before struggling in the Spring Split with an 8th-place finish. He then stepped back from BDS and joined Barça, who had just lost Francisco "Thayger" Mazo to Natus Vincere in the LEC.

113 will therefore be playing in Turkey for the first time in his career, having started out in the academy circuit with SuperMassive Academy. He then joined GIANTS in the LVP, where he won the 2021 Summer Split and played his first EMEA Masters.

After that, he moved to Karmine Corp in the LFL, winning the 2022 Spring EMEA Masters — a success that earned him a promotion to the LEC with Astralis. Things didn’t go as planned, however, and he later went back to the LFL with BK ROG Esports before returning to Karmine Corp Blue, a stint that earned him a second shot in the LEC with Team BDS.

To win the EMEA Masters

Misa Esports had a strong year in the TCL, finishing on the podium in Winter, reaching the finals in Spring, and finally winning the Summer Split. They also made it to two EMEA Masters quarterfinals, doing so with three different junglers — first Nikolay "Zanzarah" Akatov, then Tayfun "Typhoon" Gümüş, and finally Can "Closer" Çelik. 113 will now join as part of a roster being built with the clear goal of competing for and winning the EMEA Masters.