Sezgin “Fabre” Kalayci has returned to Eternal Fire as head coach, the organization announced on its official X account. The move comes three days after Eternal Fire parted ways with Yiğit “yT” Özden, who had coached the roster since May 2026.
FABRE RETURNS TO ETERNAL FIRE
Eternal Fire announced the return with a message highlighting the long history between Fabre and the organization.
This is your home, this family is your family. Even though the years have passed, the fire has continued to burn in the same place. Seeing you among us again feels like opening the door to home once more. Some returns are more than just coming home. Welcome back!
Fabre previously coached Eternal Fire from November 2022 until April 2025. When the roster moved to Aurora, he continued working with the same core and remained in charge until the end of June 2026.
During his first spell with the roster, Fabre helped Eternal Fire reach the Quarter-finals of PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 and the Grand Final of ESL Pro League Season 20. After the move to Aurora, the team later won PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 and reached the Semi-finals of the IEM Cologne Major 2026.
RETURN AFTER A SHORT BREAK
Fabre left Aurora on June 29 after nearly four years working with the same core. At the time, he explained that he wanted to take a break and recover some energy after a long period of continuous competition.
His final event with Aurora was the IEM Cologne Major 2026. The team reached the Semi-finals, where their run ended with a 0:2 defeat against FURIA.
The break lasted a little over two months before Fabre returned to coaching with Eternal Fire.
ETERNAL FIRE CONTINUE TO REBUILD
Fabre takes over a significantly different roster from the one he previously coached under the Eternal Fire banner. The current lineup consists of Caner “soulfly” Kesici, Iulian “regali” Harjau, Vladyslav “Kvem” Korol, Samet “jottAAA” Koklu and Gareth “MisteM” Ries.
Eternal Fire completed their latest roster changes in August by signing soulfly from Aurora and making the transfer of jottAAA permanent. Alexander “br0” Bro was moved to the bench as part of the same changes.
Fabre now replaces yT and returns to the organization where his long spell with the former core began in 2022.
