Season 5 of the Australian Rivals Championship Series concluded this month with our first ever region-specific Finals event making its way online. The AU RCS Finals brought out the new and old guard alike, as Australian Titans met one final time.
Some amazing sets with a live-streamed Top 8, and two special side events made this weekend one to remember. Read on for a recap featuring highlights, event breakdown, and more.
VODS
Let’s start with the VoDs in case you’re here to avoid spoilers. You can find everything we had on stream throughout RCS Season 5 over at our official channel. Singles Top 8 is available now.
AU RCS Finals | Top 8
THE CHAMP
Congratulations to SNC for winning the RCS Championship!
SNC remained a constant threat throughout the RCS Season, taking 9th place in RCS Fire, 1st place in RCS Air, and 2nd place in RCS Earth. His bracket run this time seemed to be unstoppable, making it to Grand Finals without dropping a game – that all changed once grand finals began. Reeling from a 3-0 loss in Winners Finals, Jet came back with a vengeance and reset the bracket with a stunning 3-0 of his own, forcing SNC into a corner. SNC dug deep with the Championship on the line and responded in turn, shutting out Jet in the bracket reset to secure his thrilling 1st place finish!
SNC also went on to win a perfect doubles bracket with his teammate, Hammerhead96. Congratulations to our AU Champion!
Kragg CAN do it https://t.co/xZpGY3oVI6
— SNC (@SNC_Sector7G) January 24, 2021
SINGLES MAIN EVENT RESULTS
The winners side of phase 2 had a few major upsets, which really shook up Losers side of Top 8.
| Standing | Player | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | SNC |  |
| 2nd | Jet |  |
| 3rd | MAST! |  |
| 4th | OSU |  |
| 5th | FEL | |
| 5th | Katsune |  |
| 7th | Obscurity |  |
| 7th | Hammerhead96 | |
ARCADIAN SINGLES RESULTS
The Australian RCS Finals played host to a unique singles event aimed at shining a spotlight on unranked players in the region. While there were players overlapping Top 8s between the Arcadian and the main Singles events, a newer face ended up taking the whole thing. Xenix‘s Sylvanos proved to overwhelm the competition as the number one seed without dropping a single set.
| Standing | Player | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Xenix |  |
| 2nd | Obscurity | |
| 3rd | Random7Flame |  |
| 4th | speedrockstrong |  |
| 5th | Hammerhead96 | |
| 5th | jemic |  |
| 7th | RenderedSpy | |
| 7th | Unladen | |
DOUBLES RESULTS
SNC and Hammerhead96 dominated the RCS Doubles bracket without dropping a single game. Double Kragg CAN do it!
| Standing | Player | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | SNC / Hammerhead96 | |
| 2nd | Katsune / Jarcino |  |
| 3rd | Conga-Heli / Obscurity |  |
VOLUNTEERS
A special shout-out to Katsune for taking up the responsibility of head T.O. during RCS Season 5. This is not an easy job and she did an excellent job balancing organization and competition throughout the Season. In addition to Katsune, a special shout-out to OSU for his role in helping put out fires when needed and for organizing streams for past RCS events. Finally, thank you to our volunteer commentators Irene and Random7Flame for stepping up to the plate and ensuring the Finals could be streamed live with the event.
We hope you enjoyed the final event of the season. We understand that Australia is able to run small-scale local events once more, so please be safe and continue to be responsible in future events!
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