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Rivals Championship Series Season 5 Wrap-Up

By SBS — January 25, 2021

Season 5 of the Rivals Championship Series concluded this month with our traditional Finals event making its way online. The RCS Finals shattered our previous attendance records and brought the fiercest competition and highest stakes our online environment has ever seen, with over $16,500 raised by the community for the collective events.

Outstanding sets, multiple events across multiple days, and other ambitious efforts made the Finals 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 and all associated side events from the Finals (Tetherball Doubles, Doubles, and Workshop Singles) are all available now.

NA RCS Finals | Pools

Workshop | Top 8

Season 5 Finale Promo

This year, before top 32, we played a special video highlighting the ROCS Finals and the 4 Elemental Majors that made up season 5. This incredible production was created by community member Casual Scrub, and can be found here for repeated viewing pleasure:

THE CHAMP

Congratulations to Penguin for his first place finish in singles. After falling just short of an RCS Championship title each of the last two years, he has finally cemented himself as the world champion.

Penguin also went on a tear in this weekend’s side events. He won a perfect doubles bracket with the help of his teammate CakeAssault, took first place after a thrilling bracket reset in Workshop Singles, and took home 4th place with his teammate Windows in Tetherball Doubles.

SINGLES MAIN EVENT RESULTS

Our top 32 was incredibly diverse at this event. Combined with new players and some top 16 upsets this led to some surprising matchups in top 8.

Standing Player Character
1st Penguin
2nd Kusi
3rd Halite
4th CakeAssault
5th Seggo
5th CheesyPotato
7th Xaro
7th ZeeBee
Full Standings >

WORKSHOP SINGLES RESULTS

Workshop Singles was an exciting event, with a lot of history going into it. Some incredible sets left the community shocked as the tournament’s 1st seed fell at 9th place. Top 8 was a mix of Workshop exclusive players and familiar champions from the RCS, making a truly unique experience for everyone involved!

Standing Player Character
1st Penguin Acid Rainbows
2nd CakeAssault Acid Rainbows
3rd 2004 Honda Civic Otto
4th gracefulknight Pomme
5th Zora Lyca
5th ZeeBee Gustav
7th Windows Astra
7th Ambi Lode & Puul

Full Standings >

DOUBLES RESULTS

Penguin and CakeAssault proved once again that their chemistry is unmatched, winning every single game they played for a decisively perfect bracket.

Standing Player Character
1st Penguin / CakeAssault
2nd Xaro / Mr. Mutton  
3rd MattyIce / Mr. Olsen  
Full Standings >

TETHERBALL DOUBLES RESULTS

Trace and ZeeBee both claimed to be the best Tetherball Singles players, so it is no surprise that they formed a superteam of sorts to take home the crown in our first ever RCS Tetherball event.

Standing Player Character
1st Trace / ZeeBee
2nd Menace13 / Tico
3rd Giga Bowser / Sawtooth
Full Standings >

VOLUNTEERS

As fun as this event was, none of it could have happened without the incredible work of community volunteers. We would like to give a special shout-out to these tireless behind-the-scenes workers now!

We hope you enjoyed the final event of the season. Make sure to keep an eye out for future promoted events, and our first ever Online Top 50 list!

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Creatures Tournament League 2021

By SBS — January 4, 2021

Creatures of Aether Esports is Getting a Shake-up!

Creature of Aether has been running weekly tournaments since its early day of Closed Beta in June of this year. Since then, the Creatures team has been working with our most competitive player base and our wonderful Tournament Organizer, Junior to cultivate the best tournament experience possible. Now, after half a year of events, it is time to re-format how we run our league with some exciting changes.

Creatures Tournament League 2021

If you’ve been looking to get into competitive Creatures of Aether, now is the perfect time. Starting January 9th, our brand new league format aims to foster laid-back, approachable weekly events with stacking participation rewards, and a new monthly series for players to truly unleash their competitive sides. Players will be able to participate in single elimination Saturday weeklies to fill out a seasonal “punch-card” of sorts, earning exclusive Champion card skins as they progress over the course of a three month season.

Here’s a look at how things are going to work:

Structure

Each season will span the course of three months, each generally consisting of three weeklies and one monthly event.

  • Weeklies will be Best-of-three, single elimination brackets.
    • Brackets will be on Saturdays at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET to accommodate more regions than our previous events.
  • Monthlies will be Swiss style pools, leading into single elimination, Top 8 finals brackets.
    • Brackets will be on Saturdays at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET to accommodate more regions than our previous events.

Rewards

Tournament rewards will range from unique Champion card art to in game currency for players that place well in events, or even simply participate. On top of our standard prizes, every event will also have bonus raffles that will provide two lucky participants with 100 Abyss Orbs each.

New legendary creatures can change the tide of any match!

Weeklies:

Weekly attendance will present a unique opportunity for players to receive some of our champion skins from previous seasons. Players will earn a specific skin for every other event they participate in, with attendance resetting at the end of each Quarter. This pseudo punch-card is as followed:

  • Weekly #1: Champion Zetterburn
  • Weekly #3: Champion Maypul
  • Weekly #5: Champion Absa
  • Weekly #7: Champion Orcane

While keeping these weekly events approachable is a key focus, we will still be providing Abyss Orb prizes to the Top 3 of each tournament as followed:

  • 1st – 300 orbs
  • 2nd – 200 orbs
  • 3rd – 100 orbs

Thwart your opponent with board manipulating abilities!

 

Monthlies:

With new battle passes coming out every month, we saw this as the perfect opportunity to keep active competitors up to date with the newest skins, while staying relevant to in-app events! Participants in these events will earn themselves a champion skin for the Rival in the current Battle Pass. In addition to participation prizes, Top 8 will be awarded their share of Abyss Orbs as followed:

  • 1st – 500 orbs
  • 2nd – 400 orbs
  • 3rd – 300 orbs
  • 4th – 200 orbs
  • 5th – 100 orbs

Master your Rivals’ ability for devastating plays!

League Champions:

Top 8 players by points at the end of each season will win 1,000 Abyss Orbs and a champion skin of their choice of any Rival in the game at the time.

League Points

League points are an easy way to track players’ progress and participation over the course of our three month seasons. Points are awarded each time you play in an event. Keep track of your points over the season here. League Point breakdowns are as followed:

Weeklies:

All players who participate and finish their bracket runs will receive 5 League Points.

Monthlies:

These events are going to be much more competition focused, and the League Points will reflect that.

  • 1st – 150
  • 2nd – 125
  • 3rd – 100
  • 4th – 80
  • 5th – 70
  • 9th-16th – 40
  • Participation – 10

Perfect attendance, including all weeklies and monthlies, will award players with 25 League Points.

Standings from our final season of 2020. Congratulations to Moyeah99!

The Creatures Tournament League is now live!

Check out the League Page and find your standings HERE.

Registration for the first Weekly, on January 9th, is open HERE.

Registration for the first Monthly, on January 30th, is open HERE.

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Australian Rivals Championship Series Finals Month

By SBS — December 30, 2020

Earlier this month we outlined the pay structure for the Australian finals in a separate article. Now, we are happy to announce the details for the AU RCS Finals month!

AU Finals Week

Similar to other regions, we have decided to make the AU RCS Finals a multi-day event, with Singles, Doubles, and Arcadian Singles on the docket. Top 8 of Rivals Singles will be streamed live on the official Rivals of Aether Twitch.

Here is our current schedule:

  • Saturday, January 23rd: Rivals Doubles and Rivals Singles!
    • Rivals Doubles will be hosted as a for-fun event with no prize pool.
      • Bracket will play to completion.
    • Rivals Singles, our main event, with a stacking prize prize pool of up to $1,500!
      • Top 6 from the RCS season will automatically advance into the second phase of bracket, skipping Phase 1 Pools.
      • Bracket will play up to Top 8.
  • Sunday, January 23rd: Rivals Singles Finals and Arcadian Singles!
    • Rivals Singles Top 8 to completion.
    • Rivals Arcadian Singles is a special Singles tournament where all players on the 2020 Australian PR and all players that ranked top 6 of previous PRs are banned!
      • Bracket will play to completion.
      • Standard RCS rules apply, contact Katsune with any questions.

Players will be able to earn the brand new Champion Ori and Shovel Knight skins just for playing and for reaching phase two of the Singles bracket, respectively.

Singles Prize Structure

While this was covered in a previous article, we wanted to reiterate the prize pool for any players who may have missed the news.

  • Australian Finals will be a two day event with a stacking prize pool.
    • Starting prize pool will be $1,000
    • At 75 entrants, there will be an additional $250 added to the pool for a total of $1,250.
    • At 125 entrants, there will be an additional $250 added to the pool for a total of $1,500.

Weekly Tournaments with BIG Prizes

While there is no elemental theme for the month itself, the AU weekly Discord events hosted by Gabe have been such a hit, we wanted to honor them! We are going to celebrate each week with the phase 2 DLC prize from each Elemental Major. Weeklies will alternate between Thursdays and Tuesdays as follows:

  • January 7th: All participants earn a Champion Clairen skin.
  • January 12th: All participants earn a Champion Elliana skin.
  • January 21st: All participants earn a Champion Maypul skin.
  • January 26th: All participants earn a Champion Ranno skin.

AU Finals Signups are Open HERE

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European Rivals Championship Series Finals Month

By SBS — December 30, 2020

Earlier this month we outlined the pay structure for the European finals in a separate article. Now, we are happy to announce the details for the EU RCS Finals month!

EU Finals Week

Similar to other regions, we have decided to make the EU RCS Finals a multi-day event, with both Singles and Doubles on the docket. Each event will be played and streamed on the official Rivals of Aether Twitch over the course of of the weekend.

Here is our current schedule:

  • Saturday, January 23rd: Rivals Doubles and Rivals Singles!
    • Rivals Doubles will be hosted as a for-fun event with no prize pool.
      • Bracket will play up to Top 8 (subject to change based on total entrants).
    • Rivals Singles, our main event, with a stacking prize prize pool of up to $2,500!
      • Top 12 from the RCS season will automatically advance into the second phase of bracket, skipping Phase 1 Pools.
      • Bracket will play up to Top 8.
  • Sunday, January 23rd: Rivals Doubles Finals and Rivals Singles Finals!
    • Rivals Doubles Finals to completion.
    • Rivals Singles Top 8 to completion.

Players will be able to earn the brand new Champion Ori and Shovel Knight skins just for playing and for reaching phase two of the Singles bracket, respectively.

Singles Prize Structure

While this was covered in a previous article, we wanted to reiterate the prize pool for any players who may have missed the news.

  • European Finals will be a two day event with a stacking prize pool.
    • Starting prize pool will be $1,500
    • At 150 entrants, there will be an additional $500 added to the pool for a total of $2,000.
    • At 200 entrants, there will be an additional $500 added to the pool for a total of $2,500.

Friday Tournaments with BIG Prizes

While there is no elemental theme for the month itself, the EU weekly Discord events hosted by OliveOily  have been such a hit, we wanted to honor them! After the New Year’s Holiday, we are going to celebrate each week with the phase 2 DLC prize from each Elemental Major.

  • January 1st: No prize due to the Holiday. OliveOily has been kind enough to run a stress free bracket for those who still want to get their Rivals fix!
  • January 8th: All participants earn a Champion Clairen skin.
  • January 15th: All participants earn a Champion Elliana skin.
  • January 22nd: All participants earn a Champion Maypul skin.
  • January 29th: All participants earn a Champion Ranno skin.

EU Finals Signups are Open HERE

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Rivals Championship Series Finals Month

By SBS — December 10, 2020

RCS Finals Month is Coming!

January marks the end of our 5th Season of the Rivals Championship Series. Each year we bring our Series to a crescendo with a massive finals event, bringing top players together from around the world with huge pot bonuses and a finals day event at the Paramount Theatre on Genesis Finals day.

We can’t wait for the return of offline events

To accompany each RCS season, we put together a compendium to support Rivals Esports, featuring skins and other merch with 100% of profits going to our community. The compendium shop for Season 5 would fund every single RCS Major in each of our three regions.

Collectively, the Rivals community helped raise over $20,000 for RCS events with $5,200 adding to Developer matches for our regular season events and $15,000 for the finals. Even our sponsor, Hit Box, joined the fray by contributing an additional $2,000! The RCS Season 5 Finals promises to be the biggest online tournament Rivals has ever seen.

To add to our fabulous prizes, players will be able to earn the brand new Champion Ori and Shovel Knight skins just for playing and for reaching phase two of the Singles bracket, respectively.

Let’s take a look at what’s to come:

NA Finals Week

True to our roots, we have decided to make the RCS Finals a multi-day event, chock full of side events! On the docket we have our main Rivals Singles event, Rivals Workshop, Rivals Doubles, and Tetherball Doubles. All events will be streamed on the official Rivals of Aether Twitch and Steam accounts.

Here is our current schedule:

  • Friday, January 15th: A high stakes Tetherball Doubles event!
    • All participants earn a Champion Elliana skin for participating.
    • Players will compete for their share of a $500 prize pool.

  • Saturday, January 16th: Rivals Doubles, Rivals Workshop, and Rivals singles!
    • Rivals Doubles returns to our finals with a $1,000 prize pool.
      • Bracket will play up to Top 8 (subject to change based on total entrants).
    • Rivals Workshop has been thriving since its creation, now we bring it back to the RCS finals with a $1,000 prize pool!
      • Bracket will play up to Top 16 (subject to change based on total entrants).
    • Rivals Singles is our main event with a prize pool of over $10,000!
      • Bracket will play up to Top 32.
  • Sunday, January 17th: Finals for Rivals Doubles, Rivals Workshop, and Rivals singles!
    • Rivals Doubles to completion
    • Rivals Workshop to completion
    • Rivals Singles to completion

Friday Tournaments with BIG Prizes

While there is no elemental theme for the month itself, our weekly Discord events hosted by TheFailWhale and Menace13 have been such a hit, we wanted to honor them! After the New Year’s Holiday, we are going to celebrate each week with the phase 2 DLC prize from each Elemental Major.

  • January 1st: No prize due to the Holiday. TheFailWhale and Menace13 have been kind enough to run a stress free bracket for those who still want to get their Rivals fix!
  • January 8th: All participants earn a Champion Clairen skin.
  • January 15th: All participants earn a Champion Elliana skin. This event will double as the RCS Finals Tetherball event.
  • January 22nd: All participants earn a Champion Maypul skin.
  • January 29th: All participants earn a Champion Ranno skin.

 

EU Finals

More information is on its way regarding the European RCS Finals, but we wanted to cover prize splits before dates are formally announced.

  • European Finals will be a two day event with a stacking prize pool.
    • Starting prize pool will be $1,500
    • At 150 entrants, there will be an additional $500 added to the pool for a total of $2,000.
    • At 200 entrants, there will be an additional $500 added to the pool for a total of $2,500

AU Finals

More information is on its way regarding the Australian RCS Finals, but we wanted to cover prize splits before dates are formally announced.

  • Australian Finals will be a two day event with a stacking prize pool.
    • Starting prize pool will be $1,000
    • At 75 entrants, there will be an additional $250 added to the pool for a total of $1,250.
    • At 125 entrants, there will be an additional $250 added to the pool for a total of $1,500.

NA Finals Signups are Open HERE

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