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For the last 2 years the Genesis series has been a standout tournament for competitive Rivals, and this year is no different. Once again this storied series will play host to the Rivals Championship Series World Finals. The culmination of eight months of competition as players from around the world vie for the title of champion.

Along with a record-breaking entrant count for the third year in a row, we’ve also topped our prize pool with more than $13,000 raised in our RCS compendium. If you’re an attendee, viewer, or new fan just tuning in this primer will guide you on how to enjoy Rivals at one of its biggest weekends in competitive gaming and what we’re doing to make it special.

How to Watch

Rivals will be featured on two different streams this event, with ShowdownGG handling the Friday and Saturday streams and VGBootCamp featuring us on the big stage Sunday in the Paramount Theatre.

It will be a great show either way, but if you’re in the area we recommend coming out to the gorgeous theatre to see the action live and support the competitors. A limited amount of tickets are still available at the door.

Make Your Mark at Genesis 6

In addition to everything else that comes with winning Rivals at Genesis, the victor will also earn the chance to work with the Rivals dev team on their own skin as part of the Make Your Mark series.

Players won’t want to miss their chance to ensure that they go down in Rivals history.

Special Brackets

Rivals Turbo
We’ll be featuring the first official Rivals Turbo mode tournament on stream Friday evening. After an exciting day of more serious events we’re opening entry to anyone who wants to compete with the super charged (and super silly) Rivals Turbo Mode. A $500 pot bonus is provided through the generosity of the community from the Genesis 6 compendium.

Rivals Amateur
Our second special bracket will be an amateur-only event happening after the completion of singles R1 pools on Saturday. Players can opt into this event after their pool throughout the weekend if their record is 0-2 or 1-2 in singles. The bracket will run from 2PM – 4PM with grand finals kicking off the beginning of the Saturday stream at 4PM.

Exclusive Merch

Since we don’t currently offer all of our products online, we’ll be bringing some of our rarer Rivals merch to the event. You can get your hands on these exclusives as well as some of our standard skins:

• Official Rivals Logo Shirt
• Official Pinny Arcade Orcane Pin
• Rivals Character Keychains
• BERRY BLAST Orcane Plush

Legal Stages Ruling

Rivals at Genesis 6 will be run using the standard RCS ruleset with one addition:
‘The Forest Floor’ stage will be banned during the singles event unless both players in a match agree to select it.

All that’s left to do at this point is bring the hype! Check out some of the ways our community is getting excited, and make sure to join us on stream for the event.

Unofficial Rivals at Genesis 6 Trailer pic.twitter.com/x2a7RV4R0t

— AF | Windows (@WindowsRoA) January 30, 2019

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— $NT | MSB (@notMSB) January 31, 2019

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— Hound | TekKnite (@TekKnite) January 29, 2019

Take note of Sparx21’s extensive Head to Head results list from top players season 3. This might be useful for your fantasy bracket 😉

I put all of the tournament placements, wins, losses, and everything into this spreadsheet here: https://t.co/sSIDu6eF1J

Will add more players later on, but I need to rest#G6 #RivalsOfAether@CakeAssault_ @PenguinUpB @FullStream @WindowsRoA

— ISG | Sparx21 (@Sparx21RoA) January 28, 2019

This is part of an article series on the top 50 players in Rivals of Aether drawing data primarily from NA competitions.

Articles in the Series

• #50 – 41
• #30 – 21
• #20 – 11
• #10 – 4
• #03 – 1

For more information about the methodology and how rankings were decided, check out the Rivals Top 50 Introduction Post.

To enter free Rivals of Aether events online, head to the Rivals Championship Series 2 Smash.gg page.

Rank	Rating	Rivals
40	70.00
41st	33rd	9th	3rd
Summary

MiNi is a volatile player, sometimes able to play above his skill level and others below. He’s familiar with many characters and isn’t afraid to play them in tournaments, even going as far as playing a different character every game in a set if he thinks a new strategy is more suitable. He’s traveled across the country to play and is still grinding for that first place trophy. His best finishes to date were Super Smash Con 2016 where he placed 3rd and CEO Dreamland where he defeated CLG | PewPewU on his way to secure 9th.

Rank	Rating	Rivals
39	72.00
18th	N/A	31st	52nd
Summary

Quote_a is a long time Orcane player and constantly has his eye on the state of the game. He entered the competitive scene last summer and won a CCS within just a couple months of starting. Though he doesn’t have aspirations of taking home a trophy, he’s proof that you can play for fun and still take names. He’s caused some major upsets taking games off of Kisuno and Dolphinbrick to place 5th in RCS S1 #9.

Rank	Rating	Rivals
38	73.00
N/A	17th	19th	48th
Summary

Bumblebomb didn’t get to play in the RCS online events last season, but that was only because he spent most of his time casting the weeklies. When he’s not streaming or casting, Bumblebomb can be seen roaming exhibition and ranked clad in all green. His style of Kragg is more balanced, featuring solid fundamentals along with a flair for some dunking. Notable local wins includes defeating geqqo at Genesis 4 to place 17th.

Rank	Rating	Rivals
37	74.00
21st	N/A	24th	87th
Summary

Jorane put in work last season grinding in the weekly RCS series. He usually placed just inside or outside of the top 8 and was higher than top 32 in 10 out of the 12 weeklies. This dedication has put him solidly in the running when people search for good Absas to look up to. He’ll be traveling out to Bigger Balc on 5/27 to try and make his mark in RCS season 2.

Rank	Rating	Rivals
36	75.00
11th	N/A	1st	470th
Summary

Alexis is a very technical player who relies on spacing, mind-games, and patience to defeat his opponents. He was lauded during season 1 for his impressive clone play, often confusing the viewers as much as his opponents. Alexis is also able to perform at the local level and is currently the defending champion from Shine 2016. Notable victories include sets over Risky and Arcanine. He’s recently moved to SoCal which should let him travel to West Coast events much easier. We’ll also be seeing him at bigger balc.

Rank	Rating	Rivals
35	76.00
N/A	25th	N/A	84th
Summary

JCOnyx is one of the best players from the Pacific Northwest and one of the best Absas when it comes to local tournaments. JCOnyx brings technical and punishing gameplay from his hardcore PM background, and loves labbing. You can see this reflected at the Washington locals he runs. He was able to secure 25th at Genesis 4.

Rank	Rating	Rivals
34	76.70
N/A	13th	7th	N/A
Summary

Cupz has a storied history with Rivals, and has been involved in everything from the earliest tournaments to starting ICE. This crew of top players are mostly from the Pacific Northwest, and has turned the region into what is arguably the most concentrated area of Rivals’ talent. Though he doesn’t often play online, Cupz performs at local events and locked himself in for 13th place at Genesis 4 and 7th at PAX West.

Rank	Rating	Rivals
33	78.00
34th	13th	46th	N/A
Summary

Sino is a deadly Zetterburn with a stylish streak. Known as much for his skill as his combo videos he has the potential to contend with the top players. His strongest finish was at G4 where he placed 13th and defeated Mini, Bumblebomb, and Tandori. If he’s able to play more in online events I predict we could easily see him climbing the ranks.

Rank	Rating	Rivals
32	79.00
77th	N/A	8th	10th
Summary

Penguin has been playing for awhile and is steadily improving. He advanced through the 70 man bracket at Super Smash Con last year to 25th place, and has big plans to go even farther again this year. He has a huge number of NCS victories under his belt, third only to Kisuno and GamingClan above him.

Rank	Rating	Rivals
31	80.00
59th	9th	83rd	22nd
Summary

Dunk is a Kragg player with an excellent balanced playstyle. A proud member of TSMSB, he plays friendlies with MSB and other crewmates for practice. His best result from this past season was a stunning 9th place at Genesis 4. He has plans to play in the RCS season 2 and hopes to grab himself a ticket to Shine 2017.