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Rivals Championship Series 7 – powered by start.gg

By George — May 27, 2022

Following our exciting opening event last weekend, it’s finally time to reveal all that Season 7 has to offer. We already know players have heard the rumors and are looking forward to offline events returning on a larger scale. However, there’s also plenty of new developments to share…

This year we’re proud to announce that the Rivals Championship Series is powered by start.gg! Start.gg is providing $20,000 in prizes for our new community event opt-in system that gives more support to grassroots events than ever before. With the Rivals Championship Series’ history as one of the oldest start.gg leagues, we’re thrilled to have their support for our community in season 7. Let’s get into the details.

New Event Tiers and Global Community Support

For the first time, organizers from anywhere in the world can add their event to the Rivals Championship Series. $20,000 in cash prizes provided by start.gg is up for grabs, spread across events that join the league. These community events can qualify for pot bonuses and league points based on entrant counts.

Pot bonuses are given out on a first come first serve basis, but there’s plenty to go around with enough to support 40 bronze, 40 silver, and 10 gold level events throughout the season. Events past these amounts will still receive league points for standings. There will also continue to be an RCS event tier that features our premier handpicked events with even more opportunity for prizes through the return of our Championship Chest compendium.

Make sure to apply with your own event or tell your favorite TO to add their tournament to the Rivals Championship Series. In addition to being eligible for prizes and points, they’ll also appear on the league schedule for easy access for players.

With new event tiers being added this season, we’ve also revamped our point system. As usual top pointholders will receive additional rewards at the end of the regular season depending on their region.

NA RCS Premier Events Full Schedule

We mentioned offline events were back in a big way, and this year we’re bringing Rivals to 7 majors around the country along with 2 online events. Registration is open for events listed from now until October, so make sure to sign up for any you have your eye on to save on travel costs.

Event Registration Date Region
GoTE 4TheKids 7 May 21st – 22nd Clearwater, FL
June Online Major June 11th Online
Double Down 2022 July 8th – 10th Las Vegas, NV
Super Smash Con 2022 Aug 11th – 14th Chantilly, VA
Riptide 2022 Sep 9th – 11th Sandusky, OH
The Big House 10 Oct 7th – 9th Detroit, MI
Heat Wave 5 Nov 4th – 6th Phoenix, AZ
December Online Major Dec 17th Online
RCS Finals at Genesis 9 Jan 20th-22nd San Jose, CA

Power Rankings

With the addition of community events and new tiers, competitors may be wondering how this changes our annual end-of-season power rankings. While points and tiers will be used on the circuit for the purpose of prize support and the league standings, rest assured our power rankings will use additional methods to evaluate performances. With an influx of large offline events as well as lots of online data this season should be able to provide a great setting to decide the top 50. Look for a detailed article on that methodology to be released before our first online event this June.

European and World Regions

As of today, events anywhere in the world may apply for the new league and reap the benefits of the community support from start.gg. European competitors can also look forward to a Season 6 power ranking coming soon from their community panel, along with an official Season 7 event schedule. We look forward to other regions being able to receive more support than ever before by applying to the league once their events are published.

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We hope you’re as excited as we are about the upcoming events and new developments in season 7 of the Rivals Championship Series. Make sure to check out our start.gg league page to start signing up, creating or add an event, or even get a peek at the new Champion Olympia skin coming soon. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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Season 6 Rankings: #10-1

By George — May 20, 2022

Welcome to the North American RCS Season 6 Top 50! Each year we look back on the previous competitive season and the players who influenced our scene by creating a Top 50 Players list. The rankings are created by a community panel that considers data from across the season to construct a comprehensive list that highlights our top players and their accomplishments.

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“Sometimes you gotta”

10. Kobra

Kobra takes a massive leap from #26 in season 5 to the top 10 of season 6 with some strong wins. This deadly Wrastor player from North Carolina has been a pleasure to see at more offline events this year, while he still maintains his status as a terror online. He started off the season with a run at Riptide defeating players such as OoDa, Wai, and PlasticDinos for a finish just outside the top 8. After that he continued the season strong by managing to take down big names online, including MSB, Seggo, Xaro and more. As the crew leader of VIBE and familiar face in his corner of the scene, Kobra can be proud of a top 10 finish.

 

 

“I don’t know what we’ll be, but sure enough I’ve fallen for you.” – 100 gecs

9. CheesyPotato

CheesyPotato is a New York computer science student by day, Rivals player by night, and hyperpop listener always. After playing Rivals for 6 years, this season she’s finally been able travel to majors and take part in the offline competitive experience. Previously known for her online prowess, she showed she was still a force to be reckoned with as she tore through the likes of Protagify, Kobra, MSB, Xaro and more for a 3rd place finish during RCS Fireworks.  However, she had a different goal this year with her heart set on making top 8 at an offline event. She managed to pull it off at the most stacked event of the year, our Genesis 8 Finals, where she took down Spyker, Akashi, and ZeeBee for a 7th place finish.  Her goal for next season is to attend as many majors as she can.

 

 

“”It’s true.” – PlasticDinos”

8. MSB

The progenitor of at least half the Kragg tricks in the book, and master of the rest, MSB is a true veteran of the game. His goal this year was a top 6 at the finals, and after defeating PlasticDinos, Biobirb, hoppyKnitz, and more on his G8 run he can safely rest easy with that achievement locked in.  In addition to being a top competitor MSB is a shining force in Rivals putting his signature style on commentary, TOing both online and in his Tristate region, and all kinds of other behind the scenes efforts that keep the community great. His goal next season is a top 5 win that he hopes to achieve by going to every RCS event possible.  Make sure you come to his event, TAPS 5, this June 25th in NYC!

 

 

“ZIM UP!!!!”

7. Seggo

Seggo is a wildcard from Wisconsin and master pilot of some of the most distinct characters Rivals has to offer.  His season 6 got off to a powerful start with a 4th place Riptide finish where he defeated Adi, ZeeBee, and soulrifle211. He’s also been enjoying being a multi-game threat this year, as seen on stage for both Rivals and NASB at Genesis 8. Seggo is looking forward to Olympia being tournament legal in season 7, and aims to become the best Olympia in the game. With what we’ve seen from him so far, we don’t doubt it!  Seggo is also incredibly appreciative of his sponsor Sprecher and has said that because of them, “The amount of opportunities that have opened up to me have me feeling incredibly blessed.”  Seggo wants to give a shout out to the NASB community for being ultra homies, and super shout outs to all the Zimmers: Endy, Despot, Smuckables, Tuscuu, Mj, Revilo, Lucian, Eternal, and Kobazco.

 

“You’re gonna have a bad time.”

6. ZeeBee

ZeeBee is a New York competitior that prides himself on a playstyle that grinds his opponents down. Some of his favorite memories from this season are multiple tournament set wins off of SDs.  ZeeBee has some of the biggest names under his belt, including Kobra and Adi at Riptide while also defeating BioBirb, Protagify, and CakeAssault on his way to a 2nd place finish at Heat Wave 4. ZeeBee is currently learning a lot about food science/biology, and has a lifelong interest in philosophy/politics. We look forward to seeing his creative Kragg push the limits in season 7.

 

 

“you miss all the shots you take”

5. Kusi

Kusi is an impressive Ori and Sein player from Canada, securing his second season in a row in the Top 10. Kusi’s goal for this season was to simply attend an offline event – which he blew out of the water with a 4th place finish on the Sunday finals stage at Genesis 8. His list of conquered players is huge this season, taking down MSB, ZeeBee, and PlasticDinos at G8 and other top players like Penguin and Xaro in two incredible 2nd place online finishes. Despite admitting to playing more Valorant than focusing on competing this season, he’s happy he was able to maintain top level for his second season in a row. Next season he wants to put on the training belt again, and try and go to as many events as possible. He also had a shoutout for VIBE – “love those guys (sometimes).”

 

 

“Hold forward and never look back.”

4. soulrifle211

Soulrifle211 has the largest differential from S5 to S6 for this year’s top 50 – turning a #23 appearance on the list last season into the #4 spot in North America this year. His Maypul and his popoffs are both legendary, with his friends and scene from Georgia having him as an underdog favorite at our Genesis finals where he almost delivered. After taking first place at RCS Crystal over Adi, Kusi, Xaro, and Penguin, he said the experience opened his eyes to what he was really capable of. This translated into an astounding 3rd place finish at Genesis out of seemingly nowhere where he took down SBS, Kusi, and CakeAssault. His favorite memory of this season was beating CakeAssault on the Top 48 stage, which is a feat that few players hold. Next season, soulrifle really wants to push the meta not only for Maypul, but for other characters as well. He’s also looking forward to meeting more friends at tournaments and competing. His goal last year and this upcoming year is to be the #1 Rivals of Aether player, and we can’t wait to see him try.

 

 

 

3. Xaro

Xaro is an Orcane main from Indiana and has been a powerhouse ever since he came into his own in the scene competitively. With him holding the title of #1 last year, he doesn’t have many accolades yet that he hasn’t achieved besides looking for a win this season at an an offline major. As is fitting for a top 3 player, his list of victories is long. Riptide saw him take down Seggo, Sparx, MSB, and ZeeBee for a 3rd place finish through a losers run that was some of his favorite competition in the season. He took down Plastic Dinos and Adi at Heat Wave 4, MSB and Ceroas at G8, and tons of other names online including Elpe, Kusi, LordBagel and more. His plans for season 7 entail going to more events, and hopefully winning one of them.

 

 

“I think doubles should get more prize support and incentivize people to learn how to actually play it. Please come challenge us.”

2. Penguin

Penguin is an Absa main from Virginia, and one of the few players in Rivals that plays on an ascended level. His movement and flow is unmatched, along with his game knowledge and analytical mind rounding out his abilities as an ever evolving student of the game. His consistency is incredible both offline and online which is no mean feat. In total this entire season he only lost to 4 different players – singular sets to BioBirb and Kusi, two to soulrifle, and multiple tournament finals to CakeAssault. This ridiculous consistency makes Penguin undisputably one of the greats. Penguin is excited for what RCS Season 7 brings and plans to keep competing. He wants to see more players developing the doubles meta next season, as well as achieve his goal of a Genesis win.

 

 

 

1. CakeAssault

CakeAssault set out this season to retake his crown, and once again he’s back on top after a completely dominating season where he returns to #1.  CakeAssault is untouchable offline, winning all 3 live event majors this year through players that were powerful threats both new and old. CakeAssault simply plays Rivals on a level like no other. His speed and technical skills are incredible, and knocking him into losers hasn’t seemed to help anyone beat him – it only makes him more powerful. His favorite memory of the season is winning Genesis 8 through the super stacked losers side top 6 on the Sunday main stage. Apart from holding the Champion title for the RCS, CakeAssault is currently a college student at Pitt and has also been putting more time into Melee this year ever since Slippi came out. Look out for him as a double threat in both games as he looks forward to traveling to more tournaments in season 7.

 

 

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Season 6 Rankings: #20-11

By SBS — May 19, 2022

Welcome to the North American RCS Season 6 Top 50! Each year we look back on the previous competitive season and the players who influenced our scene by creating a Top 50 Players list. The rankings are created by a community panel that considers data from across the season to construct a comprehensive list that highlights our top players and their accomplishments.

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20. Bagel

Bagel is another old head in the Rivals community, hailing from Canada with one of the most consistent Etalus’ in the game. His RCS run this season featured some powerful wins including CakeAssault, Crusader, Yeggy and Lucius all at RCS Melody to place 4th overall. Bagel also managed to collect some strong wins offline that include Mystery Sol at Riptide and Lucius at Genesis 8. Bagel is taking his role as a community ambassador to new heights this year, helping out with Rivals at Get on My Level 2022 this July. Be sure to sign up, GOML should be a fantastic event with him at the helm!

 

 

“I better be #19 specifically.”

19. Qapples

Qapples is a Wrastor from North Virginia with a background as a Top 20 player in competitive Smash 64 before moving into Rivals at Super Smash Con 2018. To quote them: “I immediately fell in love with Wrastor. He had big combos, had multiple jumps, big hitboxes, was fast, and most importantly: he was campy.” After a few years of grinding the game, Qapples earned their first Top 8 at RCS Crystal, the most stacked online event of Season 6, with wins on CheesyPotato, Mr. Mutton, MSB, Frenchyy, and more. Other wins this season include Codek, Starbos, and Wisp at RCS Fireworks and Riptide to land Qapples at #19 – which they predicted in their quote!

 

 

“Watch Revue Starlight.”

18. Protagify

Protagify is the Hawaiian keyboard Absa with a drive to prove that anyone can be a top player with enough practice, regardless of region. Their Top 8 performance at Heat Wave 4 was a stern reminder that while the mainland doesn’t get many Protagify appearances, they’re still a deadly threat whenever they make it to an offline event. Their wins this season include Elpe, Sparx21, Qapples, Nbad, Spyker and more in what is an extremely impressive resume to earn a Top 20 appearance this year. Outside of the game, Protagify is a retired musician that competes in Guilty Gear Strive in their home state with aspirations of reaching their regional PR.

 

 

“I want to line the pieces up… yours and mine.”

17. Bookworm

Bookworm is an Elliana main from Illinois and is the first player on our rankings to earn multiple Top 8 placements this season. Her victories this season included Seggo, Protagify, ZeeBee, HKP, ZoraTK, Akashi, OoDa,  and many more across her top three events. Bookworm looks forward to seeing friends at Riptide in Season 7, while also making at least one big splash at a tournament before taking it easy. Outside of competition, she enjoys her free time as a variety streamer VTuber while getting settled in post-graduation life.

 

 

“Slay oomfie.”

16. hoppyKnitz

HoppyKnitz is a California Maypul with a famously unique playstyle that even the best players have trouble wrapping their heads around. Her top three tournaments this season claimed victories over Xaro, Adi, TacocaT, Darai, SBS, Wai, Frenchyy, and many more. Her losers run after an early upset at Genesis 8 was a standout performance this year, pathing through a slog of Top 50 players to earn 9th. Her interests outside of Rivals include singing, playing guitar, and programming. Keep an eye on her next season, as she hopes to attend more majors and is gunning for a spot in the Top 10.

 

 

 

15. Sparx21

Sparx21 is a Wisconsin Elliana with over five years of competitive experience. After taking a break during the pandemic and Season 5, Sparx21 was quick to prove that he was still a threat on the big stage, taking down Xaro, SBS, and Giga Bowser for 5th place at Riptide. His other wins include Bookworm, Protagify, Crusader, Ceroas, Shotti, and more. His goal for Season 7 is to get his new Maypul secondary ready for offline events while possibly traveling a little less frequently than before.

 

 

“Youtube.com/BioBirb”

14. BioBirb

BioBirb, formerly known as Windows, is a Wisconsin Wrastor/Bradshaw main and former Top 3 player that went into Season 6 with uncertainty regarding his ability to attend events. His performance at Heat Wave 4 was a blast from the past, placing third with wins over Penguin, Xaro, Darai, Akashi, and more. BioBirb has made a shift to content creation recently and hopes to commentate Top 8 matches at any future events he is able to attend. To quote BioBirb: “Rivals has played a major role in my life and growth as a person, and I’ll always have this community to thank for giving me a reason to stick around. ”

 

 

“I’m on the scene.”

13. Elpe

Elpe is a Maypul from Florida who had a massive breakout performance at RCS Melody in Season 6, placing second with wins over CheesyPotato, Codek, Xaro, Ahntye, Kusi, and more. Elpe’s  goal of being one of the best Maypul players has certainly been met in Season 6, with their performance at GoTE in Tampa this upcoming weekend as a potential highlight of the event.

 

 

 

12. Adi

Adi is an Illinois Zetterburn with one of the most insane punish games to grace the community. Adi kicks off the remaining list of players that all have multiple Top 8 appearances, a feat he accomplished after being largely inactive in recent Seasons. His wins include soulrifle211, CheesyPotato, Elpe, Koda,Giga Bowser, Tanko, Zora, Death By Hugs, and more. He loves meeting new people and considers Season 6 his potentially last year of competition. Moving forward, any events he attends will focus on creating new friendships and connecting with individuals on a deeper level. If you happen to see him at an event in Season 7, be sure to say hello!

 

 

“What, a pizza hut in the garage?”

11. Plastic Dinos

Plastic Dinos roars back onto the Top 50 list after taking a full season break from majors over the pandemic. Plastic Dinos is a community leader and TO from the Arizona scene than has a love of offline events, attending all three in Season 6 with zero online events under his belt. After a slow start at Riptide, he tallied wins against MSB, Protagify, Bagel, Darai, Nbad, Seggo, Mystery Sol, OoDa, Geez, Corkxx, and more while finishing Top 8 in both Heat Wave 4 on his home turf and Genesis 8. Outside of the game, Plastic Dinos is working on his psych degree with the goal of becoming a pediatric occupational therapist. His hobbies of late include learning to cook and watching old horror movies.

 

 

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Season 6 Rankings: #30-21

By SBS — May 18, 2022

Welcome to the North American RCS Season 6 Top 50! Each year we look back on the previous competitive season and the players who influenced our scene by creating a Top 50 Players list. The rankings are created by a community panel that considers data from across the season to construct a comprehensive list that highlights our top players and their accomplishments.

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“That’s unfortunate.”

30. Mystery Sol

Mystery Sol is a dual threat in platform fighters from Washington, consistently pushing the world’s best players to their limits. His appearance at Riptide was his first offline major, where he was excited to meet the community and place 17th while taking down Akashi and Corkxx along the way. His accolades kept stacking up at the RCS Finals, besting both Kobra and Ahntye in exciting game 5s. Mystery Sol aims to become the best Sylvanos in North America while meeting more community members in person during Season 7.

 

 

“Ranno Up Tilt is underrated.”

29. Codek

Codek is a Ranno from North Carolina who was a monster in this season’s online brackets with a breakout performance at RCS Melody. He collected wins on Kobra, Mr. Mutton, Syzygy, and more. He surpassed his goal of making the rankings this season by placing in the Top 30 on the rankings and Top 6 at RCS Melody. Codek hopes to attend an offline major and to continue his work on consistency next season while starting college this fall.

 

 

“In a way you’ve already won in the world, because you are the only one who can be you.” – Mr. Rogers.

28. Tapscott

Tapscott is an Alabama Orcane that plays platform fighters to honor his late father that introduced him to the genre. His 9th place run at Heat Wave 4 was one to watch, with a run that took down four Top 50 players (Crusader, HKP, Ceroas, and Ahntye). Tapscott’s goal this season was to make a return to form a reality, while next season he aims to attend even more offline brackets. We’re eager to see him climb the rankings once again, as he is sure to be a deadly threat in Season 7.

 

 

“Honka Honka.”

27. SBS

Hey everyone, time to break narration for a minute and speak directly with you. This is my first active RCS Season since quitting my job as a Geologist and taking a dream job as a member of the Rivals Dev Team. My performance this year was a fun one, with a balance of Ori, Clairen, and Wrastor while wearing my TO hat at the two largest majors we’ve ever had. I’ve recently made a full swap to Wrastor and had a blast at Low Tide City, placing 3rd with my first all solo bird run (flight?). On the home-front, I could not be more proud of the Arizona community, stepping up to share responsibilities as a team has lifted our scene to unimaginable heights. There are too many people to thank, but I want every one of you to know that your drive, dedication, and friendship has meant the world to me. Outside of the game I’ve picked back up Ultimate Frisbee and have been pretty heavily focused on my improvement in that. My first ever Club season kicks off this June with our team, Instant Karma. I’m looking forward to balancing my love of Rivals while reigniting an old passion. See everyone in Season 7!

 

 

“Tore :)”

26. Nbad

Nbad is one of the longest playing Canadian players in the Rivals scene with a reputation as a bold and risky player. He is a part-time TO for Rivals Recess and has been an instrumental member of the online RCS TO team. He competed mostly for fun this season but was still able to put together an impressive resume with wins over hoppyKnitz, HKP, Giga Bowser, Spyker, Zora, and more during his three events. Outside of the game, Nbad is a musician and studies classical music at the University of Manitoba.

 

 

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

25. Koda

Koda is a New York Sylvanos main that has been a consistent top-level threat for years. Their Top 8 appearance at Riptide featured wins over SBS, Lattim, Subserial, and more in the biggest Rivals offline event to date. Koda is ready to return to Season 7 with an even stronger competitive mindset in order to become the most exciting bracket demon we’ve ever seen.

 

 

“Forsburn is Top 5 @RoASkinner.”

24. Crusader

Crusader is the Texas community leader and a vicious keyboard Forsburn. Her performances in Season 6 were extremely consistent with wins on players such as Wai, Spyker, Slimepuffen, Lucius, and more while only dropping sets to Top 30 players at her three best events. She is currently hosting a Texas PR season lasting through mid-August, and would love if any players in the region would reach out to join the competition. Her goal this season was to make top 32 in every event she attended. This goal was achieved and then some, as Crusader placed in the Top 16 in four of her five Season 6 events. Crusader plans on taking a break from competition to focus on school next season, we wish her the best and hope to see her before too long!

 

 

“SHOOT FILM.”

23. Darai

Darai is a Ranno from California that has recently taken up the role of TO with his upcoming event, Sunnyshore, this June. He scored wins this season on CakeAssault and Ahntye at RCS Fireworks to earn his best placement of 9th. In offline events, he was able to take out Koda, Akashi, and more to place 13th at Genesis 8 and 17th at Heat Wave 4. Darai wants to travel more across the country in Season 7 and aspires to become the best player on the West Coast.

 

 

“Regret action, not inaction.”

22. TacocaT

TacocaT is a Clairen from Massachusetts with some devastating online performances in Season 6. His Clairen has rapidly improved to become a consistent threat at top level, earning victories against Elpe, HKP, Darai, Bullets, and more in his two top-heavy events. He only dropped sets to current and former Top 20 players in his best three events while only having over a year’s worth of experience in the game.  He quickly climbed his way through the community-run skill capped brackets after catching the tail end of RCS Season 5. Following the legendary Grand Finals set between CakeAssault and Penguin, TacocaT once again got on the grind with a unique punish game that truly shows his personality through his play. Be on the lookout, TacocaT is hungry for offline events and intends to begin traveling to tournaments in Season 7!

 

 

 

21. HKP

HKP is a Texas Zetterburn and Ranno player that set into Season 6 with the simple goal of once again completing his collection of DLC skins by attending and supporting tournaments. What came to pass was a powerful showing with a Top 8 appearance at RCS Fireworks, a 9th place at RCS Hot Springs, and 17th at his first offline event since Genesis 7 in 2020. His wins include players such as CakeAssault, Protagify, Spyker, Syzygy, Jesier, Wisp, and more – not bad for just wanting to collect some skins! HKP looks forward to next season as an opportunity to continue enjoying the game while working on his computer sciences major in college.

 

 

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Season 6 Rankings: #40-31

By SBS — May 17, 2022

Welcome to the North American RCS Season 6 Top 50! Each year we look back on the previous competitive season and the players who influenced our scene by creating a Top 50 Players list. The rankings are created by a community panel that considers data from across the season to construct a comprehensive list that highlights our top players and their accomplishments.

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40. Mr. Mutton

Mr. Mutton has been an upcoming threat for what seems like far too long, but in reality, he has only been playing the game since 2019. Mr. Mutton and his methodical Forsburn hail from Indiana, where he has entered all four online RCS events in Season 6. His exponential improvement has him scored wins over CakeAssault, Death By Hugs, and more while never placing below 33rd at a major. Mr. Mutton has recently cemented himself as one of the fiercest Pomme players coming into Season 7, making him a dangerous dual-threat as we kick off the new year.

 

 

“Up air is not a kill move.”

39. Ahntye

Ahntye is an Ori main and community leader from California. Ahntye has had a goal to make the Top 50 list for 3 years now, with mentality and hand problems as huge hurdles to overcome to land at 39 this season. Ahntye’s impressive run at RCS Melody ended at 9th place with wins over Tanko and AdamGMAJ. Playing Rivals and running events are considered Ahntye’s lifeblood, providing extremely technical gameplay while fostering a community to boot.

 

 

“Flex’s Disciple.”

38. OoDa

OoDa is one of the flashiest Clairen’s in the game, showing significant improvement from Season 5, moving up 10 full spots in the rankings. OoDa’s best performance of Season 6 came at RCS Melody, where he placed 13th by taking down CRSDCrusader and Yeggy along the way. Season 6’s Riptide was the first offline major for OoDa, following which, he then attended Heat Wave 4 and Genesis 8 where he collected wins against Ahntye and Breadstick with a hunger for more. OoDa aims to continue his improvement in offline settings and earn Top 8 at a major in Season 7.

 

 

“God, it’s so hard being so good at everything when my brain feels like a backpack with how heavy it is.”

37. Tanko

Tanko is an Ohio Etalus with an impressive track record in the online side of the RCS in Season 6. Tanko collected wins on the likes of TacocaT, Giga Bowser, Zora, Shotti, and more while placing 33rd or better at every online event they entered. Tanko’s losses in online events were solely to Top 50 players and Hidden bosses from RCS Season 6. Tanko looks to ride the momentum for this season and to push the Etalus meta in RCS Season 7 to a whole new level.

 

 

“DM me for games.”

36. Wai

Wai is a Ranno main from California with an appreciation for local events. In Season 6, Wai attended all three local RCS Majors with notable wins over players such as Chompers and Rottweiler. Wai’s tournament runs were often some of the most exciting sets we have seen, with four of six losses ending in game 5 scenarios. We look forward to Wai’s aspiration of attending even more local events in Season 7.

 

 

“You’re never minus if you’re not a *****.”

35. Giga Bowser

Giga Bowser is a New York Sylvanos who attended five of seven RCS events in Season 6, placing 17th in every single one of them. Giga Bowser’s consistency can be seen both locally and online, where he collected wins against the likes of Darai, Yeggy, Syzygy and more along the way. Giga Bowser has recently been playing a lot of our newcomer, Hodan, and promises to bring out the dangerously funny monkey in Season 7.

 

 

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

34. Spyker

Spyker is an old school Forsburn from California, known for his unique punish game and high precision execution. Spyker is a music composition major and aspiring college professor with a love for teaching and seeing friends at local events. Season 6 appeared to be a breakout year for Spyker, placing in the Top 24 at four out of five events this year, with Genesis 8 being his best placement yet at an offline major. Spyker is looking to keep the results coming in Season 7 as local Majors begin to pop up more and more.

 

 

“Be you, unabashedly so. Unwavering and unflinching in your aspirations.”

33. Akashi

Akashi is a New York Absa known for his dedication to streaming and commentating while remaining a high level threat at every event he enters. Akashi collected wins on the likes of AdamGMAJ, Darai, Sawtooth, and many more while attending six of the seven RCS events in Season 6. Akashi aims to keep up the grind in Season 7, attending more locals, commentating as much as possible, and honing his skills as a consistent Top 8 threat at Majors.

 

 

“Honor. No matter how dire the battle, never forsake it.”

32. ZoraTK

ZoraTK is a Texas player whose Sylvanos collected impressive wins over the likes of Plastic Dinos at Heat Wave 4, Bookworm at Riptide, and Tanko at RCS Hot Springs. ZoraTk consistently scared some of the best players in Season 6, with narrow losses against both ZeeBee and Xaro for what is arguably the most challenging 17th placement one could ever attain at Riptide. Since the release of our four newcomers, ZoraTK has made a complete switch to Mollo with the goal of leading the way in the character’s charge through the Rivals meta. ZoraTK’s Mollo managed to show up and create waves with a 5th place showing at our offseason Major, Low Tide City. Be ready for an explosive Season 7.

 

 

“Never didn’t have it.”

31. Ceroas

Ceroas is the former TO for the North American Rivals Amateur Series and Absa mentor for the Rivals Academy Discord. Hailing from Oregon and known for their incredibly defensive play, Ceroas collected wins against the likes of HKP, Syzygy, Bagel, and more while only dropping sets to players ranked in the Top 30 this season. Ceroas has been a hallmark of the community and has recently announced retirement following their standout performance at Genesis 8. We wish Ceroas the best in their competitive future!

 

 

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