By: Yam, ERR40, OddBod, Slime Mage, Tom, Wisetom
This is part of an article series highlighting the European Rivals of Aether community, focusing on the top 20 EU players.
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You can sign up for the first EU tournament in season 2 of our free, online circuit over on smash.gg. Everyone who plays in the event will receive a Champion Etalus skin. If the event reaches 125+ registrants, everyone who plays will also receive the brand new Champion Kragg skin.
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| 03 |  #8 |
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The old King of Europe, Transco doesn’t have a particularly high tournament attendance these days. Despite this Transco has placed top 2 in all but one tournament of the 6 he attended, losing only to Kaos and Neylax in Sunday Rivals 11.
Transco’s Kragg is truly one of the finest in Europe. Though not very heavy on the rock usage, he has a terrific mental game and knows where to place his moves to be the most effective. He’s 2 steps ahead at all times and has the fortitude to not falter and clutch out games at the last second.
We hope to see Transco bring himself back to the position of best in Europe as he’s shown tournament interest again since the full release.
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| 02 | #4 |
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Sitting right behind his fellow countryman, Neylax has held second place in the EU scene in the most constant of ways.
He is always a fan favourite and shows great prowess with his combo game across multiple characters. In season 2 of the RCS we hope for Neylax to finally break the streak and land that sweet first place over his two main obstacles: Transco and Kaos.
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| 01 | #1 |
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The undisputed titan of European Rivals, Kaos has not lost a single EU tourney since Untamed 3 one year ago.
Kaos dominates the tournament scene with essentially any character of his choosing. He has taken taken tournaments as Zetterburn, Orcane, Forsburn, Etalus and more, mostly switching up characters with any major patch. His suffocating playstyle puts pressure on the opponent like very few others could, and we’re sure to see the Brawl legend make great strides once again this year.