Genesis 6 is over, and with it Season 3 of the Rivals Championship Series. As we close the book on our latest year of competitive Rivals it’s always nice to take a look at how far we’ve come. Spoilers obviously abound in this article so make sure to only give this a read if you’re happy with finding out who won Genesis.
Some of the Rivals community at Genesis 6!
Our Season 3 Champion
Congratulations to Panda Global’s FullStream for his amazing losers side run at Genesis 6 that secured him the title of RCS Season 3 Champion. On top of this being our largest live event yet, FullStream took arguably the most difficult path through the final day, making this win a true testament to FullStream’s Rivals of Aether legacy.
Left: Windows, Center: FullStream, Right: Penguin
This Genesis is also the first time a previous champion has won again, making FullStream our only 2 time champion over all 3 years of the series. We also broke some other first-time records for Rivals with a singles prize pool of over $13,000 and more than 45,000 viewers watching the finals. We can’t thank our players, community, and fans enough for making this event a piece of Rivals history.
He does it! After taking a year off @FullStream comes back, runs through the gauntlet of death in losers and is your #G6 @RivalsOfAether champion! pic.twitter.com/HIeDgRIlkp
— Genesis 6 (@Genesis_Smash) February 3, 2019
Genesis 6 Standings
Players came from all over to compete, meet their Rivals friends, and test their skill in the RCS World Finals. Here are the standings for our top 16 competitors who all deserve a congratulations for their placings. Thanks to everyone who joined us at the event to help make Genesis 6 an event to remember.
| Standing | Player | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | PG | FullStream |    |
| 2nd | Penguin |  |
| 3rd | AF | Windows |  |
| 4th | BxA | MattyIce | |
| 5th | Vireo.pro | CakeAssault |  |
| 5th | ZeeBee |  |
| 7th | Jesier |  |
| 7th | Blue | |
| 9th | Kaos |  |
| 9th | Lord Bagel | |
| 9th | TurtleBox | |
| 9th | DolphinBrick |  |
| 13th | SNT | MSB | |
| 13th | hoppyKnitz | |
| 13th | Chompers | |
| 13th | uS | DosRogers | |
VoDs and Highlight Videos
The majority of the event was streamed live, and you can catch the action on either ShowdownGG for days 1 and 2, or VGBootCamp for the finals. We’ve also put together some highlight videos below with the help of Youtuber JarekBloodDragon.
Top 32 Highlights
Top 6 Highlights
Event Photos
We asked our photographer from last year, FS | Xenos, to once again to capture the Rivals event. Relive (or experience for the first time) the event through his fantastic album that covers all 3 days: xenosmccloud.com/ESPORTS/RoA-Gensix
My @RivalsOfAether album from #Genesis6 is live! Check it out in the link below.https://t.co/M73EgQlriG pic.twitter.com/ievpauWDBj
— FS| Xenos @ Heart of battle (@XenosMccloud) February 6, 2019
Road to Season 4
Even though season 3 is over, we have plenty in store for 2019. At Genesis we announced that season 4 is coming this summer and opening with Smash’N’Splash 5.
In the meantime we’ll have 3 events during the offseason that will serve as Road to Season 4 events.
Winning any of these events will secure you a $500 travel voucher (on top of any other winnings) towards Smash’N’Splash 5. The first event coming up is Frostbite 2019 in just 2 weeks. With a $2,000 pot bonus, a travel voucher, and more on the line this will be one you won’t want to miss.
