The Rivals Championship Series has had an action packed season so far. Players have clashed at premier events throughout the year and battled in almost 300 community events from around the world to earn rankings in their regions. Now that the end of the year is here, it’s time to set our sights on the close of the season and look towards our finals at Genesis 9!
Closing out the Regular Season
Regular season events (that is – events that have their points count towards travel vouchers to the RCS finals) will end for all regions at the end of 2022. This timing allows us to arrange travel accommodations for players who qualify for the finals at Genesis 9 on January 20, 2023.
Despite vouchers being distributed at the end of the year, community events can still apply to be included in the RCS until the official end of the season on January 22nd. These community opt-in events during January will still receive prize pool support and overall standings points.
Opt your event into the RCS here.
Current RCS Point Leaders
After a full season the best players from around the world have risen to the top of the RCS standings. At the end of the year the top 4 players from North America and top point earners from the EU and World regions will receive travel vouchers to the RCS Finals at Genesis 9. Here’s a look at each region heading into the last few weeks:
North America
CakeAssault leads North America while Soulrifle211 sits in a solid second place. The top 4 players in the North American standings will receive travel vouchers towards the finals, so our final online premier event this weekend has high stakes for the top of the ladder to see who will grab that last spot.
Europe
Fireicey holds an impressive lead at the top of the EU standings. The EU scene is scheduled to have an online finals event this year before Genesis, so stay tuned for more details on that. You can help raise money for the finals pot bonus, which already sits at $1168, on our compendium page.
World
World region events are a close race, with Aikawa recently taking the current lead by one point.
RCS Shop and Compendium
Our RCS shop will be open until the end of January, so that means if you want to get your hands on any of our esports skins or RCS merch you’ll want to check out the shop before it closes after Genesis 9. You can find skins from current and past seasons along with other cool things we’ve released over the years. Grab some sweet merch and feel good about it too, as 100% of all profits go back to the community.
Season Finals at Genesis 9
The RCS finals are coming up quickly. If you’re interested in attending make sure to sign up before late registration closes at the end of this month. The finals at Genesis 9 will feature 3 days of Rivals with our own stage and stream for Singles, Doubles, and Workshop events. The top 6 of Singles finals will also take place on Championship Sunday for an epic conclusion to the season. As we get closer more news on where and when to watch will be released for those watching from home.
Current titles above 100 entrants!
MELEE Singles: 893
MELEE Doubles: 105
ULT Singles: 872
ULT Doubles: 123
STRIVE: 127
RUSHREV: 109
ROA: 100You can still register if you haven’t already! Late registration ends DEC 30TH!https://t.co/07C7AZA4n0
— GENESIS 9 (@Genesis_Smash) December 13, 2022
