Today we’re pleased to announce Season 3 of the Rivals Championship Series. The Rivals Championship Series (or RCS for short) is the premier Rivals circuit featuring the best events to play in and watch around the world. If you’re a new player or haven’t heard of the RCS before, don’t worry. Read on to learn what the RCS means for you and the Rivals community as a whole.
The Circuit
At its core, the Rivals Championship Series is a circuit for players who want to test their skills against the best. Players from around the globe are invited to battle for points, prizes, and the glory that comes with being the RCS champion.
Events in the circuit consist of a combination between online and offline events that you can find on the league schedule. Make sure you check for your specific region this year since we’re back in Europe and Australia as well as North America.
As the season goes on, each player that participates in sanctioned events will earn points based on their standings. At the end of the season, the top players from each region will receive travel vouchers to come play at the final event. Last season’s final saw T2 | CakeAssault claim the victory and the lion’s share of a prize pool that was over $12,000.
The Community
No matter your skill level, we want all players to feel at home in the RCS. We’re encouraging players to come hang out on twitch and discord during monthlies to make it as much of a community event as it is a tournament.
We’ll be bringing out your favorite commentators, new community rewards for participating, and all kinds of fun stuff.
By popular request, we’ll also be bringing back the RCS compendium featuring hard to find skins and other unique Rivals merch. Everything raised there goes back to RCS events or directly to the players participating. You can support your friends, favorite pros and get yourself something cool all at the same time.
New Prizes
This season, all first time participants will receive a Champion Wrastor skin, and if the event reaches 350+ players all entrants will also receive a Champion Ranno skin. Players who achieve top 8 will secure themselves an elusive Champion Absa skin. More event and competitive related skins will be revealed as the season goes on.
More to Come
Now that you’ve seen the overview, stay tuned throughout the week as we announce our full schedule for all regions, offline events, and the full rules and points structure for all of our detail-oriented players. Make sure you also sign up for your first monthly on the league schedule page.
To lead up to the event, next week we’ll be counting down the top 50 players from season 2 and reminiscing on the plays, the popoffs, and personalities that made season 2 a blast. Here’s to another year!