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.
View more articles in the Season Six NA Rankings Series:
- Introduction & Methodology
- #50 – 41
- #40-31
- #30-21
- #20-11 (You are here.)
- #10-1
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.
Plastic Dinos isn’t so great? Are you kidding me? When was the last time you saw a player with such a hemorrhaged and dysfunctional lung? Noah puts the sickness in another level, and we will be blessed if we ever see a player with his skill and passion for the hospital again. SBS breaks records. Chompers breaks records. Plastic Dinos breaks his lungs. You can keep your statistics. I prefer the IV.