Season 7 Rankings: #50-41

Welcome to the North American RCS Season 7 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 Seven NA Rankings Series:

• • Introduction & Methodology
  • #50-41 (You are here.)
  • #40-31
  • #30-21
  • #20-11
  • #10-1

#50 – 41

“…you lost to wowellz” – ZeeBee

50. w0wells

Kicking off our list this year is a Wrastor main from Missouri that has been around for several years but really hit his stride in Season 7. W0wells made it out of pools at a major for the first time this year and soon after found the motivation to aim for his first Top 50 appearance with a subsequent Top 12 finish at The Big House 10. W0wells hopes to ride the momentum from Season 7 and continue the grind with the St. Louis scene into Season 8.

“swaggin on em”

49. Jenova

Next up is another first timer to the Rivals Top 50. Jenova was a curious case who shocked the scene several times in Season 7 with wins on Penguin, Seggo, and the last minute RCS Gold event put together to help secure Top 50 qualifications for several NA players. Jenova began competing during the COVID-19 pandemic and has already created quite a splash in the competitive scene.

“I’ve been eating nothing but food” – Nbad

48. CyberHex

CyberHex is a community figurehead, known for her role as head of Rivals Recess and her frequent commentary blocks at majors. This season, CyberHex achieved an incredible feat by rallying the community to create the first community RCS Gold event of Season 7, The Kingpin 10. On the competitive side of things, CyberHex has been gradually making a name for herself as a serious Clairen threat in the U.S., with a heart-pounding set against Akashi at Genesis 9 and increasingly impressive results in community brackets. CyberHex could be a dark horse coming into Season 8.

“hapkragg” – kragg

47. Whimby

Our first Kragg on the Season 7 Top 50 list comes in as a pillar of consistency with impressive results and victories over veteran players such as Ahntye and Lucius at some of the biggest events of season. Whimby is proud of their consistency and is hoping to travel to as many tournaments as possible and branch into Doubles more frequently in Season 8.

“Sometimes, ya just gotta go with the flow.”

46. Ateozc

The head T.O. of the Chicago Rivals scene bursts onto the Top 50 as community figure heads continue to eat well in Season 7. Ateozc is an incredibly active T.O., helping prop up the Midwest as one of the most active and fierce regions in the world. His Olympia and Absa combination helped him secure consistent placements and impressive victories over veterans such as Zora, Geez, Renzo and more.

“True ballers never miss their shot”

45. Olsen

Olsen had an extremely strong showing at the start of Season 7, placing 13th at two RCS events in a row before taking a break to focus on his work as a band director and clarinet player until the final two online events, where he placed 33rd and 49th respectively. Olsen tries to enter events near him when he can and has remained a local threat in the Florida region, ready to defend his home turf when the moment presents itself.

“Per ardua ad astra”

44. Rift

Rift is a satellite engineer and is once again the highest placing solo main to pilot Shovel Knight in North America. His accomplishments on Shovel Knight and his influence on the Georgia scene has helped propel the region into the spotlight on several occasions in Season 7. Rift, similar to Olsen, attended one local event at GoTE 4TheKids 7 and three online brackets where he secured victories over the likes of Brunch, Zora, Mr. Mutton and more.

“PINBALL WIZARD!”

43. Zora

Zora is a community leader in the Arizona scene with long standing roots in the community. He’s known for his expert analytical approach to Maypul and recently for his shared role of Grassroots League leadership. Season 7 marked one of Zora’s most active seasons ever, attending five LAN events and an online bracket where he managed to take down Kobra. Keep an eye on Zora in Season 8, as he plans on helping the Grassroots League blossom into something truly special.

“What DI did you want from me Dan?!”

42. Ahntye

Keeping with the trend of community leaders holding down the first day of Top 50, Ahntye is another Grassroots League leader and a SoCal veteran. Their season consisted of some strong peaks, with two Top 8 placements at RCS Bronze LANS and a 9th place finish at Double Down. Ahntye proves to be one of the toughest players to upset, dropping just two sets to players ranked below them in the whopping 7 Top 50 events they attended. Once again, keep an eye on Ahntye and the Grassroots League in Season 8, as we expect the community to provide an incredible experience to players across the country.

“Vibe”

41. elpe

While elpe took a step back from competitive Rivals this season to focus on the gym, rock climbing, and school, he has returned to the Top 50 for the third time in a row! Elpe may not have achieved the peak performances that shaped his Season 6, however he proved to be an immovable stone for players trying to achieve their dream runs. Going into Season 8, you can expect to see elpe at Riptide and several other events as he aims to crack the rankings for a fourth time.