Dunk! The Backwards Kragg! An inadvertent character loyalist, Dunk is truly one of the most unique players on the market. While this season may not have been as kind to him as Season 3, Dunk still was able to find his way to an impressive 9th place at EVO 2019 and 25th place at Heat Wave 3, taking down players like Akashi and Plastic Dinos along the way. Dunk recently found his way to Arizona, where he’s quickly become one of the State’s most challenging opponents.
Nevereatcars returns to the Top 50 after a short departure in Season 3. Cars is an OG West Coast Maypul loyalist known for his love of her fast paced neutral and punish game. His playstyle speaks for itself with an arsenal of innovative tether punishes and deep blastzone reads. Cars traveled to exclusively West Coast events this year while earning wins against the likes of yesdefinitely, Spook, Akashi, and more!
Lucius had a slow burn this season, picking up steam to an epic showing at The Big House 9, where he placed 4th by eliminating FullStream. Lucius has also made quite the splash in Smash Ultimate as of late and his expanded skill set in the platform fighter genre has paid dividends with a win on Windows and 9th place at our off-season event, Frostbite 2020. Lucius has the potential to leap his way up the list in Season 5.
Levin makes his first appearance on the Rivals Top 50, touting a 25th place at Smash N Splash 5 and 9th place at Super Smash Con 2019 with an impressive win over PrimeTime. Levin has been an active member of the community for years; but, only recently started attending RCS majors. His confidence in Zetterburn and positive mentality towards improvement stands out among the rest. We hope to see Levin travel more in Season 5!
CheesyPotato has been an online monster for years now. This year, Cheesy made it out to TAPS 2 and Glitch 7, bringing her online prowess to the local communities. Cheesy placed 13th at Glitch, dropping sets to Windows and Lattim, and 5th at TAPS 2, losing only to ZeeBee while having to DQ in losers. In addition to her lan successes, Cheesy made sure to remind us of her roots by securing a fantastic 2nd place in the December Online RCS.
If there was a “most improved” award, Plastic Dinos would most certainly be a contender. Dinos’ sharp improvement is evident in his Top 50 events and has been cataloged over the course of Season 4 at the AZRivals locals. In the course of a year, Dinos has become an Academy mentor, the owner of Clairen-cord, and a key figurehead in the AZRivals scene. Obviously we expect big things from Plastic Dinos in Season 5! Till then, you can find him working hard at improving the community one step at a time.
Calm, collected, and methodical, TurtleBox has been a Top 50 staple since Season 1. TBox made it out to the season’s two most stacked events, placing 13th at Heat Wave 3 and 17th at Genesis 7. While he has taken a step back from competitive play he has retained his consistency and terrifying edgeguards. We wish TBox the best in his retirement and not-so-secretly hope the competitive bug brings him out to at least one event in Season 5!
One of the biggest wild cards on the Top 50, Stroder placed 13th at every event he attended this season besides Genesis 7. Stroder’s peak event this season was Heat Wave 3, where he was able to score back to back upsets over Dunk and MSB. While his jump in rankings from Season 3 are nothing to scoff at, Rivals is only Stroder’s second focus, you may know him from the Smash Ultimate PGR v1 and his consistent dominance over the AZ Smash scene. His ability to balance Smash and Rivals at such a high level of play is unmatched and we love his passionate presence at our events.
Kruz is yet another new addition to the Top 50, attending 3 events including COST, Elevate, and Heat Wave 3. Kruz’s second place finish at COST was certainly impressive; however, no one was prepared for his monumental upset over CakeAssault at Elevate, earning him Top 8 at the most stacked GRL event of the year. From there Kruz bested Akashi at Heat Wave 3, but faltered in a set against Junuh, keeping him out of top 32 at Heat Wave 3. Kruz promises to be a top contender going into Season 5, as anyone seeing his name in their bracket path will certainly know they’re in for the match of their life.
Starbos splashed into Season 4 with upsets over Adi and EU top player, Slimepuffen at Super Smash Con 2019 for a 9th place finish. From there, he never really looked back, placing 13th at Glitch 7 and achieving his first Top 8 at TAPS 3, besting players such as Nexplosion and Akashi along the way. Starbos also attended Frostbite 2020 during our offseason, where he was able to snag a second Top 8 finish in a row. His unique punish game and movement intensive play has only refined itself with time as he joins the ranks as one of the best Orcane players in the world.
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