We’ve once again got two separate RCS Finals events this year to support both the NA and EU regions. Here’s a preview of what’s in store:
North American RCS Finals
The North American Finals for RCS Season 8 comes to a head at a familiar battleground. Genesis X (Feb 16th-18th) in beautiful San Jose, California aims to cap off another competitive year of Rivals, with multiple attendees collecting Major championships and several more competitors right on their heels.
The top NA pointholders heading into the season finals.
CakeAssault sits on an insurmountable point lead resulting from his consistent awe-inspiring performances throughout 2023. As such, he has earned a $500 travel voucher to Genesis X, where he aims to win his fourth Genesis in a row and fifth overall.
No matter what happens next month, one thing is for certain: the winner will walk away with the lion’s share of a huge pot bonus. The Genesis X prize pool is just under $8,000 at the time of this article’s release and will continue to rise as we approach Season 8’s conclusion. Keep an eye out and help contribute to the Finals Pot Bonus as we introduce one of our most ambitious Genesis skins of all-time.
Genesis X will also be a momentous occasion for another reason. Over the course of the weekend, we will be simultaneously running the first ever publicly available Rivals 2 bracket, which reached its entrant cap of 256 attendees within just the first few days of its announcement. Be sure to tune in as we aim to stream plenty of matches. While there is no monetary prize, honor and the players’ chance to engrave themselves in the history books are on the line in what promises to be an exciting celebration of our upcoming title.
European RCS Finals
Across the world we have another exciting RCS Finals brewing on February 10th-11th. This features 2 days of events including Singles, Doubles, and Workshop. The EU Rivals of Aether scene has been hard at work in Season 8, building a community-funded Finals Pot Bonus while blowing past each of its three stretch-goals with $3,300 raised and counting.
The EU rankings has a favorite of their own with Fireicey commanding a near-perfect season. Fireicey has only three set losses total across the season, and a full sweep of every bracket he has attended. He’s also won five out of six EU RCS events, including all four online brackets and the larger of the two offline events.
The top EU pointholders heading into the season finals.
Of the EU funds raised, $250 will be allocated to each side event – Doubles and Workshop. The EU community also had unique stretch goals in the RCS shop this year. Through reaching these they added the November and December Online Majors, unlocked player interviews by community leaders, and also unlocked a combo video to highlight their scene.
After chatting with EU community leaders, we’re excited to announce that seven different interviews will be posted to our site, ranging from current/former stars to the hard working volunteers holding up the scene from behind the curtain! For the combo video – plans are also in the works to collect clips from each major for a greater community showcase to be released when ready. We have seen what the EU scene can do with their annual PR videos and cannot wait to see how it turns out.
