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<div>After spending the opening Split of RLCS 2024 without a coach, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23c8-tsm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TSM</a> have announced the signing of Aron "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4b04-eclipse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eclipse</a>" Jones, who most recently coached <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f1bf-suhhh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">suhhh</a>. The Welshman, who connects with compatriot Gwil "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/413a-creamz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creamz</a>" Muir, brings a wealth of experience to the side that took North America by storm during the offseason. Eclipse is best known for his two-and-a-half-year stint at <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23d9-endpoint" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endpoint</a>, coaching them to four consecutive RLCS LAN appearances during the 2021-22 season.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;TSM ROCKET LEAGUE ROSTER UPDATE&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are proud to announce the addition of our new RL coach, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/LoREclipse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@LoREclipse&lt;/a&gt;! He&amp;#39;s been hard at work with the boys during Quals 4, and we can&amp;#39;t wait to show you how much we&amp;#39;ve improved with him in Swiss Stage.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Welcome to the black-and-white, Eclipse! &lt;a href="https://t.co/geTjziZL1u"&gt;pic.twitter.com/geTjziZL1u&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; TSM Report (@tsmreport) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/tsmreport/status/1782832386582921230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 23, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>Stephen "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4271-hocke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hockE</a>" Hoelbinger <a href="https://twitter.com/hockE_RL/status/1782834122651553832" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">revealed</a> on Twitter that Eclipse has been working with TSM "for the past few weeks", saying he "has been a crucial part to our success." The squad built on a strong Split 1 by coasting through the double elimination portion of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd2-rlcs-2024-split-2-north-america-open-qualifier-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #4</a> on Sunday, sweeping <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/46b3-yapville" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YapVille</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/239d-cloud9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cloud9</a> to seal their spot in the Swiss stage. Next Up prospect Dylan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9f14-wahvey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wahvey</a>" Thanus <a href="https://twitter.com/WahveyRL/status/1782834052476572123" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">added</a>: "Very excited to have&nbsp;Eclipse with us. We've already been putting in tons of work and we're feeling better than ever before. Extremely confident and excited for this weekend and the future."</div><div><br></div><div>The 24-year-old himself was quick to <a href="https://twitter.com/LoREclipse/status/1782832964805484814" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outline</a> the team's lofty ambitions: "I've been excited to announce this since I signed, and I can't wait to put in the work to help get the boys to Major and Worlds", before expressing his gratitude to his previous team: "I also just want to thank the boys on suhhh for letting me coach them last Split, and I want to wish them all the best heading into this next Split."</div><div><br></div><div>Eclipse kicked off his coaching career in August 2019, joining <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0b33-discombobulators" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discombobulators</a> and helping them win promotion to the RLCS with a second-place finish in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/30f1-rlrs-season-8-europe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RLRS Season 8</a>. The roster, which consisted of Nelson "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/a3f7-virtuoso" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">virtuoso</a>" Lasko, Lucas "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f97-relatingwave" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Relatingwave</a>" Rose, and Nacho "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3e2b-nachitow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nachitow</a>" Gimenez, racked up two series wins in their debut RLCS season, including a sweep against a TSM that housed Otto "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3dc6-metsanauris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Metsanauris</a>" Kaipainen, seeing them secure an eight-place finish after being acquired by Endpoint prior to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/310c-rlcs-season-9-europe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Season 9</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Over the course of the next 30 months, Eclipse witnessed several roster changes and struck gold with the addition of Enzo "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/96a5-seikoo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seikoo</a>" Grondein ahead of RLCS 2021-22. The young Frenchman shocked friend and foe by winning his <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7b37-rlcs-2021-22-fall-europe-regional-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">debut Regional</a> alongside Relatingwave and veteran Metsanauris, going on to secure Europe's nr. 1 seed for the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/6426-rlcs-2021-22-fall-major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fall Major</a>. Endpoint succeeded in qualifying for all four LANs that season, but never matched their top-eight showing in Stockholm.</div><div><br></div><div>Following the conclusion of the 2021-22 campaign, Eclipse departed Endpoint and drifted around different regions, plying his trade for MENA's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/7f7e-ankaa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ANKAA</a> and North America's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/e934-flight" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Flight</a> without achieving any notable successes. The two-time Regional champion captained <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f1bf-suhhh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">suhhh</a> for the RLCS 2024 season, leading them on an impressive playoffs run in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd1-rlcs-2024-split-1-europe-open-qualifier-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #2</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>TSM <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/tsm-sign-hey-bro-trio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">returned to Rocket League</a> after a four-year absence by signing hockE, Wahvey, and Creamz ahead of the first RLCS event of 2024. After a stable pair of outings to start off their second foray in the scene, TSM dazzled with a semifinal appearance during <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63d-rlcs-2024-split-1-north-america-open-qualifier-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #3</a>, where <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a5-g2-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">G2 Stride</a> cut their run short. Nevertheless, their exploits have put TSM in a promising position to fight for a <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/8b0a-rlcs-2024-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World Championship</a> ticket with just a nine-point deficit to fourth-placed <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0a57-og-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OG Esports</a> to overcome.</div><div><br></div><div>Eclipse will make his official debut for TSM in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd2-rlcs-2024-split-2-north-america-open-qualifier-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #4</a>'s Swiss stage on Friday. Round 1 is set to commence at 13:00 EDT/19:00 CEST.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23c8-tsm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TSM</a> roster currently consists of:</div><ul><li>🇺🇸 Stephen "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4271-hocke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hockE</a>" Hoelbinger</li><li>🇺🇸 Dylan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9f14-wahvey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wahvey</a>" Thanus</li><li>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gwil "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/413a-creamz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creamz</a>" Muir</li><li>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Aron "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4b04-eclipse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eclipse</a>" Jones (Coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Psyonix</div>

After spending Split 1 without a coach, TSM have signed the experienced Welshman to fill the vacancy.

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TSM add Eclipse as coach

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<div>Following a disastrous exit in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd2-rlcs-2024-split-2-north-america-open-qualifier-4/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #4</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23e9-dignitas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dignitas </a>are expected to remove Jordan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/74c5-evoh/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Evoh</a>" Manley from the starting lineup. Substitute Jirair "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3edb-gyro/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gyro.</a>" Papazian, who competed with the organization in Split 1 is set to be promoted ahead of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63e-rlcs-2024-split-2-north-america-open-qualifier-5/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #5</a>. The organization announced the addition of Spanish import Gaspar "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/6db4-stizzy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stizzy</a>" Rosalen Andres to complete their roster just four days ago.</div><div><br></div><div>To rebuild around their young prospect Evoh heading into RLCS 2024, Dignitas brought on board experienced duo Tshaka "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3eda-arsenal/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arsenal</a>" Lateef Taylor Jr and Gyro, who played on <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/2634-the-peeps/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Peeps </a>together as far back as 2018. The roster struggled for consistency throughout Split 1, making only one playoff appearance, a top-four placement in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63b-rlcs-2024-split-1-north-america-open-qualifier-1/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #1</a>. The organization missed out on a spot at the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/e7ac-rlcs-2024-split-1-major/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Copenhagen Major</a>, ending the Split joint fifth in the RLCS rankings, nine points behind their closest opposition <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0a57-og-esports/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OG Esports</a>. Change was on the cards when the organization <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/sources-dignitas-considering-changes-for-split-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">assessed a number of candidates to replace Gyro in March</a>. Dignitas eventually settled on a move for <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/d942-magnifico/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Magnifico </a>star Stizzy, who had helped his teammates Sergio "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f70-ltk_atomik/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LTK_AtomiK</a>" Pérez Cortés and Damian "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3e1e-tox/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tox</a>" Schäfer reach the playoffs on all three occasions in Europe during Split 1. <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/dignitas-secure-stizzys-signature" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dignitas announced the addition </a>on April 19th, with former professional Treyven "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d84-lethamyr/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lethamyr</a>" Robitaille <a href="https://twitter.com/Lethamyr_RL/status/1781402407676629076" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">revealing on Twitter </a>that he had been housing the Spaniard in his basement.</div><div><br></div><div>The Open Qualifiers have proved deadly for a number of professional teams over the course of RLCS 2024, Open Qualifier #4 was no exception. Dignitas suffered a major upset at the hands of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0e98-triple-threat/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Triple Threat</a>, a roster consisting of veteran Tristian "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f42-tcorrell/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tcorrell.</a>" Correll, Tavares "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4b70-tvaristo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tvaristo</a>" Mitchell, and Canadian prospect Cohen “<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/d5f6-tawk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tawk</a>” Hawco. Knocked to the lower bracket, Dignitas went on to face <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a0-nrg/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NRG </a>in the qualifying match for the main event and were reverse swept by the Garrett "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d6f-garrettg/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GarrettG</a>" Gordon led roster. As a result, the team is expected to make a change for the remainder of Split 2 by bringing substitute Gyro back from the bench. Gyro has over five years of experience in the RLCS and could bring much needed stability to a lineup looking to get the most out of their European import. Evoh, who had impressed fans during Split 1, looks set to lose his place on the starting roster.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23e9-dignitas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dignitas </a>roster for Open Qualifier #5 is expected to consist of:</div><ul><li>🇺🇸 Tshaka "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3eda-arsenal/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arsenal</a>" Lateef Taylor Jr</li><li>🇺🇸 Jirair "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3edb-gyro/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gyro.</a>" Papazian</li><li>🇪🇸 Gaspar "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/6db4-stizzy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stizzy</a>" Rosalen Andres</li><li>🇺🇸 Jordan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/74c5-evoh/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Evoh</a>" Manley (substitute)</li><li>🇳🇱 Jos "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d9c-violentpanda/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ViolentPanda</a>" van Meurs (coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer:</strong> Elliot McSheen</div><div><strong>Editor:</strong> Jens Koornstra</div><div><strong>Thumbnail:</strong> Will Connell</div>

The organisation would bring Gyro back from the bench.

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Sources: Dignitas expected to remove Evoh from starting lineup

Professional play from 2015 is almost unrecognizable - kickoffs are evidence of that.

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The evolution of kickoffs

<div>As the Oceanic region shuffles into place ahead of Split 2, Angus "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/146d-gus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gus</a>" Hall, Ethan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9a22-scrub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scrub</a>" Klumpp, and Tai "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/22fe-shorez" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shorez</a>" Kibble have formed <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/6222-kibbgang" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kibbgang</a>. The trio is joined by former Pioneers and Moist Esports performance coach Isaac "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4629-prof" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prof</a>" G., who will fill the coaching position. All three players transition from three different teams: gus departed the now disbanded <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23ce-chiefs-esports-club" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chiefs Esports Club</a>, Scrub left <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/58d0-pioneers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pioneers</a>, and Shorez parted ways with <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3ce0-kakas-minions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kaka's Minions</a>. As a result, Kibbgang enters the second Split with zero points to their name.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;For those of you that don&amp;#39;t know I will be teaming with &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ShorezOCE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@ShorezOCE&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ScrubbedA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@ScrubbedA&lt;/a&gt; under &amp;quot;Kibbgang&amp;quot; with &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ProfSportPsych?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@ProfSportPsych&lt;/a&gt; as coach&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bit of a chaotic past month, but super glad I&amp;#39;ve managed to team with these lads and I am excited to show how good we are 😈&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Gus (@gus__oce) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/gus__oce/status/1782294465371414588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 22, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/chiefs-roster-disbands-gus-released-superlachie-returns-to-pioneers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dissolution of the Chiefs roster</a> means <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/b8fd-gremlins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gremlins</a> and Kaka's Minions move up from joint-fourth to joint-third. Both sides possess 24 points, 12 less than Pioneers, who currently hold Oceania's second <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/8b0a-rlcs-2024-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World Championship</a> berth. With <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/6be7-pwr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PWR</a> sitting pretty atop the leaderboard with 56 points, the race has realistically shrunk to just the second spot. Another pursuing participant is <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/391a-ground-zero-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ground Zero Gaming</a> (21 points), who <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/ground-zero-gaming-add-lunr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">replaced</a> Arjin "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/db28-baz'" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Baz</a>" Celik with Youvi "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4504-lunr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lunr</a>" Singh heading into Split 2.</div><div><br></div><div>As mentioned, Pioneers' new squad enjoyed a more successful opening Split. The Kansas City-based organization rebuilt its roster around Scrub, recruiting Luke "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/412e-amphis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amphis</a>" Riddel and Ezequiel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/42c9-fiberr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fibérr</a>" Aranda-Lovito to flank their top appearance maker. A pair of runner-up finishes to PWR sandwiched a top-eight placing in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd6-rlcs-2024-split-1-oceania-open-qualifier-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #2</a>, which allowed Pioneers to punch their tickets to Denmark. At the first offline event of the campaign, Pioneers outdueled <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/76f4-elevate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elevate</a> to prevent a winless tournament, but defeats to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a5-g2-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">G2 Stride</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/6be7-pwr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PWR</a>, and a perfect sweep against <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3e29-complexity-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Complexity Gaming</a> eliminated the Australians in 12th-14th place. Subsequently, Scrub was <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/quiktrip-pioneers-gaming-wave-goodbye-to-scrub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">removed from the roster</a> after a two-year stint at the organization.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, Shorez returned to competition after not making any appearances in offseason events following the conclusion of RLCS 2022-23. The 18-year-old reunited with Finn "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3ff1-finn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">finn</a>" Mawer and Josh "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/f774-kaka" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kaka</a>" Watters to revive Kaka's Minions, which previously came close to qualifying for the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7b36-rlcs-2021-22-spring-major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2021-22 Spring Major</a> as well as the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/467c-rlcs-2022-23-fall-major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2022-23 Fall Major</a> after inking a deal with Ground Zero Gaming. The reinvigorated squad came out swinging in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d643-rlcs-2024-split-1-oceania-open-qualifier-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #1</a>, storming through the Swiss with a 3-0 record thanks to sweeps over Chiefs and Pioneers. However, a semifinal loss to the latter cut their run short before Shorez could record his first grand final appearance since <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7b3f-rlcs-2021-22-spring-oceania-regional-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2021-22 Spring Regional 3</a>. A top-eight exit in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd6-rlcs-2024-split-1-oceania-open-qualifier-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #2</a> preceded yet another flawless Swiss run in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd7-rlcs-2024-split-1-oceania-open-qualifier-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #3</a>, which came to naught once more with a second semifinal loss at the hands of Pioneers.</div><div><br></div><div>Oceania's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd8-rlcs-2024-split-2-oceania-open-qualifier-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #4</a> kicks off on April 27th.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/6222-kibbgang" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kibbgang</a> roster currently consists of:</div><ul><li>🇦🇺 Angus "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/146d-gus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gus</a>" Hall</li><li>🇦🇺 Ethan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9a22-scrub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scrub</a>" Klumpp</li><li>🇦🇺 Tai "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/22fe-shorez" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shorez</a>" Kibble</li><li>🇺🇸 Isaac "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4629-prof" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prof</a>" G. (Coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Psyonix</div>

The trio represent a new threat to Oceania's elite.

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Scrub, Shorez, and gus form Kibbgang

Jens Koornstra

<div>Epic Games have released statements on RLCS payouts as well as server issues in Europe through the <a href="https://twitter.com/RLEsports/status/1782112724131971379" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rocket League Esports </a>and <a href="https://twitter.com/RL_Status/status/1782112532070813923" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rocket League Status </a>Twitter accounts. These statements come less than a day after several high-profile members of the Rocket League Esports scene spoke out about the problems they face and the lack of communication they perceive.</div><div><br></div><div>Rocket League’s publisher and parent company of developer Psyonix Studios have been sparing with their words when it comes to publicly addressing complaints from the Rocket League Esports community. Not today, however, as they responded to the outcries of RLCS personalities, such as <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/dcbd-karmine-corp/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Karmine Corp</a>’s Axel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9570-vatira/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vatira.</a>" Touret and Tristan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/441b-atow/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Atow.</a>" Soyez, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/fc9c-team-vitality/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team Vitality</a>’s Alexis "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/41dd-zen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">zen</a>" Bernier, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/689c-gentle-mates/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gentle Mates</a>’ coach Benjamin "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3fb7-eversax/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eversax</a>" Wagner. In <a href="https://twitter.com/Vatira5/status/1781813030365385024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">their tweets</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AtowRL/status/1781806132157116597" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">they asked </a>for “news about the game”, and specifically pointed out issues with receiving prize money from past RLCS events and DDOS attacks ruining the ranked experience for the players.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Hey everyone, we’ve been seeing some active discussion surrounding RLCS that we want to address:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There have been some delays in RLCS tournament prize processing for Rocket League, but all potential prize winners have been contacted or are scheduled to be contacted. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Each…&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Rocket League Esports (@RLEsports) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/RLEsports/status/1782112724131971379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 21, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;We’ve heard your feedback on the recent server connectivity issues, and an investigation is ongoing. We’re not only looking at game server performance, but also at how Rocket League&amp;#39;s game traffic is being routed by ISPs, particularly in Europe.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We’ll provide an update once…&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Rocket League Status (@RL_Status) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/RL_Status/status/1782112532070813923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 21, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>In the statements, Epic Games claim that “all potential prize winners have been contacted or are scheduled to be contacted”, and that “an investigation is ongoing” into game server performance as well as “how Rocket League's game traffic is being routed by ISPs, particularly in Europe.”</div><div><br></div><div>In his <a href="https://twitter.com/Eversax/status/1781844544486613057" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">open letter to Psyonix on Twitter</a>, Eversax wrote that “just knowing that you guys are [investigating the situation] would be a first step in the right direction”, and that step has now been taken. Still, not every reaction to Epic Games’ statements has been positive: CEO of player agency Prodigy <a href="https://twitter.com/Jerome_Coupez" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jérôme Coupez </a>responded distrustful towards the news. He has recently been in contact with Rocket League players who are waiting for outstanding earnings to be paid, and <a href="https://twitter.com/Jerome_Coupez/status/1765311273187622913" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shared two weeks ago </a>that “Epic Games are now reviewing all RLCS competition payments since 2020.” Since then, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jerome_Coupez/status/1782126190280532453" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">he claims </a>that Epic Games have led them in circles by saying that certain cases will be resolved “in two days” or “at the start of next week,” allegedly without actually resolving the cases when those deadlines arrive.</div><div><br></div><div>The commotion caused by the Rocket League Esports celebrities seemed to have paid off, as they got the response they were looking for, concludes Eversax <a href="https://twitter.com/Eversax/status/1782120374257225816" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">in a reply to Rocket League Status on Twitter</a>: “Thank you! Now we know what to do when something is wrong, you can count on us to do it every time.” More communication from the Twitter account is to be expected in the near future, as the statement on server connectivity issues closes with: “We’ll provide an update once there is more to share.”</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer:</strong> Jens Koornstra</div><div><strong>Thumbnail:</strong> Martin Faltus, Shift</div>

With two statements on Twitter, Epic Games have responded to criticism from high-profile RLCS players and coaches.

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Epic Games break silence on RLCS payments and server issues

<div>In the wake of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/twisted-minds-announce-senzo-departure" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his departure</a> from <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3b5d-twisted-minds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twisted Minds</a>, Ahmed "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f8d-senzo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Senzo</a>" Ayed has announced his retirement from competitive Rocket League, bringing an end to a highly successful career. The 22-year-old competed at the very top of his region for six years and helped launch the Middle East into the public eye with a historic quarterfinal run at the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/6426-rlcs-2021-22-fall-major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RLCS 2021-22 Fall Major</a> as a substitute for <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/ad54-sandrock-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sandrock Gaming</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Time has finally came to close my professional chapter and move on with my life. I am extremely proud of where I am at, from a player that lives in a very small town with the worst possible internet connection to be one of the best in MENA, I came this close to retire multiple… &lt;a href="https://t.co/X3nhHEtTyd"&gt;https://t.co/X3nhHEtTyd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Senzo (@rlsenzo) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/rlsenzo/status/1782082227272118301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 21, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>This is officially Senzo's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/senzo-retires-from-competitive-rocket-league" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">second retirement</a>, having previously hung up his controller shortly before the 2021-22 season introduced Middle East &amp; North Africa to the RLCS circuit, then listing his poor internet as one of "many" reasons behind his decision. This time, he states he is "joining the military service", although he leaves the door open for a return to the game in the future. In any case, he confirms he would not be returning as a player.</div><div><br></div><div>In a statement on Twitter, the three-time RLCS LAN participant says: "<em>Time has finally come to close my professional chapter and move on with my life. I am extremely proud of where I am at, from a player that lives in a very small town with the worst possible internet connection to be one of the best in MENA</em>", before going on to explain his inconsistent connection has plagued him throughout his career but did not keep him down: "<em>I came this close to retire multiple times cause of internet issues, but decided to keep believing that one day I would stop imagining me be someone plays internationally and surrounded by an amazing crowds and make that imagination a reality, for that I am grateful and proud of myself for not giving up when circumstances were against me.</em>"</div><div><br></div><div>He closes the English section of his post by expressing his gratitude to his supporters: "<em>I’ll be off for a while, but as of now, I’m officially retired. Thank you guys for supporting me throughout the years, until then.</em>"</div><div><br></div><div>After joining fellow regional icons Ahmad "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f88-ahmad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ahmad</a>" Abdullah and Khalid "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f95-okhalid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">oKhaliD</a>" Qasim on <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0e70-osh-tekk-warriors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Osh-Tekk Warriors</a> in September 2018, Senzo embarked on a journey to develop the Middle East into a powerhouse on the international stage. The trio signed with <a href="https://twitter.com/incivik" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">INCIVIK</a>'s <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/ad54-sandrock-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sandrock Gaming</a>, competing in as many European events as they could while on sub-optimal ping. In early 2020, Incivik even sponsored an event featuring European RLCS &amp; RLRS teams for Sandrock to compete in: <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/3119-the-european-invitational" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The European Invitational</a>. The Saudi Arabian outfit finished in second place, defeating the likes of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/fc9c-team-vitality" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Renault Vitality</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23d0-we-dem-girlz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We Dem Girlz</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/b262-team-singularity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team Singularity</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23e9-dignitas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dignitas</a>, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/cadb-rcd-espanyol" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RCD Espanyol</a> along the way.</div><div><br></div><div>In July 2021, Senzo and the Sandrock Gaming lineup also represented <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/7eb6-saudi-arabia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a> in the EMEA division of the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/72e8-intel-world-open-emea-regional-finals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Intel World Open</a>, finishing with an 0-9 record in a stacked group with <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/7eb8-france" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">France</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/7eb5-netherlands" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Netherlands</a>, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/6a07-germany" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Germany</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Eventually, Psyonix came around and incorporated the region into the RLCS with the advent of the 2021-22 campaign, which kicked off shortly after Senzo's first retirement. He picked the controller back up to fill the substitute position at Sandrock Gaming, where he had been replaced by rising star Mohammed "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/03f0-trk511" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">trk511</a>" Alotaibi. Due to school obligations, oKhaliD was unable to play the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/6426-rlcs-2021-22-fall-major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first Major</a> of the season, allowing Senzo to step in to the limelight. His experience aided Sandrock in a monumental 3-0 win over <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a5-g2-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">G2 Esports</a> in the team's first ever RLCS LAN match, going on to progress from the Swiss stage as the third seed with wins over <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/c81f-furia-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FURIA Esports</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/391a-ground-zero-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ground Zero Gaming</a> following a defeat to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/e57a-smpr-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SMPR Esports</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>Although Sandrock came up short in the quarterfinals against eventual runners-up <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a0-nrg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The General NRG</a>, history had been made: MENA was here to <em>play.</em></div><div><br></div><div>After spending another Split as Sandrock's reserve, Senzo assumed a starting position at <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3e25-veloce-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Veloce Esports</a>, with whom he qualified for the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/6425-rlcs-2021-22-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2021-22 World Championship</a> as MENA's third seed. In Fort Worth, Veloce managed a 20th-22nd place finish with a victory against Asia-Pacific's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/a9e4-senbei-strikers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Senbei Strikers</a>. Over the course of the following season, Senzo finished in the top four in eight out of nine Regionals while representing Veloce, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f30f-vision-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vision Esports</a>, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3b5d-twisted-minds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twisted Minds</a>, again appearing at the end-of-season <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/467d-rlcs-2022-23-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World Championship</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>This time, Senzo succeeded in escaping the chaos of the Wildcard before bowing out of the group stage after losses to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/4686-gen-g-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gen.G Mobil1 Racing</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0f59-rule-one" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rule One</a>. During the subsequent offseason as well as the opening Split of RLCS 2024, Senzo preserved his consistency, placing top four or higher at <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/b8c2-saudi-eleagues-2023-season-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saudi eLeague 2023 Season 2</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/ae8b-regional-rumble-middle-east-and-north-africa-finals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MENA Regional Rumble</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/9827-stc-champion-series" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">STC Champion Series</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd9-rlcs-2024-split-1-middle-east-and-north-africa-open-qualifier-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RLCS 2024 Open Qualifier #2</a>, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d647-rlcs-2024-split-1-middle-east-and-north-africa-open-qualifier-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #3</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Throughout his six-year career, Senzo recorded 899 games, of which he won 60.40%, produced 687 goals and 539 assists, and averaged a 1.019 rating.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Psyonix</div>

The 22-year-old calls an end to a successful career that took him to the very top of his region.

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Senzo announces retirement

<div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In partnership with </span><a href="https://twitter.com/PredatorFrance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Predator Gaming France</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/RocketBaguette" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rocket Baguette</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> have announced the </span><a href="https://rocketbaguette.com/risingleague/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rising League 2024</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, a €15,000 event for French-speaking teams that will feature two Splits, a LAN portion, and a grand final at the Paris Games Week. The full event will take place from May through to October.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><code>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="fr" dir="ltr"&gt;✨ ROCKET BAGUETTE &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/PredatorFrance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@PredatorFrance&lt;/a&gt; présentent la &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RISINGLEAGUE?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#RISINGLEAGUE&lt;/a&gt; 2024.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;💰 15.000€ de cashprize.&lt;br&gt;📅 2 Splits, de Mai à Octobre.&lt;br&gt;🏟️ Playoffs en LAN.&lt;br&gt;🏆 Grande Finale à la Paris Games Week ! &lt;a href="https://t.co/TUNaQSQaOS"&gt;pic.twitter.com/TUNaQSQaOS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Rocket Baguette (@RocketBaguette) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/RocketBaguette/status/1782046658341093708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 21, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt; </code><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For many years, Rocket Baguette has been the backbone of grassroots Rocket League in France, hosting several domestic tournaments for European athletes, both online and on LAN. The tournament organizer hosted its first </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/95bb-rocket-baguette-rising-league/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rising League</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> event for French-speaking players towards the end of last year, which was a three-stage online tournament that featured qualifiers, league play and. playoffs. French teams such as </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/dc86-solary/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Solary</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f475-gros-noobz/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Gros Noobz</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, and </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/e102-mga-esport/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">mGa eSport</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> fought for their share of €1500 across a two-month period between November and January. A Solary roster featuring Alexandre "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d9a-kaydop/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kaydop</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Courant, Jovinson "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4edf-rysfox/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">rysfox.</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" F, and Thibault "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3dc9-chausette45/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Chausette45</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Grzesiak took home the title after beating </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/5b85-osama-corp/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Osama Corp</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> in the grand final.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rocket Baguette have now announced Rising League 2024, a substantial expansion on the first event that will take place between May and October this year. The event will have a Spring Split and a Fall Split with qualification for the first Split set to begin on April 29th. There will be four open qualifiers for each Split, which will determine the eight teams that will participate in a round-robin best-of-five championship phase. The top four teams from this stage will qualify for playoffs, which will feature two series on LAN at the FNAC Paris Bercy: the lower final and the grand final. These two series will be a best-of-three best-of-seven, a series format that was used in the RLCS during 2021. The Spring Split will end on 9th June, with dates for the Fall Split yet to be announced. The best two teams from the season will compete at the Paris Games Week on LAN. The event will have a €15,000 prizepool, €6,000 will be split between the Spring and Fall Splits, while the two best teams will fight for an extra €3,000 in the grand final.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Each team competing in the event must have at least two starting players from France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland, and Monaco, a rule that has been retained from the first Rising League back in 2023. All four European teams that featured at the </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/e7ac-rlcs-2024-split-1-major/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Copenhagen Major</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> are eligible for the event. Countless bubble teams, including reigning champions Solary, </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/sources-aztral-set-to-join-solary-chausette45-retains-starting-role" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">who were recently linked with a move</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for Maëllo "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f83-aztral/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">AztraL</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Ernst, could also compete. Currently, players can register for the event </span><a href="https://rocketbaguette.com/risingleague/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, registration will close an hour before each open qualifier.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer: </strong>Elliot McSheen</div><div><strong>Thumbnail: </strong>Will Connell</div>

The event will take place between May and October ending with a climactic showdown at the Paris Games Week.

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<div>After <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/twisted-minds-make-move-for-ahmad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">completing the addition</a> of Ahmad "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f88-ahmad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ahmad</a>" Abdullah to the starting lineup last week, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3b5d-twisted-minds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twisted Minds</a> have announced the departure of substitute Ahmed "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f8d-senzo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Senzo</a>" Ayed. The 22-year-old was moved to the substitute position, which was previously occupied by current <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f30f-vision-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vision Esports</a> player Fahad "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4194-t7lm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">T7LM</a>" Almsabe, to make room for his former teammate at <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/ad54-sandrock-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sandrock Gaming</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="ar" dir="rtl"&gt;THANK YOU &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;نشكر اللاعب &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/rlsenzo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@rlsenzo&lt;/a&gt; على الفترة التي قضاها ممثلًا للفريق، متمنيين له التوفيق في مسيرته 🩷🧠&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TwistTheGame?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#TwistTheGame&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/SJsUp1c39z"&gt;pic.twitter.com/SJsUp1c39z&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Twisted Minds (@TwisMinds) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/TwisMinds/status/1782065424391168139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 21, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>Senzo signed with Twisted Minds in April 2023, transferring in from Vision Esports alongside Osama "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4387-smw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smw</a>" Al-Humaidan and coach <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4182-bo0odi44" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bo0odi44</a> to round out the roster with Yahya "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4388-venom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Venom</a>" Alghamdi for the RLCS 2022-23 Spring Split. The trio evolved into a serious challenger to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3919-team-falcons" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team Falcons</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0f59-rule-one" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rule One</a> and came within eight points of qualifying for the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/c030-rlcs-2022-23-spring-major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spring Major</a> after collecting back-to-back silver medals in the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/4a14-rlcs-2022-23-spring-middle-east-and-north-africa-regional-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spring Cup</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/c3e9-rlcs-2022-23-spring-middle-east-and-north-africa-regional-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spring Invitational</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Due to Rule One's success in Boston, Twisted Minds were still invited to the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/467d-rlcs-2022-23-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World Championship</a> as MENA's third seed. In Düsseldorf, Twisted Minds progressed beyond the Wildcard with a 3-2 series record, despite becoming the first team to suffer a Best-of-Seven reverse sweep at an RLCS LAN against regional rivals Team Falcons. Senzo and company were eliminated from the veteran's third ever RLCS LAN after defeats to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/4686-gen-g-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gen.G Mobil1 Racing</a> and Rule One in the group stage.</div><div><br></div><div>During the offseason, Abdulmohsen "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4186-m7sn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">M7sn</a>" Al-Khamis returned from his sojourn at Rule One to take the place of Venom. Although, Twisted Minds reached respectable results in the opening two Regionals of RLCS 2024, Senzo relinquished his spot to T7LM for the large majority of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d647-rlcs-2024-split-1-middle-east-and-north-africa-open-qualifier-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #3</a>, only appearing in part of the won quarterfinal match against <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/eb5d-dragons-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dragons Esports</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>During his time with Twisted Minds, Senzo played 240 games, producing 182 goals and 143 assists while averaging a 1.044 rating.</div><div><br></div><div>In spite of the announcement, Senzo is currently still registered as the team's substitute on the start.gg lineup. Ahmad, Smw, and M7sn qualified for <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d648-rlcs-2024-split-2-middle-east-and-north-africa-open-qualifier-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #4</a>'s main event through the upper bracket with wins against <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/2a1c-noname" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NOname</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/7194-404error" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">404error</a>. The Swiss Stage kicks off this Thursday at 17:00 CEST.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3b5d-twisted-minds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twisted Minds</a> roster currently consists of:</div><ul><li>🇸🇦 Osama "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4387-smw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smw</a>" Al-Humaidan</li><li>🇸🇦 Abdulmohsen "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4186-m7sn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">M7sn</a>" Al-Khamis</li><li>🇸🇦 Ahmad "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f88-ahmad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ahmad</a>" Abdullah</li><li>🇸🇦 <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4182-bo0odi44" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bo0odi44</a> (Coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Psyonix</div>

The 22-year-old ends his one-year stay with the organization after being replaced by Ahmad.

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Twisted Minds announce Senzo departure

<div><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/391a-ground-zero-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ground Zero Gaming</a> have announced the signing of Youvi "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4504-lunr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lunr</a>" Singh heading into Split 2 of RLCS 2024. The Australian fills the vacancy created by the departure of Arjin "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/db28-baz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Baz</a>" Celik at the start of the offseason and lines up alongside <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/8c10-prompt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prompt</a> and Ivason "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9a20-laxin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">laxin</a>" Tavai. Lunr spent the previous Split on <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/4d9a-skrimzworld" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SKRIMZWORLD</a> with Aidan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3e58-zenulous" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">zenulous</a>" Hui and Matthew "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/cdd5-matthew" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">matthew</a>" James. The news marks the second addition to Ground Zero's Rocket League division in recent times after one-time World Championship coach Blade "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/6b39-slayer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SlaYeR</a>" Taylor was <a href="https://twitter.com/GroundZeroOCE/status/1781532996140433698" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">brought in</a> as an Assistant Coach to Pasquale "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4edc-pascal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pascal</a>" Cammareri on Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Welcome Evamp....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mean welcome &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/LunrRL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@LunrRL&lt;/a&gt; 💚 &lt;a href="https://t.co/GUTPuG4weo"&gt;pic.twitter.com/GUTPuG4weo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Ground Zero (@GroundZeroOCE) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/GroundZeroOCE/status/1781910735037272463?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 21, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>After releasing their Regional-winning roster of Lachlan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/7516-superlachie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Superlachie</a>" Gordon, Josh "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/f774-kaka" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kaka</a>" Watters, and Ezequiel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/42c9-fiberr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fibérr</a>" Aranda-Lovito following RLCS 2022-23, Ground Zero <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/ground-zero-gaming-announce-rlcs-2024-lineup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acquired the newly formed squad</a> of laxin, Baz, and Prompt in January. The trio experienced a strong Split 1, achieving three playoff appearances and even progressing to the semifinals of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd6-rlcs-2024-split-1-oceania-open-qualifier-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #2</a>, where they were swept by eventual triple crowners <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/6be7-pwr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PWR</a>. Their performances placed them in fifth position on the standings <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/chiefs-roster-disbands-gus-released-superlachie-returns-to-pioneers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">following the dissolution</a> of the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23ce-chiefs-esports-club" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chiefs</a> roster. Ground Zero are currently 15 points off second-placed <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/58d0-pioneers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">QuikTrip Pioneers Gaming</a> and three points behind <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/b8fd-gremlins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gremlins</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/chiefs-esports-club-add-kakas-minions-duo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chiefs' new lineup</a>, which consists of Hunter "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/22fc-hntr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hntr</a>" Tomeski and the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3ce0-kakas-minions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kaka's Minions</a> core of kaka and Finn "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3ff1-finn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">finn</a>" Mawer.</div><div><br></div><div>Lunr, who collected two 3rd/4th places under <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/42c1-dumb-luck-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dumb Luck Esports</a> in last season's Winter Split, struggled to produce similar results. The 20-year-old finished in 12th-14th place in the first and third Regional, missing <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd6-rlcs-2024-split-1-oceania-open-qualifier-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #2</a>'s main event altogether. However, he has now been reunited with laxin, with whom he had his most successful stint when the duo competed with Andrew "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/d945-vortexioz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vortexioz</a>" Barnes in the previous campaign.</div><div><br></div><div>Oceania's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd8-rlcs-2024-split-2-oceania-open-qualifier-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #4</a> kicks off next Saturday on April 27th with the double elimination portion.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/391a-ground-zero-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ground Zero Gaming</a> lineup currently consists of:</div><ul><li>🇦🇺 <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/8c10-prompt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prompt</a></li><li>🇳🇿 Ivason "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9a20-laxin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">laxin</a>" Tavai</li><li>🇦🇺 Youvi "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4504-lunr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lunr</a>" Singh</li><li>🇦🇺 Jhye "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9112-jar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jar</a>" Richardson (Substitute)</li><li>🇩🇪 Pasquale "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4edc-pascal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pascal</a>" Cammareri (Coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Will Connell</div>

The Australian replaces Baz after spending Split 1 with SKRIMZWORLD.

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<div>Destiny 2 content creator Jake “<a href="https://twitter.com/GernaderJake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GernaderJake</a>” Straus has filed a lawsuit in Texas against Gamers First (G1), owner Kenny “<a href="https://twitter.com/kennyvaccaro" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Savage</a>” Vaccaro, and Evolve PCs CEO <a href="https://twitter.com/tripleWRECK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tripleWRECK </a>for their alleged failure to repay a $100,000 loan.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Why I&amp;#39;m suing G1, Kenny Vaccaro and Triplewreck. &lt;a href="https://t.co/JYW5PoF5Xz"&gt;pic.twitter.com/JYW5PoF5Xz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; GJake (@GernaderJake) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/GernaderJake/status/1781434812638830966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 19, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>Founded by former NFL star Kenny Vaccaro, G1 entered Rocket League Esports in 2022, signing Spanish roster ARG featuring Marc "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f7f-marc_by_8/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MaRc_By_8.</a>" Domingo Ruiz, Sergio "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f70-ltk_atomik/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LTK_AtomiK</a>"&nbsp;Pérez Cortés, Ivan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/452a-dorito/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DORITO</a>" Ruiz Jiménez, and coach Javier "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/2b9f-kael/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kael</a>" Ojeda. Their involvement in the scene amplified when they <a href="https://esportsinsider.com/2023/02/g1-acquires-womens-car-ball" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acquired WCB </a>in February 2023 from Pioneers, who could not afford the day to day running costs of the league, forcing staff to <a href="https://esportsinsider.com/2023/02/womens-car-ball-kc-pioneers-pay-controversy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">halt operations mid-season</a>. G1 paid all outstanding debts to WCB staff and players following the takeover but soon ran into issues themselves.</div><div><br></div><div>Within a few months, backlash was building against the organization as people started to reveal stories of mismanagement and late payments. Everything came to a head when former G1 substitute Adrián "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3e2e-bymateos/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ByMateos</a>" Mateos <a href="https://twitter.com/ByMateos/status/1728144820223271042" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">revealed on Twitter </a>that the organization owed members of its Rocket League roster $150,000. Within a few days, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/g1-owe-over-dollar230000-to-players-and-staff-wcb-among-those-impacted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ShiftRLE reported </a>that G1 owed over $230,000 to an assortment of parties involved in the organization and Women’s Car Ball (WCB). Considered a conservative estimate at the time, a mix of staff, players and content creators across all the organization’s assets were impacted. While G1 did release a statement in response to these events and <a href="https://twitter.com/KaelThx/status/1739315064866484620" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">certain people involved have been made whole</a>, the organization has been radio silent ever since. Women’s Car Ball remains in complete limbo since its last event in August 2023, although <a href="https://raidiant.gg/starchasers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Raidiant has picked up the mantle </a>in recent weeks by hosting the Star Chasers Showdown.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/g1-owe-over-dollar230000-to-players-and-staff-wcb-among-those-impacted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>G1 owe over $230,000 to players and staff, WCB among those impacted</strong></a></div><div><br></div><div>The story was brought to light once again when GernaderJake revealed on Friday that he had filed a lawsuit against G1. According to the Destiny 2 content creator, the organization, including owner Kenny Vaccaro and Evolve PCs CEO Triplewreck, allegedly owe him a $100,000 loan that was made to Evolve PCs in 2022 so that the company “could continue to operate while waiting for an investment”. <a href="https://esportsinsider.com/2023/06/g1-acquires-custom-pc-brand-evolve-pcs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Evolve PCs was acquired by G1 </a>in June 2023, at a time when the rumors of mismanagement were bubbling under the community’s surface. According to GernaderJake, G1 assumed the loan repayment following the acquisition and he was “reassured multiple times by Kenny Vaccaro that my debt would be taken care of”. However, G1 has failed to repay GernaderJake in the given timeframe. This lawsuit is not the only one filed against the organization in recent times, as the landlord of <a href="https://esportsadvocate.net/2023/08/g1-buys-austin-warehouse/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">G1’s 25,500-square-foot headquarters </a>opened up <a href="https://odysseyweb.traviscountytx.gov/app/RegisterOfActions/#/FD8E89BB04744BC5A06E03FFB0CD3E60DB66EF54EFC7582813819CA10254CF5697FEE5C1C507A4FE935F27DAD0ABB59C68546CD10526FC8EA4142E5F97677FEC90B8FD1E01CCEECEAC57B2290DBFF333/anon/portalembed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">legal proceedings </a>against their tenant in March 2024.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer:</strong> Elliot McSheen</div><div><strong>Editor:</strong> Jens Koornstra</div><div><strong>Thumbnail:</strong> Will Connell</div>

A Destiny 2 content creator has filed a lawsuit in Texas against the esports organization.

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WCB owner G1 sued for failure to repay $100,000 loan

<div>Gaspar "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/6db4-stizzy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stizzy</a>" Rosalen Andres is the next in an ever-growing list of players hopping the pond from Europe to North America: <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23e9-dignitas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dignitas</a> have finalized the signing of the Spaniard, who will replace the outgoing Jirair "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3edb-gyro" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gyro.</a>" Papazian. The two parties reached an agreement after Split 1, bringing an end to stizzy's stint on <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/d942-magnifico" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Magnifico</a> alongside Damian "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3e1e-tox" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tox</a>" Schäfer and Sergio "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f70-ltk_atomik" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LTK_AtomiK</a>" Pérez Cortés. The 17-year-old bcomes the 15th international import to compete in the North American RLCS and follows in the footsteps of compatriot Cristian "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/41f1-crr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">crr</a>" Fernandez, who joined <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3e29-complexity-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Complexity Gaming</a> prior to RLCS 2022-23. Gyro is currently registered as Dignitas' substitute on <a href="https://www.start.gg/tournament/rlcs-2024-north-america-open-qualifier-4/event/open-qualifier/entrant/16305946" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">start.gg</a> and is likely to sit out Split 2.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;NA IS NOT DONE YET&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/StizzyRl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@StizzyRl&lt;/a&gt; joins Dignitas &lt;a href="https://t.co/QkEtaAlMfS"&gt;pic.twitter.com/QkEtaAlMfS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Dignitas (@dignitas) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/dignitas/status/1781397419391156690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 19, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>Stizzy emerged as a rising star over the course of the previous RLCS season, making an appearance in six out of nine Regionals for <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f476-aogiri" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aogiri</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/a0a3-monaco-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Monaco Esports</a>. The youngster featured as the standout in the majority of these events, putting up 1.291 and 1.334 event ratings in the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/c398-rlcs-2022-23-winter-europe-regional-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winter Invitational</a> and the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/4a0f-rlcs-2022-23-spring-europe-regional-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spring Cup</a>, respectively. These dazzling displays earned him a major step-up to the big leagues as he was handed an invitation to join forces with Tox and LTK_AtomiK, two established quantities in the European top eight. The trio debuted with a triumph in the €10,000 <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/f7af-faceit-offseason-open" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FACEIT Offseason Open</a> in October last year.</div><div><br></div><div>Magnifico demonstrated their potency over the course of Split 1, securing a semifinal showing in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd1-rlcs-2024-split-1-europe-open-qualifier-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #2</a> amidst two quarterfinal exits in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d636-rlcs-2024-split-1-europe-open-qualifier-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #1</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d637-rlcs-2024-split-1-europe-open-qualifier-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #3</a>. This left the side just shy of qualifying for the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/e7ac-rlcs-2024-split-1-major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Copenhagen Major</a> and now face a considerable 21-point gap to fourth-placed <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/dc74-team-bds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team BDS</a> going into Split 2. Tox and LTK_AtomiK have filled the vacancy opened up by stizzy's departure with Bruno Alexandre "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/428c-acronik" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AcroniK.</a>" dos Santos Lopes. The Portuguese stalwart is <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/sources-magnifico-duo-in-talks-to-join-acronik-on-luna-galaxy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">set to bring</a> the German-Spanish pair into the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/d890-luna-galaxy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luna Galaxy</a> organization and celebrates his return to the highest level of competition after competing in the first Split with a Portuguese squad that counted former <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/64ca-team-liquid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team Liquid</a> coach André "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/8e0b-xpere" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Xpére</a>" Ruivinho among its playing lineup.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other side of the Atlantic, Dignitas entered the campaign following a rebuild around centerpiece Jordan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/74c5-evoh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Evoh</a>" Manley. The 16-year-old was accompanied by veterans Tshaka "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3eda-arsenal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arsenal</a>" Lateef Taylor Jr and Gyro and achieved numerous impressive results in the offseason, including back-to-back event victories in the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/37a5-bandits-on-wheels-fall-showdown-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fall Showdown</a>. The newly formed roster kicked off the season with a strong outing in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63b-rlcs-2024-split-1-north-america-open-qualifier-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #1</a>, falling to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a5-g2-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">G2 Stride</a> in the semifinal. However, the North American outfit was unable to maintain this form: a couple of premature exits in the Swiss stage of the following two events sentenced the legendary organization to a fifth place in the standings, tied with <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/b41a-m80" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">M80</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/2389-spacestation-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spacestation Gaming</a>, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23c8-tsm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TSM</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>With <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0a57-og-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OG Esports</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/ce7d-luminosity-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luminosity Gaming</a>'s Major berths regarded as ripe for the taking for the chasing pack, Dignitas aim to catapult themselves into the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/8b0a-rlcs-2024-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World Championship</a> race by grabbing a ticket to the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/e7ad-rlcs-2024-split-2-major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London Major</a>. Given the success previous European imports have had in North America, Dignitas will be hoping stizzy can act as the catalyst behind reaching their ambitions. The Spaniard links up with a fellow European in the form of two-time world champion Jos "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d9c-violentpanda" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ViolentPanda</a>" van Meurs, Dignitas' coach. The Dutchman <a href="https://twitter.com/ViolentPandaRL/status/1781398183421112493" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">referred</a> to stizzy as a "bright kid with a lot of talent" in reaction to the announcement.</div><div><br></div><div>North America's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd2-rlcs-2024-split-2-north-america-open-qualifier-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #4</a> takes to the pitch later today.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23e9-dignitas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dignitas</a> roster currently consists of:</div><ul><li>🇺🇸 Jordan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/74c5-evoh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Evoh</a>" Manley</li><li>🇺🇸 Tshaka "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3eda-arsenal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arsenal</a>" Lateef Taylor Jr</li><li>🇪🇸 Gaspar "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/6db4-stizzy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stizzy</a>" Rosalen Andres</li><li>🇺🇸 Jirair "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3edb-gyro" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gyro.</a>" Papazian (Substitute)</li><li>🇳🇱 Jos "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d9c-violentpanda" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ViolentPanda</a>" van Meurs (Coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Will Connell</div>

The Spaniard is the next in line to cross the pond and will replace Gyro.

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Dignitas secure stizzy's signature

<div><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3e29-complexity-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Complexity Gaming</a> have confirmed the signing of Brazilian prodigy João "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/01ca-diaz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">diaz</a>" Henrique ahead of the start of Split 2. The 15-year-old joins the American organization as a replacement for Spanish professional Ivan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/452a-dorito/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DORITO</a>" Ruiz.&nbsp;The former w7m esports player has already made his debut for his new employer in the recent <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/6de9-duds-challenge-season-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Duds Challenge</a>, finishing in 5th-8th place after a loss in game 7 overtime to eventual champions <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/c81f-furia-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FURIA Esports</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;🤝 His time with us was short but impactful. Thank you for representing us in Copenhagen, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/DoritoRl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@DoritoRl&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href="https://t.co/bcHfRMlNH9"&gt;pic.twitter.com/bcHfRMlNH9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; ComplexityRL (@ComplexityRL) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ComplexityRL/status/1781367788218495306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 19, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;😏 Surprise, surprise... &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Welcome to the team, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/diazrll?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@diazrll&lt;/a&gt;! &lt;a href="https://t.co/Gly9Hg6iMK"&gt;pic.twitter.com/Gly9Hg6iMK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Complexity ✭ (@Complexity) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Complexity/status/1781367893814333491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 19, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>After releasing long-standing player Lautaro "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40e5-ajg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ajg</a>" Gusinsky in the offseason, Complexity looked to Europe, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/complexity-spice-up-roster-with-dorito-signing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">confirming the addition</a> of Cristian "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/41f1-crr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">crr</a>" Fernandez’s former teammate DORITO in January. As a result of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/complexity-to-compete-in-south-america-for-rlcs-2024-due-to-visa-issues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">visa complications</a>, the organization chose to compete in South America for RLCS 2024, moving its Rocket League division to the region in anticipation for Split 1. The roster quickly established themselves as one of the best in South America, triumphing over FURIA in the grand finals of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd4-rlcs-2024-split-1-south-america-open-qualifier-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #1</a>. However, the team was unable to maintain this form throughout the Split, losing to FURIA on three occasions across <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63f-rlcs-2024-split-1-south-america-open-qualifier-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #2</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d640-rlcs-2024-split-1-south-america-open-qualifier-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3</a> to place second in the South American rankings. Despite this, Complexity still qualified for the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/e7ac-rlcs-2024-split-1-major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Copenhagen Major</a>, finishing 9th-11th at the event with wins over <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/ce7d-luminosity-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luminosity Gaming</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/58d0-pioneers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pioneers</a>.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Soon after the Major, the organization was linked to a move for diaz, who had impressed on his RLCS debut with <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/47c0-w7m-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">w7m esports</a>. The Next Up prospect helped his teammates Celso "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/c226-wisty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wisty</a>" Souza and Matheus "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/434b-royales" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Royales</a>" da Silva earn a fourth place finish in the South American rankings for Split 1, reaching the playoffs on two occasions including a 3rd-4th placement in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63f-rlcs-2024-split-1-south-america-open-qualifier-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #2</a>. Despite starting slowly, the youngster ended the season with a 1.264 rating in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d640-rlcs-2024-split-1-south-america-open-qualifier-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #3</a> and is seen as one of Brazil’s future stars. Hoping to build on the foundations laid during Split 1, diaz will link up with international veterans Victor "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40e8-reysbull" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reysbull</a>" Duran Parra and crr for Split 2. W7m esports confirmed his departure on April 16th, after announcing that <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/w7m-esports-rebuild-royales-roster-with-pan-and-caiotg1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">they had signed</a> Sebastián "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40dd-pan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pan</a>" Parra and Caio Vinicius "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f4d-caiotg1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">caiotg1</a>" Testi da Silva for Split 2.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>South America's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d641-rlcs-2024-split-2-south-america-open-qualifier-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #4</a> is set to kick off later today.</div><div><br></div><div>The Complexity Gaming roster currently consists of:</div><ul><li>🇨🇱 Victor "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40e8-reysbull" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reysbull</a>" Duran Parra</li><li>🇪🇸 Cristian "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/41f1-crr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">crr</a>" Fernandez</li><li>🇧🇷 João "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/01ca-diaz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">diaz</a>" Henrique</li><li>🇦🇷 Lucas "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9a6c-aguesome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Agüesome</a>" Rodriguez (Coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Elliot McSheen</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Will Connell</div>

The Brazilian replaces the outgoing DORITO.

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Complexity confirm diaz addition

<div>In a shock move, <a href="https://twitter.com/GenG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gen.G Esports</a> has announced its women's division, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/9330-gen-g-esports-black" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gen.G Mobil1 Racing Black</a>, has parted ways with Courtney "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/a598-courtney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Courtney</a>" Johnson. The 22-year-old was a founding member of the team, having signed with the American organization in September 2022 alongside Isabella "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/cc04-bella" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bella</a>" Williams and Kira "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/ce3d-kira" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kira</a>" O'Connor. The former will be looking for a new third to round out the roster together with Kate "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/cde7-kate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kate</a>" Driscoll.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Today we say goodbye to a GGM1 &amp;amp; WCB legend, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ItsCourtney33?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@ItsCourtney33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thank you for all the hard work and dedication you put into the team, we can&amp;#39;t wait to see what you accomplish next 💛&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GenGxMobil1?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#GenGxMobil1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/cQeT3eVwEB"&gt;pic.twitter.com/cQeT3eVwEB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Gen.G Esports (@GenG) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/GenG/status/1781035070939427288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 18, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Kate and I are LF1 under Gen.G Mobil 1 for future women’s events. Open to an NA or EU player. DM myself or kate if interested :)&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Gen.G Bella (@bellasoccer_) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/bellasoccer_/status/1781038723104145834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 18, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>In a <a href="https://twitter.com/ItsCourtney33/status/1781036741584998912" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">response</a> on Twitter, Courtney thanked her previous employers and teammates: "I would like to thank&nbsp;Gen.G for being my supportive home for the last 1.5 years and helping me excel. A massive thank you to all my teammates I've had while on GenG, we were all the reason we were so successful." She also reiterated her competitive drive has not wavered: "I'm not done competing and I'm excited for the future!"</div><div><br></div><div>Over the course of her 568-day stay with Gen.G, Courtney collected a plethora of titles, including four WCB Regionals, the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/a48d-wcb-season-5-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WCB Season 5 Championship</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/abda-retals-5k-featuring-wcb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Retals 5K</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/a48e-dreamhack-rocket-clash-dallas-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DreamHack Rocket Clash Dallas 2023</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/02b4-raidiant-star-chasers-showdown-north-america" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Raidiant Star Chasers Showdown North America</a>, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/e293-girlgamer-esports-festival-2023-atlanta" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GIRLGAMER Esports Festival 2023 Atlanta</a>, making her one of the most successful female players in Rocket League history. Prior to being recruited by Gen.G, she spent over a year with <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/ca04-pioneers-gold" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pioneers Gold</a>, frequently competing in the upper echelons of the North American scene.</div><div><br></div><div>Courtney's final appearance for Gen.G Black came in the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/cb65-raidiant-star-chasers-showdown-series-1-north-america" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">opening event of the Star Chasers Showdown 2024 circuit</a>, where her troops suffered obliteration at the hands of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/548d-g2-luna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">G2 Stride Luna</a> in the grand final.</div><div><br></div><div>After the news emerged, Courtney announced on Twitter she will be joining forces with <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9368-sonoki" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sonoki</a> to hunt for a third member to compete in women's events. Sonoki most recently participated in last year's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/02b4-raidiant-star-chasers-showdown-north-america" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Chasers Showdown</a> on <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/abdb-pulse-clan-women" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pulse Clan</a> and made several main event appearances across WCB Season 5 on <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/9331-le-angry-pollos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Le Angry Pollos</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/6a78-team-whoppa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team Whoppa</a>. The pair have registered for <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd2-rlcs-2024-split-2-north-america-open-qualifier-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RLCS Open Qualifier #4</a>, which kicks off this weekend, with <a href="https://twitter.com/yaboybrandon__" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">brandon</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;I&amp;#39;m following up to announce that I&amp;#39;ll be lf3rd with &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/OhSonoki?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@OhSonoki&lt;/a&gt; for all women&amp;#39;s events going forward, we are very excited to be the best we can be!&lt;br&gt;We are LF manager/coach and org as well&lt;br&gt;pls dm me on here or on discord: itscourtney33 if interested! LETS DO THIS&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Courtney (@ItsCourtney33) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ItsCourtney33/status/1781040466168872983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 18, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>Courtney leaves as Gen.G Black's joint-top appearance maker with 328 games, producing 460 goals and 216 assists while averaging a 1.357 rating.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/9330-gen-g-esports-black" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gen.G Mobil1 Racing Black</a> roster currently consists of:</div><ul><li>🇺🇸 Isabella "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/cc04-bella" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bella</a>" Williams</li><li>🇺🇸 Kate "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/cde7-kate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kate</a>" Driscoll</li><li>🇺🇸 Robert "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d69-chrome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chrome</a>" Gomez (Coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Will Connell</div>

The organization has announced the departure of one of its founding members.

Gen.G Black part ways with Courtney

<div><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/5926-moist-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moist Esports</a> have completed the acquisition of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/4371-pirates-on-a-boat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pirates on a Boat</a> heading into Split 2 of RLCS 2024, prolonging their stay in the RLCS after <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/moist-esports-release-remaining-duo-ahead-of-split-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">releasing their previous lineup</a> last week. Andrew "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4136-andy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andy</a>" Nolan, Logan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/dc94-fiv3up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fiv3Up</a>" S., and Daniel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44ca-aris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">aris</a>" S. have finalized a deal with the American organization, which has retained the services of Noah "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4033-noah" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">noah</a>" Hinder in the coach position. The 26-year-old replaces Michael "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/f318-achieves" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Achieves</a>" Williams, who <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/achieves-departs-coaching-position-with-pirates-on-a-boat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">recently departed</a> Pirates on a Boat, citing "circumstances beyond my control" as the cause of the sudden exit.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;🚨 Rocket League Roster 🚨&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give warm welcomes as we officially embrace exciting new faces into the warm bosom of the Moist Family 🏴‍☠️&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;💦 &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/arisrl_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@arisrl_&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;💦 &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Fiv3Up?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@Fiv3Up&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;💦 &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AndyRL_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@AndyRL_&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As well as &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/BlazeRL_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@BlazeRL_&lt;/a&gt; as substitute 💧 &lt;a href="https://t.co/ostdUe7dN2"&gt;pic.twitter.com/ostdUe7dN2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Moist Esports 💦 (@MoistEsports) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/MoistEsports/status/1781082088780742963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 18, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>Pirates on a Boat initially formed in December with Andy, Fiv3Up, and Eli "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/41bc-toastie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toastie</a>" Nichols making up the core. However, after <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a0-nrg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NRG</a> <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/nrg-replace-frosty-with-toastie-in-last-minute-signing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">swooped in</a> for the latter in the dying hours of the registration window, aris was called in to round out the roster. The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/next-up-class-of-iteration-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Next Up graduate</a> helped Pirates achieve a series of impressive results, including back-to-back playoffs appearances in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63b-rlcs-2024-split-1-north-america-open-qualifier-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #1</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63c-rlcs-2024-split-1-north-america-open-qualifier-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #2</a>. Although they were eliminated in round 5 of the Swiss stage in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63d-rlcs-2024-split-1-north-america-open-qualifier-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #3</a>, the side are in a strong position to challenge for a <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/8b0a-rlcs-2024-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World Championship</a> berth. Moist will inherit 17 points and ninth place in the standings, with a four-way tie at 18 between <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23e9-dignitas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dignitas</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/b41a-m80" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">M80</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/2389-spacestation-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spacestation Gaming</a>, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23c8-tsm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TSM</a> just ahead. <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0a57-og-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OG Esports</a>, the current fourth-placed team, possess the final World Championship ticket with 27 points.</div><div><br></div><div>Moist Esports, which is owned by Charles "<a href="https://twitter.com/MoistCr1TiKaL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cr1TiKaL</a>" White Jr., entered the scene in May 2022 by acquiring the former <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/ac15-team-queso" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team Queso</a> squad of Axel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9570-vatira" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vatira.</a>" Touret, Finlay "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f9e-rise" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rise.</a>" Ferguson, and Joe "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4232-joyo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joyo</a>" Young. The young trio justified the move with a historic <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7b36-rlcs-2021-22-spring-major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spring Major</a> win in the Copper Box before crashing out of the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/6425-rlcs-2021-22-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2021-22 World Championship</a> in the quarterfinals, courtesy of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/c81f-furia-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FURIA Esports</a>. Afterwards, the lineup went through several iterations, fielding Maëllo "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f83-aztral" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AztraL</a>" Ernst, Charles "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/d214-juicy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">juicy</a>" Sabiani, and Kurtis "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4024-kash" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kash</a>" Cannon before opting to construct a new lineup around Joyo for RLCS 2024.</div><div><br></div><div>Ole "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4224-oaly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">oaly.</a>" van Doorn and Kieran "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44b8-rehzzy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rehzzy</a>" Hogan were employed to play alongside their franchise star, but the pair was unable to make a significant impact. Although <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d636-rlcs-2024-split-1-europe-open-qualifier-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #1</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d637-rlcs-2024-split-1-europe-open-qualifier-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #3</a> showed glimpses of potential, a catastrophic <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd1-rlcs-2024-split-1-europe-open-qualifier-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #2</a> all but knocked the team out of Major contention. After Joyo <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/oxygen-esports-finalize-joyo-addition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reached an agreement</a> with <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/dc33-oxygen-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oxygen Esports</a>, oaly and rehzzy performed a <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/sources-eekso-set-to-link-up-with-current-moist-esports-core" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">direct swap</a> and drafted Dylan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/d408-eekso" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eekso</a>" Pickering as his replacement. The trio will be competing as '<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/5a2c-jobless" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jobless</a>' for the foreseeable future.</div><div><br></div><div>Canadian bubble player Josh "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/1fed-blaze/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blaze.</a>" Demers joins the Moist squad as a substitute, after competing in the Open Qualifiers with several pickup teams. At Open Qualifier #1, blaze placed 33rd-48th for a total prize of 450 dollars with the team <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/88b7-65th-128th-total-prize-300/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">65th-128th Total Prize 300$</a>, and even improved on that performance in Open Qualifier #3.</div><div><br></div><div>North America's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd2-rlcs-2024-split-2-north-america-open-qualifier-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #4</a> is set to commence this weekend with the double elimination portion of the event.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/5926-moist-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moist Esports</a> roster currently consists of:</div><ul><li>🇺🇸 Andrew "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4136-andy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andy</a>" Nolan</li><li>🇺🇸 Logan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/dc94-fiv3up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fiv3Up</a>" S.</li><li>🇺🇸 Daniel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44ca-aris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">aris</a>" S.</li><li>🇨🇦 Josh "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/1fed-blaze/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blaze.</a>" Demers (Substitute)</li><li>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Noah "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4033-noah" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">noah</a>" Hinder (Coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Editor:</strong> Jens Koornstra</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Psyonix</div>

The American organization makes the jump across the pond after releasing their previous lineup last week.

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Moist Esports extend stay in Rocket League with Pirates on a Boat pickup

<div>Nearly four years after releasing their legendary lineup of Kyle "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d72-torment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">torment</a>" Storer, Jesus "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d94-gimmick" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gimmick</a>" Parra, and Mariano "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d95-squishy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Squishy</a>" Arruda, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/239d-cloud9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cloud9</a> have resumed their Rocket League division with the signing of free agent squad <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/4ddd-omelette" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Omelette</a>. Hunter "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40c3-lionblaze" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LionBlaze</a>" Woitas, Kadin "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/abbb-zineel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zineel</a>" Zineelabidine, Oliver "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/413c-percy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">percy.</a>" Ortiz, and coach Didi "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40a6-didi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Didi</a>" Eragoda have put pen to paper on contracts with the one of esports' most renowned brands. The news comes in the wake of Cloud9 <a href="https://www.hltv.org/news/38779/virtuspro-sign-electronic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">selling</a> Counter-Strike 2 star Denis "<a href="https://www.hltv.org/player/8918/electronic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">electroNic</a>" Sharipov to <a href="https://twitter.com/virtuspro" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virtus.Pro</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ABOverDrive/status/1780622423202631915" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reportedly</a> for a sum in excess of $1,500,000. The organization has also signed RLCS commentator Elyse "<a href="https://twitter.com/herculysee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">herculyse</a>" Herrera as a content creator.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;It&amp;#39;s actually happening. &lt;a href="https://t.co/guK3zDXA9J"&gt;pic.twitter.com/guK3zDXA9J&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Cloud9 (@Cloud9) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Cloud9/status/1781034969390891195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 18, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>Ever since exiting the scene in 2020, Cloud9 have repeatedly teased a comeback to Rocket League. Although there were multiple occasions of concrete interest, a fully fledged return never materialized until now. The timing is somewhat curious given the doubts surrounding Rocket League Esports since BLAST <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/blast-to-run-rlcs-starting-in-2024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">took over operations</a> of the RLCS at the start of the year as part of a four-year deal. However, the Danish company has made numerous adjustments in recent times, most of which are in line with criticism propagated by the community, leading some to become more optimistic on the future of the esport.</div><div><br></div><div>The acquisition made by the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/30a1-rlcs-season-6-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Season 6</a> world champions is undoubtedly of lower quality than the previous iteration, though Omelette has shown glimpses of potential. LionBlaze and Zineel initially formed <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/ef46-sukhpartik" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sukhpartik</a> at the start of the offseason, adding Sukhpartik "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4138-kinseh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KINSEH</a>" Kahlon to round out the roster. The trio became a repeat customer in offseason events, claiming tournament victories in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/ef45-team-deleted-xd-gamer-foundation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team Deleted XD Gamer Foundation</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/3496-herculyses-new-new-era-series" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Herculyse's New New Era Series</a>, as well as several impressive runs in editions of the <strong>Bandits on Wheels Fall Showdown</strong> and <strong>The Draw</strong>. They concluded their final outing as a unit, the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/b899-oxg-holiday-invitational" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OXG Holiday Invitational in December</a>, with a 9th-12th place after losses to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23e9-dignitas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dignitas</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/b41a-m80" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">M80</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>In early January, percy became available after his <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/b166-the-boys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Boys</a> team, which further consisted of Jirair "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3edb-gyro" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gyro.</a>" Papazian and Andres "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/0529-dreaz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dreaz</a>" Jordan, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/dreaz-announces-retirement-from-competitive-rocket-league" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">splintered</a>. LionBlaze and Zineel jumped on the opportunity to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/lionblaze-and-zineel-add-percy-kinseh-to-take-split-1-off" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">recruit the Mexican-American</a>, who previously competed alongside LionBlaze while playing for M80 during the Winter and Spring Splits of RLCS 2022-23. The roster subsequently revived the Omelette name, which previously enjoyed its prime around the time Cloud9 departed with Luccas "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/413f-luke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luke</a>" Oyarce and Martin "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3fda-freshness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freshness</a>" Totev flanking LionBlaze, achieving a sensational second place at the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/315c-bts-summer-shuffle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyond The Summit Summer Shuffle</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>During the opening Split of RLCS 2024, Omelette surprisingly missed out on the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63b-rlcs-2024-split-1-north-america-open-qualifier-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first main event</a> after falling short against <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/ce7d-luminosity-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luminosity Gaming</a> and the debutant squad of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/55b7-young-whippersnappers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Young Whippersnappers</a> in the open qualifier. They managed to recover ahead of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63c-rlcs-2024-split-1-north-america-open-qualifier-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #2</a> and progressed to the Swiss Stage, where they took wins against <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23e9-dignitas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dignitas</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/bbf9-deleted-xd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deleted XD</a> to finish with a 2-3 record. They upset Dignitas again to qualify for <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63d-rlcs-2024-split-1-north-america-open-qualifier-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #3</a>'s main event through the upper bracket and finally cracked the top eight with wins against <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/55b7-young-whippersnappers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Young Whippersnappers</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/b41a-m80" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">M80</a>, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/ce7d-luminosity-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luminosity</a>. In the quarterfinals, Omelette became the first team to take <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a5-g2-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">G2 Stride</a> to game 7 in an absurdly low-scoring series, eventually drawing the short straw in overtime.</div><div><br></div><div>Despite the North American midfield executing a plethora of roster changes, Omelette opted to maintain the current configuration going into Split 2. The side currently occupies twelfth place in the standings with 12 points, facing a 15 point deficit to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0a57-og-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OG Esports</a>, who currently sit in fourth place and possess the region's final <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/8b0a-rlcs-2024-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World Championship</a> berth. With the backing of a colossus in Cloud9, the squad will be aiming to launch a monumental catch-up effort in the last three Regionals of the campaign.</div><div><br></div><div>Cloud9's first foray into Rocket League commenced on July 28th, 2017, with the acquisition of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23fe-the-muffin-men" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Muffin Men</a>: torment, gimmick, and Squishy joined the decorated organization shortly after winning <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/3053-dreamhack-atlanta-2017" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DreamHack Atlanta 2017</a> in dramatic fashion. Throughout Cloud9's 1,048-day stay in the ecosystem, the threesome won three LANs, never missed a top four at a World Championship, and never placed outside of the top eight at any offline tournament.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Cloud9 has signed &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DHATL17?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#DHATL17&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/RocketLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@RocketLeague&lt;/a&gt; Champions! Welcome &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/TormentRL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@TormentRL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/SquishyMuffinz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@SquishyMuffinz&lt;/a&gt;, &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Gimmickrl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@Gimmickrl&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br&gt;Read: &lt;a href="https://t.co/cMYilB2K0o"&gt;https://t.co/cMYilB2K0o&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/PucJYPMvEq"&gt;pic.twitter.com/PucJYPMvEq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Cloud9 (@Cloud9) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Cloud9/status/891014305205731328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 28, 2017&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>October 2017 saw the first trophy being inducted into the trophy cabinet with a win over <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/242a-psg-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PSG eSports</a> in the grand final of the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/3068-northern-arena-invitational" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Northern Arena Rocket League Invitational</a>. Grand prize number two was the most prestigious: Cloud9 took down the ultimate overlords of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23e9-dignitas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dignitas</a> at the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/30a1-rlcs-season-6-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Season 6 World Championship</a> in Las Vegas, crowning themselves the first North American world champions since <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23d8-ibp-cosmic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iBUYPOWER Cosmic</a> in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/303c-rlcs-season-1-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Season 1</a>. A runner-up finish to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23d0-we-dem-girlz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We Dem Girlz</a> at <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/30a6-eleague-2018" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ELEAGUE 2018</a> followed shortly after, with <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/30d2-dreamhack-dallas-2019" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DreamHack Dallas 2019</a> representing the third and final LAN victory for Squishy and company. The roster's final offline appearance within the RLCS came a few weeks later, suffering elimination in the semifinal at the hands of eventual champions <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/fc9c-team-vitality" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Renault Vitality</a> at the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/30d3-rlcs-season-7-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Season 7 World Championship</a>.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/30ee-rlcs-season-8-north-america" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RLCS Season 8</a> marked a total collapse and sentenced Cloud9 to the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/310b-rlcs-season-9-north-america" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Promotion Playoffs</a> after finishing in the bottom two, together with fellow fallen giants <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a5-g2-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">G2 Esports</a>. The former world champions survived the melee and extended their stay in the RLCS by <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/310b-rlcs-season-9-north-america" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">another season</a>, finishing in sixth position in a COVID-affected campaign. Not long after, Squishy left for <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a0-nrg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NRG</a> in a <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/nrg-sign-squishymuffinz-bench-turbopolsa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blockbuster transfer</a> while Cloud9 released torment and gimmick, who would continue to team for another eighteen months under <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/5d03-version1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Version1</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Ironically enough, the upcoming Split is the first in which none of the original members of Cloud9 will be participating as a starting player. Squishy recently hung up his controller, torment is currently coaching OG Esports, and gimmick announced on Tuesday that he would be <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/gimmick-to-sit-out-split-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sitting out</a> the upcoming Split after being unable to find a new team.</div><div><br></div><div>North America's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd2-rlcs-2024-split-2-north-america-open-qualifier-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #4</a> is on the docket this coming weekend with the double elimination portion of the event.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/239d-cloud9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cloud9</a> roster consists of:</div><ul><li>🇺🇸 Hunter "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40c3-lionblaze" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LionBlaze</a>" Woitas</li><li>🇺🇸 Kadin "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/abbb-zineel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zineel</a>" Zineelabidine</li><li>🇺🇸 Oliver "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/413c-percy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">percy.</a>" Ortiz</li><li>🇺🇸 Didi "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40a6-didi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Didi</a>" Eragoda (Coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Will Connell</div>

Almost four years after releasing their legendary lineup, the organization's Rocket League division has resurfaced.

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Cloud9 cook up Rocket League return with Omelette signing

<div>Davi "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40d9-davi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">davi</a>" Chaves and Arthur "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44d9-alpe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">alpe</a>" Pereira have inked contracts with <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/2c09-gamerlegion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GamerLegion</a> ahead of Split 2. The German organization recruited the pair to round out the roster alongside Lucas "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44d6-umbroken" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UmBroken</a>" Fierro, whose services have been retained. The Argentinian's companions during Split 1, Sebastián "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40dd-pan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pan</a>" Parra and Gabriel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4130-ianpinheiro" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ianpinheiro</a>" Pinheiro, were released on Tuesday. While the former managed to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/w7m-esports-rebuild-royales-roster-with-pan-and-caiotg1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">find a new home</a> under <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/47c0-w7m-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">w7m esports</a>, the latter was unable to procure a spot on a roster for <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d641-rlcs-2024-split-2-south-america-open-qualifier-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #4</a>. With the registration deadline passed, the Brazilian will be without a team for the foreseeable future, at least until <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d642-rlcs-2024-split-2-south-america-open-qualifier-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #5</a>. Former <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/8419-timeless" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Timeless</a> coach Vinicius "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/7fcf-litt/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Litt</a>" Sousa also joins the roster in preparation for Split 2. </div><div><br></div><div><code>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;THE NEW AGE OF GL Rocket League 🔥&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/alpe2k?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@alpe2k&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/davinsano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@davinsano&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/LittHoshi_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@LittHoshi_&lt;/a&gt; (C)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Join us in giving them a warm welcome 🤝 &lt;a href="https://t.co/EKKkiAb1go"&gt;pic.twitter.com/EKKkiAb1go&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; GamerLegion (@GamerLegion) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/GamerLegion/status/1780974541386158323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 18, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt; </code></div><div><br></div><div>GamerLegion's first Split in the RLCS failed to meet expectations. The acquisition of the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/1c9e-three-point-shooters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Three Point Shooters</a> roster held significant promise given the squad's highly successful exploits towards the end of the 2022-23 campaign. However, a mix of unforeseen circumstances outside of the server as well as underperformance in the server meant a quarterfinal exit in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63f-rlcs-2024-split-1-south-america-open-qualifier-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #2</a> was the highlight of the team's Split. In the other two Regionals, UmBroken and company failed to progress beyond the Swiss stage.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/6223-malados" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Malados</a>, playing with <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/15e6-edu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">edu</a> in place of UmBroken, recovered from a dreadful 17th-24th place in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd4-rlcs-2024-split-1-south-america-open-qualifier-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Qualifier #1</a> to become a fierce contender in the next two Regionals, securing wins over <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/47bd-ninjas-in-pyjamas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ninjas in Pyjamas</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/e078-true-neutral" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">True Neutral</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/960b-kru-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KRÜ Esports</a>, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/e0b6-not-exposed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Not Exposed</a> in the lead-up to a pair of playoffs appearances.</div><div><br></div><div>In the offseason, davi announced his free agency status, leaving alpe and edu to enter the market in search of a new third. In the end, however, edu elected to join André "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f5e-snipjz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">snipjz</a>" da Silva Mendonça and Bernardo "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/a798-bmnd5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bmnd5</a>" Mendes on Timeless, with davi returning to alpe on Malados. The Brazilian duo has now landed a spot on a renowned organization, with GamerLegion inheriting Malados' 13 points, putting them in ninth place in the standings after the dissolution of theirs and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/47c0-w7m-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">w7m esports</a>' previous rosters, as well as Caio "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f4d-caiotg1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">caiotg1</a>" Testi's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/7fcd-bodybuilders" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bodybuilders</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>GamerLegion's new lineup recently participated in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/6de9-duds-challenge-season-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Duds Challenge Season 1</a>, finishing in 9th-12th after a shock loss to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/86e4-reis-da-sacanagem" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reis da sacanagem</a> in the group stage before suffering elimination against <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/960b-kru-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KRÜ Esports</a> in the Round of 12.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/2c09-gamerlegion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GamerLegion</a> roster currently consists of:</div><ul><li>🇦🇷 Lucas "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44d6-umbroken" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UmBroken</a>" Fierro</li><li>🇧🇷 Davi "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40d9-davi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">davi</a>" Chaves</li><li>🇧🇷 Arthur "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44d9-alpe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">alpe</a>" Pereira</li><li>🇧🇷 Vinicius "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/7fcf-litt/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Litt</a>" Sousa (coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Will Connell</div>

Davi and alpe will line up alongside UmBroken, whose services have been retained by the organization.

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GamerLegion acquire Malados pair

<div><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a0-nrg/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">NRG</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> have announced the signing of former </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/2386-rogue/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rogue</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> star Christopher "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/1fda-aqua/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Aqua</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Campbell ahead of Split 2. The 17-year-old will take over from Andres "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/0529-dreaz/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">dreaz</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Jordan, who deputized for the organization after the team released Eli "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/41bc-toastie/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Toastie</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Nichols in the middle of Split 1.</span></div><div><br></div><div><code>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;A new wave of NRG Rocket League is here 🌊&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Welcome &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Aquarl_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@Aquarl_&lt;/a&gt; to the &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NRGFam?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#NRGFam&lt;/a&gt;! &lt;a href="https://t.co/s8ofUcjtyU"&gt;pic.twitter.com/s8ofUcjtyU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; NRG (@NRGgg) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/NRGgg/status/1780642440824725750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 17, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt; </code></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Aqua was one of North America’s most exciting prospects during his initial rise to the RLCS. Since making his debut in the competition, the American has competed on teams such as Rogue, KOI, and </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23fe-the-muffin-men/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Muffin Men</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> across a two-year period but has struggled to notch up significant results. During Split 1, he competed with Jesus "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d94-gimmick/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">gimmick</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Parra and Mariano "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d95-squishy/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Squishy</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Arruda in the Canadian’s last dance in the RLCS. The team successfully reached the swiss stage twice, placing 12th-14th on both occasions. Their best win as a squad came against </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/9721-shopify-rebellion/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Shopify Rebellion</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> during </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63d-rlcs-2024-split-1-north-america-open-qualifier-3/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Open Qualifier 3</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, defeating the American organization 3-2 to knock them out of the event. At the end of Split, Squishy announced his retirement from competitive Rocket League, resulting in The Muffin Men disbanding, allowing Aqua and gimmick to </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/gimmick-and-aqua-to-explore-options-for-split-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">search for new projects ahead of Split 2</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Gimmick confirmed recently that he </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/gimmick-to-sit-out-split-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">was going to sit out Split 2</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> despite initially planning to compete.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Following the end of Split 1, Aqua was linked to a move to NRG Esports. The organization released Toastie in February, playing only one Open Qualifier with him before promoting substitute dreaz to the starting lineup, even though the 18-year-old </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/dreaz-announces-retirement-from-competitive-rocket-league" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">had retired weeks earlier</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Initially, the move helped the team’s form, propelling NRG to a playoff appearance in </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63c-rlcs-2024-split-1-north-america-open-qualifier-2/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Open Qualifier 2</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. However, this was followed up with a dismal 0-3 swiss stage exit in Open Qualifier 3. The organization ended Split 1 ranked tenth in North America, failing to meet fan expectations. NRG has now confirmed their move for Aqua, who will link up with Garrett "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d6f-garrettg/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">GarrettG</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Gordon and Nick "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/bf05-mist/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">mist</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Costello for the foreseeable future. This is the organization’s fourth roster move since parting ways with long-time members Justin "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3dcf-justin/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">justin.</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Morales and Squishy during the 2022-23 offseason. </span></div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a0-nrg/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">NRG</a> roster for Split 2 consists of:</div><div><br></div><ul><li>🇺🇸 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Christopher "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/1fda-aqua/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Aqua</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Campbell</span></li><li>🇺🇸 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Garrett "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d6f-garrettg/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">GarrettG</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Gordon</span></li><li>🇺🇸 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Nick "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/bf05-mist/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">mist</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Costello</span></li><li>🇺🇸 Jayson "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d7a-fireburner/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fireburner</a>" Nunez (coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer:</strong> Elliot McSheen</div><div><strong>Thumbnail:</strong> Psyonix</div>