Elliot McSheen

<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>

The 17-year-old will compete under the organization with GarrettG and mist.

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Aqua signs for NRG ahead of Split 2

<div><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/5926-moist-esports/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moist Esports </a>are set to move efforts to North America by acquiring the free-agent roster <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/4371-pirates-on-a-boat/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pirates on a Boat </a>ahead of Split 2 featuring 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. Long-time Moist Esports coach Noah "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4033-noah/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">noah</a>" Hinder is expected to link up with the new squad, replacing the departed Michael "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/f318-achieves/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Achieves</a>" Williams.</div><div><br></div><div>Pirates on a Boat formed during the offseason around Andy and Eli "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/41bc-toastie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toastie</a>" Nichols. The duo played in several tournaments together, eventually picking up <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/next-up-iteration-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Next Up </a>prospect Fiv3Up. However, on the eve of RLCS 2024, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/nrg-replace-frosty-with-toastie-in-last-minute-signing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toastie departed the roster </a>to join <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a0-nrg/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NRG </a>after the organization parted ways with youngster Kenneth "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/1190-frosty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">frosty</a>" Walz with a mere month of competition behind him. Quick to act, Pirates on a Boat brought on board aris, whose stock had risen throughout the offseason, but he had been unable to secure a place on a notable organization.</div><div><br></div><div>Considered the strongest unsigned roster in the region, the team got off to a hot start by making the playoffs 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>, losing to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23e9-dignitas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dignitas </a>2-4 in the quarterfinal. The squad repeated this feat in <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>, but could not overcome the dominant <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a5-g2-esports/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">G2 Esports</a>. With Major qualification on the line, the team suffered their worst result of the Split 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>, losing to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/b41a-m80/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">M80 </a>to exit the event with a 2-3 swiss record. As a result, Pirates on a Boat ended Split 1 ranked ninth in North America, earning the highest points total for a free-agent roster in the region, even placing ahead of prestige organizations like NRG and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/9721-shopify-rebellion/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shopify Rebellion</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>In recent days, the team entered into talks with Moist Esports after the American organization <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/moist-esports-release-remaining-duo-ahead-of-split-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">parted ways with its European roster </a>following the loss of its long-time star Joe "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4232-joyo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joyo</a>" Young to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/dc33-oxygen-esports/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oxygen Esports</a>. Its former players 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 have gone on to form a new roster alongside Dylan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/d408-eekso/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eekso</a>" Pickering and coach Emil "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3ecc-fruity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fruity</a>" Moselund under the name <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/5a2c-jobless/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jobless</a>, retaining the points earned by the team during Split 1. Despite fans fearing an exit, in <a href="https://twitter.com/Rizzo_TV/status/1777652168545173821" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a tweet </a>made on April 9th, Moist Esports content creator Dillon "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d78-rizzo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rizzo</a>" Rizzo suggested that the organization “doesn’t plan on exiting” the esport.</div><div><br></div><div>According to sources familiar with the project, Moist Esports now looks set to sign the Pirates on a Boat trio. The team’s coach from Split 1, Achieves, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/achieves-departs-coaching-position-with-pirates-on-a-boat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">parted ways with the squad yesterday</a>, citing that “circumstances beyond my control” had forced the departure. The former RLCS commentator looks to have made way for noah, who was one of the initial signings made by Moist Esports when the brand entered Rocket League Esports and has been coaching every roster under the organization since 2022. This will be the first North American team Moist Esports has fielded in the esport, which should come as a relief to fans following the visa troubles the organization has faced <a href="https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/moist-esports-release-apex-team-to-resolve-visa-issues/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">trying to get its international Apex Legends roster to compete in the region</a>.</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 for Split 2 is expected to consist of:</div><ul><li>🇺🇸 Andrew "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4136-andy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andy</a>" Nolan</li><li>🇺🇸 Daniel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44ca-aris/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">aris</a>" S</li><li>🇺🇸 Logan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/dc94-fiv3up/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fiv3Up</a>" S</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> Elliot McSheen</div><div><strong>Editor:</strong> Jens Koornstra</div><div><strong>Thumbnail:</strong> Will Connell</div>

Moist Esports are expected to make the move to North America with the highest ranked unsigned team of last Split.

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Sources: Moist Esports set to acquire Pirates on a Boat lineup

Finnerdt

<div>Jesus "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d94-gimmick" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gimmick</a>" Parra has announced he will be taking the second Split of RLCS 2024 off. The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/30a1-rlcs-season-6-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Season 6</a> world champion was left without a place to call home after <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23fe-the-muffin-men" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Muffin Men</a> splintered in the wake of Mariano "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d95-squishy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Squishy</a>" Arruda's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/squishy-to-end-playing-career-after-first-split-of-rlcs-2024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">retirement</a> and Christopher "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/1fda-aqua" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aqua</a>" Campbell's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/sources-nrg-weigh-up-move-for-aqua" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">imminent transfer</a> to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23a0-nrg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NRG</a>. Before the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63d-rlcs-2024-split-1-north-america-open-qualifier-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">final Regional</a> of the first Split kicked off, gimmick and Aqua already <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/gimmick-and-aqua-to-explore-options-for-split-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">publicly stated</a> they would be free agents and on the hunt for a new team ahead of Split 2.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Not playing in this split but hoping to return for the next one🫡&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; gimmick (@Gimmickrl) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Gimmickrl/status/1780362393479938248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 16, 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>Gimmick added he "hopes to return" for the next Split, which, should the current RLCS format and scheduling be preserved, would not commence until January 2025. The 23-year-old revived the iconic Muffin Men moniker ahead of RLCS 2024 six and a half years after the events of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/3053-dreamhack-atlanta-2017" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DreamHack Atlanta</a>, as Squishy embarked on his last dance, with the pair reuniting almost four years after Squishy's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/nrg-sign-squishymuffinz-bench-turbopolsa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blockbuster move</a> to NRG prior to RLCS X.</div><div><br></div><div>Over the course of Split 1, The Muffin Men qualified for two main events, finishing both with a 1-3 record in the Swiss Stage. Statistically, both events ranked in the bottom five of gimmick's career with a 0.622 average rating 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 0.740 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>. Nevertheless, the side managed to somewhat poetically eliminate Justin "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3dcf-justin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">justin.</a>" Morales' <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/9721-shopify-rebellion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shopify Rebellion</a> in the final event of the Split.</div><div><br></div><div>Although not yet officially announced by the organization, Aqua has registered under NRG with Garrett "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d6f-garrettg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GarrettG</a>" Gordon and Nick "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/bf05-mist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mist</a>" Costello for <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>, which is on the docket for the upcoming weekend.</div><div><br></div><div>Together with Squishy and Kyle "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d72-torment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">torment</a>" Storer, gimmick developed into one of North America's leading talents from 2017 onwards. The trio convinced <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/239d-cloud9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cloud9</a> to enter the Rocket League scene and paid back the organization's faith in spades with numerous LAN trophies: <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/3068-northern-arena-invitational" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Northern Arena Rocket League Invitational</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/30a1-rlcs-season-6-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RLCS Season 6 World Championship</a>, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/30d2-dreamhack-dallas-2019" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DreamHack Dallas 2019</a> were all procured for Cloud9's trophy cabinet. Until the infamous collapse of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/30ee-rlcs-season-8-north-america" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Season 8</a>, Cloud9 and gimmick finished in the top four of every RLCS LAN, never missing the top eight at any offline event in general.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Zeebo</div>

The Season 6 world champion was left without a team after Squishy's retirement and Aqua's departure.

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Gimmick to sit out Split 2

<div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After announcing the departures of Lachlan "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/7516-superlachie/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Superlachie</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Gordon and Angus "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/146d-gus/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">gus</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Hall, </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23ce-chiefs-esports-club/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Chiefs Esports Club</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> have confirmed the additions of Josh "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/f774-kaka/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">kaka</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Watters and Finn "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3ff1-finn/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">finn</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Mawer from </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3ce0-kakas-minions/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kaka’s Minions</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. The duo will link up with Hunter "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/22fc-hntr/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">hntr</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Tomeski and coach Lachlan "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/2ba7-lbp/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">LBP</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Parker for Split 2.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;🚨 ROSTER UPDATE 🚨&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Let&amp;#39;s get the ball rolling and bring in the minions😈&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;🛡️ &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hntrrlo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@hntrrlo&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;🛡️ &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/kaka_rlo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@kaka_rlo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;🛡️ &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/rl_finn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@rl_finn&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Time to do some damage 💪😎&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreChiefs?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#WeAreChiefs&lt;/a&gt;🛡️ | &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CHFWIN?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#CHFWIN&lt;/a&gt;🛡️ | &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChiefsRL?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#ChiefsRL&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/z0IQ5qtTPB"&gt;pic.twitter.com/z0IQ5qtTPB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; The Chiefs (@ChiefsESC) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ChiefsESC/status/1780508736123175112?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;</div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Chiefs returned to Rocket League Esports in January, acquiring </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/fa82-the-gospel-of-lachlan/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Gospel of Lachlan</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> roster that formed during the offseason. Bringing on board Superlachie, gus, and hntr the team was seen as a dark horse for qualification to the Copenhagen Major, but would have to overcome the traditional elite in </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/6be7-pwr/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">PWR</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/58d0-pioneers/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Pioneers</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Chiefs opened their account with a 5th-8th place finish in </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d643-rlcs-2024-split-1-oceania-open-qualifier-1/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Open Qualifier 1</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, losing out to </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/b8fd-gremlins/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Gremlins</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> in a narrow 3-4 series. The roster showed clear improvement for the rest of the Split, successfully reaching the grand finals in </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd6-rlcs-2024-split-1-oceania-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);"> and a top-four finish in </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd7-rlcs-2024-split-1-oceania-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);">, only losing against PWR on both occasions. The team ended the Split ranked third in Oceania, three points behind Pioneers, who qualified for 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);"> alongside PWR.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It became clear that changes were taking place at Chiefs when Superlachie was linked to a move to Pioneers after the American organization parted ways with Ethan "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9a22-scrub/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Scrub</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Klumpp earlier this month. Chiefs announced on April 14th that both Superlachie and gus had been released ahead of Split 2. The organization have signed Australian duo kaka and finn, who spent Split 1 competing under Kaka’s Minions with Tai "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/22fe-shorez/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Shorez</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Kibble. The trio enjoyed relative success together, reaching the semifinals on two occasions and earning a fourth-place finish in the Oceania rankings. Shorez looks set to link up with Scrub and gus on a new team, while kaka and finn will link up with hntr. This means that Chiefs will give up the 27 ranking points they gained under the old roster and will now take on the 24 ranking points earned by Kaka’s Minions in Split 1. This puts the organization 12 points behind Pioneers, their nearest rivals for </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/e7ad-rlcs-2024-split-2-major/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">London Major</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> contention.</span></div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23ce-chiefs-esports-club/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Chiefs Esports Club</a> roster for Split 2 consists of:</div><ul><li>🇦🇺 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Finn "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3ff1-finn/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">finn</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Mawer</span></li><li>🇦🇺 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Hunter "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/22fc-hntr/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">hntr</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Tomeski</span></li><li>🇦🇺 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Josh "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/f774-kaka/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">kaka</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Watters</span></li><li>🇦🇺 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Lachlan "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/2ba7-lbp/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">LBP</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Parker</span> (coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>:<strong> </strong>Elliot McSheen</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: PSyonix</div>

The Australian organization has announced the addition of free agents kaka and finn.

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Chiefs Esports Club add Kaka's Minions duo

<div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Former RLCS commentator Michael "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/f318-achieves" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Achieves</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Williams has departed his role as coach of </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/4371-pirates-on-a-boat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Pirates on a Boat</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> in the lead-up to Split 2. The American spent three months in his position after joining the team in January.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Circumstances beyond my control have left me with no team going into the second split. I am looking for another team to try to lead to success. Or if any top team are interested in an Assistant Coach, I am happy to talk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Best of luck to &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/POAB_RLCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@POAB_RLCS&lt;/a&gt;. You guys were amazing.&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Michael (@AchievesTV) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AchievesTV/status/1780346226212290783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 16, 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><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After not being offered a spot on the RLCS broadcast following the announcement that BLAST had signed a multi-year deal to run the RLCS, Achieves linked up with Andrew "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4136-andy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Andy</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Nolan, Logan "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/dc94-fiv3up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fiv3Up</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" S, and Daniel</span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44ca-aris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">aris</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" S for Split 1 in his first coaching gig with a professional team. Under his guidance, the free-agent roster performed admirably throughout Split 1, making two playoff appearances. Throughout the Split, the team earned wins against notable opposition including </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23e9-dignitas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dignitas</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23c8-tsm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TSM</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, and </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0a57-og-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">OG Esports</a>,<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> securing their position as the ninth highest-ranked team in North America, one point behind four other teams. The team was in </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/e7ac-rlcs-2024-split-1-major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Major</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> contention right up until </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d63d-rlcs-2024-split-1-north-america-open-qualifier-3" 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);">, where they failed to reach the playoffs for a third consecutive event after a loss to </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/b41a-m80" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">M80</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, ending the qualifier with a 2-3 record in the swiss stage.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Over the transfer window, PoaB’s most experienced player, Andy, was </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/sources-shopify-rebellion-target-andy-as-a-replacement-for-justin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">linked with a move away from the team</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> after </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/9721-shopify-rebellion" 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);"> trialed the 20-year-old as a replacement for Justin "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3dcf-justin" 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. The organization now looks set to retain the services of their former World Champion heading into Split 2. Despite this, Achieves announced today that he has departed the team due to “circumstances beyond my control.” The 29-year-old will be looking for a new project ahead of Split 2 and is available if “any top team are interested in an Assistant Coach.” Andy responded to the news on </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AndyRL_/status/1780347647225683979" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Twitter</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, wishing Achieves “the best of luck with whatever comes next”. </span></div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/4371-pirates-on-a-boat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pirates on a Boat</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>🇺🇸 Daniel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44ca-aris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">aris</a>" S.</li><li>🇺🇸 Logan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/dc94-fiv3up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fiv3Up</a>" S.</li><li>🇺🇸 Evan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/abba-evan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">evan</a>" B. (substitute)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer:</strong> Elliot McSheen</div><div><strong>Thumbnail:</strong> Psyonix</div>

Due to circumstances beyond his control, Achieves has departed Pirates on a Boat.

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Achieves departs coaching position with Pirates on a Boat

<div>Matheus "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/434b-royales" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Royales</a>" Rodrigues has executed another mid-season roster rebuild, with the Brazilian welcoming veteran Caio Vinicius "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f4d-caiotg1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">caiotg1</a>" Testi da Silva and Sebastián "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40dd-pan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pan</a>" Parra to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/47c0-w7m-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">w7m esports</a> in place of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3e29-complexity-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Complexity Gaming</a>-bound João "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/01ca-diaz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">diaz</a>" Henrique and Celso "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/c226-wisty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wisty</a>" Souza, who has <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/wisty-replaces-caard-on-kru-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">replaced</a> Gabriel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f60-caard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">caard</a>" Vieira Cardoso on <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/960b-kru-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KRÜ Esports</a>. The announcement marks a reunion between caiotg1 and w7m coach Enzo "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f58-tander" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tander</a>" Toledo. The pair enjoyed a highly successful spell as teammates during the latter's playing career on <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/4915-lowkey-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lowkey Esports</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/066d-novus-aevi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Novus Aevi</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/e33e-ellevens-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ellevens Esports</a>, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/c81f-furia-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FURIA Esports</a>, making an RLCS LAN appearance together at the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/30f9-rlcs-season-8-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Season 8 World Championship</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="pt" dir="ltr"&gt;1 REFORÇO É BOM, AGORA 2 É A PERFEITOLA 😎&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Pra reforçar e completar nossa equipe pra mais um desafio no RL, nós damos as boas-vindas para o &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/panrl_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@panrl_&lt;/a&gt; e &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/CaioTG1_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@CaioTG1_&lt;/a&gt; nossas novas contratações 🔥&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Desejamos boa sorte e que vocês amassem dentro de campo com o manto dos Touros ❤️🖤… &lt;a href="https://t.co/by8GrJZg3m"&gt;pic.twitter.com/by8GrJZg3m&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; w7m esports (@w7mesports) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/w7mesports/status/1780219663361732943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 16, 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>Due to the original w7m esports roster disbanding, the organization has forfeited the 20 points it gathered over the course of Split 1, courtesy of two playoffs appearances and a round 5 exit from the Swiss stage 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>. These results landed w7m a fourth place in the South American standings by the end of the Split, although the bulls faced a substantial deficit of 25 points to second-placed Complexity Gaming, meaning a <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/8b0a-rlcs-2024-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World Championship</a> ticket was likely to remain out of reach.</div><div><br></div><div>Caiotg1 spent Split 1 competing alongside Yan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4280-yand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">yanD</a>" Dias and João "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9424-dappluto" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dappluto</a>" Martins, making a single playoffs appearance 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>. After the Split concluded, the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/6425-rlcs-2021-22-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">21-22 Worlds</a> semifinalist <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/caiotg1-joins-not-exposed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">switched allegiances</a> to join Kaique "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/433e-kns" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KnS</a>" Notare Silva and Leonardo "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40da-leodkn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LeoDkn</a>" Alves de Jesus on <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/e0b6-not-exposed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Not Exposed</a>, but has now jumped ship to w7m esports. Meanwhile, pan was signed by <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/2c09-gamerlegion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GamerLegion</a> shortly before the first Regional while plying his trade with Lucas "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44d6-umbroken" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UmBroken</a>" Fierro and Gabriel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4130-ianpinheiro" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ianpinheiro</a>" Pinheiro. The trio came into the campaign with high hopes after a strong finish to 2022-23, but only progressed beyond the Swiss stage once. The GamerLegion roster is now set to disband as UmBroken will be participating on <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/6223-malados" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Malados</a> in <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/6de9-duds-challenge-season-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Duds Challenge Season 1</a>. The Argentinian is also signed up with Malados for the upcoming RLCS Split.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/6de9-duds-challenge-season-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Duds Challenge Season 1</a> also acts as w7m esports' new cohorts' first competitive outing. The $2,600 event, sponsored by Epic Games, includes almost all of the South American giants: other than w7m, <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/2b18-hero-base" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hero Base</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3e29-complexity-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Complexity Gaming</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/960b-kru-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KRÜ Esports</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/c81f-furia-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FURIA Esports</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/e0b6-not-exposed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Not Exposed</a>, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/6223-malados" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Malados</a> have all been invited. These eight sides are joined by eight additional teams from the Open Qualifier. The main event kicks off on on Tuesday, April 16th, with the group stage, leading into a 12-team single elimination bracket spread out over Wednesday and Thursday. <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/2b18-hero-base" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hero Base</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/8419-timeless" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Timeless</a>, and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/708d-rocos-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rocos Gaming</a> round out Group D alongside w7m esports.</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 hit the pitch on April 20th.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/47c0-w7m-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">w7m esports</a> roster currently consists of:</div><ul><li>🇧🇷 Matheus "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/434b-royales" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Royales</a>" Rodrigues</li><li>🇧🇷 Caio Vinicius "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f4d-caiotg1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">caiotg1</a>" Testi da Silva</li><li>🇨🇱 Sebastián "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40dd-pan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pan</a>" Parra</li><li>🇧🇷 Enzo "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f58-tander" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tander</a>" Toledo (Coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>﻿Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Psyonix</div>

For the second consecutive season, Royales has constructed a brand new roster midway through.

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w7m esports rebuild Royales roster with pan and caiotg1

Jens Koornstra

<div>Northern Irish talent Keever "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/7de0-smokez/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smokez</a>" Ryan is set to join Zeno "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4513-compact" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Compact.</a>" Sterkens and William "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44a3-ejby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ejby</a>" Ejby Lorentzen on the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f5e6-f4wd/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">F4WD </a>roster for Split 2 of RLCS 2024. Coming from <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23d9-endpoint/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endpoint</a>, Smokez is replacing another player from the Irish island, as Simas "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/23f9-simas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">simas</a>" Gurskis has <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/next-up-graduate-simas-joins-top-cougars" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">left the squad </a>to hunt for wins with <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/d168-top-cougars/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Top Cougars</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Smokez is joining a team that ended last Split in joint tenth place in Europe, with appearances in all three swiss stages of the year so far. F4WD might not have been regarded as true contenders coming into RLCS 2024, but they earned themselves a solid position with wins over <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/5926-moist-esports/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moist Esports </a>as well as Top Cougars and Endpoint. Their youngest talent, however, found a new home with Top Cougars, who are right behind F4WD in RLCS points this season. Simas’ new coach Mike "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/2ba0-gregan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gregan</a>" Ellis calls him “one of the most improved players in the last year”, as he climbed the RLCS ladder on F4WD with the Flemish Compact by his side.</div><div><br></div><div>Compact and ejby will keep the F4WD brand going with Smokez, who is <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/sources-smokez-to-make-way-for-toxiic-on-endpoint" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">set to leave Endpoint </a>to make way for Ben "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/ee61-toxiic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toxiic</a>" Salmon. So, in a game of musical chairs, simas, Toxiic, and Smokez all move one seat to respectively Top Cougars, Endpoint, and F4WD.</div><div><br></div><div>With Smokez, F4WD gain well over a year of RLCS experience. The 20-year-old has qualified for all 12 Regional Events of the past four Splits, and played under the banners of <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/51ce-monkeys/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Monkeys</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/dc34-soniqs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Soniqs</a>, <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/d890-luna-galaxy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luna Galaxy</a>, and Endpoint. With Soniqs, he earned a silver medal at the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/1f44-g1-invitational/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">G1 Invitational</a>, beating Moist Esports twice to make it to the grand finals. In 2024, Smokez and Endpoint reached the top eight at <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>, but ended the first Split on equal points with F4WD. With these European main event teams so closely matched in quality and points, there is a lot to play for in Split 2.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f5e6-f4wd/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">F4WD </a>roster for Split 2 is expected to be:</div><ul><li>🇧🇪 Zeno "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4513-compact" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Compact.</a>" Sterkens</li><li>🇩🇰 William "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44a3-ejby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ejby</a>" Ejby Lorentzen</li><li>🇬🇧 Keever "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/7de0-smokez/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smokez</a>" Ryan</li><li>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Oliver "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/a0df-poddy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Poddy</a>" Podesta (coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer:</strong> Jens Koornstra</div><div><strong>Thumbnail:</strong> Will Connell</div>

The Northern Irish talent is set to replace simas for Split 2.

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Sources: Smokez set to take a seat at F4WD in game of musical chairs

<div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Moist Esports have announced that they will be releasing their roster ahead of Split 2. Kieran "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44b8-rehzzy/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">rehzzy</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Hogan and Ole "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4224-oaly/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">oaly.</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" van Doorn will enter the free-agent pool. </span></div><div><br></div><div><code>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;It&amp;#39;s the end of an era 💧&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We want to take a moment to publicly thank &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Joyokamii?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@Joyokamii&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/rehzzy363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@rehzzy363&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/OalyRL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@OalyRL&lt;/a&gt; for all their hard work at Moist as we&amp;#39;ve released all of our current roster into free agency.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thank you 💙 &lt;a href="https://t.co/6TrD2YgDgc"&gt;pic.twitter.com/6TrD2YgDgc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Moist Esports 💦 (@MoistEsports) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/MoistEsports/status/1779909336900268309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 15, 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);">Moist Esports have been a regular in the European RLCS since signing the former </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/ac15-team-queso/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Team Queso</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> lineup in 2022. Across two years, the organization participated in five RLCS LANs, winning on its first appearance at a LAN during the </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7b36-rlcs-2021-22-spring-major/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">RLCS 2021-22 Spring Major</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Coming into RLCS 2024, the organization retained the services of its long-serving professional </span>Joe "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4232-joyo/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joyo</a>" Young<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, bringing on board former </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/1068-hogan-mode/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hogan Mode</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> star rehzzy and Dutch professional oaly. The roster was expected to be a challenger for Major contention but ultimately struggled for consistency throughout Split 1. The team achieved its best result during Open Qualifier 3, earning wins over </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/689c-gentle-mates/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Gentle Mates</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/d942-magnifico/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Magnifico,</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f7f7-redemption/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Redemption</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> on their way to the semifinal. However, this wasn’t enough to earn the organization a place 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);"> due to failing to even reach the main event during </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fd1-rlcs-2024-split-1-europe-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);">. Moist Esports ended the Split joint seventh with Redemption in the European rankings on 16 points.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Changes were expected at the organization </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/sources-oxygen-esports-expected-to-sign-joyo-eekso-to-depart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">after Joyo was linked with a move</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> to </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/dc33-oxygen-esports/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Oxygen Esports</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Following protracted talks with the Moist Esports star, the American organization </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/oxygen-esports-finalize-joyo-addition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">confirmed the addition on April 11th</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Joyo replaced fellow Englishman Dylan "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/d408-eekso/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">eekso</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Pickering who </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/sources-eekso-set-to-link-up-with-current-moist-esports-core" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">now looks set to link up</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> with Joyo’s former teammates. The remaining Moist Esports duo has signed up to Open Qualifier 4 on </span><a href="https://www.start.gg/team/ec03a12d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Start.gg</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> alongside eekso under the team name “Jobless”. As a result, the team will retain the points earned under Moist Esports from Split 1 heading into the remainder of RLCS 2024. It is currently unclear whether Moist Esports will return to the scene with a new roster in the foreseeable future.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Update:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Following the Moist Esports announcement, Oaly </span><a href="https://twitter.com/OalyRL/status/1779918364439195822" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">confirmed on Twitter</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> that he will be competing alongside eekso and rehzzy for Split 2. Former </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/242a-psg-esports/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">PSG eSports</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> player </span>Emil "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3ecc-fruity/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fruity</a>" Moselund, who coached Redemption during Split 1, will be joining the roster as head coach.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Jobless roster for Split 2 consists of: </span></div><ul><li>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dylan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/d408-eekso/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eekso</a>" Pickering</li><li>🇳🇱 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Ole "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4224-oaly/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">oaly.</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" van Doorn</span></li><li>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Kieran "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/44b8-rehzzy/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">rehzzy</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Hogan</span></li><li>🇩🇰 Emil "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3ecc-fruity/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fruity</a>" Moselund (coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer:</strong> Elliot McSheen</div><div><strong>Thumbnail:</strong> Will Connell</div>

The organization has released rehzzy and oaly ahead of Split 2.

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Moist Esports release remaining duo ahead of Split 2

<div>Psyonix have shared details of an upcoming game update to Rocket League, slated for release Tuesday, April 16th. The changelog is headlined by the addition of 'teammate boost indicators', a visual aid that displays your teammate's boost gauges on their nameplates. Another change in the update is a shift in item rarity descriptions, see below:</div><div><br></div><ul><li>Common -&gt; Base</li><li>Uncommon -&gt; Sport</li><li>Rare -&gt; Special</li><li>Very Rare -&gt; Deluxe</li><li>Limited -&gt; Luxury</li></ul><div><br></div><div>In a <a href="https://rocketleague.com/en/news/teammate-boost-indicators-and-rarity-name-changes-coming-to-rocket-league" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blog post</a>, Psyonix explain they "feel visible boost levels will lessen confusion between teammates [...] With the upgraded nameplates, you’ll have a better idea of what your teammates are doing." An additional justification reads that "many players may not fully understand the significance of boost management, so we feel that showing players how their teammates are handling boost will help them make better decisions for themselves <em>and</em> their team."</div><div><br></div><div>The possibility of representing teammate boost levels in the HUD instead was also considered, but Psyonix settled on nameplates "because we believe an always-on boost indicator for all your teammates would be difficult to follow and would distract from gameplay", noting it is a "careful balance between providing useful information to players without adding too much visual noise."</div><div><br></div><div>The patch will go live tomorrow, April 16th at 16:00 PT/01:00 CEST (Wednesday).</div><div><br></div><div>A visual way to be aware of teammates' boost numbers has been requested numerous times since Rocket League's release, with former RLCS casters Joey "<a href="https://twitter.com/JorbyPls" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jorby</a>" Ahrens and Sean "<a href="https://twitter.com/SpacemanSR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spaceman</a>" Rogers sharing their excitement on Twitter. Jorby: "An absolutely INSANE update! Been wanting this for years, this is massive QoL [Quality of Life]. Being able to see your teammates boost is so big." RLCS statistician Derek "<a href="https://twitter.com/dRektRL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dRekt</a>" Nilsen said: "Teammate's boosts being visible is one of the biggest QOL changes the game's had in a long time."</div><div><br></div><div>Former professional player Austin "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40bb-alphakep" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AlphaKep</a>" Kepner <a href="https://twitter.com/RocketLeague/status/1779906615677743435" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">replied</a>, saying he "loves" the change. However, not all reactions were positive: <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23c8-tsm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TSM</a>'s 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/1779908089543557377" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">expressed</a> his unhappiness with the change being introduced less than a week before the first open qualifiers of RLCS 2024 Split 2 are set to kick off: "First impression I lowkey don’t think I like this but I'm not sure yet and we’ll see how much it matters. I mainly just don’t like this being implemented only a week before quals."</div><div><br></div><div>Jack "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4161-apparentlyjack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ApparentlyJack</a>" Benton was also <a href="https://twitter.com/ApparentlyJxck/status/1779918044300476880" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">uncertain</a>: "Wow this is big. Is it just me who’s not a fan of this? I think the casual player base will love it and the pros won’t, but maybe I’m wrong."</div><div><br></div><div>Spacestation Gaming content creator and experienced custom map creator Treyven "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d84-lethamyr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lethamyr</a>" Robitaille, who recently <a href="https://twitter.com/Lethamyr_RL/status/1777677538589905291" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">partnered with Epic Games</a> for a custom <strong>Rocket Racing</strong> map, <a href="https://twitter.com/Lethamyr_RL/status/1779907995826028738" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commented</a>: "YES FINALLY! Been asking for this for like 5 years!"</div><div><br></div><div>Considering high awareness of everyone's boost levels is a must-have skill for today's Rocket League professional players, many believe the change is unlikely to have much of an effect in professional tournaments like the RLCS. Nevertheless, former RLCS commentator Jack "<a href="https://twitter.com/CorelliTV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Corelli</a>" Collier <a href="https://twitter.com/CorelliTV/status/1779909094411059462" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinks</a> otherwise: "This is one of those things that the community has toyed with a few times in greater RL discourse. I can't see this being absolutely game changing but I do think this will influence SOME decision making at the highest level."</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, Adam "<a href="https://twitter.com/LawlerTV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lawler</a>" Thorton <a href="https://twitter.com/LawlerTV/status/1779916978943123939" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">conveyed</a> his initial reaction as follows: "Seeing how much boost teammates have definitely changes thing. Helps a ton with decision making. Curious how this will change competition moving forward." The recently retired Mariano "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d95-squishy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Squishy</a>" Arruda posted a <a href="https://twitter.com/SquishyMuffinz/status/1779915665194865146" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">longer Tweet</a>, detailing his thoughts on the possible impact of the change, noting "in any team game, displaying resources openly to the team will help you make more plays and more confidently preposition for what you think should happen next, especially when playing ranked by yourself." The Canadian also discussed the effect on pro comms: "The majority of pros is very good at reading the amount of boost each player has but it’s just one less piece of information that has to be said in comms and can instead shift your comms in pro play to helping your teammate use whatever you see he has left most efficiently". Squishy ended his post by praising the change: "This was the perfect addition for casual players as well as something that will genuinely help the top level players as well."</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/bd76-wylde" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WYLDE</a> player and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/next-up-iteration-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Next Up</a> candidate Christian "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/1fc1-tempoh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TempoH</a>" Mortensen also <a href="https://twitter.com/TempoH_RL/status/1779913166010417252" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shared</a> his thoughts: "I don’t think this is a terrible change. I'm just super confused as to why. I don't think it will make a huge difference though since they need to be on screen and it looks hard to see the circle in game, but I could be wrong."</div><div><br></div><div>Streamer and frequent 1v1 showmatch and tournament organizer Ben "<a href="https://twitter.com/FeerTwitch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Feer</a>" Lacy <a href="https://twitter.com/FeerTwitch/status/1779914626412806571" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">voiced</a> his opinion on Twitter as well: "Knowing the boost amounts of your teammates was a skill separator born out of necessity. If we had this all along we wouldn't think twice about it, but the purists who have played since 2015 will probably resist it with their gut reaction. I think this is just an improvement that allows more comms without needing to turn on your mic. Basically, it's an even better quick chat."</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/9330-gen-g-esports-black" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gen.G Mobi1 Racing Black</a> coach Robert "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d69-chrome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chrome</a>" Gomez <a href="https://twitter.com/ChromeRL/status/1779914716065742938" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">said</a>: "A massive change, I’m so excited for this one. The game has been massively improving in a span of 2 months. Love to see it."</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;An absolutely INSANE update! Been wanting this for years this is massive QoL. Being able to see your teammates boost is so big &lt;a href="https://t.co/FT1p6pYT7x"&gt;pic.twitter.com/FT1p6pYT7x&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Jorby (@JorbyPls) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/JorbyPls/status/1779906812034367606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 15, 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;First impression I lowkey don’t think I like this but not sure yet and we’ll see how much it matters. I mainly just don’t like this being implemented only a week before quals &lt;a href="https://t.co/OXCZmEDRGk"&gt;pic.twitter.com/OXCZmEDRGk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; TSM Wahvey (@WahveyRL) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/WahveyRL/status/1779908089543557377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 15, 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;I feel like this change was great for the game, in any team game displaying resources openly to the team will help you make more plays and more confidently preposition for what you think should happen next especially when playing ranked by yourself. Majority of pros are very good…&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; R1 Squishy (@SquishyMuffinz) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/SquishyMuffinz/status/1779915665194865146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 15, 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;Yo this is cool! This is one of those things that the community has toyed with a few times in greater RL discourse. I can&amp;#39;t see this being absolutely game changing but I do think this will influence SOME decision making at the highest level. &lt;a href="https://t.co/BdQSO5ypTk"&gt;https://t.co/BdQSO5ypTk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Jack Collier (@CorelliTV) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/CorelliTV/status/1779909094411059462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 15, 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-media-max-width="560"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Starting tomorrow, nameplates over your teammates will show how much boost they have left! Remaining boost will be displayed in a small circle next to their display name 👀&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Read more about nameplates, plus changes to item rarity names in the update: &lt;a href="https://t.co/Jy6wMBEp0u"&gt;https://t.co/Jy6wMBEp0u&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/EBN4RXSQMO"&gt;pic.twitter.com/EBN4RXSQMO&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Rocket League (@RocketLeague) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/RocketLeague/status/1779906615677743435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 15, 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><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Psyonix</div>

Your teammates' boost amounts will soon be indicated on their nameplates.

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Psyonix to add teammate boost indicators

<div><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f315-sailingesports/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">SailingEsports</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> have acquired </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/8faf-chapati-dream/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">CHAPATI DREAM</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> duo Joshua "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/42a8-ballerrees/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ballerrees</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Tng and Abhai "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f3f-abscrazy/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">AbsCrazy</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Ponna who will play under the organization alongside former </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/76f4-elevate/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Elevate</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> player Louis "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4148-lct/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">LCT</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Thamrun. The Indonesian professional, who has previously competed with both players in the RLCS, replaces Joaquin "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/073f-hireo/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hireo</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Abesamis on the starting lineup.</span></div><div><br></div><div><code><span class="ql-cursor">﻿</span>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Skibidi Surprise!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The best org in APAC has returned, and now it’s better than ever!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Introducing Sailing Esport’s RLCS roster for Split 2!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;🏎️: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/notLCT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@notLCT&lt;/a&gt; 🇲🇨 &lt;br&gt;🏎️: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ballerrees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@ballerrees&lt;/a&gt; 🇸🇬&lt;br&gt;🏎️: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AbscrazyRL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@AbscrazyRL&lt;/a&gt; 🇮🇳&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;📋/💼: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AkumaLightz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@AkumaLightz&lt;/a&gt; 🇩🇪&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SuperSailin?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#SuperSailin&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/Wa4D42Ecsx"&gt;pic.twitter.com/Wa4D42Ecsx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Sailing Esports (@SailingEsports) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/SailingEsports/status/1779875832430829969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 15, 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);">SailingEsports first entered Rocket League Esports by signing Sahid "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/414e-kaizen/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kaizen</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Zaiffy, Corey "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9fc2-eye-85/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">eye.85</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Weiner, and </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/next-up-iteration-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Next Up</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> prospect </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/a18e-kroado/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">kroado</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> ahead of RLCS 2024. The organization added coach Garret "</span><a href="https://twitter.com/Guhberry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Guhberry</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Berry in January, going on to make three playoff appearances throughout Split 1. The team was unable to get past the quarterfinal stage, losing out </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/9f00-boketachi/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Boketachi</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/7a58-koshihikari/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Koshihikari</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, and Elevate. The organization ended the season joint fourth on 18 points in Asia-Pacific, alongside </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/a00c-detonator/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">DeToNator</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and Koshihikari but have chosen to move from their old roster for Split 2.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">SailingEsports have signed CHAPATI DREAM duo AbsCrazy and ballerrees ahead of Split 2. Alongside Filipino professional Hireo, the team comfortably established themselves as the third strongest roster in the region during Split 1, even defeating </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/129b-gaimin-gladiators/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Gaimin Gladiators</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 4-3 in </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/7fdb-rlcs-2024-split-1-asia-pacific-open-qualifier-1/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Open Qualifier 1</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, before narrowly missing out on the title by one game against Elevate. As part of their move to SailingEsports, the roster has now parted ways with Hireo who had earned his first top-two finish with the lineup. As a replacement, the roster has brought in APAC veteran LCT, who played a significant role in getting Elevate to 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);"> during Split 1. As part of the move, LCT will revive his partnership with ballerrees, who he competed with on several occasions across 2020 and 2021. Having made five RLCS LAN appearances, LCT brings serious experience to a fully domestic roster hoping to challenge Elevate and Gaimin Gladiators for qualification to the </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/e7ad-rlcs-2024-split-2-major/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">London Major</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f315-sailingesports/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">SailingEsports</a> roster for Split 2 consists of:</div><ul><li>🇮🇳 Abhai "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f3f-abscrazy/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AbsCrazy</a>" Ponna</li><li>🇸🇬 Joshua "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/42a8-ballerrees/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">ballerrees</a>" Tng</li><li>🇮🇩 Louis "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4148-lct/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LCT</a>" Thamrun</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer:</strong> Elliot McSheen</div><div><strong>Thumbnail:</strong> Psyonix</div>

SailingEsports have signed ballerrees, Abscrazy, and LCT for Split 2. 

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SailingEsports acquire CHAPATI DREAM duo; add LCT

<div><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/af10-bravado-gaming/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bravado Gaming</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> have announced the addition of </span>Khaled "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/438f-glowz/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glowz</a>" Alasmari<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> following the departure of Yahya "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4388-venom/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Venom</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Alghamdi to </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0f59-rule-one/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rule One</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. The 19-year-old will link up with Nadr "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4391-nadr/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nadr</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Alqahtani and Abdullah "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/41ac-ovampierz/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">oVaMPiERz</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Al-Ruwaili for Split 2.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><code><span class="ql-cursor">﻿</span>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="und" dir="rtl"&gt;لقد انضم اللاعب الثالث إلي ساحة المنافسة.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;مرحباً ب &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/GlowzRL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@GlowzRL&lt;/a&gt; في برافادو 🥑&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Player three has entered the server. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Welcome &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/GlowzRL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@GlowzRL&lt;/a&gt; to Bravado 🔥&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bringthebravado?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#bringthebravado&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/ZS2FkzRZVK"&gt;pic.twitter.com/ZS2FkzRZVK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Bravado Gaming (@bravadogaming) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/bravadogaming/status/1779843457042825330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 15, 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);">The South African esports organization moved its Rocket League focus to the Middle East after acquiring free agent roster Infinity during Split 1. Bravado Gaming had previously spent a year housing a top Sub-Saharan African roster, winning three Regional Events and appearing at the </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/6425-rlcs-2021-22-world-championship/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">RLCS 2021-22 World Championship</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Choosing to return to Rocket League Esports in 2024, the organization signed Nadr, oVaMPiERz, and Venom in February. Under Bravado Gaming, the roster achieved a top-four placement in </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d647-rlcs-2024-split-1-middle-east-and-north-africa-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);">, losing to </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3919-team-falcons/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Team Falcons</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 2-4 in the semifinals. The team ended Split 1 joint third with Twisted Minds on 24 points in the Middle East and North Africa rankings. The roster made a further appearance together during the </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/26e9-saudi-eleague-2024-major-1/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Saudi eLeague 2024 Major 1</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, where they could only place 5th-6th during the playoffs after losing to </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/eb5b-r8-esports/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">R8 Esports</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f30f-vision-esports/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Vision Esports</a><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);">After parting ways with Ahmad "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f88-ahmad/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ahmad</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Abdullah during the transfer window, Rule One acquired Venom from Bravado Gaming as a replacement. The experienced veteran originally played with Hisham "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/ff41-nwpo/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nwpo</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Alqadi under the team </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/c8df-cola/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Cola</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, when the prodigy first took down Team Falcons during the </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/6440-rlcs-2021-22-spring-middle-east-and-north-africa-regional-1/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">RLCS 2021-22 Spring Split</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. As a replacement, Bravado Gaming have brought Glowz on board. Despite not qualifying for a single main event during Split 1, the Saudi Arabian has reached 15 Regional Events across a three-year career in the region. Amid a series of changes that have occurred in the region over the transfer window, Bravado Gaming will hope that they can replicate the results that the team earned during Split 1. </span></div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/af10-bravado-gaming/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bravado Gaming</a> roster for Split 2 consists of:</div><div><br></div><ul><li>🇸🇦 Khaled "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/438f-glowz/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glowz</a>" Alasmari</li><li>🇸🇦 Nadr "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4391-nadr/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nadr</a>" Alqahtani</li><li>🇸🇦 Abdullah "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/41ac-ovampierz/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">oVaMPiERz</a>" Al-Ruwaili</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer:</strong> Elliot McSheen</div><div><strong>Thumbnail:</strong> Will Connell</div>

The 19-year-old will link up with Nadr and oVaMPiERz for Split 2. 

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Bravado Gaming add Glowz to replace Venom

<div><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/7a63-team3/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Team3</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> have recruited former </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/6ac9-resolve/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Resolve</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> prospect Noah "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/fa0e-noahsaki/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">noahsaki</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Gillespie as a replacement for Riccardo "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3fa4-rizex45/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rizex45</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Mazzotta heading into Split 2. The Englishman is currently </span><a href="https://www.start.gg/tournament/rlcs-2024-europe-open-qualifier-4/event/qualifier/entrant/16306274" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">signed up to play in Open Qualifier 4</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> alongside Marc "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f7f-marc_by_8/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">MaRc_By_8.</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Domingo and Leonardo "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3fa3-catalysm/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Catalysm</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Ramos.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Team3 formed as a team in October 2023, combining former </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/41b4-evil-geniuses/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Evil Geniuses</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> teammates Catalysm and Rizex45 with legendary Spanish professional MaRc_By_8. Coming into RLCS 2024, the roster was immediately seen by fans as one that could contend for Major qualification in Europe but would generally be hard-pressed to challenge the top teams. The team achieved its best result in </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d636-rlcs-2024-split-1-europe-open-qualifier-1/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Open Qualifier 1</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, where it managed to overcome </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/dc33-oxygen-esports/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Oxygen Esports</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/d942-magnifico/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Magnifico</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, and </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f5e6-f4wd/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">F4WD</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> to reach the playoffs, exiting the event in the quarterfinals to </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/689c-gentle-mates/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Gentle Mates Alpine</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Team3 were unable to replicate this for the remainder of the Split, earning 9th-11th place finishes in the last two Open Qualifiers. Ending Split 1 ranked ninth in Europe, Rizex45 chose to depart the squad to join </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f1bf-suhhh/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">suhhh</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> as a replacement for Thomas "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/407f-tho/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ThO.</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Binkhorst, linking up with Óscar "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/dc6f-tehqoz/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TehQoz</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Arco and Mike "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/407d-mikeboy/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mikeboy</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Verkuijlen for Split 2.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As a result, Team3 spent much of the transfer window assessing options to replace the departed German. Noahsaki became available after Resolve chose to bench the 18-year-old and Luis "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4155-luiisp/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">LuiisP</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Peña following a disappointing Split 1 under the British organization. With David "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3e0c-rezears/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rezears</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Wünsch, the trio only qualified for one main event and suffered a devastating exit at the hands of underdogs </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/b9bb-novo-esports/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">NOVO Esports</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> in </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d637-rlcs-2024-split-1-europe-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);">. Over the past month, the </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/sources-gridserve-resolve-set-to-complete-move-for-kash-and-ivn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">organization has been linked to a move</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/f7f7-redemption/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Redemption</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> duo Kurtis "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4024-kash/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kash</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Cannon and Ivan "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3e10-ivn/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ivn.</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Sabri. As a result, noahsaki is set to be released and will officially join Team3 in the coming days. </span></div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/7a63-team3/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team3</a> roster for Split 2 is expected to consist of:</div><div><br></div><ul><li>🇩🇪 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Leonardo "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3fa3-catalysm/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Catalysm</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Ramos</span></li><li>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Noah "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/fa0e-noahsaki/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">noahsaki</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Gillespie</span></li><li>🇪🇸 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Marc "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f7f-marc_by_8/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">MaRc_By_8.</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Domingo</span></li><li>🇩🇪 Sandro "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3dae-freakii/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FreaKii.</a>" Holzwarth (coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer:</strong> Elliot McSheen</div><div><strong>Thumbnail:</strong> Psyonix</div>

The Englishman will link up with MaRc_By_8 and Catalysm for Split 2

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Sources: Team3 set to recruit noahsaki for Split 2

<div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/cb65-raidiant-star-chasers-showdown-series-1-north-america" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first North American event</a> in the 2024 Star Chasers Showdown circuit has concluded, with <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/548d-g2-luna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">G2 Stride Luna</a> coming out on top in a commanding title bout against <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/9330-gen-g-esports-black" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gen.G Mobil1 Racing Black</a>. Talynn "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/a558-talliebird" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Talliebird</a>" Brandon, Jaime "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3d87-karma" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Karma</a>" Bickford, and Ghini "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/7748-avenger" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Avenger</a>" Sy earned the $3,000 prize, only losing three games over the entire weekend and even registering a flawless 8-0 on Championship Sunday. Talliebird led the title charge with a 1.457 average rating over 20 games, capping off the flawless run with a 1.447 rating in the grand final.</div><div><br></div><div>Gen.G Black entered the final day of competition as the heavy favorites for their semifinal matchup against <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/06f4-troubleshooters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Troubleshooters</a>. Kate "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/cde7-kate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kate</a>" Driscoll flew out of the gates with an authoritative double touch to crack open the series, which was cancelled out by Alyssa "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9365-hollow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hollow</a>" Adams finding an equalizer against the run of play. A number of narrow escapes from Troubleshooters eventually came to naught as Courtney "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/a598-courtney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Courtney</a>" Johnson outpaced the defense to poke home the winning goal with nine seconds left. Gen.G Black doubled their series lead with a routine victory in game 2 and maintained this advantage even after dropping game 3 to an Emma "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/b14f-emma" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emma</a>" Krol open net conversion off the back of a Hollow outplay versus Courtney and Isabella "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/cc04-bella" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bella</a>" Williams.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;iframe src="https://clips.twitch.tv/embed?clip=ResoluteBrightAppleRedCoat-Vv-BcrhgiGNS9YSF&amp;parent=www.shiftrle.gg&amp;autoplay=false" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" height="378" width="620"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>A brace late doors from the latter secured game 4 after Angie "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/73b7-angie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">angie</a>" V. drew Troubleshooters level. Both teams started to ramp up their physical plays, running up the bump and demo counter. Hollow continued to attract the spotlight in game 5 with a heroic hat trick, which included a difficult backboard read to seal a buzzer-beater to win the game. Now in game 6, Hollow maintained her red-hot form and put Troubleshooters in the lead twice, but a brilliant performance from Bella overturned the deficit in the final minute, sending Gen.G Black into the grand final.</div><div><br></div><div>Their primary regional rivals, G2 Stride Luna, had a significantly more comfortable time in their semifinal against <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/06ee-12-bricks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">12 Bricks</a>, led by a dazzling display from Talliebird. The two-time RLCS Regional participant scored the winning goal in game 1 off a kickoff directly following Avenger's equalizer. In game 2, G2 Luna managed to hold 12 Bricks to zero shots while launching 12 efforts of their own towards the opposing net. A double from Talliebird was capped off by a third from Karma to put the final scoreline at 3-0.</div><div><br></div><div>Game 3 was by far the most contested in the series, with 12 Bricks racking up a commanding 3-0 lead by the 1:12 mark, with all three members contributing a goal to the affair as a series of uncharacteristic double commits from G2 Luna opened up previously covered space on the field. However, G2 successfully plugged the gaps in the final minute and initiate a monumental comeback effort. The operation improbably ended in success when Avenger sunk 12 Bricks' hopes with just four seconds on the clock, beating Violet "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9364-nacho" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nacho</a>" Hart and Leslie "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/746f-lilo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lilo</a>" Reyes to the ball to deliver the killing blow. A zero-second drive from 12 Bricks struck the post before a five-goal masterclass from Talliebird closed out the series.</div><div><br></div><div>The grand final saw G2 Luna assert their superiority right from the off, with Talliebird continuing her imperial showing with a pair of goals in game 1, preceding a clean double touch from Avenger to round out a dominant win. Gen.G Black was still unable to muster up much of a resistance in game 2 as Avenger's bump on Bella cleared the net for Karma to promote Talliebird's central pass into a lead. Although Gen.G Black threatened the net several times, a hat trick from Talliebird allowed G2 to run away with the second game in the series in a 4-1 scoreline.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;iframe src="https://clips.twitch.tv/embed?clip=DistinctIncredulousGarbageDBstyle-41u237oAbUYU8aZA&amp;parent=www.shiftrle.gg&amp;autoplay=false" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" height="378" width="620"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>Now in a comfortable position, G2 were able to defend an advantage produced by Talliebird sniping the bottom left from the sidewall for the entire second half of the game, denying Gen.G Black a chance to fight back. On championship point, Talliebird and company calmly collected a two-goal lead, although this was erased in the final minute when Gen.G launched a comeback out of the blue. After Courtney capitalized on a number of rare defensive mishaps on the side of G2, Gen.G drew level with just seven seconds left, sending the game into overtime. Off the kickoff, Talliebird's initial ceiling shot was denied by the crossbar, but G2's most experienced member, Karma, correctly predicted the downwards backboard bounce to sink the winning goal into the net and crown G2 Stride Luna as champions.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;iframe src="https://clips.twitch.tv/embed?clip=CooperativeFrozenBatteryRickroll-nP2aeghWXspAjuKb&amp;parent=www.shiftrle.gg&amp;autoplay=false" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" height="378" width="620"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://octane-content.s3.amazonaws.com/cb65_raidiant_star_chasers_showdown_series_1_north_america_8a6b1892b0.jpg"></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Will Connell</div>

Talliebird's dazzling display dealt the favorites a killing blow in the grand final.

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G2 Luna dismantle Gen.G Black to claim first North American Star Chasers Showdown event

<div>Europe passed through the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/c2c9-raidiant-star-chasers-showdown-series-1-europe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first stop</a> of 2024's Star Chasers Showdown circuit this weekend, with <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/15e0-acd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACD</a> coming out on top in a dominant final against <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0341-catjam" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">catJAM</a>. Alicia "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/453f-alemz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">alemz</a>" Martínez Furriol, Hannah "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/c0c6-cloudy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cloudy.</a>" Neumann, and Millie "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3e03-duckz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Duckz</a>" Ward took home the grand prize of $3,000, gathering momentum towards the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/cb66-raidiant-star-chasers-showdown-series-2-europe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">second event</a>, which is set to take place in early July. Alemz took her team by the hand by accruing a staggering 1.665 average rating over 23 games, posting a 1.463 in the trophy match.</div><div><br></div><div>Having progressed through the previous stage as the top seed from Group A, ACD kicked off Championship Sunday against <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/fea4-guild-academy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guild Academy</a>, the runners-up from Group B. Alemz and company came out swinging with 4-1 and 7-2 wins in the opening two games, producing several stunning goals in the process. After the Spaniard recorded an event-high five goals in game 2, Guild halted the ACD train in game 3 by eking out a 2-1 win thanks to goals from Sandra "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/75ff-sniper" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sniper</a>" Eilertsen and Laura "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/da62-pads" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PadS</a>" de Sombre. However, ACD quickly restored natural order with two assertive game wins to close out the series and advance to the grand finals.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;iframe src="https://clips.twitch.tv/embed?clip=LaconicHotMeatloafBCWarrior-txRjo1F7k7iudf7F&amp;parent=www.shiftrle.gg&amp;autoplay=false" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" height="378" width="620"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>The other semifinal played out as a tale of two halves: <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/15e2-shorties" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shorties</a> took control of the series in the early stages with 2-0 and 3-1 wins, courtesy of India "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4347-alanis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alanis</a>" Browne and Evie "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/080e-slumpii" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slumpii</a>" Leonard combining for a total of five goals while only allowing one up the other end. CatJAM held on to a lead deep into game 3 after an early goal from Bella "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/d7c1-crimson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crimson</a>" Selwood, but eventually succumbed to the pressure after a critical demo from Sarah "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/0e51-sarak" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sarak</a>" Knoll cleared the path for an equalizer from Alanis. Caitlin "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/0f77-ravena" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ravena</a>" Reed fired home the winning goal in overtime, setting catJAM on the road to recovery. A Sophie "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/0f78-stvn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stvn</a>" Stevenson masterclass in the following three games saw catJAM sail into the grand final, with the Scot scoring five of her team's seven goals as Shorties were continually stifled in transition, leaving them unable to break out of defense.</div><div><br></div><div>The grand final set up a rematch from the group stage between ACD and catJAM, with the former prevailing in commanding fashion for the second time in the event. CatJAM were unable to keep alemz' excellence at bay as she racked up a brace in game 1. Duckz and Cloudy continued playing their part by overturning an early opener by Ravena to secure a second game, before a chaotic game 3 went the way of ACD after Duckz walked in the overtime winner to cap off a breakaway, negating a zero-second equalizer from Crimson two minutes earlier.</div><div><br></div><div>CatJAM extended the series by triumphing in a goalfest in game 4, nearly coming undone by a two-goal comeback from ACD before Stvn struck gold in overtime. A swift 2-0 lead through a Ravena double appeared to bring hope back into the game, but the unstoppable alemz crushed their dreams once more with a 40-second hat trick, culminating in a sublimely executed flip reset to take the lead. A flurry of goals in the final minute settled the final score at 6-2, handing the gold medals to ACD in the first high-profile women's Rocket League event of the year.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;iframe src="https://clips.twitch.tv/embed?clip=EncouragingBlitheCrowRuleFive-LYG9wvhH8c-Xb-ls&amp;parent=www.shiftrle.gg&amp;autoplay=false" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" height="378" width="620"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://octane-content.s3.amazonaws.com/c2c9_raidiant_star_chasers_showdown_series_1_europe_9137b5b26b.jpg"></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Will Connell</div>

Duckz, alemz, and Cloudy took home the $3,000 grand prize after defeating catJAM in the grand final.

ACD emerge victorious in opening Star Chasers Showdown Europe event

<div>Oceania's third-placed team <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23ce-chiefs-esports-club" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chiefs Esports Club</a> have announced the release of Angus "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/146d-gus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gus</a>" Hall and Lachlan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/7516-superlachie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Superlachie</a>" Gordon heading into the second Split of RLCS 2024. The trio of gus, Superlachie, and Hunter "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/22fc-hntr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hntr</a>" Tomeski racked up a nine-point deficit to runners-up <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/58d0-pioneers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pioneers</a> over the course of the first half of the season and have decided to part ways despite the increased point payouts in Split 2 offering perspective of a comeback. Gus' next venture is up in the air, but Superlachie has officially inked a <a href="https://twitter.com/Purpatrate/status/1779398848760443184" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">multi-year deal</a> with Pioneers and will compete alongside Ezequiel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/42c9-fiberr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fibérr</a>" Aranda-Lovito and Luke "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/412e-amphis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amphis</a>" Riddell. The Australian replaces Ethan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/9a22-scrub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scrub</a>" Klumpp, who left Pioneers <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/quiktrip-pioneers-gaming-wave-goodbye-to-scrub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">last week</a>. Meanwhile, Chiefs have retained the services of hntr and coach Lachlan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/2ba7-lbp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LBP</a>" Parker and will recruit two additional members to round out the lineup.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;It was short but sweet, thank you &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/gus__oce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@gus__oce&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Superlachierl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@Superlachierl&lt;/a&gt;. All the best in the future, we will see you on the field🤝&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreChiefs?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#WeAreChiefs&lt;/a&gt;🛡️ | &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChiefsRL?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#ChiefsRL&lt;/a&gt;🛡️ &lt;a href="https://t.co/xxhlhDJ1SB"&gt;pic.twitter.com/xxhlhDJ1SB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; The Chiefs (@ChiefsESC) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ChiefsESC/status/1779328748866990240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 14, 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;The King of OCE has returned...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Welcome back &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Superlachierl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@Superlachierl&lt;/a&gt; 👑&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/QuikTrip?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@QuikTrip&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/QTPG?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#QTPG&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/YCEbggf3ss"&gt;pic.twitter.com/YCEbggf3ss&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Pioneers (@PioneersGG) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/PioneersGG/status/1779390508902584644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 14, 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>On Twitter, LBP <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_LBP/status/1779330054239220196" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">said</a>: "Very chaotic post-Split window, but proud to have worked alongside these two lads. Unmatched motivations and exceptional talent, see you on the field boys." Gus, who made his first RLCS grand final appearance under Chiefs, <a href="https://twitter.com/gus__oce/status/1779374598313873883" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commented</a>: "Was a pleasure to represent the org and much love to the people at Chiefs." In the wake of Pioneers' announcement, Superlachie remarked it was a "surreal feeling to be back where my career started." The 18-year-old was previously signed to Pioneers from February 2022 to January 2023 while playing with Scrub and Jon "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/1caa-bananahead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bananahead</a>" Anastasakis. During this time, the trio emerged as the frontrunners of a new generation of Oceanic talent, winning three Regionals and qualifying for all four RLCS LANs in 2022. After the 2022-23 Fall Split, Superlachie left for <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/391a-ground-zero-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ground Zero Gaming</a>, where he first connected with current teammate Fibérr.</div><div><br></div><div>Pioneers' Director of Esports Eddie Dee <a href="https://twitter.com/Purpatrate/status/1779398848760443184" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">clarified</a> the organization agreed on a multi-year deal during negotiations with Superlachie, adding: "We are committed to building a winning team that can not only do it in our region, but do it on LAN too. It will be accomplished."</div><div><br></div><div>Chiefs Esports Club celebrated its <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/articles/chiefs-esports-club-return-to-rocket-league" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">long-awaited return</a> to Rocket League after a four-year absence ahead of RLCS 2024. During the majority of its first stint in the esport, it housed Oceania's top team, fielding players like Matthew "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3dff-drippay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Drippay</a>" Den-Kaat, Cameron "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3e59-cjcj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CJCJ</a>" Johns, and Daniel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3e01-torsos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Torsos</a>" Parsons. The club made history with a top-four finish at the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/30a1-rlcs-season-6-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RLCS Season 6 World Championship</a>, becoming the first team from outside Europe and North America to reach the final four at an RLCS LAN. However, its second foray has so far failed to match the old times: the squad rebounded from a quarterfinal exit 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> with a runner-up finish and a semifinal run in the next two Regionals, but this was insufficient to pip Pioneers to a <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/e7ac-rlcs-2024-split-1-major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Copenhagen Major</a> slot.</div><div><br></div><div>Due to the Chiefs roster separating, Pioneers' lead has increased slightly: Superlachie's new employer now enjoys a twelve-point advantage to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/b8fd-gremlins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gremlins</a> and <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3ce0-kakas-minions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kaka's Minions</a>, both of whom are on 24 points. Ground Zero Gaming's 21-point tally means they can also count themselves amongst the chasing pack with regards to 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> a considerable 20 points clear of Pioneers, the top spot is likely to remain out of reach.</div><div><br></div><div>Oceania's transfer window has already closed as of the moment of writing, but the registration deadline for teams without points will not expire until April 22nd at 5:00 PM AEST. <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> is set to kick off on April 27th.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/23ce-chiefs-esports-club" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chiefs Esports Club</a> roster currently consists of:</div><ul><li>🇦🇺 Hunter "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/22fc-hntr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hntr</a>" Tomeski</li><li>🇦🇺 Lachlan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/2ba7-lbp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LBP</a>" Parker (Coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/58d0-pioneers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pioneers</a> roster currently consists of:</div><ul><li>🇦🇺 Luke "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/412e-amphis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amphis</a>" Riddell</li><li>🇦🇺 Ezequiel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/42c9-fiberr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fibérr</a>" Aranda-Lovito</li><li>🇦🇺 Lachlan "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/7516-superlachie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Superlachie</a>" Gordon</li><li>🇦🇺 Bailey "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/2306-mock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mock</a>" Bedford (Coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Psyonix</div>

The organization has retained the services of hntr and coach LBP.

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Chiefs roster disbands: gus released, Superlachie returns to Pioneers

<div><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/960b-kru-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KRÜ Esports</a> have announced the signing of Celso "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/c226-wisty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wisty</a>" Souza ahead of RLCS 2024's second Split. The 18-year-old was acquired from <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/47c0-w7m-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">w7m esports</a>, which is set to disband its Rocket League roster as João "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/01ca-diaz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">diaz</a>" Diaz is heading to <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3e29-complexity-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Complexity Gaming</a>. The organization will be rebuilding its roster around captain Matheus "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/434b-royales" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Royales</a>" Rodrigues and is expected to share its new lineup soon. Wisty will take the position previously held by veteran Gabriel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f60-caard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">caard</a>" Vieira Cardoso, who has been placed on the bench. KRÜ says it is helping the former <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/c81f-furia-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FURIA Esports</a> star find a new home.</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="es" dir="ltr"&gt;Bienvenido &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/wistyy_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@wistyy_&lt;/a&gt;🇧🇷 a nuestro equipo de Rocket League!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Desde W7M, wisty se suma a &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ajg_rl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@ajg_rl&lt;/a&gt;🇦🇷 y &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Bemmz_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@Bemmz_&lt;/a&gt;🇧🇷 para representar a la Pekineta en el segundo split del año de la &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RLCS?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#RLCS&lt;/a&gt;! BORA KRÜ 🤟 &lt;a href="https://t.co/NyLyrRGfJ8"&gt;pic.twitter.com/NyLyrRGfJ8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; KRÜ Esports (@KRUesports) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/KRUesports/status/1779192837390676333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 13, 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>Sergio Agüero's club acquired a brand new lineup before RLCS 2024 kicked off, featuring two players that competed in North America last season. Caard was joined by Lautaro "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40e5-ajg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ajg</a>" Gusinsky and Bernardo "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4339-bemmz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bemmz</a>" Siqueira Marta, representing one of the most exciting rosters in the South American region. However, results failed to match the hype as a strong semifinal appearance 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> was followed by a 9th-11th place and a winless 0-3 run 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>. This spell of poor form has left the team in seventh place in the standings, 28 points off second-placed Complexity Gaming's <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/8b0a-rlcs-2024-world-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World Championship</a> spot.</div><div><br></div><div>Wisty enjoyed slightly better results during the opening Split, with two playoffs outings after posting a 2-3 record 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>. The youngster registered respectable individual performances, with an 1.083 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> topping the charts. Nonetheless, w7m esports finished in fourth place in the standings ahead of the <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/e7ac-rlcs-2024-split-1-major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Copenhagen Major</a>, and have now spread among the South American elite.</div><div><br></div><div>The new-look KRÜ Esports will have its first competitive showing in the $2,600 <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/6de9-duds-challenge-season-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Duds Challenge</a> event, starting on Monday. The tournament contains the large majority of the regional powerhouses, including <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/3e29-complexity-gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Complexity Gaming</a>. KRÜ have been seeded into the same group as <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/47bd-ninjas-in-pyjamas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ninjas in Pyjamas</a> and will be joined by two additional teams from the Open Qualifier, which will be held on Monday.</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> kicks off on April 20th. Both the trade window and the registration deadline come to pass this Sunday, April 14th, at 5:00 PM BRT and 11:59 AM BRT, respectively, giving caard very little time to secure a new roster.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/960b-kru-esports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KRÜ Esports</a> roster currently consists of:</div><ul><li>🇦🇷 Lautaro "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/40e5-ajg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ajg</a>" Gusinsky</li><li>🇧🇷 Bernardo "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4339-bemmz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bemmz</a>" Siqueira Marta</li><li>🇧🇷 Celso "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/c226-wisty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wisty</a>" Souza</li><li>🇦🇷 Pablo Agustín "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/7edb-pekitas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pekitas</a>" Novelli (Coach)</li><li>🇧🇷 Gabriel "<a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f60-caard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">caard</a>" Vieira Cardoso (Inactive)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer</strong>: Finnerdt</div><div><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Will Connell</div>

With diaz heading to Complexity, the move means the w7m esports roster is set to disband.

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Wisty replaces caard on KRÜ Esports

<div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Saudi Arabian esports organization </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3b5d-twisted-minds/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Twisted Minds</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> have made a move for former </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/3919-team-falcons/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Team Falcons</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> star Ahmad "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f88-ahmad/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ahmad</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Abdullah following his exit from </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/0f59-rule-one/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rule One</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> earlier this week. The Middle Eastern veteran will link up with Osama "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4387-smw/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Smw</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Al-Humaidan and Abdulmohsen "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4186-m7sn/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">M7sn</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Al-Khamis for Split 2.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><code>&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;WELCOME &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AhmadRL_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@AhmadRL_&lt;/a&gt; TO TWISTED MINDS 🩷&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/90KFfD5NHT"&gt;pic.twitter.com/90KFfD5NHT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Twisted Minds (@TwisMinds) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/TwisMinds/status/1779170928821170384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 13, 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);">After his departure from Team Falcons in the offseason, Ahmad joined Rule One alongside Khalid "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f95-okhalid/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">oKhaliD</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Qasim and Hisham "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/ff41-nwpo/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nwpo</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Alqadi. Right from the off, the team was firmly positioned to compete for Regional titles with Team Falcons across Split 1. While Rule One were able to achieve Major qualification, the roster lost out to Team Falcons on four separate occasions and were unable to stop the regional titans from claiming all three main event titles. 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);">, the organization only managed one victory against APAC champions Elevate during the swiss stage, before exiting the event with a disappointing 1-3 record. The organization chose to part ways with Ahmad during the transfer window, acquiring regional veteran Yahya "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4388-venom/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Venom</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Alghamdi from </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/teams/af10-bravado-gaming/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bravado Gaming</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> to replace the 21-year-old&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">While his departure from the organization came as a surprise, Ahmad has quickly found a new home with Twisted Minds. The team is currently ranked joint third in the region and could make a push for Major qualification in Split 2. In the lead up to this move, Twisted Minds </span><a href="https://twitter.com/TwisMinds/status/1779162493325086996" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">parted ways</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> with Fahad "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4194-t7lm/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">T7LM</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Almsabe, who joined the team in January and was used as a stand-in for Ahmed "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f8d-senzo/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Senzo</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Ayed during </span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/events/d647-rlcs-2024-split-1-middle-east-and-north-africa-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);">. Twisted Minds will be a stronger threat to the established top two teams in the region. This will be the first time in his career that Ahmad has not competed in the RLCS with either oKhaliD or Mohammed "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/03f0-trk511/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">trk511</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" Alotaibi.</span></div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="Twisted Minds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twisted Minds</a> roster for Split 2 consists of:</div><div><br></div><ul><li>🇸🇦 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Ahmad "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f88-ahmad/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Ahmad</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Abdullah</span></li><li>🇸🇦 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Abdulmohsen "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4186-m7sn/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">M7sn</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Al-Khamis</span></li><li>🇸🇦 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Osama "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4387-smw/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Smw</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Al-Humaidan</span></li><li>🇸🇦 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Ahmed "</span><a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/3f8d-senzo/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Senzo</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">" Ayed</span> (substitute)</li><li>🇸🇦 <a href="https://www.shiftrle.gg/players/4182-bo0odi44/matches?mode=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bo0odi44</a> (coach)</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Writer:</strong> Elliot McSheen</div><div><strong>Thumbnail:</strong> Psyonix</div>

Following his departure from Rule One, Ahmad has joined regional rivals Twisted Minds.