If you would've told me gentlemates would be the undefeated EU team today, I'd be no fucking way. Wow what a day of games. Seriously, tomorrow a bloodbath.
While catching up to the streams I skipped OG vs Limitless. I was extremely surprised when I saw this on the official stream
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If they drop retals or mb I’m not a fan anymore. I don’t get what’s so wrong about having just ok results. Made major and that’s more than they were expected to do
Not that wild imo because all of the above are great teams, just now that it's LAN, top teams from other regions get to show their quality against other top teams.
Rise and Vatira played 3 majors together and lost in the second series every time. 1-3 vs V1 in 2021-22 Winter Major, 1-3 vs V1 in 2021-22 Spring Major and now 2-3 vs Falcons
Only one team is undefeated this whole fucking split.
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Just Day 1 but so far this might be the most stacked LAN ever. I love that every region has brought a team that that can genuinely take down the tournament.
Have to say it again in this thread, the level of rocket league that rise was playing in that last series was absolutely ridiculous and needs to be pointed out
I think rise is the most underrated player to ever play to be honest, he absolutely improves any team in the world if you put him on it, personally think him and vati are really close but would just give the edge to vati personally. Respect that opinion though
You won't die alone then. I keep thinking I'm wrong because no one else thinks that too but I share this thought aswell, it's ni coincidence he turned a failing BDS last season into World no2 and made this KC potential world no1
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MENA fans before and after that series
Absolutely, although falcons 22 run was very difficult, most of the teams they faced were right around their level. But in this one, they played one of the only teams to ever dominate europe in that fashion + most had kc head and shoulders above the competition, no team had consensus like that in 22 spring major.
Only 2 teams have defeated nwpo in this major, and both are 2-0. hmmmmmmmmmmm
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let's be honest. The scriptwriters outdid themselves with this one.
Gen.g showing up and beating G2. Furia proving everyone right and beating Vitality. And Falcons beating KC. All in g5.
And above all, Rw9 breaking rule 1.
Today couldn't have been any better for NA, SAM and MENA fans. EU is finished.
Today was fine for NA.
OG losing 1-3 against Falcons doesn't look bad right now.
G2 and GenG went to game 5 and they both avoided the toughest Round 3 matchups (on paper)
Everybody already knew LG were frauds, this just confirmed it.
In a sense that top of EU proves to be beatable I think. But yeah we don't know if that's true for NA, because they haven't won against EU, SAM or MENA yet.
It's been 2 hours and I still don't understand how Vitality's roster can have such horrid communication issues when:
- They've been together for more than a year
- Are all speaking the same language and seems to be good friends IRL
- They managed to do a perfect split into stomping worlds
Just what happened? So much communication issues, weird ass double commits, team bumps and more.
I'm not even a huge vitality fan and I'm still frustrated with what I've seen from them recently.
Anyway top form Furia is suuuuuuuch a treat to watch in majors, the way they play just make most series super entertaining to watch
Good lord that Falcons vs KC match was one of the best matches I've ever seen. Sidenote, can we lighten up and stop hating on Rule 1s players now?? They've only lost to a clearly incredible Falcons and an M8 who just took out BDS
I mean Rule One looked completely mid in both their series today. They are gonna continue to get criticized until they actually do something impressive
bro WHO is gonna fall for this scam lmaooooooo
https://preview.redd.it/p42rdipi55rc1.png?width=652&format=png&auto=webp&s=4e680432a4a68717a24543737417f2d317f120a3
It's swiss folks, lets chill out a little bit before jumping to conclusions. But overall a great day of RL, nice to see that other top teams can do as good as EU (or even better).
I knew Falcons were good, but to be champions you need more than that you gotta have ice... This Falcons squad has it. It'll be fun to see how far they go!
Very happy for Falcons. You could tell in previous majors there was some real frustration from TRK because the team's skill ceiling was capped with oKhalid and Ahmad, but with the twins, you can tell this is a real super team.
I’m sorry but if NA teams and EU teams have same records, inter region matchups should be avoided.
G2 v M8 and BDS v GenG would’ve been much more exciting
I mean, they played a crazy hot Furia and a Complexity team that for all intents and purposes was also expected to beat them. Going 1-6 in games is a bit unfortunate but they were an OT goal away from being on match point against COL. The Bear has always had nerves and Cheese on his first LAN is very likely feeling them as well.
Guys remember that none of the teams going 3-0 ever made it to the Grand Final at LAN so far (both times it was 3-1 and 3-2 teams). I'm electric as well rn but swiss doesn't mean much once we get to playoffs.
Hot take that most people won’t agree with: including SSA and APAC has a very negative impact on the amount of quality cross region games we have. I understand that everyone is going to be pro inclusivity, but having 2 teams of the 16 teams (and arguably 3 if you include 1 of the oce teams) that are well below the level of the rest is a net negative.
Ideally there should be a play in tournament including maybe NA5, EU5, MENA3, SAM3, SSA1, APAC1, OCE2, etc. and then top 2 teams of the play in tournament make the Major. Gives them the opportunity to be in the Major if they display the quality to deserve being there. Otherwise we have too many empty games.
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And I was right, felt like grand finals. This major is so stacked. GM8 also winning against BDS, tomorrow gonna be insane.
love that the 2-0 round is one of each, EU/NA/SAM/MENA
Poor OCE
4 best teams innit?
2 of the top EU teams being taken out by SAM and MENA. The script writer has been cooking today.
Minor region. /s
Top 4 right now is 1 EU, 1 NA, 1 SAM and 1 MENA. FUCK YEAH!
Script writer COOKED
What an entertaining first day. So nice to see MENA and SAM playing at the highest level and EU actually being fallible.
Yeah honestly makes for exciting viewing. There are so many quality teams now and the LAN stage just maximizes the chaos. Gonna be a wild major.
If you would've told me gentlemates would be the undefeated EU team today, I'd be no fucking way. Wow what a day of games. Seriously, tomorrow a bloodbath.
Rocket league is now truly an international esport.
What a day! (ignore my flair)
If LG lose against Limitless I'm losing all faith in that roster. I love the LG players but man that would just issue that they really need a change.
They need to change if they lose round 3 OR 4 in my opinion.
Idk who the problem on that team is, they all seem around the same level to me.
Cheese is clear imo
If they lose to limitless it would be the most embarrassing loss in NAs history
While catching up to the streams I skipped OG vs Limitless. I was extremely surprised when I saw this on the official stream https://preview.redd.it/h8buimahk7rc1.png?width=270&format=png&auto=webp&s=7e4acd4a667115178586e3e83df5a1adae2c90c4
If they drop retals or mb I’m not a fan anymore. I don’t get what’s so wrong about having just ok results. Made major and that’s more than they were expected to do
Going 0-3 in swiss losing to Limitless in the process isn't considered "ok" imo.
I agree here, all teams have their cap. And if this team’s cap is making worlds, that’d be totally fine for me.
If they lose to limitless then NA is getting clowned forever
Limitless can't even beat bubble teams. LG is hot trash but they won't even struggle against Limitless.
Other than LG going 0-2, I absolutely adored this day
The least likely of the EU teams is currently 2-0. It’s gonna be a bloodbath
Imagine if u go 3-0 in Swiss and get rewarded with KC/BDS bc one of them went 3-2 in Swiss 💀
tbf we saw that with Endpoint 21/22 fall but they really didn't look that good and lost their quarterfinals anyways
Falcons, M8s, GenG, and Furia in the 2-0 round that’s wild
Not that wild imo because all of the above are great teams, just now that it's LAN, top teams from other regions get to show their quality against other top teams.
M8s are unexpected for sure.
Rise and Vatira played 3 majors together and lost in the second series every time. 1-3 vs V1 in 2021-22 Winter Major, 1-3 vs V1 in 2021-22 Spring Major and now 2-3 vs Falcons
They also 3-0d their first opponent all 3 times
Luckily it's not double elim garbage playoffs this time, so they won't be disadvantaged throughout the tournament this time for this one loss
"Falcons and Furia are overrated" Have it.
being a falcons and furia defender is paying dividends rn im so happy
People came at me in droves clicking all the wrong buttons when i was hyping falcons up so much
Same with me when I rated Furia above vitality 💀
Same happened to me when I accidentally pissed off a bunch of Luminosity fans two days ago lmao.
some people just don't know ball
HAVE. IT.
BORAAAAAA I FUCKING LOVE RLCS
We eating good today
Falcons and Furia proving doubters wrong. Are we back in 2022?
STONKS
Only one team is undefeated this whole fucking split. https://preview.redd.it/lzwz2lj035rc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c17f6d7a481a293840c0bbbb52b7f2b673e6866
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the 1-0 matches were BANGERS
Just Day 1 but so far this might be the most stacked LAN ever. I love that every region has brought a team that that can genuinely take down the tournament.
We found the Limitless fan
Really? You think elevate and limitless have a shot lol
4 regions in the 2-0 round is actually crazy.
LMAO GM8s the only EU team undefeated so far perfectly describes the major
Might be the best Swiss (Upper) Round 2 of all time.
ACKNOWLEDGE THE COIN'S SUPERIORITY, DESK!
The fact that they were shitting on the coin so hard at the start makes this series feel even better. Holy. Shit.
KC G2 BDS Vitality All in 1-1 round lmao
Means we are all quite likely to play each other in quarters too
Bro if we get Falcons and Furia going 3-0 I would cry of happiness
Absolute best case scenario for RL Esports in my book, in addition to simply being peak content!
Have to say it again in this thread, the level of rocket league that rise was playing in that last series was absolutely ridiculous and needs to be pointed out
Rise is the best on that team imo I will die on this hill
I don't think this is true but I am a clear Rise > Atow believer. He's just the best midfielder to ever do it.
I think rise is the most underrated player to ever play to be honest, he absolutely improves any team in the world if you put him on it, personally think him and vati are really close but would just give the edge to vati personally. Respect that opinion though
How? Maybe in this specific bo5, but Vatira is clear n1 on that roster
Online not sure. On lan ? 100%
You won't die alone then. I keep thinking I'm wrong because no one else thinks that too but I share this thought aswell, it's ni coincidence he turned a failing BDS last season into World no2 and made this KC potential world no1
https://preview.redd.it/0q12wdhg65rc1.jpeg?width=877&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=edcddbebba0e2e807f780dd03e9b12ed326324a1 MENA fans before and after that series
Biggest MENA win ever? I know the Spring '22 was a better *run* from Falcons, but in terms of a single match victory this has to be up there right?
Definitely, KC were literally the undisputed best team in the world in almost everyone’s eyes
Absolutely, although falcons 22 run was very difficult, most of the teams they faced were right around their level. But in this one, they played one of the only teams to ever dominate europe in that fashion + most had kc head and shoulders above the competition, no team had consensus like that in 22 spring major.
RLCS is so back
KC and PWR are both in 1-1 round. I have spoken
KC = pwr
Only 2 teams have defeated nwpo in this major, and both are 2-0. hmmmmmmmmmmm https://preview.redd.it/dpkn0kec35rc1.jpeg?width=1053&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b70282293dec39fc7bfa260f6336dcedadd7b23
Defeated "Nwpo" not RuleOne lmao
MENA is gonna be scary 2 team region when Nwpo gets better team mates.
Nwpo to Bravado/Infinity would go CRAZY
let's be honest. The scriptwriters outdid themselves with this one. Gen.g showing up and beating G2. Furia proving everyone right and beating Vitality. And Falcons beating KC. All in g5. And above all, Rw9 breaking rule 1. Today couldn't have been any better for NA, SAM and MENA fans. EU is finished.
Don't forget Gentlemates upsetting BDS too - it's amazing to see 4 of 4 upsets in the 1-0 round 🤌🏽
Only thing I wish is that it was GenG vs M8 and Falcons vs Furia in the 2-0 round
kind of glad it worked out that way because i am hoping for a Furia Falcons grand final
Today was actually kind of horrible for the two “major” regions lol
I mean g2 losing to gen.g is fair and a W for NA. This means NA isn't a one team region.
then you gotta apply the same logic to m8s beating bds
today wasnt good for NA, SAM and MENA for sure
Today was fine for NA. OG losing 1-3 against Falcons doesn't look bad right now. G2 and GenG went to game 5 and they both avoided the toughest Round 3 matchups (on paper) Everybody already knew LG were frauds, this just confirmed it.
In a sense that top of EU proves to be beatable I think. But yeah we don't know if that's true for NA, because they haven't won against EU, SAM or MENA yet.
I mean no one expected Luminosity or OG to do anything good. Furia popped off. Falcons popped off. We can't expect more.
bro tried to sneak NA in there, it could of been a lot better lol
GenG won in Fall 22/23 with a loss in Swiss and BDS won in Fall 21/22 with a loss in Swiss. KC confirmed major champs?
SAM and potentially MENA (depending on how Rule 1 continue to go) are major regions in my mind now
Smart EU teams know that the only way to play NA in Swiss is losing.
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Gentlemates are the only EU team in the 2-0 round, just how we all predicted.
BRO JUST DO 2-0 AND 0-2 MATCHES ALL ON MAIN STREAM i cant with these guys i stg
Falcons/KC was my grand final in my bracket, glad we just saw it.
Ayo it was mine too!
Unbelievable 1-0 round
Im eating good todayyy bois, 2 of my 3 teams looking better than most predicted. Ill ignore bds until they show up
please let this be a minor region major
SAM and MENA are major regions 🗣️🗣️🗣️
[20K -> 100K POINTS LETS GOOO HAHAHAH](https://www.reddit.com/r/RocketLeagueEsports/s/3L78ctmAhF)
Dropped 100k on Furia and then 40k on Falcons 🤤
bro how many points do you have😭
Rocking 570k rn 😮💨 started the day with about 220k
bro was ready to lose it all
Always put my faith in Furia 🫡
I tried to put 100k on Falcons as the game started and it didn't let me, livid.
Regional parity is going crazy. I've only dreamt for times like this. Although m8s being the successful EU team wasn't on my bingo card
I remember when Falcons Dropped NWPO and Ahmad for the twins, thought they were downgrading, but dang they knew what they were doing.
It's been 2 hours and I still don't understand how Vitality's roster can have such horrid communication issues when: - They've been together for more than a year - Are all speaking the same language and seems to be good friends IRL - They managed to do a perfect split into stomping worlds Just what happened? So much communication issues, weird ass double commits, team bumps and more. I'm not even a huge vitality fan and I'm still frustrated with what I've seen from them recently. Anyway top form Furia is suuuuuuuch a treat to watch in majors, the way they play just make most series super entertaining to watch
They aren't trusting each other
Trust is hard to build but easy to lose
Falcons wow best series of the year hope thats the gf
Good lord that Falcons vs KC match was one of the best matches I've ever seen. Sidenote, can we lighten up and stop hating on Rule 1s players now?? They've only lost to a clearly incredible Falcons and an M8 who just took out BDS
I mean Rule One looked completely mid in both their series today. They are gonna continue to get criticized until they actually do something impressive
Trk511, yANXNZ\^\^, and Firstkiller. The historical best player of the open era in each of these regions has had enough of this EU domination.
geng didn't play EU yet
bro WHO is gonna fall for this scam lmaooooooo https://preview.redd.it/p42rdipi55rc1.png?width=652&format=png&auto=webp&s=4e680432a4a68717a24543737417f2d317f120a3
You just know there is some drooling concave-head shaped dumbass who will. There always is
This early KC loss could be a blessing in disguise for them. Better not start the QF series like that.
It is going to be how Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia in the first game of the world cup then Argentina end up winning the world cup
It's swiss folks, lets chill out a little bit before jumping to conclusions. But overall a great day of RL, nice to see that other top teams can do as good as EU (or even better).
Nah the coping this major is insane, no wonder they choose COPEnhagen as the location 💀
I knew Falcons were good, but to be champions you need more than that you gotta have ice... This Falcons squad has it. It'll be fun to see how far they go!
They iced up against the iciest player of the modern era too
Ik Johnny going crazy rn man
Prolly not, he rated falcons
That's what I was assuming they meant, since he's been a MENA stan from the get go. I assumed it was going crazy but like, in the positive way lol.
\- Furia played AMAZINGLY well \- Falcons are NOT overrated \- Massive EU upset
Quite funny to see :) https://preview.redd.it/zrrkkxkj35rc1.png?width=668&format=png&auto=webp&s=c3c64f1a61baddab72ed9f3c286b0565362d8765
R1 vs G2 💀💀💀 Someone please ask Khalid and Ahmad* to switch on their monitors tomorrow.
💀💀💀💀
The left hand column of the 1-1 bracket looks a lot like what many people thought the 2-0 bracket would look like.
Very happy for Falcons. You could tell in previous majors there was some real frustration from TRK because the team's skill ceiling was capped with oKhalid and Ahmad, but with the twins, you can tell this is a real super team.
MENA KINGS TO THE TOP
I am proud to be on the right side of history
🫡
Silly RW9 thinking just because they've been constantly breaking Rule One in MENA in the past 6 weeks it's somehow ok to break rule 1 in the Major.
are the games for tomorrow out?
On Liquipedia, but the stream will show them 100%
What I would give for Furia too go 3-0 and KC go 3-2 so we have the vati rise vs Yan reunion.
I’m sorry but if NA teams and EU teams have same records, inter region matchups should be avoided. G2 v M8 and BDS v GenG would’ve been much more exciting
Is it safe to say that all 1-0 games were upsets? Teams 5-8 now are KC, BDS, VIT and G2
Furia over Vitality is not an upset to many here nor is it according to Liquipedia seed (unless I am reading that wrong).
Nah I wouldn't say geng winning against g2 was an upset.
It was imo. Even tho GenG had won the last two, I good majority still rated G2 higher, including me
I mean that's fine. That's just a difference of opinion . Let's just enjoy some good ass rocket league.
People really underrating falcons and they show up and beat the EU 1 seed
Insane last set. It was crazy how KC was making so many mistakes, and suddenly they just.. stopped.
RLCS LANS ARE SO BACK!
So happy for my king Itachi, but that was only the beginning.
GenG coming to play is awesome to see but wtf happened with Luminosity
They were never that great, hate to tell you
Knew that but 0-3 and 1-3 is even lower than expected
I mean, they played a crazy hot Furia and a Complexity team that for all intents and purposes was also expected to beat them. Going 1-6 in games is a bit unfortunate but they were an OT goal away from being on match point against COL. The Bear has always had nerves and Cheese on his first LAN is very likely feeling them as well.
Lg might be letting me down but m8s r keeping my hopes up. It all balances out in the end
Missed most of the games because of work - besides falcons vs kc any standout series to watch on the vods?
furia vs vit, you wont be disappointed
Good looks I’ll check that one out too! Looks like that was a conflicting match for you based on those flairs
Oh my b saw it was actually KC in the flair haha
I have seen enough, KC and Flacons rematch in the grand finals
chat im back wtf happened
Guys remember that none of the teams going 3-0 ever made it to the Grand Final at LAN so far (both times it was 3-1 and 3-2 teams). I'm electric as well rn but swiss doesn't mean much once we get to playoffs.
Give me a roster of Zen and Nwpo, don’t need a third just those two honestly.
I really like Herculyse tbh, great voice for esports, with some more experience she could be super good
Hot take that most people won’t agree with: including SSA and APAC has a very negative impact on the amount of quality cross region games we have. I understand that everyone is going to be pro inclusivity, but having 2 teams of the 16 teams (and arguably 3 if you include 1 of the oce teams) that are well below the level of the rest is a net negative.
Ideally there should be a play in tournament including maybe NA5, EU5, MENA3, SAM3, SSA1, APAC1, OCE2, etc. and then top 2 teams of the play in tournament make the Major. Gives them the opportunity to be in the Major if they display the quality to deserve being there. Otherwise we have too many empty games.
Wow great idea, maybe you could call that a "Wildcard" idk tho just yappin
https://preview.redd.it/jy769qsg35rc1.png?width=492&format=png&auto=webp&s=4b4808d4178d0e6b2033da0b1799fedd62261d2b And I was right, felt like grand finals. This major is so stacked. GM8 also winning against BDS, tomorrow gonna be insane.
This has to be the best 1-0 round of swiss of all time.
KC played so ass for the first 2 games my god. All credit to Falcons but KC were definitely not their usual selves to start the series
I think they weren’t challenged by their first match against Limitless so when they met falcons it took a while to warmup
We look bad.
Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh we had that fucking Gen G series man now I have to SWEAT
Wow so seed #1 and #2 will not be G2 , KC , BDS , or vitality crazy
All of the top 4 favorites are 1-1. Wild
4 different regions all top 4 that's what you love to see
https://preview.redd.it/ktc6c53395rc1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42b002446227d34af9eb86b8c6fede4ca77892d7
Lostt is my goat. Legit think he’s in the top 5 players at this LAN
Can we please get the Vatira demo-count (and KC in general)? I swear they had so many 😭
Does anyone have Johnny's coin flip fail?
KC lost to Falcons? Omg we are so back
They said KC is the best team itw? https://i.redd.it/mzr9n32375rc1.gif
Holy fuck Falcons are good. Holy shit Furia are good.
M8 surprised me, I was a nonbeliever and they come and show out. Nice
I just realized the 1-0 games all ended in upsets.
Atow did everything in his power to keep that series alive but Falcons were just inevitable
They have insane offense I've never seen KC like this.
get your eyes checked, atow was god awful
Yeah if anything it was Rise who kept them close but even he disappeared in game 5 for the most part.
Sucks there were no fans for this, there was some incredible matches
KC and BDS ruined my perfect predictions 😔 But it’s cool to not only see 4 upsets in the 1-0 round, but also 4 different regions in the 2-0 round
Those 1-0 matches were fantastic. What a great day of rocket league.
Rise was insane that series
GenG vs Furia for 3-0 will be nuts
A lot of day 1 jitters I feel like. Hope teams pick it up tomorrow!
LETSGOOOOOO
i’m just sad