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The first RLCS X NA regional came and went over the weekend and with the jam-packed Spring Split format that’s in place, we had quite the action to cover.<\/p>\n

From upsets to last dances, the tournament was filled with organisation, roster or even player-centric storylines.<\/p>\n

Yes, FaZe Clan entered the Rocket League scene<\/a> and, yes, Dillon “Rizzo” Rizzo is retiring from competitive play<\/a> — but we wanted to dig deeper and give you scoops you might’ve missed once the event was all said and done.<\/p>\n

So without further ado, here are five things we learned after the first NA Spring regional, the Verizon 5G Ultra Cup.<\/p>\n

1. Rogue reborn in RLCS X<\/h3>\n

The Verizon 5G Ultra Cup was the first-ever RLCS X North American Grand Finals that did not feature either Team Envy or NRG in them — it instead had Rogue playing for the second regional in a row.<\/p>\n

Shaking the region by the shoulders, the team composed of Alexandre Reis “Taroco” Pedrogam, Leonardo “Turinturo” Wilson and star player Jason “Firstkiller” Corral is inching closer and closer to North American supremacy.<\/p>\n

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North American RLCS X standings after the first Spring regional (Picture: Psyonix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the top two seeds still hold a secure enough lead over the rest of the region, similar regional or major performances like the one we just witnessed from them can lead us to see Rogue atop come the RLCS X World Championship.<\/p>\n

2. The Spring Split format is better<\/h3>\n

On that same note, Rocket League veterans Garrett “GarrettG” Gordon and Pierre “Turbopolsa” Silfver<\/a> from NRG and Team Envy respectively took to Twitter, the former pointing out the format’s advantage and the latter mocking the original tweet after being eliminated.<\/p>\n

GarrettG on Twitter<\/span>Fortunately with this format a loss doesn’t mean much for Sunday so hopefully we can regain tomorrow. Ggs, 0-3 Rogue 3-0 CLT 👍— GarrettG (@GarrettG) March 20, 2021<\/span>GarrettG<\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Envy Turbopolsa on Twitter<\/span>Unfortunately with this format a loss in playoffs despite not losing a series in groups means that we are out and cant regain.— Envy Turbopolsa (@Turbopolsa) March 21, 2021<\/span>Envy Turbopolsa<\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

The Spring Split format is a three-phase tournament with a group stage round-robin, a double-elimination knockout gauntlet and a single-elimination Championship Sunday and the bottom line of the four-day event is that it rewards consistency.<\/p>\n

Four out of the five teams in each group go through to the next round with the top two making an upper bracket placement and the remaining two a lower bracket run, ultimately being rewarded for their records.<\/p>\n

Their round-robin performance directly affects their double-elimination bracket placement which ultimately leads to Championship Sunday playoffs where the previous days “don’t matter anymore”.<\/p>\n