{"id":14478,"date":"2021-04-01T04:53:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T04:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/rlcs-x-eu-spring-regional-2-5-things-we-learned"},"modified":"2024-07-23T09:55:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T09:55:31","slug":"rlcs-x-eu-spring-regional-2-5-things-we-learned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/rocket-league\/rlcs-x-eu-spring-regional-2-5-things-we-learned","title":{"rendered":"RLCS EU Spring Regional 2: Five things we learned"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time since Winter regional 2 and only the third time since the start of RLCS X, Team BDS did not come on top at the end of the tournament.<\/p>\n

You know their run is pretty impressive when, even in quote-unquote failure, the Swiss organisation is still living in everybody’s mind rent-free.<\/p>\n

Team Queso took the championship home in the BDS-less final against the best Solary we have ever seen and there’s plenty of things to say about the whole four-day showing.<\/p>\n

So, without further ado, here’s everything we learned after the second Spring regional in the European region.<\/p>\n

1. Timeouts win championships<\/h3>\n

After losing their 2-0 series lead in the Grand Finals, Team Queso took advantage of the recent RLCS X rule change where each team is granted a tactical timeout per series.<\/p>\n

Putting theirs to use, the Spanish organisation climbed back the hole they dug themselves winning games six and seven consecutively and outscoring Solary 10-1 in the span of said two games.<\/p>\n

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Although it looks like a regular strategy, these grand finals literally proved why tactical timeouts work as Solary decided not to call for theirs when the succession of events called for it.<\/p>\n

Solary did not take their tactical timeout when they were 1-0, 2-0 nor when they were tied up 3-3 before falling to Team Queso in Game 7.<\/p>\n

We appreciate the bold strategy, but it definitely did not pay off for them, Cotton.<\/p>\n

2. BDS bleeds from time to time<\/h3>\n

It is not on a regular basis that you will see Team BDS upload a “defeat” tweet, but when they do, they will still find a way to humour their audience.<\/p>\n

\"Exk5V6VW8AAHbfD.jpg:large\"<\/a>Team BDS on Twitter<\/span>All part of the plan we always give 1 Regional each Split 😉. GGs @TopBlokesRL you guys played insanely well today.#BDSPOWER pic.twitter.com\/a7lOU3AoPP— Team BDS (@TeamBDS) March 28, 2021<\/span>Team BDS<\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

Falling 4-1 to Top Blokes in the Championship Sunday quarterfinals — mind you, that being their first and only match-up of the day, Team BDS was sent home unusually early in regional #2.<\/p>\n

However, the super team is still qualified for the World Championship and holding an insurmountable lead over the European region.<\/p>\n