FaZe Clan dethrones Gen.G Mobil1 to win RLCS NA Winter Cup

The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) for the Winter Season 2022-23 has wrapped up its second qualifier, the Winter Cup.

The results from the Winter Cup will be used to determine rankings for the upcoming RLCS Winter Major in April as well as the RLCS World Championship in August.

Let's look at the winners, a recap of the events, and rankings for the RLCS Winter Cup for North America (NA), Middle East & North Africa (MENA), and Oceania (OCE) regions.

You can check out RLCS Winter Open winners from other regions over here.

It was a wonderful day for FaZe Clan as they managed to emerge as the champion of the RLCS Winter Cup. They took down the previous champion Gen.G Mobil1 Racing in an intense grand final that ended with a score of 4:3. This is definitely a better result compared to their last Winter Open appearance where they placed at the 9th-12th place.

FaZe Clan has the Rocket League scene doubting them as they were struggling to find their footing and utilize each other in-game. In this Winter Cup, FaZe Clan appeared to have worked on their teamplay pulling off a dominating display.

Firstkiller was asked in the winner's interview about what helped them win the qualifier. He answered "I think our teamplay. We were using each other a lot more. We weren't just trying to subtle play all over the place. It just shows how good we are if we play as a team."

Gen.G Mobil1 Racing stays on top of the RLCS NA Winter Ranking and was already confirmed to go to the Winter Major. They are followed by Complexity Gaming, FaZe Clan, G2 Esports, and Dignitas. There are four slots left to be contested and we will know the complete list of invited teams this coming Winter Invitational.

The Saudi Arabian team is still the strongest team in the MENA region. They dominated the RLCS MENA Winter Cup and defeated Rule One in the grand final, not giving anyone a chance to take the crown.

Team Falcons remains in the lead in the RLCS MENA Winter Ranking. There is only one slot for the MENA region in the RLCS Winter Major. This means that unless a shock result takes place, their slot is close to guaranteed.

It seems like Ground Zero Gaming is determined to be the new power of Oceania with the second qualifier win in the RLCS Winter season. In a repeat of last Winter Open, we saw them taking down the veteran Australian team Pioneers in the grand final of the OCE Winter Cup.

Ground Zero Gaming sits in first place in the RLCS OCE Winter Ranking followed by Pioneers, the him police, and Dumb Luck Esports. There are two slots for the Oceania region and the invited teams are not yet confirmed.

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