Believe it or not there are people who play this game professionally as a career. These people are called E-Sport players, the E is for Electronic. Some people think that it’s dumb that this even exists, but I mean it’s America you can do whatever you want for the most part. There are a lot of professional teams as you can see from the picture on top. There 3 teams though in North America that are known as “The Big 3” because they are usually the three best teams in the North America Region.
The first team and the current Rocket League champions are called NRG. They are made up of three players called Jstn, GarettG, and Turbopulsa. These three players are probably the most dominant players in the game currently. They know how to put their opponent under constant pressure without letting them break out of their own half. In Season 5 of the RLCS (Rocket League Championship Series) NRG were one game away from being crowned champions. Unfortunately they lost to another team called Dignitas, who at the time had Tubopulsa on their roster. The next 2 seasons for NRG seemed to be going great, they were the best team in North America and were the favorites to win the title. The thing is that when it comes to playing during the regular season they are good, but when the playoffs start then they start to become shaky. They were disappointing seasons for them. Last season they picked up a new player who is Turbopulsa and in Season 8 they were crowned champions and finally doing what they could not.
The second best team in North America are called G2 Esports. This team consists of the players called JKnaps, Chicago, and Rizzo. This team has always been a very solid team throughout their career in the RLCS. Every season they are competing for the top 3 spots in North America. They are a team that has a very high powered offense. The duo of JKnaps and Chicago is extremely deadly as they are both so skilled and have great chemistry when playing in the final third. Rizzo on the other hand is more of the lays back kind of player. He is the backbone of the team as he is the player that plays most of the defense. In Season 7 they had and incredible run in the regular season and also in the playoffs. Despite all odds they made it to the Grand Finals. Unfortunately though they lost to another team called Renault Vitality. It was such a great season for them. Currently they are the best team in North American sitting at 4 wins and no losses.
The third team in this “Big 3” is called Cloud 9. The Cloud 9 team is also one of the best team in the game. The roster consists of Squishy, Gimmick, and Torment. These players are one of the deadliest teams in the game once they get into rhythm. Cloud 9 were RLCS Champions in Season 6. They had to play against Team Dignitas who were the champions the season before that. In order for Cloud 9 to be crowned champions they had to beat Dignitas in a best of 7 games twice. This task seemed impossible since Dignitas were the best at that time. Despite all odds Cloud 9 beat Dignitas twice and were crowned the champions of Season 6. Currently though they are not doing so good as they are in 7th place sitting at 1 win and 3 losses.
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