The new Season 9 of RLCS is headed our way faster than normal this year. With Rocket League being featured in Intel’s Olympic tournament, the RLCS season has been pushed forward slightly to spread out the competitive play accordingly. As we know, this means prep for the Rival Series (RLRS) play-ins are in full swing. Perhaps the most controversial team is made up of two bubble players and a Fortnite World Cup winner. Cizzorz, perhaps most well know for his viral deathruns and subsequent creative world cup victory, has resurged into his content creation with a huge emphasis on Rocket League. With 2400 hours in the game, he’s peaked around 1650mmr through solo queuing and partying up with players in his games. If you’ve ever watched him on stream you know he’s full of passion, energy, and intelligence. The team eZaF, made up of Forky, Noxes, and Cizzorz, is joining the likes of dozens of RLRS hopefuls. In participation in bubble scene tournaments and practice games, it’s clear that Cizzorz is a step below the other players in the lobby. Cizzorz, admittedly so, has work to do. I’m convinced, however that he will make it to RLRS and solidify his spot in the competitive Rocket League scene. I am convinced not only of his success, but of the success of Rocket League as an esport due in part to Cizzorz’s involvement. For now I can only speculate why I believe this and you will find my reasoning further on in this post. As eZaF plays in the qualifiers, I will be paying close attention to Cizzorz’s stats and overall impact on his team’s success. Make sure to follow the site on twitter to keep up on his performance as well as other interesting numbers in Rocket League.

eZaF + Demos

Now, from what I’ve seen so far, let me tell you why I’m on board with Cizzorz and excited to see what he brings to the scene. Throughout Season 8 of RLCS, with the proliferation of The Pittsburgh Knights and the rising popularity of bumps and demos, the meta shifted away from flashy solo plays and into a new truly team based style of play. I’m not trying to say all solo plays stopped, but certainly the talk of the community was bumps and demos. Watching eZaF in the placement tournament for RLRS play-ins, you see Cizzorz relentlessly pursuing demos and often successfully freeing space for his more talented teammates. Forky and Noxes easily have the mechanical ability to take advantage of the space he creates with demos, and Cizzorz’s rotations and defense are improving every day with team chemistry building in parallel. The comms from eZaF have energy to rival S8 Mouz. The team looks hungry and fierce, and this meta certainly helps Cizzorz add value to his team as he improves his mechanics.

Historic Success at the top

Furthermore, Cizzorz’s drive to get better and push to the top of the player base cannot be doubted. He started his career in Call of Duty, transitioned to become a professional Fortnite player for FaZe, and now is posting ceiling shot clips to twitter in Rocket League. The man has a fire lit under him to get better at this game and throwing himself into the competitive scene is only fuel for the flame. He will not stop until he is definitively among the best. The work ethic and constant improvement from Cizzors is tangible. When you pair the track record he has with a lifestyle suitable to spend hours every day focused on the game, you have to believe he’s going to make it.

Future of Rocket League

Not only is he going to make it, but Cizzorz is also going to bring with him droves of support from players old and new. With the new monetization system ushered in by Epic, Rocket League is clearly going to go Free to Play. A content creator with as much following as Cizzorz (especially considering his audience comes from primarily outside Rocket League) paired with a free to play game will see new highs of concurrent players in Rocket League. He has a history of working with Epic for sponsorships on his Death Runs in Fornite, and harnessing that passion into Rocket League is sure to bring content and a community that we’ve never seen before. The success of Cizzorz in Rocket League will bring more players to the game, more players watching the game, and more prize money to the players at the top. The low hanging fruit here, which I would be remiss to leave out, is that FaZe Clan has no Rocket League team. If Cizzorz does nothing else but bring a new org to the scene – and one with the stature of FaZe nonetheless – then he has improved the scene.

Reality Check

Okay, I’ll be the first to admit that it will be quite the feat if Cizzorz is in RLRS in S9, but I am confident that 2020 will see the rise of Cizzorz in the bubble scene. I am optimistic that either this season or next Cizzorz will make RLRS and turn some heads while doing so. What do you think? leave a comment below or tweet at me with your opinion on Cizzorz, Rocket League, eZaF, Epic Games, or whatever. I’ve told you what I think, now I want to hear from you.