September 3rd, 2017.

The last open qualifier that gives you a straight shot into RLCS. If there was one day you needed to perform as a professional Rocket League player, it was this day. Getting into RLCS here guarantees you one season in RLCS and one season in RLRS, at worst.

For Snaski and Sikii this day means more than that. It means proving that they do not need Ferra to win matches. It means proving that they belonged side by side with the best in the world. It means proving that they are a legitimate threat to contend for the EU Championship and the World Championship. It means proving that their 4th place finish in the RLCS Season 3 Finals was not a fluke.

The August 27th power rankings have The Leftovers pegged at 5th in EU, alongside the legendary FlipSid3 Tactics. But you know how the saying goes…

“Any given Sunday”

On this particular Sunday, The Leftovers were met by the underdogs Frontline for what could have been their final series before getting into RLCS. This match meant facing their former teammate Ferra and his new teammates: Chausette45 and Bluey. They lost 3–0 and got sent down to the lower bracket. In the lower bracket they faced BoonkGang, now know as ExRay (EyeIgnite, MummiSnow, and Skyline), and won 3–1, moving on to their second series of the day that could get them into RLCS. The only thing standing between them and RLCS was another underdog: Aeriality (Continuum, Tylacto, FlamE).

In a series that went all the way to game 5, The Leftovers were faced with a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Aeriality. In huge contrast to their 4th place finish in the RLCS Season 3 Finals, they were sent to spend the next three months battling it out with the bubble teams in the EU RLRS. Not quite where everyone expected them to be.

So was this it? Was the team we saw perform in the RLCS Season 3 Finals the best version of The Leftovers? Or were the results of the Play-In just a fluke? Snaski had something to say about it…

So was Snaski right?

Hell. Yes. The Leftovers have dominated the competition in the EU RLRS while putting up staggering numbers. They have been so dominant that European powerhouse Fnatic signed the team on October 6th, 2017. Here’s a look at their dominant performance this season:

Data courtesy of parallel.gg

October 28th, 2017

This is the last hurdle that Snaski and Fnatic have between them and RLCS Season 5. This is the date of the promotion/relegation tournament where they will likely face a disappointing Team Secret (0–5) and either Flipsid3 Tactics (1–5) or Team EnVyUs (1–4). They have a chance to send one of the current RLCS teams down to RLRS and take their place among the best in the world.

Whether they can pull it off remains to be seen, but I do know one thing: they have proved to most people that they definitely don’t belong in RLRS.