Well, here we are: the eve of the Rocket League Championship Series Season 2 Grand Finals. Concluding an enthralling season, the Grand Finals will seek to live up to the hype with the four best teams from each region competing for the $50,000 grand prize.
Will the champion be a European team on home soil in Amsterdam? Will it be a North American team invading Europe? Here's what you might see when the action kicks off Saturday at 7 a.m. ET.
Match 1: NRG versus Precision Z
This first match features North America's No. 1 seed and Europe's No 4. Normally these matches aren't close, but Precision Z has shown the ability to take down anyone and create magical upsets. While Precision Z might not create the magic it has shown in the past, it's expected to keep it close. NRG choked last time, but it surely won't choke in the very first match of the event.
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Prediction: NRG 3-2 Precision Z
Match 2: Northern Gaming versus Genesis
North America's third seed will look to keep the train rolling in Amsterdam, but coming up against Northern Gaming is no feeble task. This set should really be a chance for either team to establish itself at the Grand Finals and steady the emotions on LAN. Unfortunately for Genesis, this set shouldn't be too close with Northern Gaming looking like the second-best team in the world.
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Prediction: Northern 3-1 Genesis
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Match 3: FlipSid3 Tactics versus Take 3
I would love to say Take 3 could win this. I really would. It cannot. FlipSid3 Tactics has looked incredible in recent months and seems to, once again, be the best team in the world. Take 3 simply does not have the individual skill or teamplay to be expected to keep up with FlipSid3. This set should reflect that and FlipSid3 should be able to comfortably advance to the latter rounds and probably the finals. If Take 3 were to pull off this upset, it would be one of the largest in Rocket League history.
Prediction: FlipSid3 3-0 Take 3
Match 4: Mockit Aces vs Orbit
A matchup of two of the best teams in the world in the first round -- what could be better? Orbit comes in as the North American No. 2 seed, but for a majority of the season seemed the best team in the league by a large margin. Mockit Aces, on the other hand, are the stalwart third-best in Europe's Big Three and will be hoping to round off the day with a European three-peat. This should be one of the best matches of the day between two very good teams; in the end Orbit may just edge it over the European giants.
Prediction: Orbit 3-2 Mockit Aces
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Today we’re excited to announce the first details of the Season 2 Grand Finals of the Rocket League Championship Series! On December 3-4, 2016, the top eight teams from the North American and European regions will join us once again to fight it out to claim the title of RLCS World Champions. This time around we are taking the competition across the pond to beautiful Amsterdam, Netherlands where our teams will play for a huge chunk of the $250,000 total prize pool!
Mark your calendars and get ready to join us and the greatest Rocket League players in the world at the Theater Amsterdam where we’ll be celebrating the conclusion of the second season of the RLCS. Don’t miss the first time the RLCS comes to Europe, and find out if the European region can claim the trophy on home turf.
Stay tuned for more info on ticket sales and qualifying teams. Make sure to follow @RLCS on Twitter for the most up-to-date information!