Team Secret wins RLCS 2022-23 - Winter: South America Regional 1 - Winter Open
/RLCS 2022-23 - Winter: South America Regional 1 - Winter Open has come to an end. As part of the championship, which was held online from January 27 to 29, sixteen teams from Latin America fought for a total prize pool of $30,000, as well as rating points. The winner of the tournament was the Team Secret team, which in the grand final was stronger than Exeed with a score of 4:1.
The championship for the future winner began with three confident wins over w7m esports (3:0), Overlooked (3:0) and True Neutral (3:0) in the group. Having taken the first line, the Brazilian team secured a direct hit in the quarterfinals of the competition, having received additional time for preparation.
Already in the playoffs, Team Secret continued to dominate their rivals, beating The Club (4:1) and w7m esports (4:2) without any problems on their way to the grand final. In the decisive match of the tournament, the team was stronger than Exeed (4:1), thus becoming the winner of RLCS 2022-23 - Winter: South America Regional 1 - Winter Open and earning a prize of $9,000.
Thanks to this victory, brunovisqui's wards broke into the first line of the regional leaderboard, ahead of Ninjas in Pajamas by 6 points. Considering the gap from the third place, the Brazilian team got excellent chances to get into the Wildcard stage at the Rocket League Championship Series 2022-23 - World Championship.
RLCS 2022-23 Results - Winter: South America Regional 1 - Winter Open
- 1st place: Team Secret — $9,000 + 20 points
- 2nd place: Exeed — $6,000 + 16 points
- 3rd-4th place: KRÜ Esports and w7m esports - $3,900 + 12 points
- 5th-8th place: Final Form, Ninjas in Pajamas, Parabellum Esports and The Club — $1,800 + 8 points
- 9th-12th place: EndGame, True Neutral, God Speed and Lotus - 5 points
- 13th-16th place: Sinergia, Team NERO, Overlooked and No Ties - 3 points