UK Rocket League player Rise finishes runner-up at 2022-23 RLCS Spring Major and World Cup with Team BDS
Dom Sacco, Senior Editor
Last Updated: 14/08/2023
Update: Rise has also finished runner-up at the 2022-23 Rocket League World Championship with Team BDS.
Original article: UK Rocket League talent Finlay ‘rise’ Ferguson put in a top two finish at the 2022-23 RLCS Spring Major in Boston this weekend.
His performances, with French players Seikoo and M0nkey M00n, saw BDS go on an impressive upper bracket run.
They defeated Gen.G Mobil1 Racing 3-1, Rule One 3-0 and Team Vitality 4-1 to reach the upper bracket final.
From there, they beat Karmine Corp in a close 4-3 match before facing Team Vitality in the final.
Vitality were the overall victors, beating BDS 4-2 and 4-1, but credit to BDS and to Rise for their run at the the 2022-23 RLCS Spring Major LAN.
BDS won $60,000 and Vitality $100,000.
The news comes one year after Rise won the Rocket League London Major with Moist Esports.
The 2022-23 RLCS Spring Major saw the top 16 Rocket League teams from around the world competing for the title of RLCS Spring Major Champion and their final chance to qualify for the Rocket League World Championship in August 2023.
The RLCS Spring Major ran from July 6th to 9th.
BDS and Team Vitality react after 2022-23 RLCS Spring Major final
Rise said after the 2022-23 RLCS Spring Major final: “Ggs Team Vitality – insane team and deserved the win.
“We had moments but they didn’t allow us to get going. Lot of work to do for Worlds but am really proud of how weve performed and shown up over this week. Thank you to the fans for all the support.”
Ggs @TeamVitality insane team deserved the win we had moments but they didnt allow us to get going. Lot of work to do for worlds but am really proud of how weve performed and shown up over this week ❤️ ty to the fans for all the support
— Twis Rise (@riseRL_) July 9, 2023
Rise later added:
Just got home after traveling overnight, about to sleep but just wanted to say that despite the disappointment of losing the finals, we showed so many positives and that i am going to give everything i can to win this world championship, 3 weeks of giving everything lets go
— Twis Rise (@riseRL_) July 11, 2023
The main BDS Twitter account also congratulated Team Vitality for the win:
We tried our best but we were not the better team on the field. GGs & congrats @TeamVitality, let's meet again in Düsseldorf 🤝#BDSPOWER | #RLCS pic.twitter.com/0oWB9xKTOb
— Team BDS (@TeamBDS) July 9, 2023
Vitality have a formidable Rocket League French roster in Alpha54, Radosin and Zen, and coach Ferra, who reacted with excitement following the win.
MAJOR CHAMPIOOON LETS GOOOO
— Vitality zen (@zenrll) July 9, 2023
Major Champion WE DID THE PERFECT SPLIT OMGGGG #VforVictory | #VITWIN
— NIP Radosin 🇷🇸 (@Radosin75) July 9, 2023
WE WON THE MAJOR I LOVE MY TEAM #VforVictory
— Alpha54 (@Alpha54RL) July 9, 2023
On l'a fait.
— Ferra (@Ferra_RL) July 9, 2023
Perfect Split.
Incroyable.
SPRING MAJOR CHAMPIONS !!!!!!!!! 🏆
Dom Sacco, Senior Editor
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He has almost two decades of experience in journalism, and left Esports News UK in June 2025. As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late '80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He also previously worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation.
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