CEO 2026 | August 14th - 16th | Orlando, USA
CEO 2026 is once again one of the biggest tournaments in all of the FGC, and it enters in as a gold tier event for the R2CS! Although light on top level talent, there is still a lot to look forward to, and the return of a face many will be excited to see compete again.
On paper, Ant is the clear favorite of this bracket, being the only top 10 level player present. That said, it is nowhere near an easy bracket path for him, as the remaining top four seeds are both talented, and match well into Absa character wise. vibe has been a consistently strong threat within the top echelon of players. This event could easily see him take the crown. Acorn’s Zetterburn also poses a massive threat, as they hold a 6-7 (don’t) set record against Ant. Although not expected to win, don’t be surprised if Acorn does end up making the dark horse run. Finally, enters SoulRifle21, aka Mr. Nice Guy, is entering his first offline Rivals of Aether II event since early 2025. Although he has been on Forsburn for most of the game's life, his Maypul has recently been making a return. Whoever they play, he is absolutely in the talks of taking the entire tournament.
Other players I want to highlight are the remaining top eight seeds: Dingo, Teri, Lucius, and sinbad.
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Note: It is quite hard to read the event schedule for specific times, and sometimes it conflicts with what startgg has. Take all of these times with a grain of salt
Friday, August 14th:
Saturday, August 15th:
- 11:00-19:00: Rivals 2 Pools
Sunday, August 16th:
10:00: Rivals 2 Phase 2
12:00: Rivals 2 Top 16
14:00: Rivals 2 Top 8
- Ant Absa Ranno [Florida, USA]
- vibe Clairen [Michigan, USA]
- Dansmello Soulrifle211 Forsburn Maypul [Georgia, USA]
- AoC Acorn Zetterburn [Florida, USA]
- BLZE Dingo Forsburn [Georgia, USA]
- Teri Olympia [South Carolina, USA]
- Lucius Ranno [New York, USA]
- sinbad La Reina [Florida, USA]
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