Beyblade New Zealand

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SEASON 3 RANKINGS UPDATE - 16 MAY 2026
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Another tournament is done - Class of 2023 Beyblade X Tournament Auckland | Season 3 | Up to $900 in Prizes!

And Season 3 just became even more brutal.

The rankings now sit at 89 active players, and the fight for Grand Prix qualification is becoming an all out war.

Nobody is safe anymore.

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🔴 S-Class Report 🔴
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🔴 George Hunter Westerlund successfully defends Rank #1 and becomes the first player in Season 3 to reach 600 EXP.

🔴 Ryan Smith successfully defends Rank #2 and continues chasing the throne at 585 EXP.

🔴 Shane Laurie climbs back into S-Class at Rank #3 with a +1 gain, tying Alex Billings at 465 EXP.

Shane’s return to S-Class pushes Alex out of the top tier once again and proves that even former kings can be dragged back into war.

The battle for Rank #1 is far from over.

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🟡 A-Class Spotlight 🟡
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🟡 Alex Billings drops to Rank #4 after losing his S-Class position.

🟡 Paolo Garcia climbs +2 into Rank #5 and continues closing the gap toward S-Class.

🟡 Owen Garrett successfully defends Rank #6.

🟡 Gerard Vonrich Antipolo drops -2 to Rank #7.

🟡 Tom Penny climbs to Rank #8.

🟡 Michael Lordie Ord climbs to Rank #9.

🟡 Vishant Singh makes one of the biggest statements of the tournament with a massive +8 climb into Rank #10 and officially breaks into A-Class.

A-Class is becoming a bloodbath. One huge tournament can launch you toward S-Class. One bad event can erase months of progress.

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🟢 Top Rank Climbers 🟢
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🟢 Joshua Fitzgerald detonates the rankings with the biggest climb of the tournament at +24.

🟢 Frank Briggs explodes up the rankings with a massive +21 climb.

🟢 Vishant Singh surges +8 spots and breaks into A-Class.

🟢 Jenna Gow continues rising with a strong +6 climb.

🟢 Adrian Pereira also gains +6 positions.

The lower divisions are evolving fast. New contenders are rising every event and veterans are getting punished for standing still.

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New Player Highlights
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Welcome Toririt to Season 3, debuting at Rank #83.

89 ranked players.
Limited Grand Prix spots.

And every tournament makes the climb harder.

Who takes S-Class next?
Who breaks into Top 10?
Who shocks everyone at the next event?

We find out next tournament. See you all on the 6th June 2026!

Thanks to everyone who competed at the Class of 2023 Beyblade X Tournament Auckland | Season 3

26 players entered and this tournament felt completely different.

For this event, we rolled things back and only allowed Blades released in 2023, along with crossover remakes. Newer ratchets and bits were still legal, which created a very unique format that wasn’t quite old meta and wasn’t quite current meta either.

Players actually had to study, test, and practice for this format.

And it showed.

The players who put in the work were rewarded.

And now for the day’s results.

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🥇 1ST PLACE | Shane Laurie
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This was a Platinum Finish.

6 and 0 in Swiss. Then wins Top Cut. No losses all day.

That is incredibly difficult to do in BBNZ Tournaments, especially in a format where everyone had to adapt quickly.

Shane has always been one of those players who adjusts fast no matter what format gets thrown at him, and that showed here.

He beat Ryan in Top 8, edged out Frank in a close semifinal, then defeated Vishant 4 to 3 in Grand Finals.

Perfect day.

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🥈 2ND PLACE | Vishant Singh
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Vishant’s return continues to look very real.

He took time away from tournaments to focus on work, but clearly the skill never left.

Back to back Grand Finals appearances now since returning.

He defeated Jenna in Top 8, beat Paulo in semifinals, and pushed Shane all the way to game seven in Grand Finals.

He keeps knocking on the door.

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🥉 3RD PLACE | Frank Briggs
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Frank is only 9 years old.

This was only his third ranked BBNZ tournament. And he just placed 3rd.

That alone is impressive enough when most of the field is significantly older than him.

What makes it even more interesting is that Frank usually attends with Bailey Sharma, Mason Wiles, Mino Kim, and the rest of their friend group.

And every single tournament, one of them keeps breaking into top placements.

Bailey placed 2nd at a previous event.

Mason placed 7th at the last tournament.

Now Frank places 3rd.

That group keeps improving fast, and they’re proving they can go toe to toe with players much older than them - that’s not accidental anymore.

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👑 SWISS KING | Shane Laurie
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6 wins.

0 losses.

And this time Swiss King converted it into a tournament win.

That earns him a Platinum Finish.

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Special mention to Paolo for knocking out George Westerland early in Top Cut.

George has been the benchmark for months after his dominant run, so that was a huge win.

This tournament was a reminder that BBNZ rewards preparation.

Different format.

Different meta.

Same Winners.

The players who practiced for this format stood out immediately.

That’s competitive Beyblade.
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Next Ranked Tournament - 6th June 2026!

Stay tuned for the ranking updates!

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SEASON 3 RANKINGS: 2 MAY 2026 UPDATE
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Tournament: BCS Elite Beyblade X Tournament Auckland | Season 3

While rankings updates were delayed during April… the battlefield definitely didn’t slow down.

We’re now officially caught up after another major tournament update, and Season 3 just became even more volatile heading into tomorrow’s event.

88 ranked players are now on the board.

And tomorrow, everything could change again.

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🔴 S-Class Report
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🔴 George Hunter Westerlund successfully defends Rank 1 once again and extends his lead to 550 EXP. The throne remains his.

🔴 Ryan Smith climbs back into Rank 2 after overtaking Alex Billings and now sits just 10 EXP behind Rank 1.

🔴 Alex Billings drops to Rank 3 after briefly holding Rank 2 last update, but remains firmly in the championship conversation.

S-Class is now a full scale war. George still holds the throne, but Ryan and Alex are close enough to strike at any moment. One mistake tomorrow could cost someone everything.

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🟡 A-Class Spotlight
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🟡 Shane Laurie successfully defends Rank 4 and continues holding the line as the gatekeeper of S-Class.

🟡 Gerard Vonrich Antipolo holds Rank 5.

🟡 Owen Garrett holds Rank 6.

🟡 Paolo Garcia successfully defends Rank 7 while breaking into the 300 EXP milestone.

🟡 Vyrxzavier Fumio Antipolo makes one of the biggest moves in the upper rankings with a +5 climb into Rank 8 A-Class.

🟡 Tom Penny successfully defends Rank 9.

🟡 Michael Lordie Ord successfully defends Rank 10.

A-Class is no longer a stepping stone. It has become a battlefield of veterans protecting their territory while B-Class contenders fight for a single opening. Tomorrow could decide who survives.

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🟢 Top Rank Climbers
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🟢 Mason Wiles explodes up the rankings with a massive +28 climb.

🟢 Teariki Vaeteru surges upward with a huge +26 climb.

🟢 Keegan Fitzgerald makes an immediate impact with a +24 climb.

🟢 Mitchell Perry jumps +22 spots.

🟢 JM Bondoc climbs +20 positions.

🟢 Fatima Gail Antipolo continues her momentum with a huge +18 climb.

🟢 Sean Toririt rises +15 places.

🟢 Vishant Singh continues climbing with a strong +7 gain.

The lower divisions are becoming increasingly dangerous. Massive climbs are happening every tournament, and unknown players are rising faster than ever before. Ignore them at your own risk.

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🔥 New Player Highlights
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🔥 Welcome Ivy Bondoc to the Season 3 rankings, debuting at Rank 63.

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Every tournament brings in new challengers. Every tournament makes the rankings harder to hold. If you stand still in BBNZ, someone else will take your place.

Tomorrow… we do it all again. We will see if the rankings get shaken up, registrations closes 11:59pm tonight - don't miss out!

Register for tomorrow here: https://tinyurl.com/BBNZ-Tournament-16-May-2026

🚨 CLASS OF 2023 FORMAT DEBUTS THIS SATURDAY 🚨


For the first time ever, BBNZ will be running the Class of 2023 Format at this Saturday’s:


Class of 2023 Beyblade X Tournament Auckland | Season 3 | Up to $900 in Prizes!


This format has never been played before, and with it only being announced a week ago, players have had limited time to prepare and test.


Because of the short notice, we felt it was only right to stack the potential prize pool with rare variants of legal 2023 Bey releases.


The Beys pictured represent the maximum possible prize pool.


If we hit player cap, every Bey shown here will be distributed across the Top 8 prize pool.


If attendance falls below player cap, prize distribution will be scaled accordingly based on final player numbers.


⏰ Registrations close: 11:59PM Friday


Register here: https://tinyurl.com/BBNZ-Tournament-16-May-2026

Season 3 Ranking Update || 4 April 2026 Tournament

Easter Beyblade X Tournament Auckland | Seaons 3

A delayed update - but this leaderboard still needed to be officially documented.

I was away throughout April, and during that time we also completed another ranked event on 2 May, which means another major leaderboard update is already coming soon.

But before we reveal the latest rankings shift... this was the official state of Season 3 after our 4 April Ranked Tournament.

And this event changed a lot.

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S-Class Report
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🔴 George Hunter Westerland successfully defended Rank 1 and became the first player this season to break the 500 EXP barrier, now sitting at 515 EXP. That is a massive statement to the rest of the league.

🔴 Alex Billings climbed back into Rank 2 with 420 EXP, overtaking Ryan and putting himself right back into championship contention.

🔴 Ryan Smith drops to Rank 3, but remains tied with Alex at 420 EXP. One big tournament could completely flip this power structure again.

For now, George controls the throne - but the war at the top is far from over.

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A-Class Spotlight
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🟡 Shane Laurie successfully defended Rank 4 and remains the gatekeeper of A-Class after one of the most dominant S-Class runs in BBNZ history officially came to an end.

🟡 Gerard Vonrich Antipolo climbed into Rank 5, continuing one of the strongest redemption arcs of Season 3.

🟡 Paolo Garcia climbed +2 into Rank 7, while Tom Penny surged +4 into Rank 9 to re-establish himself inside A-Class.

🟡 Owen Garrett, Taweechok Ungviboonwong (Prem Tk), and Michael Lordie Ord remain firmly in the A-Class warzone as the fight for promotion gets tighter every event.

A-Class is no longer a waiting room for S-Class. It has become a battlefield of its own.

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Top Rank Climbers
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🟢 Braxton Sekene delivered one of the biggest jumps we have ever seen with an insane +47 rank climb, launching straight into B-Class at Rank 29.

🟢 Tyler Chinn exploded up the rankings with a massive +24 rank climb, instantly making noise in C-Class.

🟢 Chace Lum surged +22 ranks into Rank 21, putting himself right on the doorstep of the Top 20.

🟢 Siaosi Sekene made a huge +19 rank climb, continuing major momentum for the Sekene family.

🟢 Stephen Wallace also made serious progress with a strong +10 climb.

The lower divisions are evolving quickly and new threats are appearing every event.

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New Player Highlights
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Welcome to our newest ranked competitors:

• James Koay
• Keegan Fitzgerald
• Tim Cairns
• Joshua Fitzgerald
• Teariki Vaeteru

Every new player adds more unpredictability to Season 3.

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This was the official state of the battlefield after 4 April.

The 2 May rankings update drops next.

And based on what happened at that tournament... expect another major shake up before our next ranked event on 16 May at the Class of 2023 Beyblade X Tournament Auckland | Season 3 | Up to $900 in Prizes!

Thanks to everyone who competed at our BCS Elite Beyblade X Tournament Auckland | Season 3

40 players. Up to $900 in prizes.

This was our first BCS Elite event of 2026 and it absolutely delivered.

And now for the results.

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🥇 1ST PLACE | Ryan Smith
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Ryan claims his third BBNZ tournament victory.

And honestly, this one was a grind.

He spent most of the day helping judge matches and wasn’t even feeling well during the second half of the tournament.

He eventually had to step away from judging just to recover.

And he still won the entire event.

He took out Vryxzavier in semifinals, then stopped Vishant's return run in a very close 4 to 3 Grand Final.

Also worth noting...

Ryan just ended George West tournament win streak. Stopping him from getting 3 wins in a row!

That alone shifts Season 3.

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🥈 2ND PLACE | Vishant Singh
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Vishant disappeared for a few months because of work.

Then he casually returns and makes Grand Finals in a 40 player BCS Elite tournament.

No warm up event. No slow return.

He immediately reminded everyone how dangerous he is.

He knocked out undefeated Swiss King Keegan in top cut, shut out John 4 to 0 in semifinals, then pushed Ryan to a final point match in Grand Finals.

He nearly walked back in and won the whole thing.

Also great seeing Mahi return alongside him and Jenna back at BBNZ as well.

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🥉 3RD PLACE | John Razel Guevarra
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John continues doing what he always does.

He keeps showing up in top cuts.

He keeps finishing near the top.

And now he adds another podium finish.

He beat Fatima in quarterfinals, made top four again, and continues proving that his training group with Karl and Jun is paying off.

That crew keeps improving every event they attend.

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👑 SWISS KING | Keegan Fitzgerald
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6 wins. 0 losses.

Keegan dominated Swiss and takes Swiss King in only his second ranked BBNZ tournament.

That’s ridiculous.

But this tournament was also a brutal reminder that Swiss and finals are two different battles.

After going undefeated all day, he ran into Vishant immediately in top cut and got eliminated. But his spirit remains unshaken.. He will be back with a vengeance for sure!

That’s competition.

Still an insane performance this early into his BBNZ run.

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Special mention to the Antipolo family once again.

Vryxzavier finished 3rd in Swiss, Fatima finished 4th in Swiss and placed 5th overall after beating Keegan, and Gerard narrowly missed top cut at 9th.

That family keeps putting in serious practice and it shows every tournament.

George’s streak is over.

Ryan is back on top.

And Season 3 just became very crowded again.

At BBNZ, we do not reward participation.

We reward those who can prove it in battle.

Stay tuned for the ranking updates!

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Burst Generation fans, this one is for you.

At last, the third Beyblade X crossover remake for the Burst generation has arrived, and it is none other than Shu Kurenai’s Storm Spriggan. Arguably one of the coolest and most popular characters from the Burst series is finally here.

With this third Burst remake release, generations from Bakuten Shoot, Metal Fight, Burst, and X can now go head to head in proper 3 Deck gameplay.

To get these out to everyone as quickly as possible, we are offering free courier this week, ending 27 April 2026. Online Afterpay and card payments are also now accepted.

Where my Burst Brigade at!?

The latest Takara Tomy drop is here. The CX Extend Infinity Line is starting to trickle in, kicking things off with CX-14 Knight Foretress and CX-15 Ragna Rage.

Are we about to see a meta shift with the added customisation these bring to the CX Line... or will the BX and UX Lines continue to hold their ground?

The rest of the March releases are landing soon. For those ready to gear up-stock is limited.

Afterpay and Card payments are now accepted online!

Thanks to everyone who competed at yesterday’s Easter Beyblade X Tournament Auckland | Season 3

Even though it was New Zealand’s biggest public holiday, we still had a great turnout of 30 players. A lot of our regular community members were away, and you can already feel things starting to shift.

And now for the results.

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🥇 1ST PLACE | George Hunter Westerland
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George wins again.

That’s 3 wins in a row this season.

At this point, he’s not just doing well, he’s starting to separate from everyone else.

Same style as always. Quiet, focused, doesn’t say much, but when he plays, everything is deliberate. Even when matches get close, he just stays composed and finishes it.

Right now, if you’re trying to win a BBNZ tournament, you’re probably going through George.

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🥈 2ND PLACE | Braxton Sekene
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Third BBNZ tournament. One of the youngest players there. And he makes Grand Finals.

What stood out the most was his deck choice. He was running Leon Claw, which on paper is under classed compared to a lot of what people are using right now. But he made it work.

He backed it, played it properly, and pushed all the way to second place. That’s not something you see often this early. Definitely one to watch.

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🥉 3RD PLACE | Chace Lum
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Also his third BBNZ tournament and still new to competitive Beyblade.

Chace plays very aggressive. High risk attack builds, and yeah, sometimes he self KO’s. But when it works, it works.

Yesterday it paid off. He stuck to his style, committed to it, and it got him onto the podium. That kind of play is hard to deal with because you never really know what’s coming.

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👑 SWISS KING | Ryan Smith
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Five wins, one loss. Top of Swiss again.

Ryan’s been one of the most consistent players for a while now, and even while judging, he still performs. But again, Swiss King didn’t convert into a tournament win.

So that question is still there.

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We’re starting to see it now. George pulling ahead. Younger players like Braxton coming up fast. Different playstyles like Chace starting to work.

At BBNZ, we do not reward participation. We reward those who can prove it in battle.

Next event, people are going to start adjusting. Stay tuned for the leaderboards update!

Ranking Update || 21 March 2026 Tournament

Tournament: BBNZ 2nd Birthday Ranked Tournament!! | Season 3

Another ranked event down and Season 3 has shifted again at the very top.

We now have 82 ranked players in the system, and the standard required to stay on the front page is rising fast.

This is no longer just competition.
This is separation.

Let’s break it down.

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S-Class Report
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🔴 George Hunter Westerlund rises to Rank 1, taking control of the leaderboard with 415 EXP and establishing himself as the new S-Class king.

🔴 Ryan Smith climbs into Rank 2 with 370 EXP, closing the gap and putting immediate pressure on the throne.

🔴 Alex Billings drops to Rank 3 with 360 EXP, ending his short reign after taking Rank 1 in the previous update.

🔴 Shane Laurie falls to A-Class Rank 4, officially ending one of the most dominant S-Class runs in BBNZ history.

The throne has now changed hands twice in back to back updates.

There is no longer a single ruler.

S-Class is now a live battlefield.

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A-Class Spotlight
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🟡 Owen Garrett defends Rank 5, holding firm as one of the most consistent players in A-Class.

🟡 Gerard Vonrich Antipolo defends Rank 6, proving his championship performance was no fluke.

🟡 Taweechok Ungviboonwong (Prem Tk) climbs +3 into Rank 7, continuing his rapid and dangerous rise.

🟡 Michael Lordie Ord drops to Rank 8, losing ground in a tightly contested bracket.

🟡 Paolo Garcia defends Rank 9, maintaining position under constant pressure.

🟡 Luke Reyes climbs +3 into Rank 10, securing his place and reinforcing his consistency.

A-Class is no longer a waiting room. It is a proving ground.

Only dominant performances will break into S-Class.

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Top Rank Climbers
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🟢 Chace Lum surges +21 ranks, one of the biggest jumps this season. That is a statement performance.

🟢 Laki Sekene climbs +18 ranks, cutting through the lower ranks with serious momentum.

🟢 Clark Carbunco gains +14 ranks, continuing a steady and dangerous upward trajectory.

Movements like this reshape the leaderboard fast. No position outside the top is safe.

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New Player Highlights
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Welcome to our newest ranked competitors:

• Bailey Sharma
• Vian Grobler
• Arthur Cameron
• JM Bondoc
• Mason Wiles
• Arul Gaundar
• Caleb Kaukau
• Mino Kim
• Siaosi Sekene
• Tyler Chinn

New players are entering faster than ever.
The depth of competition is growing.

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Season 3 has entered a new phase.

The throne is unstable.
The pressure is constant.
And every match now has consequences.

See you at the next Ranked Tournament!