The History Of: Text Rookie Of The Year

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The Rookie Of The Year 2013

The Nominations

Continuing the trend of running ROTY events as a bracketed tournament, 2013 saw 8 of the site's most promising newcomers selected to face off for the title, with the tournament being organised by 2009 ROTY RULE. All accounts having joined since the beginning of October 2012 could be considered; notably this excluded Lockhart, who had joined the site in September 2012 and had been considered an exciting new prospect since making it to the final of the Grand Championship in 2013. There were nonetheless several respected names in the mix, many of whom were noted as coming through Murda Muzik, a crew which had been involved in helping many newer battlers elevate.

The Tournament
For the third year running the title was decided through standard tournament rules, with single eliminations over three rounds. The tournament ran during late December, with the title match opening on January 1st 2014. The full tournament can be found here:

The Rookie Of The Year 2013 Tournament

The Result

There were several strong contenders for the title, including future live battlers Dysfunctional and ELOH STACKz, Murda Muzik's Fidel Z and Turnbull AC's member Obey. Of these Obey entered as perhaps the strongest contender, and after defeating Fidel in the final he was able to emerge as the Rookie of the Year for 2013.

[RULE]

The Rookie Of The Year 2013

The Nominations

Continuing the trend of running ROTY events as a bracketed tournament, 2013 saw 8 of the site's most promising newcomers selected to face off for the title, with the tournament being organised by 2009 ROTY RULE. All accounts having joined since the beginning of October 2012 could be considered; notably this excluded Lockhart, who had joined the site in September 2012 and had been considered an exciting new prospect since making it to the final of the Grand Championship in 2013. There were nonetheless several respected names in the mix, many of whom were noted as coming through Murda Muzik, a crew which had been involved in helping many newer battlers elevate.

The Tournament
For the third year running the title was decided through standard tournament rules, with single eliminations over three rounds. The tournament ran during late December, with the title match opening on January 1st 2014. The full tournament can be found here:

The Rookie Of The Year 2013 Tournament

The Result

There were several strong contenders for the title, including future live battlers Dysfunctional and ELOH STACKz, Murda Muzik's Fidel Z and Turnbull AC's member Obey. Of these Obey entered as perhaps the strongest contender, and after defeating Fidel in the final he was able to emerge as the Rookie of the Year for 2013.