How a 16 year old changed pro Rocket League

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A 16 year old Rocket League prodigy from France, named Zen, recently had his RLCS debut and put on one of the best rookie performances ever seen in the RLCS. This is the story of how Zen got there and turned Vitality back into a championship winning team again.
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Zen is already widely considered the most mechanical Rocket League player in the world, and to many, the best player in the world. It sounds far fetched but his performance justifies those claims. Zen is an anomaly above the rest of the entire pro scene. His mechanics and mind for the game is on a whole other playing field. Even though he just began competing in RLCS, it's safe to say that he's not going anywhere. Zen will continue to be talked about as one of the best pros in the RLCS for a very long time.
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@pacigisto 11 ай бұрын

Insane to see a player so far ahead of the curve like that. Super great video covering it!

@s1lv3rfir3 11 ай бұрын

Rw9

@sidabundai 11 ай бұрын

SSL bots

@dianasafciu1157 11 ай бұрын

@@s1lv3rfir3rw9 bad in rlcs twisted minds sweep him haha rw9 bad in rlcs zen better

@brotherhoodofsteel3090 11 ай бұрын

@dianasafciu1157 The Zen D riding is real with you isn't it, how did the "best, lose twice?

@lelo8744 11 ай бұрын

He took that ban as personal

@SpecSolve 11 ай бұрын

It's zen's world and we are all living in it

@s1lv3rfir3 11 ай бұрын

Rw9

@54Luca69 11 ай бұрын

@@s1lv3rfir3 character development

@MechanicalRed 11 ай бұрын

@@s1lv3rfir3 lol how RW9 meat taste

@pully2024 11 ай бұрын

@@s1lv3rfir3YES RW9 just played 2s and got #1 rank in 2 days He is the true goat

@ahmadsa1905 11 ай бұрын

@@MechanicalRed How The Zen Meat Taste

@styrka8820 11 ай бұрын

The best part of Zens rlcs debut is that he didn’t just spam mechanics like he did in show matches. He’s actually an incredibly intelligent player in positioning selflessly while Maintaining those flawless mechanics whenever he has space on the ball, he’s just a machine

@charger7642 11 ай бұрын

if he had the mechanics of an average rlcs lola yet he would barely be SSL

@mehdimehdi1691 10 ай бұрын

@@charger7642he isn’t the most mechanical player it’s just the creativity he setup his shots with make him so consistent

@ProfessorThinker-zv5vt 10 ай бұрын

@@mehdimehdi1691 Setting up your own shots is the highest mechanical achievement. He is the most mechanical player. Being able to outplay someone without curving or landing is what Rocket League is all about.

@badateverything2931 10 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorThinker-zv5vt i agree btw, but wth is "curving"

@ProfessorThinker-zv5vt 10 ай бұрын

@@badateverything2931 When you're in mid-air and you use boost to modify your trajectory. Being able to curve on a dime is not easy to do.

@JonSandman 11 ай бұрын

HOLY CRAP DUDE! My favorite thumbnail of yours! Awesome vid as well!

@star-vz1eu 11 ай бұрын

Both of you W youtubers 🔥

@Linkuru 11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Jon!

@WaytonPilkin 11 ай бұрын

Linkuru thumbnail god 🐐

@fazegold2795 11 ай бұрын

All of the Best RL KZfaqrs here❤@@WaytonPilkin@Linkuru, and @JonSandman

@fishoutofwater3752 11 ай бұрын

@@Linkuru Looks pretty similar to MagicalMessi's Messi the goat thumbnail. Did u take inspiration from that?

@Linkuru 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic video! I haven't really paid attention to the pro scene in a long while, but this was still super interesting to watch

@jasonknoll5170 11 ай бұрын

The legend is alive!

@boldglxss2 11 ай бұрын

Nice, plus true love ur vidz😊

@stopklock9591 11 ай бұрын

papa linkuru pls wake up and upload

@michael04__806 11 ай бұрын

Yo linkuru

@5hane554 11 ай бұрын

linkyyy we miss you

@pirre97 10 ай бұрын

One and a half month later, Vitality is now world champions with Zen as their and the world champion MVP. Monster of a player!

@Jeleia 7 ай бұрын

something's off, "Monster of a Player", MOP or MAP idk, but deffinitely not MVP

@dcp0102 6 ай бұрын

why not both? @@Jeleia

@kyleclause 6 ай бұрын

@@Jeleiahe’s saying both MVP and monster of a player.. you don’t make any sense they’re 2 different things

@Thomas-uq6gl 4 ай бұрын

He did not mean monster of a player as explanation to what MVP means, he could also have said "what a performance" instead of "monster of a player" @@kyleclause

@Glow_RL 11 ай бұрын

Rw9: im about to end this mans whole career

@the7thgeneration946 10 ай бұрын

THE GOAT 🐐 Spring Open 🏆 Spring Cup🏆 Spring Invitational🏆 Spring Major 🏆 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆

@veasrfesfrrersfd3151 10 ай бұрын

what

@flowwithtrees9248 11 ай бұрын

i dont even play RL anymore but your storytelling of the meta and the players are true gems. thank u

@eduardoluna5386 10 ай бұрын

Same

@Anonymous-mz4fn 6 ай бұрын

yup it makes me go and open up the game and start playing😊

@nriebel 11 ай бұрын

i think that Zen is beginning to show us how important it is to set up some plays to bounce and read the ball off the ceiling. He had so many shots where the opponents couldn't read his play because of the crazy fast ceiling read he does. This could be a glimpse into what the meta is shifting towards? I mean, look at Optic Retals recent 0 second shot vs. G2 in the Spring Invitational. Thoughts?

@spinerend 11 ай бұрын

real

@MainyYak 11 ай бұрын

You need to keep up

@jout738 11 ай бұрын

There was like propably 50% chance Zen teamate would pass back to Zen, so Zen could get quick suprise goal then and so he decided to take the risk, because he has pro teamate, while in lower ranks you cant always trust your teamate to be able to make the pass to yourself.

@KrisPBaconnn 11 ай бұрын

@@jout738lol obviously. The pro meta is much different than ranked meta. Ranked meta go for demos

@nriebel 11 ай бұрын

@@jout738 Yeah for sure, i get what you are saying. I think this is a case where it is more of a potential meta among the top tier players who could maybe pull plays off like this in the right moments.

@arhmlmao 10 ай бұрын

yup hes a world champion now, bro really speedran rocket league

@Snaggums 11 ай бұрын

This guy reminds me of the first time I watched Shotzzy play Halo 5, and he went on to become a world champion in Halo as well as COD. I don’t even really play Rocket League, but watching him plan on LAN today gave me those same vibes- like I was watching an artist paint or something. Dude is insane.

@flakesfan 11 ай бұрын

Wayton's Storytelling skill is one of the best in the entire youtube community. Also don't forget to give credits to his Video editing skills. Man got insane editing skills as well.

@magnifison4568 11 ай бұрын

Sunless 👉🏿 Wayton still goat tho

@danielshepherd1366 11 ай бұрын

Sunless and Wayton need a 1v1 for best video production

@nyber2430 11 ай бұрын

KZfaq community? Call down kid. This aint no special storytelling.

@moomooha234 11 ай бұрын

@@danielshepherd1366 we need a 1v1 showmatch bo5

@Zancb 11 ай бұрын

@@magnifison4568 Sunless is annoying.

@achyutakaushik 11 ай бұрын

I remember watching Zen and RW9's showmatch. Fuckin goosebumps throughout. They were trading blows at a level that nobody could imagine. Just beautiful to watch .

@mansongamingz7559 10 ай бұрын

Holy Moly , the skill from Zen is out of this world . I was almost speechless seeing the performance . (I forgot how many times I watched this vid after Wayton released it 3 weeks ago)

@negberrrr 10 ай бұрын

Who's here after vitality won worlds

@TheEmoUte 11 ай бұрын

Incredible video! One thing I wished you would’ve mentioned was his unique bindings. He uses L2 for air roll left, which allows him to control how fast he rolls depending on how hard he presses the trigger. It also allows him to press it lightly and still air roll left without flipping when he uses his second jump. No idea how nobody has thought to do it before him, but a ton of pros are starting to copy it.

@St0rmmmmm 11 ай бұрын

came here to say the same thing

@Osmunds3n 5 ай бұрын

Not true. He does bind it to L2, but he said in an interview that he uses it only as a binary input. Not analog

@JustgamesXXX 11 ай бұрын

zen is the only one who smurfs on rlcs

@ItsErrex 11 ай бұрын

I dont really watch RL content anymore as I was never good at the game and I only play it from time to time with my friends, but seeing the title of this video got me to watch and I am so glad I did - its an amazing story told *incredibly* well with some of the best editing on a documentary-style video Ive seen *_in a while_* Good job!

@CavvyBananagaming 2 күн бұрын

That ceiling pinch double is his signature and it’s basically unsavable

@_Kakoosh 11 ай бұрын

Zen is the reason I found the 1v1 scene and switched to being a Solo main. For me trying to solo queue is beyond frustrating, and only focusing on 1v1s I was able to push myself past my 2v2 rank while becoming a much better player. I saw the Zen vs RW9 match live, and to me it was on a whole different level of tension and excitement compared to regular RLCS matches. 100% worth watching, but seeing it live was a special experience.

@stickyfingers02 11 ай бұрын

It's amazing to watch how much the skill ceiling in this game has been pushed since I started playing. Being almost 30 and knowing I just don't have the time to be this dedicated stings sometimes but I still enjoy watching and seeing what new boundaries will be broken.

@Ren3gade 11 ай бұрын

Right there with you. I pushed Counter-Strike competitively pretty hard as a young teenager, but getting close to 30 and just dont have the time/energy anymore to hang in the competitive scene. This skill ceiling shown here is down right nasty. Being able to start a competitive game at such a young age (8-12 years old) has such huge advantages.

@MrCraazed 11 ай бұрын

Amen. I played the game for nearly 3 years straight from 2016-2019, peaked at champ 2, started a job soon after and didn’t have the time for RL anymore. I hop on every 6 months or so for a week and I can still get back to champ 2, but it will always be my ceiling because I don’t have the time to put into learning the newer mechanics. I sometimes wonder what rank I’d be at if I kept playing it. Oh well, good times.

@memerinal 10 ай бұрын

@@MrCraazed same here, except I only touched C1 and had to stop RL in 21' because of work. Good times indeed. Had a regular bunch of buddies to play 3v3 with.

@bigshow313 2 ай бұрын

Zen's performance in Copenhagen this year was also masterful. He is a level above pro. He just can't be stopped.

@genfault4017 11 ай бұрын

All your videos feel like an actual movie its insane. you deserve an oscar.

@red0ctane19 11 ай бұрын

Your way of telling a story is top notch! Had chills during so many moments.

@lasenatra 11 ай бұрын

That fake, the pass, and the shot from Zen was absolutely crazy! Good teamwork is key. Though he really is a great overall statistic player, that is above the cue wow!

@titwofsky 10 ай бұрын

And now world champion Pog

@emanplayz4202 11 ай бұрын

It’s just the baguettes I’m telling you 💀

@kvsouu 11 ай бұрын

@fedirsereda2260 11 ай бұрын

@@kvsouu Baguettes are doping now

@mrgoatbeard 11 ай бұрын

They are honestly the top team to win worlds playing like this...and to put Zen third most of the time is just brilliant strategy because of his mechanics and ability to stall or take the full court solo. It has been very fun to watch.

@TelesphoreArt 11 ай бұрын

That debut tourny was EPIC. Dude came in clutch multiple times and left everyone in awe. It was awesome to see!

@goudou5099 11 ай бұрын

Coming back on this video now, zen now won the 3 regionals + the major. First time in RLCS history that we see a perfect season... Dude seems unstoppable

@NixusLife_RL 11 ай бұрын

I’ve watched this video like 10 times already because of how entertaining it is. All this is doing to me, is forcing me to get better at the game. Thanks for the education Wayton! Love the videos ❤

@ogk3624 11 ай бұрын

I just want people to recognize how well put together this video actually is.

@Nikke_RL 11 ай бұрын

I must say that how this video was made was actually touching and yes, this guy is just unstoppable.

@calebmhorvath 4 ай бұрын

this kind of thing happens in almost every sport, game, discipline, etc. over time a few people emerge who are just ahead of the curve and they pull everyone forward, it's always fun to watch.

@zaneisaacs14 11 ай бұрын

It’s hard to articulate the next level Zen has brought but this vid does it really well! I’d emphasize it’s his mechanical consistency that stands out the most. Like sure we’ve seen goals similar before, but he knows how to set himself for it and hit it way more often than any other pro now

@Axe3649 11 ай бұрын

Can we just take a moment to think about how much work wayton puts into his videos Great Video wayton

@wagiqwq 11 ай бұрын

Why did I read the second wayton as pilkin???

@insidescuff 10 ай бұрын

No Jk😂

@Av1dd 11 ай бұрын

I was beginning to think people had hit the absolute top of the skill ceiling for games in general, but this just shatters my mind. Zen has proven to hundreds of thousands that the skill ceiling is so much higher than we had originally thought.

@statix1 10 ай бұрын

Youre one of the few Rocket League creators i still enjoy watching. Great video thank you.

@EnorIII 11 ай бұрын

The way he moves is just so beautiful! Kinda makes me want to play RL again.

@RenRenRenRenRenRenRenRen 11 ай бұрын

I love your videos man! Great job! ❤

@grandpawnapkins7429 10 ай бұрын

I always love seeing new prodigies show up and change RL forever. Congrats to Vitality and Zen for dominating the spring major. Zen is going to do extraordinary things for the game. A true legend in the making and being alive to witness history is beautiful. Welcome to the Zenpire 🤴

@TheFatVeganOne 11 ай бұрын

I just want to say Wayton, this is an extremely well produced video; it gives me the same level of Joy when Sunless would create these sort of videos as well. Just having the excitement build and build. You've truly got a talent for story telling!

@pinklemonade6597 5 ай бұрын

Never played rocket league in my life but this video had me so hooked, the production quality and time put into this video is phenomenal!!

@Dephyrus 5 ай бұрын

I recommand you to try it!

@popcorn101cheese5 3 ай бұрын

Its the best game, try it!

@user-il4ff8uk3x 2 ай бұрын

It’s infuriating, do not try it!

@marionluigi6517 Ай бұрын

It's a scary game to get in to since there's a lot to learn but I'd suggest trying it, I just started seriously playing like a lil over a month ago (I had it for a while but never really tried to play it much) and I'm noticing a lot of improvement since then. I bet if you gave it a shot you'll learn it and have fun. Maybe use a controller though if you have one since most players do better with it than keyboard and mouse.

@herbie8095 10 ай бұрын

he is now the officel King of rl

@socialnetworksallinone-3dm644 5 ай бұрын

This was an excellent, excellent video! Enjoyed watching from start to finish! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@devonlallier4227 11 ай бұрын

I haven’t been too into rocket league in the last couple years but the style in this kids game is unbelievable.

@KutZerr 11 ай бұрын

WHAT. i have heard about zen on tiktok that he should have a own rank above ssl but i never know he was this popular and made this much affect on pro scene. HOLY. i actually thought he was just a amazing rl player who posted videos of his highlights and people on tiktok etc were just joking / overreacting about him. truly inspirational and helpful video. cleared every fact i couldve asked about this player. He will make an huge impact in the future RLCS

@ummmariyam9718 6 ай бұрын

Imagine zen and rw9 on the same team😂

@maskedcreator4525 11 ай бұрын

I actually had no idea..what a legend this kid is already!! Can't wait to see what he brings next!!

@laurent.8443 10 ай бұрын

well he's world champ now :D

@StormBlessedxo 4 күн бұрын

1:14 you're exactly right, in any game the skill gap from THE highest rank is much lower than actual pro players and casuals and regular players don't realize that. Very good video!

@alfredojimenez7041 11 ай бұрын

You have a talent for editing videos and storytelling, i had to watch the entire video, thanks so much for this video!

@Sadly.JayJay 11 ай бұрын

Who loves Wayton’s videos? Noti gang

@mathisheinrich2235 11 ай бұрын

Truely a blessing for the rocket league pro scene!

@diamondmaster9072 11 ай бұрын

Zen did it again

@leies.4851 11 ай бұрын

Bro I love these type of vids, it makes me feel like I‘m learning something for life hahahaha. I swear it‘s so interesting and attention grabbing with all the sound effects etc.!

@Valkyriebu 10 ай бұрын

Now the kid has won WORLDS

@imamismail3217 11 ай бұрын

bro keep doing ur videos appreciate it

@ispeakforthetrees1330 20 сағат бұрын

10:07 i think that’s what sets him apart. he’s truly playing a different video game than the other pros. he sees the game in a way that no one else does.

@vareyne 11 ай бұрын

this was such a well made video, really enjoyable to watch. Keep doing you bro

@Apoxey 11 ай бұрын

he just won the major. legend.

@oguinn84 11 ай бұрын

crazy how he just won a Major also. kid is a beast

@nicvallecillo7557 4 ай бұрын

This young dude is incredible. Watched a prior video showing his advancements along the way from not knowing how to air roll all the way to the best player in the world. It's truly incredible what you can achieve if your dedicated and give it your all. Majority of people possess the ability to be extremely good at many things, we just don't put enough dedication and obsessiveness into these things. I heard something along the lines of being really really good at something is just being obsessed with a hobby. so find what you enjoy and be obsessed.

@xplicitwav 10 ай бұрын

zen is a beast and props to his teammates for understanding his play style and complimenting it perfectly

@Gappled_ 11 ай бұрын

The way Zen plays truly gives me goosebumps. What a player.

@anonymousaussie7 11 ай бұрын

I am amazed that I predicted back in 2021 after watching Zen that he was an absolute player to watch, but I could not have truely predicted him becoming essentially the best Rocket League player in the history of the game. He is amazingly consistent in 1’s, 2’s and 3’s, has won his first three RLCS debuts and amassed such a following that has not been seen since Justin scored his (then) insane famous goal. I have to agree with Wayton on this one and will certainly echo the sentiment that Zen does indeed deserve his own tier of player skill level. He has, without a doubt, set the bar for the game. I can’t say much else except that I am keen to watch him play and perform in the future.

@LachesisMuta8 11 ай бұрын

In France we predicted that as soon as we started to see him in every pros ranked games and clipping them one by one. I remember when I was on Kaydop's streams and Zen connecting to the game and Kaydop was like "Ok I need to be careful I don't want to get double reseted by a 14yo kid" and all the chat already knowing his name and knowing he was dangerous. But just like you, no one could've ever predict he would become (in his first split) such a top tier player already making himself a legend.

@anonymousaussie7 9 ай бұрын

@@LachesisMuta8 It is phenomenal, really! This is what Rocket League is all about. I can see why people joke about Zen being the only player who can smurf in a pro lobby haha!

@TrackStar42 11 ай бұрын

Never watched rocket league and this video felt like a tv show docuseries. So good😂😂

@steveyung8307 11 ай бұрын

I've never played rocket league before and have absolutely no clue about any of it but i just watched this whole video and it was awesome really put together

@supernova_k1ng210 11 ай бұрын

Love your videos!

@theeverythingchannel9389 10 ай бұрын

Bruh he just won Worlds

@mahmoodelnaiem32 11 ай бұрын

The only thing that levels Zen's performance is your videos. Excellent content and quality production!!

@williamawesomeness7200 10 ай бұрын

I literally have never touched rocket league but the storytelling was way too good. I love how this was also rly inspiring :D

@globalrejects4911 10 ай бұрын

Bro just won the World Championship and this vid pops up lol

@r8bert 10 ай бұрын

please do a continue part after rlcs worlds now

@abdullahyounus3811 9 ай бұрын

What a great vid bro so informational and well spoken my guy keep it up❤❤❤

@athangkulkarni8245 11 ай бұрын

Did I just watch a movie? Glimpses of present, back to past where it all started, up the ranks, back to present and the Glory! Amazing video!

@tropicallemon-_-1715 11 ай бұрын

whos here after his team vitality won the spring major

@DemonicKultimaa 11 ай бұрын

yep

@highonkitkats 11 ай бұрын

swag video as usual, zen is truly one of the players of all time! jokes aside zen is insane

@lensko3715 11 ай бұрын

The video i was waiting for ! thank you Wayton !

@patricklovelace4732 11 ай бұрын

Stopped playing RL about a year ago and haven’t watched a video in even longer and this was amazing.

@simonvusumuzimsipa9599 11 ай бұрын

Every time Wayton uploads it's like a documentary but cool he is to good its always a banger video give this man an Oscar already God dayyumm

@JusticeExplorer 11 ай бұрын

You forgot the point that Zen doesn't even play ones. I think he only grinded 1s for the 2 weeks before his streak.

@bmpblitz7416 11 ай бұрын

Amazing video bro I stopped watching rocket league content a long time ago But this vid really had me hooked till the end Keep up the awesome work buddy ❤️

@moisty254 10 ай бұрын

Zen videos just randomly started popping up in my feed. I didn't even know who he was but wow the skills were unlike anything I'd seen before.

@87BruceH 11 ай бұрын

I’m excited to see rlcs worlds… it is gonna be wild, vitality will most likely take it. Zen is fun to watch because his mechanics are top notch. What a time to watch rocket league.

@rafruix5960 11 ай бұрын

And of course they won the spring major 😅

@tarttizzle 11 ай бұрын

Great video. Like better than I could hope to make with years of practice. I wish it would have ended with a look to the future for Zen. Like maybe an interview with him or like what he needs to accomplish to become the best of all time. For real though, INSANE video!

@OceanShark384 10 ай бұрын

Haven't seen or played Rocket League since launch but man this video's so great, makes me wanna get into Rocket League again!

@TheJoy___ 11 ай бұрын

The talent pool in France is incredible. I don't understandand why it's this country that ended up being the chosen one but if you find out, please make a video about it.

@sonice9496 10 ай бұрын

Every thing was good until he met rw9

@RedSnapperr 11 ай бұрын

Wayton you're my fav rl youtuber and you have put out yet another banger documentary(ish) vid!

@ymmot248 10 ай бұрын

Hes still hiting clips in the world cup grand final.

@XerooreX 11 ай бұрын

Well this video aged well 😂

@alphazero5421 11 ай бұрын

Zen is a beast! if he keeps going the way he is, he could be the best player in RLCS history!

@JxshRL 11 ай бұрын

What an amazing video, best content in the rl scene!

@fantasystreamss 5 ай бұрын

such an amazing video, great work

@vayhowrl 11 ай бұрын

🇫🇷: Le fait que Zen soit considéré comme un niveau au dessus de tous est insane ! 🔥 🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧: The fact that Zen is considered as a whole level above everyone is unreal !

@alexmyoutou4486 11 ай бұрын

bro managed to use an english word in a french sentence and still translated it into english 🗿

@krousstille 11 ай бұрын

@@alexmyoutou4486 hahaha so true

@vayhowrl 11 ай бұрын

Always good to have variations 😂

@jaspuhh. 11 ай бұрын

Great video! Although at the end I wish you said something like "The only question left is, will he perform just as good on LAN against all the other regions? Well the RLCS Spring Major is coming up in a week so we'll get that answer soon." to intrigue viewers and build hype for the major.

@adamricecracker7128 11 ай бұрын

i also think the end was weird, i was repeating it cuz i thought i missed something.