zen

Player Information

Name:

Alexis Bernier

Nationality:

France

Born:

February 20, 2007 (age 19)

Region:

Europe

Status:

Active

Years Active (Player):

2020 - Present

Role:

Player

Team:

Team Vitality

Approx. Total Winnings:

$489,507

Starting Game:

Rocket League

Links

Achievements

2022-23 World Champion

History

2020-02-?? — 2020-05-??

Space Knights

2021-04-18 — 2021-06-22	Glory4Builders
2022-10-02 — Present	Team Vitality

FIFAe World Cup History

FIFAe World Cup 2024

France

FIFAe World Cup 2025

France

Alexis "zen" Bernier (born February 20, 2007) is a French Rocket League player.

zen quickly attained attention in an eleven-series 1v1 showmatch winstreak in February 2023^[1]. Following the expiration of a one-year ban, the prodigy achieved a perfect sweep of the RLCS 2022-23 Spring Split, and concluded the debut season by winning the RLCS 2022-23 World Championship.

On April 9th, 2024, zen joined Forbes' prestigious '30 Under 30' list in the 2024 Sports & Games category^[2]. At just age 17, zen became the third Rocket League player to be featured on the site.

See also: zen: Biography

Information

Settings

**Camera settings^[3] (list of)**
Camera shake	FOV	Height	Angle	Distance	Stiffness	Swivel speed	Transition speed	Ball camera
No	110	100	-3.0	270	0.35	4.00	1.40	Toggle

**Control settings^[4] (list of)**
Powerslide	Air roll (left/right)	Boost	Jump	Ball cam	Brake	Throttle
	( / -)

**Deadzone settings ^[5]** (list of)
Deadzone Shape	Deadzone	Dodge Deadzone	Aerial Sensitivity	Steering Sensitivity
Cross	0.07	0.80	1.50	1.50

Hardware

Controller	Monitor	Headset
Sony Dualshock (Red)	Philips Evnia 25M2N5200P	Logitech G PRO X 2 LIGHTSPEED (Pink)

Achievements

Date	Place	Tier		Result	Prize

2026-02-22	2nd	S-Tier	RLCS 2026 - Boston Major	2 : 4	$51,000
2025-12-19	1st	S-Tier	FIFAe World Cup 2025	4 : 2	$50,000
2025-08-17	4th	S-Tier	Esports World Cup 2025	3 : 4	$60,000
2025-06-29	3rd - 4th	S-Tier	RLCS 2025 - Raleigh Major	1 : 4	$36,000
2024-12-08	2nd	S-Tier	FIFAe World Cup 2024	1 : 4	$30,000
2023-08-25	5th - 8th	Showmatch	Gamers8 2023	0 : 4	$95,000
2023-08-13	1st	S-Tier	RLCS 2022-23 - World Championship	4 : 0	$600,000
2023-07-09	1st	S-Tier	RLCS 2022-23 - Spring Split Major	4 : 1	$100,000
2023-05-28	1st	A-Tier	RLCS 2022-23 - Spring: EU Regional 2 - Spring Cup	4 : 2	$30,000
2023-05-14	1st	A-Tier	RLCS 2022-23 - Spring: EU Regional 1 - Spring Open	4 : 3	$30,000

Awards

Date	Tier		Award	Prize

2025
2025-10-19	Qualifier	Coupe de France Slash 2025 - Online Main Event	Day 3 MVP	-
2024
2024-12-05	S-Tier	FIFAe World Cup 2024	Day 1 MVP	-
2023
2023-08-13	S-Tier	RLCS 2022-23 - World Championship	World Championship MVP	-
2023-07-09	S-Tier	RLCS 2022-23 - Spring Split Major	Spring Major MVP	-
2023-07-09	S-Tier	RLCS 2022-23 - Spring Split Major	Spring Major Offensive MVP	-

Biography

zen initially gained attention in 2021 and was seen as one of Europe's most promising upcoming players, set to become eligible to play in the RLCS in the 21-22 Spring Split - though the prodigy's RLCS debut would be delayed until 2023 as a result of a one-year ban, citing a breach of the code of conduct for illegally subbing in a qualifier in 2020 as an underage and unregistered player.

During the suspension, zen continued to draw attention throughout 2022 and early 2023, notably winning the Urban Series four times in a row^[6]. Recognising talent, Team Vitality signed zen at the start of the RLCS 22-23 Season in October 2022^[7], five months ahead of the expiration of the ban.

Despite a lack of experience in the mode, zen's popularity rapidly increased during the prodigy's 1v1 showmatch winstreak in February 2023. The matches were predominantly shown on JohnnyBoi's Twitch channel and featured highly-rated 1v1 players, such as Mawkzy, Toxiic, and Nwpo, as well as RLCS mainstays such as AYYJAYY, Vatira, and yanxnz. After defeat to Rw9^[8], the winstreak ultimately concluded in eleven straight victories^[1].

After the expiration of the suspension, zen was able to complete a sweep of the RLCS 2022-23 Spring Split, consisting of three regional tournaments and an international major - a world first accomplishment. zen finished the debut season by winning the RLCS 2022-23 World Championship, making Team Vitality the first ever organisation to win the world championship twice, as well as the highest earning organisation in the history of Rocket League.

Media

Interviews

2023-08-12 | On a discuté avec Radosin & Zen après leur victoire 4 à 2 contre les @FalconsEsport. by Rocket Baguette

Trivia

In February of 2022, zen was banned from all Psyonix-operated tournaments until February 20th, 2023, for illegally subbing in the RLCS X - Fall: Europe Regional 1 - Closed Qualifier while he was an underage and unregistered player.^[9]
Won France Esports Esport Player of the Year of 2023 in the sport simulation category.^[10]
zen, Alpha54 and Radosin are the only players to do a perfect split in the RLCS 2022-23 Spring Split (It consists of winning the three RLCS Regionals and the Major in a single split)^[11]
zen is the player with the most RLCS MVPs in a single RLCS LAN (2) in RLCS 2022-23 Spring Major (tied with Vatira who made it at the RLCS 2022-23 Winter Major)
zen and Vatira have known each other since the age of 8 and 9 when they played Grand Theft Auto V and Rocket League together since 2015.^[12]
Was ranked the 3rd best player of 2023 by Shift.^[13]
zen has the all-time highest record of MMR reached in 2v2 ranked (2815).^[14]
zen is the youngest player to win the RLCS World Championship in the open era (16 years, 5 months and 24 days old when winning the RLCS 2022-23 World Championship).
zen is the fastest player in career time to win a RLCS Major, it only took him 1 month and 28 days between his first RLCS game and his first RLCS LAN win.
zen is the first player to reach 2800 points in 2v2 Ranked.^[15]