Killer Instinct: Ranked Leagues are back online

Killer Instinct: Ranked Leagues are back online

Killer Instinct

With a surprise announcement published directly on Twitter, the official account of Killer Instinct reported that the Ranked Leagues are back online in these hours, thanks to an update applied to the online multiplayer section of the game.

The question it is quite surprising, considering that the support for the game seemed to have practically ceased for years, but evidently somehow Killer Instinct is back on the agenda and the developers have returned to work on the mode in question, for a fix that emerged as necessary for, as the message says, "first time since launch in March 2015".




Following this update, the Ranked Leagues functionality and online stats should be back on. Ranked Leagues were introduced within Killer Instinct in 2015 and represent a form of online competition regulated and organized for the community, which is renewed every month by establishing the ranking of the best 32 players.

This is an event considered to belong to the "pro" bracket of the game, therefore it has qualifications to play before getting into the action, able to automatically establish the bracket in which the various players will have to place and, starting from that, they will then be able to climb the ranks of the Killer Instinct online competitive scene.

Aside from this demonstration of support for the game, many fans are waiting for news about the future of the series, as Killer Instinct has remained essentially stationary at Season 3 and the subsequent Definitive Edition, but at the moment there is no information on a possible new chapter coming, despite the rumors about it.

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Ce Ce Proves Too Much in Chillingworth Stakes

Experience breeds all sorts of confidence. For Bo Hirsch homebred Ce Ce  and jockey Victor Espinoza's attempt at winning a second consecutive Chillingworth Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita, knowing when to make their move is a byproduct of having been there, done that. 


Ce Ce and Espinoza did their best impersonation of an apex predator, stalking the leaders early before displaying their killer instinct at the half-mile point Oct. 2 before breezing to a 2 1/4-length win in the $100,000 Chillingworth for fillies and mares 3 and up.


Ce Ce, ch, 6/mElusive Quality — Miss Houdini, by Belong to Me


Owner: Bo Hirsch, LLCBreeder: Bo Hirsch LLC (KY)Trainer: Michael W. McCarthyJockey: Victor EspinozaInformation provided by Equibase at time of entry.


It was a marked improvement from her last time out, a fifth-place showing in the Aug. 28 Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. 


'I was very confident,' Espinoza told FanDuel TV. 'For her, I can just not even pay attention. ... If the track is not her favorite, she will not perform. Basically, if she likes it, she'll run her best performance. Today, I expected her to run good.'


Scenic Masterpiece  got out to a quick start and was almost immediately joined by Teddy's Barino  and Under the Stars  at the front, with Teddy's Barino posting fractions of :22.38 and :44.96. 


Ce Ce, never more than 2 1/2 lengths from the front, made her push, going four wide around the turn. With three-sixteenths of a mile to the finish, Ce Ce, at Espinoza's urging, surged past the rest of the field. With more in reserve than her competition, Ce Ce put away the win in 1:16.36 on a fast track.


In last year's Chillingworth Stakes, Ce Ce with Espinoza in the irons, topped the field by five lengths. 


Whether it is by that wide of a margin or half a length, Espinoza and Ce Ce's connections will take it.


'She's an amazing mare,' Espinoza said. 'I'm so proud of her, the way she ran today.'


Of Ce Ce's career earnings of $2,357,100, Espinoza was aboard the 2021 Champion Female Sprinter for nearly all of her victories. Ce Ce has accumulated $2,272,600 with Espinoza at the helm. 


Trained by Michael McCarthy, Ce Ce is a daughter of Elusive Quality  and Miss Houdini, by Belong to Me. The 6-year-old is 3-1-1 this year in six starts, earning $604,000. For her career, she is 11-2-4 in 22 starts. 


Ce Ce ranks third in career earnings among her sire's progeny. First is Smarty Jones, who won the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and earned $7,613,155. Second is Sepoy (AUS), who earned $3,990,138.


It was Ce Ce's 11th straight graded stakes race and 17th in her last 18 outings.


A 1-5 favorite, Ce Ce paid $2.60. Under the Stars returned $3.60 and Teddy's Barino $2.10.


Scenic Masterpiece and Cover Version  completed the order of finish. My Destiny was scratched. 

Video: Chillingworth S. (G3)