Rocket League Championship Series
GenreRocket League tournament
Location(s)Varies
Years active2016–present
InauguratedSeason 1 (2016)
Most recentSeason X (2020–2021)
Participants32
Organized byPsyonix
Websiteesports.rocketleague.com

The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) is an annual (previously semiannual) Rocket Leagueesports tournament series produced by Psyonix, the game's developer. It consists of qualification rounds in North America, South America, Europe, and Oceania, and culminates in a playoff bracket with teams from those regions. The qualification rounds are played as an online round-robin tournament and the finals are played live in different cities. The Season 9 championship in 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with other online events being held in place of it.

History[edit]

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The Rocket League Championship Series, also known as the RLCS, is the Psyonix funded Rocket League league. The competition began in Spring 2016 with its inaugural season giving an opportunity for the top North American and European teams to fight for their share of the $75,000 USD prize pool.

  1. The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) is an annual (previously semiannual) Rocket League esports tournament series produced by Psyonix, the game's developer.It consists of qualification rounds in North America, South America, Europe, and Oceania, and culminates in a playoff bracket with teams from those regions.
  2. Oct 06, 2016 On December 3-4, 2016, the top eight teams from the North American and European regions will join us once again to fight it out to claim the title of RLCS World Champions. This time around we are taking the competition across the pond to beautiful Amsterdam, Netherlands where our teams will play for a huge chunk of the $250,000 total prize pool!
  3. The last time NRG played on European soil with their full roster, they finished in last place in Amsterdam, so anything short of Day 3 will be a disaster for this squad. Gibbs Starting off the World Championship is a showdown between North America’s Evil Geniuses, and Oceania’s Chiefs ESC.
  4. I was thinking about this a month ago when I found out about RLCS Season 2 - I felt bad for the EU players because I was under the impression that they would always have to fly to the US to play in the LAN (Since Psyonix is based in the US), but Psyonix has proven me wrong.

Psyonix had observed the popularity of Rocket League matches on Twitch and other live streaming platforms by early 2016 and were looking to use the game more in esports.[1] In March 2016, Psyonix announced the first Rocket League Championship Series; the finals took place in June 2016 with a US$55,000 prize pool.[2][3] The second season of the championship series took place in December 2016 with a $125,000 prize pool.[4] A third series began in March 2017, with the $300,000 prize pool finals taking place three months later. In this season, two teams from the oceanic region were also invited to compete.[5]

A second division, the Rocket League Rival Series (RLRS), was added in Season 4. The two teams finishing at the bottom of the RLCS and the two teams finishing at the top of the RLRS for each region play each other in a promotion tournament at the end of the season to determine if teams are promoted or relegated. At the advent of Season 5 in June 2018, Psyonix organised and managed the event alone. Previous to this, they partnered with Twitch. Season 6 started in September 2018 and featured a million dollar prize pool.[6] For Season 7, Psyonix introduced South America as a new region.[7] Season 8 took place in December 2019. The Season 9 championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with winners of the regional championships being considered the champions.[8] In July 2020, Psyonix announced a new format for the tenth season of RLCS, known as RLCS X. This format league play in favor of teams earning points through three regional splits, all culminating in three seasonal majors.[9]

Results[edit]

SeasonDatesFinals locationChampions
1April – August 2016Los AngelesiBUYPOWER Cosmic[10]
2October – December 2016AmsterdamFlipside Tactics[11]
3April – June 2017Los AngelesNorthern Gaming[12]
4September – November 2017Washington, D.C.Gale Force eSports[13]
5March – June 2018LondonDignitas[14]
6September – November 2018Las VegasCloud9[15]
7April – June 2019NewarkRenault Vitality[16]
8October – December 2019MadridNRG Esports[17]
9February – April 2020DallasCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[18]
XAugust 2020 – May 2021TBATBD

References[edit]

  1. ^Hussain, Tamoor (February 15, 2016). 'Rocket League Dev Explains New Esports Drive'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  2. ^Makuch, Eddie (March 2, 2016). 'Rocket League Pro League Announced, Offers $75,000 in Prizes'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  3. ^Lemmon, Kyle. 'Introducing the Rocket League Championship Series'. Rocket League. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. ^Faletti, Ian. 'NRG Tactics conquer RLCS Season 2 grand finals'. ESPN. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ^Minotti, Mike (February 7, 2017). 'Rocket League Championship Series season 3 will have a $300,000 prize pool'. Venture Beat. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  6. ^'Introducing RLCS Season 6'. rocketleagueesports.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  7. ^Nowakowski, Ian (January 29, 2019). 'Introducing RLCS Season 7'. Rocket League. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  8. ^Ocal, Arda. 'RLCS championship canceled due to coronavirus outbreak'. ESPN. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  9. ^Jones, Alistair. 'Rocket League Overhauls Its Entire Esports Structure'. Kotaku. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  10. ^Faletti, Ian. 'A chat with Season 1 champions 617 Cosmic'. ESPN. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  11. ^Faletti, Ian. 'Eclipse Tactics conquer RLCS Season 2 grand finals'. ESPN. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  12. ^Hayward, Andrew. 'Bizarre Gaming on Their RLCS Win and What's Next'. Red Bull. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  13. ^Parker, Max. 'Gale Force's RLCS win marks new era in Rocket League supremacy'. post-gazette.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  14. ^Mejia, Ozzie. 'Team Dignitas Wins Rocket League Season 5 Championship After Wild Final Flurry'. Shacknews. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  15. ^Mejia, Ozzie. 'Cloud9 shocks Team Dignitas to win Rocket League Season 6 Championship'. Shacknews. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  16. ^Mejia, Ozzie. 'Renault Vitality wins Rocket League Season 7 Championship'. Shacknews. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  17. ^Mejia, Ozzie. 'NRG Esports wins Rocket League Season 8 Championship'. Shacknews. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  18. ^'Rocket League developer boosts prize pool after canceling event'. Reuters. Field Level Media. Retrieved March 26, 2020.

External links[edit]

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The Rocket League Championship Series epic conclusion will play out soon as we return to Europe with a three-day event at The Copper Box in London, England! There, the top ten teams from North America, Europe and Oceania will battle it out for the $250,000 USD World Championship prize pool! Like every Rocket League World Championship, it wouldn't be what it is without passionate fans cheering on their favorite teams, so be sure to join us on the weekend of June 8-10, to meet your favorite players and watch all the action unfold live in person, as we crown the Season 5 World Champions!

Here's everything you need to know:

TICKET INFO

  • Tickets are on sale now! Click HEREto purchase yours
  • One ticket gets you entry for ALL 3 days
  • All Admission Tickets for this event are assigned seating, so make sure you buy tickets near your friends
  • All ages are welcome to attend this event!

TICKET PRICING

  • Lower Bowl - Sideline Tickets (SeeTickets fees included)
    • Online Price: £44.00
  • Lower Bowl - Endzone Tickets (SeeTickets fees included)
    • Online Price: £38.50
  • Upper Bowl - Sideline Tickets (SeeTickets fees included)
    • Online Price: £38.50
  • Upper Bowl - Endzone Tickets (SeeTickets fees included)
    • Online Price: £33.00

VENUE INFORMATION

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The Copper Box Arena
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,
London E20 3HB, United Kingdom

SCHEDULE

  • Friday 6/8
    • Doors Open - 12:00pm BST
    • Broadcast Begins - 2:00pm BST
  • Saturday 6/9
    • Doors Open - 12:00pm BST
    • Broadcast Begins - 2:00pm BST
  • Sunday 6/10
    • Doors Open - 12:00pm BST
    • Broadcast Begins - 2:00pm BST

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IN-GAME REWARD

One set of the all-new “Mothership Pro” Wheels will be given to each World Championship attendee who provides their email address when purchasing tickets on Seetickets.com. Following the event you will receive an email with a code that can be redeemed inside of Rocket League. Check out an image of the Wheels below!

OFFICIAL STREAM CHANNEL

If you can’t make it out to join us in London, be sure to tune in to the World Championship streamed live from Twitch.tv/RocketLeague. You can head over to the Twitch page now and 'Follow' to be notified when we go live. The broadcast starts Friday, June 8 at 2:00pm BST so mark those calendars!

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Lastly, make sure you follow @RLEsports on Twitter to stay up to date on all the latest info on the RLCS and the Season 5 World Championship. We'll see you in London!