2025 Rocket League Championship Series

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2025 Rocket League Championship Series
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Tournament information
Game Rocket League
Dates3 January 2025–14 September 2025
Birmingham Major
Location Birmingham, England
Dates27 March–30 March
Venue BP Pulse Live Arena
Champion Karmine Corp
Runner-upThe Ultimates
Raleigh Major
Location Raleigh, North Carolina
Dates26 June–29 June
Venue Lenovo Center
Champion Team Falcons
Runner-up Dignitas (esports)
Rocket League World Championship
Location Lyon, France
Dates10 September–14 September
Venue LDLC Arena
Champion NRG Esports
Runner-upTeam Falcons
  2024
2026  

The 2025 Rocket League Championship Series is the 14th edition of the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS), the premier official Rocket League competition. The season began on 3 January 2025, and concluded on 14 September 2025. [1]

Contents

Majors

Birmingham Major

The RLCS Birmingham Major took place from 27 March to 30 March, with the qualification phase taking place from 3 January to 2 March. [2] The tournament was played in Birmingham, England. [3] [4]

Karmine Corp won the competition, defeating The Ultimates in the final. [5] [6] [7]

The first ever 1v1 final was played on 29 March, with qualification for that going on from 28 February to 9 March. Mawkzy from Europe played yANXNZ from South America and won 4-3, progressing to the 1v1 World Championship Grand Final.[ citation needed ]

Raleigh Major

The RLCS Raleigh Major took place from 26 June to 29 June, with the qualification phase taking place from 18 April to 1 June. [8] The tournament was played in Raleigh, North Carolina. [9] [10] [11]

Team Falcons won the trophy, with it being MENA's first time winning an RLCS LAN. [12] [13] The winner of the previous event, Karmine Corp, going in as the favorite, went out 7th-8th in an upset loss to Twisted Minds.

In the Raleigh Major, the 1v1 final was played on 28 June, with qualification for that on May 29 to June 8. Nwpo from MENA played diaz from South America (qualified in the North American tournament) and won 4-1, progressing to the 1v1 World Championship Grand Final against Mawkzy.[ citation needed ]

Rocket League World Championship

The Rocket League World Championship took place from 10 September to 14 September, with the last chance qualification phase having taken place from 12 July to 10 August. [14] The tournament was played in Lyon, France. [15]

NRG Esports won the Championship. Notably, Team Falcons became MENA's first team to reach the finals of a World Championship. [16]

The 1v1 World Championship was played on 13 September with the qualification stages being on 29 March and 28 June. Mawkzy, the winner of the Birmingham Major and Nwpo, the winner of the Raleigh Major, played in the final, in which Nwpo triumphed 4-1. [17]

References

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