 RLCS 2025 Logo | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Game | Rocket League |
| Dates | 3 January 2025–14 September 2025 |
| Birmingham Major | |
| Location | Birmingham, England |
| Dates | 27 March–30 March |
| Venue | BP Pulse Live Arena |
| Champion | Karmine Corp |
| Runner-up | The Ultimates |
| Raleigh Major | |
| Location | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dates | 26 June–29 June |
| Venue | Lenovo Center |
| Champion | Team Falcons |
| Runner-up | Dignitas |
| Rocket League World Championship | |
| Location | Lyon, France |
| Dates | 10 September–14 September |
| Venue | LDLC Arena |
| Champion | NRG Esports |
| Runner-up | Team Falcons |
The 2025 Rocket League Championship Series was 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. It was the first season to have a 1v1 series, which ran alongside the traditional 3v3 series. [1]
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, consisting of Vatira, Atow, and Dralii, won the competition, defeating The Ultimates in the final. They claimed their second Major title as an organisation, as well as player Vatira’s record-breaking third Major title. [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. Dignitas also reached their first LAN final since the Season 6 World Championship in November 2018, in which they lost to Cloud9. [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. This marked the first World Championship grand final without a European team, as Karmine Corp and Geekay Esports were eliminated in the semifinals. [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]
Playoffs
Team Falcons, NRG Esports, Wildcard and The Ultimates would qualify through the Upper Bracket. Karmine Corp, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Geekay Esports and Spacestation Gaming would qualify through the Lower Bracket.
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 September, LDLC Arena | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wildcard | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Team Falcons | 4 | 14 September, LDLC Arena | ||||||||||||||||
| Wildcard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 September, LDLC Arena | Geekay Esports | 4 | 14 September, LDLC Arena | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Spacestation Gaming | 1 | Karmine Corp | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Geekay Esports | 4 | Team Falcons | 4 | 14 September, LDLC Arena | ||||||||||||||
| Team Falcons | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 September, LDLC Arena | 14 September, LDLC Arena | NRG Esports | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 2 | NRG Esports | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Karmine Corp | 4 | 14 September, LDLC Arena | Geekay Esports | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Karmine Corp | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 September, LDLC Arena | The Ultimates | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | NRG Esports | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | The Ultimates | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
References
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