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The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) is an annual Rocket League esports tournament series produced by Blast ApS and endorsed by Psyonix, the game's developer.It consists of two online qualification splits in several regions, with teams earning points towards qualifying for midseason tournaments known as Majors and the Rocket League World Championship, both of which are held as LAN ...
RLCS Season 2 saw NRG bow out of the RLCS finals after a loss to Flipsid3 Tactics which resulted in NRG finishing 5-6th. In the off-season, GarrettG was picked up from his former team Orbit, replacing Sadjunior. This new roster achieved a 3rd-place finish in the RLCS Season 3 finals, losing out to the eventual champions in Northern Gaming.
Psyonix had observed the popularity of Rocket League matches on Twitch and other live streaming platforms, and in February 2016, were looking to use the game more in esports. [147] In March 2016, Psyonix announced the first Rocket League Championship Series; the finals took place in August 2016 with a $55,000 prize pool.
Cloud9 made it to the RLCS Season 5 World Championship tournament but were eliminated by eventual champions Team Dignitas. [214] In Season 6, Cloud9 qualified for their third consecutive RLCS World Championship tournament. The team lost their first match of the tournament to We Dem Girlz, dropping them to the lower bracket of the tournament. [215]
At its core, Twitch is still about live streaming, but it’s evolved into so much more. While gaming is still a cornerstone of the platform, Twitch is increasingly home to more casual content.
After RLCS Worlds, Retals leaves and is replaced with Logan “LJ” Wilt on September 21. May 9 marks the day that Spacestation Gaming gets into Splitgate by signing Kyle “KJewls” Julian, Matt “Visions” Williams, Eljas “WuTum” Vierto, Vincent “Chenzo” Cronin, and Razaplaza.
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It is described as "soccer, but with rocket-powered battle cars" or "soccar". Competitions have been run by Twitch, Psyonix Studios, ESL and Major League Gaming as well as other independent tournaments. The central competitive circuit of Rocket League, sponsored by Psyonix Studios, is called the RLCS, short for Rocket League Championship Series.