Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS): Teams, Format, Where to Watch

The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) is set to kick off today with a brand-new league format. There will be multiple regional events for Europe, North America, Oceania and South America leading up to the Rocket League Championship Series main event. It will be the first time Rocket League adopts a “best of sets” format for its competitive events. The organizers decided to not host an in-person Rocket League Championship Series for 2021 and all of the events will be held online. Here is everything you need to know about Rocket League’s biggest event of 2021 featuring the best teams from across the globe. 

Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) 2021 Teams 

Here is a full list of participating teams at the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) 2021. 

Europe

• Team BDS
• Team Vitality
• Top Blokes
• Guild Esports
• Solary
• Team Queso

North America

• NRG Esports
• Team Envy
• Spacestation Gaming
• Rogue
• G2 Esports
• FaZe Clan

Oceania

• Ground Zero Gaming
• Cringe Society

South America

• True Neutral
• FURIA

Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) 2021 Format 

The new format, dubbed "Best-of Sets," can have up to three "Best-of" series within each set. The first team to win two Best-of Series wins the Best-of Set. In the RLCS X Championships, there will be a combination of "Best-of-5 Sets" and "Best-of-7 Sets" depending on the stage of the tournament.

The Oceanic and South American RLCS X Championships will feature the two top teams from each region facing off in a single Best-of-7 Set to determine the winner, while the top six teams from Europe and North America respectively will face off in a Page Playoff format.

Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) 2021 Prize Pool

The event will feature a total prize pool of $1,000,000.

 Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Schedule

The Championship will take place from 15 June to 20 June, 2021. There will also be show matches from different regions between 16 June to 19 June.

Tuesday, June 15: 

• Europe, Round 1: Solary vs. Team Queso - 8 AM PDT (3 PM UTC)
• Europe Quarterfinal #1: Top Blokes vs. Guild Esports - 10 AM PDT (5 PM UTC)
• North America, Round 1: G2 Esports vs. FaZe Clan - 1 PM PDT (8 PM UTC)
• North America, Quarterfinal #1: Spacestation Gaming vs. Rogue - 3 PM PDT (10 PM UTC)

Wednesday, June 16:

• Europe Quarterfinal #2: TBD vs. TBD - 8 AM PDT (3 PM UTC)
• Middle East 3v3 Show Match: Immediately following Europe Quarterfinal #2
• North America, Quarterfinal #2: TBD vs. TBD - 10 AM PDT (5 PM UTC)

Thursday, June 17:

• Europe Semifinal #1: Team BDS vs. TBD - 8 AM PDT (3 PM UTC)
• Europe 2v2 Show Match: Immediately following Europe Semifinal #1
• North America Semifinal #1: NRG Esports vs. TBD - 11 AM PDT (6 PM UTC)

Friday, June 18:

• Europe Semifinal #2: Team Vitality vs. TBD - 8 AM PDT (3 PM UTC)
• North America 2v2 Show Match: Immediately following Europe Semifinal #2
• North America Semifinal #2: Team Envy vs. TBD - 11 AM PDT (6 PM UTC)

Saturday, June 19:

• South America Grand Finals: True Neutral vs. FURIA - 2 PM PDT (9 PM UTC)
• Japan 3v3 Show Match: Immediately following South America Grand Finals
• Oceania Grand Finals: Ground Zero Gaming vs. Cringe Society - 6 PM PDT (1 AM UTC)

Sunday, June 20:

• Europe Grand Finals: TBD vs. TBD - 8 AM PDT (3 PM UTC)
• North America Grand Finals: TBD vs. TBD - 11:30 AM PDT (6:30 PM UTC)

Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) 2021: Where to Watch

You can check out the matches on the official Rocket League Twitch and YouTube channels. 

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rocketleague 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/rocketleagueesports 

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