The first Major of the RLCS 2025 season is almost upon us. The scene is set in Birmingham, and after an incredibly long off-season many eager fans are more than ready for the teams to start their engines. Let’s take a look at everything we can expect from the first LAN of the year.
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There is a grand prize pool of $351,000. Now with even more teams competing, as 20 now make the cut. There’s a huge prize pool but also a lot of vital RLCS points up for the grabs, which can take them all the way in 2025’s Rocket League Esports. points up for grabs. Qualification isn’t easily, it is more important than ever for the teams to make the most of the opportunity to earn as many extra points as possible. How will the Major work and what can we expect?
Every round of the Copenhagen Major will be streamed live on either the official Rocket League or RLEsports twitch channel. You can catch all of the action live right here on the streams below to never miss a round of action at the 2025 Birmingham Major:
The tournament will follow a familiar format for fans of Rocket League esports. The first stage runs from March 27th-28th, and will consist of a Swiss System bracket, with each series being a best-of-five. The top 8 teams will advance to the playoffs. Even with more teams taking part in the tournament, the cutoff is just as harsh. Upping the stakes for Round 1.
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The next stage is the playoffs. Taking place over March 29-30th. The Playoffs are using an elimination bracket. The top 4 get 2 chances, with a lower bracket if they lose. The other ranking teams only get 1 chance, entering lower. Gradually, we’ll whittle the teams down as we head towards the finale. The playoffs are all played in best of 7, so each game will get the fun of a bigger tournament.
The top-ranking players will get more of the prize pool, up to $102,000 for the winner. But RLCS points are at stake too. The top placing team takes home 30, 2nd 20, down to 16th which gets 3. Most of the teams won’t make too much progress unless they place as some of the best Rocket League teams in the event.
There’s a bunch of major players taking part in the Major in Birmingham, these are the teams included this time:
The teams have all earned their spots. Although, heading in there’s some clear favorites. Team BDS would have entered as returning champions, but they’re not taking part. Instead their squd and staff are part of other orgs like G2 Stride and Karmine Corp,. Team Falcons are also coming in from a fantastic result at the 2024 World Championship. Especially the current champions, Team BDS. This major is the start of a whole new shot at glory for everyone in the line-up though. Things could change a lot.
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The Rocket League Championship Series is a Psyonix-sponsored league that spans multiple regions, notably Europe and North America. In every season, there are regional tournaments that eventually lead up to the World Championship.
While the latest RLCS has undergone vast differences. The introduction of Majors gathers each region’s best contestants to play under the same roof. Nevertheless, all these still have one destination in mind, to qualify for the RLCS World Championship. Here’s a commemorative list of past RLCS World Champions:
Team BDS is recent champion, but they’ve had plenty of big titles to their name. They’re the 21-22 and 24 Champions, so definitely would be a favorite as we head into the RLCS Major in Birmingham to begin 2025’s season. Although, they’re not competing the same players and coaches are now part of other teams.
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