The Boston Major Semis are set: The most entertaining in history?
It may be freezing in the Northeastern United States, but things are heating up in North America.
We have now narrowed things down to the final four squads in the RLCS Boston Major. Here’s a look at the semifinal matchups:
Gentle Mates vs. Team Falcons
Coming off their first regional win as an organisation, Gentle Mates look to take that momentum to their second Major title.
After mounting a huge comeback against the defending World Champions in NRG, the Mates now find themselves sitting in the top 4.
RLCS LAN rookie Nass has been balling out in his first-career Major, netting 21 goals, enough for 2nd in the tournament.
The Moroccan is flanked by two electric English talents in Oski and Archie, the latter of whom is enjoying quite the resurgence across regional and international scenes.
Archie has strung together a top 2 and top 4 from the last two fully international LANs during his stint with Geekay.
Can he find the coveted Major win?
Archie will have to go through some tough customers if he wants that beautiful Boston Major trophy. Team Falcons have finished podium at the last THREE international LANs, including MENA’s first RLCS LAN win at the Raleigh Major.
Even so, they decided an upgrade was in order for the 2026 season, picking up Moroccan upstart Dralii in place of the longstanding MENA talent in Trk511.
Dralii and Falcons mainstay Kiileerrz are one of the most unrelenting offensive duos in the league, combining for 169 shots on goal over the course of the Major. Their 33 combined goals are the second most of any duo in the tournament, only behind NRG’s BeastMode and Daniel.
The other half of the Falcons twin attack, RW9, is close behind in goals as well, with 15. After a slow start to the Group Stage, Team Falcons rallied past Geekay Esports to steal the number one seed from Group B, and only fell to a Boston-buffed Team Vitality in the Upper Bracket.
They crushed the hopes of an all-North American Grand Final with a thumping over Shopify Rebellion in the Lower Quarterfinals.
Team Vitality vs. NRG
We’re set for a classic, league play-esque tilt.
Team Vitality are tired of playing second fiddle to Karmine Corp, and that’s clear to see in this Major so far.
The Bees got their first win over the Blue Wall since the 2022-23 World Championships, and snapped an 11-game RLCS losing streak against their bitter rival.
It just goes to show that NO ONE beats Zen 12 times in a row. In all seriousness, Vitality look dialed. With new addition Stizzy, the team looks rejuvenated. Going 3-0 in the group of death and taking down the titans of MENA have them in the top 4, as Zen looks for another Boston Major win.
Meanwhile, NRG knocked off the titans of Europe in a game 6 thriller. NRG weren’t able to get the leg up on Karmine Corp after a 10 minute, 16 second overtime, but managed to take the next two games 2-1 to close out the series.
After blowing a 3-1 lead to Gentle Mates yesterday, NRG bounced back in a big way and will now take on Team Vitality for a spot in the finals.
NRG’s offence seems to be the only North American offence to really come online in this major, but all of their attacks come off of sustained defensive stands.
They have the fifth most saves in the tournament at the moment, although those numbers are inflated a bit by the two epic overtimes against Karmine Corp.
With three matches to go the 2026 Boston Major is shaping up to be one of the most entertaining RLCS LANs in the history of the league.
Tune in to twitch.tv/rocketleague to find out who will take home the first Major trophy of the year.
