RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major on-site guide
The RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major is almost here. Set to take place in the heart of England's Midlands, the event will kick off the Rocket League season for 2025.
16 of the best teams in the world will be in attendance at the bp pulse LIVE Arena, battling it out over a combined $351,000 prize pool and the RLCS points that will be much-needed for qualification for the World Championships in Lyon later this year.
Before you head out to Birmingham, here's some things you should know for when you get to the arena.
What is the RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major?
If you're unfamiliar with the RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major, here's a little rundown for you:
- The event will take place at the bp pulse LIVE arena from March 27th to March 30th.
- If you're not in attendance, you can watch all the action on YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok.
- Saturday, March 29th, will feature the final of the 1v1 tournament. The last two competitors will be fighting it out for a $15,000 first-place prize.
- Fans will have access to the arena on March 29th and March 30th for the Hybrid Elimination bracket, which will feature the top eight teams at the event.
The RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major team list
Asia-Pacific
- Luminosity
Europe
- Karmine Corp
- Vitality
- Dignitas
- Geekay Esports
North America
- NRG
- The Ultimates
- Gen.G Mobil1 Racing
- Complexity
South America
- FURIA
- Team Secret
Oceania
- Wildcard
- Helfie Chiefs Esports Club
Sub-Saharan Africa
- FUT Esports
Qualified players for the 1v1 event
- Mawkzy (Europe)
- yANXNZ (South America)
Photo: Michal KonkolRLCS 2025 Birmingham Major format and schedule
The RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major will play out as follows:
- Thursday, March 27: Swiss Rounds 1 & 2 with a total of 16 best-of-five matches.
- Friday, March 28: Swiss Rounds 3, 4, & 5 with a total of 17 best-of-five matches.
- Saturday, March 29: Hybrid Elimination with two Lower Bracket matches and two Upper Bracket matches playing in a best-of-seven . The 1vs1 Final will also take place on Saturday.
- Sunday, March 30: Hybrid Elimination with Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals, and Grand Final in best-of-seven matches.
The full schedule is as follows:
- March 27th (Swiss Rounds 1 & 2) - 2 PM GMT (7 AM PT) on both the main and alternate streams
- March 28th (Swiss Round 3 & 4 & 5) - 2 PM GMT (7 AM PT) on both the main and alternate streams
- March 29th (Lower Bracket and Upper Bracket) - 2 PM GMT (7 AM PT)
- March 30th (Quarters, Semi-Finals, and Grand Final) - 2 PM BST (6 AM PT)
RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major broadcast
The first two days of the RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major will be broadcast on two channels due to simultaneous matches. The channels are as follows:
Main English stream
Alternate English stream
Other languages
If you're looking for a stream in a language other than English, you'll be able to find links to them here.
The languages available are:
- French
- Spanish (LATAM)
- Spanish
- Polish
- Hungarian
RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major opening games
If you want to get ahead of which stream to be tuning into, here is a list of the opening games:
- Match 1A: FURIA vs Helfie Chiefs - 2 PM GMT / 7 AM PDT
- Match 1B: FUT Esports VS Geekay Esports - 2 PM GMT / 7 AM PDT
- Match 2A: NRG Esports vs Gen.G Mobil 1 Racing - 3 PM GMT / 8 AM PDT
- Match 2B: Wildcard vs Karmine Corp - 3 PM GMT / 8 AM PDT
- Match 3A: Twisted Minds vs Team Vitality - 4 PM GMT / 9 AM PDT
- Match 3B: Team Secret vs Team Falcons - 4 PM GMT / 9 AM PDT
- Match 4A: Complexity Gaming vs Dignitas - 5 PM GMT / 10 AM PDT
- Match 4B: The Ultimates vs Luminosity - 5 PM GMT / 10 AM PDT
Photo: Michal KonkolRLCS 2025 Birmingham Major arena open times
If you will be attending the RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major in person at the bp pulse LIVE arena, doors will open at 11:30 AM on both days.
Merchandise will be available at a designated merch stand, so be sure to pick up some gear and show off just how much you love the game!
There will also be photo opportunities and player signings available in a Meet & Greet section. Although these times are subject to change, if you want to meet some of your favourite players, head to the Meet & Greet section at the following times:
Saturday, March 29th:
- 3:45 PM GMT - 4:15 PM GMT (30 minutes)
- 5 PM GMT - 5:30 PM GMT (30 minutes)
- 6:15 PM GMT - 6:45 PM GMT (30 minutes)
Sunday, March 30th:
- 2:45 PM BST - 3:15 PM BST (30 minutes)
- 4 PM BST - 4:30 PM BST (30 minutes)
- 5: 15 PM BST - 5:45 PM BST (30 minutes)
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Karmine Corp
Furia
NRG
