Take a look at the format, prize pool, schedule, streams, and more for all of the major Rocket League tournaments in 2024.
Rocket League has quickly become one of the most engaging esports in the space. It’s one of the easiest esports to watch for new viewers, and each event boasts some of the best clips in gaming every time the stream comes on.
Ahead, we’ll cover everything you need to know about the 2024 Rocket League tournament schedule, including how to sign up, how to qualify, and where to watch.
Stay tuned to Blast.tv for all of your 2024 RLCS coverage.
Rocket League esports is introducing some changes to the tournament format for 2024, including expanding the RLCS open qualifiers and offering a more spread-out prize pool to award more players for their accomplishments.
There are currently three in-person RLCS events scheduled for 2024. These are the two RLCS majors and the end-of-year Rocket League World Championship.
To begin the major seasons, each region will complete three online Open Qualifiers. Players who make it through the first three will qualify for the first Major, and the process will repeat for the second Major at the end of June.
This year, there will be a standardized point format across all RLCS tournaments to help avoid any confusion that may have been present in previous qualification cycles.
Each of the top-performing teams in the Open Qualifiers will receive a set number of points, and the teams at the top of the leaderboard by the end of the third Open Qualifiers will compete in the next international in-person major.
Keep in mind that region plays a massive role in qualification points. For instance, the top four teams in Europe and North America will get a spot in the Major, while only the top two teams in South America will get a slot.
The Open Qualifiers begin with a double elimination tournament to determine the first 16 teams, who will then compete in a Swiss-style tournament to narrow it down to eight. Those eight teams will then play in a single-elimination tournament to solidify the standings of the region.
As we alluded to above, not every region will have the same number of qualification slots. This is common in competitive games, as some regions draw far more players than others. Here are the available Major slots for each RLCS region:
Qualifying for the RLCS World Championship works similarly to qualifying for a Major. The Major starts with 16 teams, so they’ll begin by playing a Swiss-style format to determine the eight best teams in the world. From there, the eight remaining teams will play a single-elimination final to determine their standings.
Each team will be accruing points throughout the Majors and Open Qualifiers, and the teams with the most points will qualify for the World Championship at the end of the year. The regional slots are the same for the World Championship as they are for the Majors.
The total Rocket League RLCS prize pool tops $4,300,000 when you combine the earnings from Open Qualifiers, Majors, and the World Championship. As you can probably assume, most of these earnings are top-heavy, with the most money coming from the World Championship.
For the major RLCS tournaments in 2024, the prize pool is the following:
Open Qualifiers for the first RLCS major are already underway and will run through March, with the first Major coming at the end of the month. The transfer window opens up after that, and then the next Open Qualifiers begin at the end of April.
The final Major of the year will take place at the end of June, with the World Championship beginning on September 10. Here’s an exact breakdown of when the 2024 RLCS Majors are happening:
The signup phase for the 2024 RLCS has, unfortunately, passed at the time of writing. The open enrollment began on January 17, 2023, and the roster lock concluded on January 22. Everyone who will be participating in the event has already submitted their teams.
That doesn’t mean it’s too late to sign up for the second Major, though. The announcement for signups hasn’t gone live yet, but we’ll be sure to update you when the portal opens again for new and returning teams. Good luck to all of the competitors!
Where to Watch
The Rocket League Open Qualifiers for NA and EU, Majors, and World Championship will all be streaming on the main Rocket League Twitch and YouTube channels.
The broadcast lineup for the Majors has yet to be announced, although it’s confirmed that the first Major of the year will take place in Copenhagen. Make sure to stay tuned to Blast for all of your Rocket League tournament updates.
The year is still early, so there’s plenty of time for smaller Rocket League tournaments to pop up throughout the year. We’ll keep this page updated as they come, but we only have a few miscellaneous events on the schedule so far.
The smaller ($15,000 or less in prize money) tournaments for 2024 include:
As we said, this is only the first part of the smaller Rocket League tournaments for 2024, with more almost certainly coming as the year goes on. We’ll make sure to update you when more Rocket League tournaments are announced.
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