Rlcs Championship
Mar 05, 2021 RLCS Season X is the second RLCS season in 2020, crossing over into 2021. This season introduces the most major changes to the RLCS system yet with League Play and bi-annual seasons being abandoned, replaced with an open circuit. 3 splits - Fall, Winter, Spring - each have 3 regional events leading into an international major. Within all these events, each team collects points that will. See full list on liquipedia.net.
UPDATE: Psyonix announced on Saturday that the Rocket League regional championships would be the pinnacle of Season 9 in light of the cancellation of the Rocket League world championship. The company will be distributing $250,000 in additional prize money for the regional championships across the four regions -- North America, Europe, Oceania and South America -- that would have competed at the world championship.
Psyonix, the developer of Rocket League, announced Thursday that the Rocket League Championship Series world championship has been canceled because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Psyonix announced the cancellation of the April 24-26 event in Dallas, Texas, on the Rocket League esports website.
'The remainder of Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Season 9 League Play will be played as scheduled to the Regional Championships and Promotion Tournament,' the developer said in a statement. 'We're evaluating all options to replace World Championship play. Once we have more information to share, we'll update everyone.'
The post also notes that all broadcasts will be done remotely, including casting talent, who will perform their duties from their respective homes. People who purchased tickets for the event will be refunded in full, Psyonix said.
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On Thursday, Italy announced that all sporting events be played without an audience present until April 3. Previously, China had put a halt to all sports- and esports-related live events until April 30.
The League of Legends Pro League in China and League Champions Korea in South Korea have suspended League of Legends play due to the spread of the virus, with the LPL starting up again March 9 in an online format. Other events, including three Capcom Pro Tour stops, Overwatch League homestands in China and South Korea, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament IEM Katowice were either postponed or carried on without an in-person audience. Gaming events such as the Game Developers Conference have also been affected.
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| Rocket League Championship Series | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rocket League tournament |
| Location(s) | Varies |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Inaugurated | Season 1 (2016) |
| Most recent | Season X (2020–2021) |
| Participants | 32 |
| Organized by | Psyonix |
| Website | esports.rocketleague.com |
The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) is an annual (previously semiannual) Rocket Leagueesports tournament series produced by Psyonix, the game's developer. It consists of qualification rounds in North America, South America, Europe, and Oceania, and culminates in a playoff bracket with teams from those regions. The qualification rounds are played as an online round-robin tournament and the finals are played live in different cities. The Season 9 championship in 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with other online events being held in place of it.
History[edit]
Psyonix had observed the popularity of Rocket League matches on Twitch and other live streaming platforms by early 2016 and were looking to use the game more in esports.[1] In March 2016, Psyonix announced the first Rocket League Championship Series; the finals took place in June 2016 with a US$55,000 prize pool.[2][3] The second season of the championship series took place in December 2016 with a $125,000 prize pool.[4] A third series began in March 2017, with the $300,000 prize pool finals taking place three months later. In this season, two teams from the oceanic region were also invited to compete.[5]
Rlcs Championship Season 8
A second division, the Rocket League Rival Series (RLRS), was added in Season 4. The two teams finishing at the bottom of the RLCS and the two teams finishing at the top of the RLRS for each region play each other in a promotion tournament at the end of the season to determine if teams are promoted or relegated. At the advent of Season 5 in June 2018, Psyonix organised and managed the event alone. Previous to this, they partnered with Twitch. Season 6 started in September 2018 and featured a million dollar prize pool.[6] For Season 7, Psyonix introduced South America as a new region.[7] Season 8 took place in December 2019. The Season 9 championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with winners of the regional championships being considered the champions.[8] In July 2020, Psyonix announced a new format for the tenth season of RLCS, known as RLCS X. This format league play in favor of teams earning points through three regional splits, all culminating in three seasonal majors.[9]
Results[edit]
| Season | Dates | Finals location | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April – August 2016 | Los Angeles | iBUYPOWER Cosmic[10] |
| 2 | October – December 2016 | Amsterdam | Flipside Tactics[11] |
| 3 | April – June 2017 | Los Angeles | Northern Gaming[12] |
| 4 | September – November 2017 | Washington, D.C. | Gale Force eSports[13] |
| 5 | March – June 2018 | London | Dignitas[14] |
| 6 | September – November 2018 | Las Vegas | Cloud9[15] |
| 7 | April – June 2019 | Newark | Renault Vitality[16] |
| 8 | October – December 2019 | Madrid | NRG Esports[17] |
| 9 | February – April 2020 | Dallas | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[18] |
| X | August 2020 – May 2021 | TBA | TBD |
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- ^Nowakowski, Ian (January 29, 2019). 'Introducing RLCS Season 7'. Rocket League. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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- ^Faletti, Ian. 'A chat with Season 1 champions 617 Cosmic'. ESPN. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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- ^Parker, Max. 'Gale Force's RLCS win marks new era in Rocket League supremacy'. post-gazette.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^Mejia, Ozzie. 'Team Dignitas Wins Rocket League Season 5 Championship After Wild Final Flurry'. Shacknews. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^Mejia, Ozzie. 'Cloud9 shocks Team Dignitas to win Rocket League Season 6 Championship'. Shacknews. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^Mejia, Ozzie. 'Renault Vitality wins Rocket League Season 7 Championship'. Shacknews. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^Mejia, Ozzie. 'NRG Esports wins Rocket League Season 8 Championship'. Shacknews. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
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