Rocket League Championship Series 2026 - Paris Major
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RLCS 2026 - Paris Major
League Information
Series:
Organizers:
Type:
Offline
Venue:
Prize Pool:
$354,000 USD
Start Date:
2026-05-20
End Date:
2026-05-24
Mode:
3v3
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Teams
Number of teams:
16
Chronology
Accommodation
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About
[edit]RLCS 2026 is the fifteenth season of the Rocket League Championship Series, starting in late 2025. This season introduces new features including the inaugural Kick-Off Weekend and the integration of 2v2, extending the league to three competitive game modes. Like in 2024 and 2025, 2 splits each have 3 regional opens leading into an international major. The season concludes with the World Championship, that welcomes the best-performing teams in these events and the winners of the Last Chance Qualifiers.
The RLCS 2026 Paris Major will take place in Nanterre, France at Paris La Défense Arena.
Format
[edit]- Group Stage - May 20th - 21st
- 16 teams - split into 4 groups of 4.
- Single Round Robin.
- All matches are Bo5.
- Each team plays three matches.
- Winner of each group qualifies to the Upper Bracket of the Playoffs.
- Place 2 and 3 of each group qualify to the Lower Bracket of the Playoffs.
- 4th of each group are eliminated.
- See the group stage tiebreakers:
- Match Record against tied Teams
- Game Differential against tied Teams
- Overall Game Differential
- Goal Differential against tied Teams
- Overall Goal Differential
- Initial Seed
- Playoffs - May 22nd - 24th
- 12-Teams Hybrid Elimination Bracket.
- Top 4 of the Group Stage start with two chances before the Final Four, whereas teams ranked 5th-12th start with one chance.
- All matches are Bo7.
Crowd Days: May 22nd - 24th
Prize Pool
[edit]$354,000 USD and RLCS Circuit Ranking Points are spread among the teams as seen below:
Participants
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| MENA Ranking | |
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1Spot obtained by the winner region of the Kick-Off Weekend
Results
[edit]Group Stage
[edit]| Legend |
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| Advance to the Playoffs - Upper Bracket |
| Advance to the Playoffs - Lower Bracket |
| Eliminated |
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| Group A | ||||||
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| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
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| Group B | ||||||
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| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
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| Group C | ||||||
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| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
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| Group D | ||||||
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| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | ||||
Playoffs
[edit]Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
Lower Bracket Round 2
Lower Bracket Round 2
LB Round 2
LBR2
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Semifinals
Grand Final
Player Accolades
[edit]Determined by a panel of RLCS analysts and administrators:
Additional Data
[edit]Interregional Matchups
[edit]Every single game is counted individually, even in a Bo5 and Bo7 series.
Group Stage
| Place | Region | TT | Wins | Losses | GD | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Playoffs
| Place | Region | TT | Wins | Losses | GD | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall
| Place | Region | TT | Wins | Losses | GD | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Representation
[edit]| # | Country / Region | Representation | Players |
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Broadcast
[edit]Streams
[edit]Broadcast Talent
[edit]Replays
[edit]- TBD