The Rocket League World Championship has wrapped up its 13th season in Fort Worth, Texas at the Dickies Arena, featuring a prize pool of over a million dollars and 16 teams who all vied for the glory that comes with winning the biggest event on the esports calendar.
The Rocket League World Championship began on Sept. 10 with a 16-team Swiss format, setting the stage for the playoffs from Sept. 14 to 15. Swiss matches were all best-of-five, with only the top eight advancing to the Rocket League World Championship Series (RLCS) playoffs. The prize pool for Worlds was twice the size of the Esports World Cup, with first place taking home $300,000 of the total $1,165,500 prize pool.
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Who won the RLCS World Championship?
The grand final match at the RLCS World Championship was a rematch from the Qualification Final match—G2 Stride vs Team BDS. This was the third time G2 had been in the Grand Finals. BDS won the Qualification Final and repeated the victory over G2 4-2 in the Grand Finals.
All RLCS World Championship teams, tournament format
Major RLCS tournaments took place throughout 2024, featuring team wins by OG, Gentle Mates Alpine, and G2 Stride. Teams earned points throughout the season to qualify for a World Championship seed. Here are the top 16 teams who competed at the RLCS Championship.
| Qualification | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| North American Ranking | G2 Stride OG Spacestation Gaming Gen.G Mobi1 Racing |
| European Ranking | Gentle Mates Alpine Team Vitality Karmine Corp Team BDS |
| Oceania Ranking | PWR QuikTrip Pioneers Gaming |
| South American Ranking | Team Secret FURIA |
| Sub-Saharan Africa Ranking | Limitless |
| Middle East & North Africa Ranking | Team Falcons |
| Asia-Pacific Ranking | Gaimin Gladiators |
| Invited* | Oxygen Esports |
The teams opened the World Championship with a 16-team Swiss stage. Each match is a best-of-five: Three series wins guaranteed a spot in the playoffs, while three losses meant elimination.
Teams that qualified with a 3-0 record booked a direct spot to the playoff upper bracket, while 3-2 qualifiers began in the lower bracket. The 3-1 squads then played through a final double-elimination bracket to determine who would join the upper-bracket teams and who would only have one life left in the finals. Once everyone’s locked for the playoffs, the format switches to best-of-seven and double-elimination to the grand final match.
RLCS World Championship 2024 schedule and results
Swiss stage standings
We’ve already seen a few upsets in the expanded Swiss stage which kicked off Sept. 12, with the likes of Team Secret, Vitality, and Gen.G Mobil1 all biting the dust before the playoffs. Here were the final placements of the Swiss stage and where each team headed after the Swiss stage.
Playoffs (upper bracket):
- G2 Stride (3-0)
- Team Falcons (3-0)
Swiss tiebreaker (upper/lower bracket):
- FURIA (3-1)
- Karmine Corp (3-1)
- Team BDS (3-1)
Playoffs (lower bracket):
- Gentle Mates Alpine (3-2)
- Oxygen Esports (3-2)
- Spacestation Gaming (3-2)
Eliminated:
- Vitality (2-3)
- PWR (2-3)
- QuikTrip Pioneers Gaming (2-3)
- Gen.G Mobil1 Racing (1-3)
- OG (1-3)
- Team Secret (1-3)
- Limitless (0-3)
- Gaimin Gladiators (0-3)
Swiss tiebreaker standings
The teams that finished 3-1 in the Swiss stage qualified for the Swiss tiebreaker. The top two based on match difference play for the first upper bracket seed, while the loser met the third squad for the second top seed. The loser of game two dropped to the lower bracket, joining the 3-2 squads.
All match times are in Central Time (CT).
Saturday, Sept. 14
- 11am: FURIA vs. Karmine Corp
- Winner qualified for playoffs upper bracket, loser fell to second seed match.
- Karmine Corp won the match 3-1
- 12pm: Team BDS vs. FURIA
- Winner qualified for playoffs upper bracket, loser fell to playoffs lower bracket.
- BDS won the match 3-2
Playoff standings
It’s a “double-elimination” bracket that separates our top eight from the RLCS World Championship this year. The top four squads receive an extra life in the quarterfinal section of the event, but from the semifinals onwards, there are no second chances. All matches are best-of-seven.
All match times are in Central Time (CT).
Saturday, Sept. 14
- 2pm: Gentle Mates Alpine 2-4 Oxygen Esports
- Gentle Mates is eliminated.
- 3:30pm: Spacestation 3-4 FURIA
- Spacestation is eliminated.
- 5pm: Falcons 1-4 Karmine Corp
- Karmine Corp proceeds to the preliminary finals, Falcons fall to the semifinals.
- 6:30pm: G2 Stride 3-4 BDS
- BDS proceeds to the preliminary finals, G2 Stride falls to the semifinals.
Team Karmine Corp was the first to earn a preliminary final slot, followed by BDS. Oxygen, Falcons, FURIA, and G2 competed in the semifinal matches on Sept. 15.
Sunday, Sept. 15
- 11am: FURIA 3-4 G2 (Semifinal match)
- FURIA was eliminated in game seven overtime
- 12:30pm: Oxygen 2-4 Falcons (Semifinal match)
- Oxygen was eliminated
- 2pm: Karmine Corp 3-4 G2
- G2 proceeds to the grand final, loser is eliminated in 3rd/4th.
- 3:30pm: Falcons 3-4 BDS
- BDS proceeds to the grand final, loser is eliminated in 3rd/4th.
- 5pm: G2 vs. BDS
- BDS won 4-2 over G2
How to watch the RLCS World Championship
The Rocket League World Championship is streamed live on Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok. If you missed the action, spoiler-free replays will be posted on each channel at the conclusion of each match day.
For those seeking streams in alternate languages, check out the event’s Liquipedia page for more details on live streams.
Published: Sep 15, 2024 06:47 pm