{"id":38454,"date":"2024-09-16T20:19:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T00:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=38454"},"modified":"2024-09-16T20:19:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T00:19:15","slug":"psyonix-announce-2025-rlcs-format-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/psyonix-announce-2025-rlcs-format-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Psyonix announce 2025 RLCS format changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Psyonix has unveiled exciting changes for the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/rocket-league\/\" title=\"Rocket League betting guide\">Rocket League<\/a> Championship Series (RLCS), with a massive $5,000,000 prize pool and format updates aimed at enhancing both competition and fan engagement.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 season introduces a brand-new 1v1 series, running alongside the traditional 3v3 format, offering individual players a chance to showcase their talents on the global RLCS stage.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38459\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RLCS-2025-scaled-e1726531330413.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38459 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/563;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RLCS-2025-scaled-e1726531330413.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38459\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Rocket League Esports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>New 1v1 Series Format<\/h3>\n<p>The 1v1 competition will be divided across the first two splits of the season:<\/p>\n<p>Split 1: Open qualifiers will take place in Europe, South America (SAM), and Asia-Pacific (APAC). Top players will compete for cash prizes, and the winners from Europe and SAM will face off at the first Major\u2019s 1v1 final.<\/p>\n<p>Split 2: North America, Middle East &#038; North Africa (MENA), Oceania (OCE), and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will host their qualifiers, with the top players progressing to the second Major\u2019s 1v1 final.<\/p>\n<p>The winners from these Majors will then battle in a 1v1 showdown at the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/rocket-league\/world-championship\/\" title=\"RLCS World Championship betting guide\">2025 World Championship<\/a>, creating a new dimension of individual competition and rivalries, including the potential for teammates to face each other.<\/p>\n<h3>Last Chance Open Qualifiers<\/h3>\n<p>A new &#8220;Last Chance Open Qualifier&#8221; will be introduced, held between Major 2 and the World Championship.<\/p>\n<p>These qualifiers will occur in the four strongest regions based on performance at Majors.<\/p>\n<p>Only one team from each region will advance to the World Championship, raising the stakes and giving underdog teams one final opportunity to qualify.<\/p>\n<h3>Expanded World Championship<\/h3>\n<p>The 2025 World Championship will expand from 16 to 20 teams, including a new play-in stage.<\/p>\n<p>Four teams from the Last Chance Qualifiers will compete against the lowest-seeded teams from the lowest-ranked regions.<\/p>\n<p>From this stage, four teams will advance to join the top 12 in the main event.<\/p>\n<p>This format gives more teams a shot at glory on the biggest stage in Rocket League.<\/p>\n<h3>Ranking Qualification System<\/h3>\n<p>A new Rankings Qualification system will also streamline the qualification process.<\/p>\n<p>The top eight teams from each qualifier will automatically advance to later stages in the next Open Qualifier, bypassing early rounds.<\/p>\n<p>This system won&#8217;t apply to the first qualifier of each split or the Last Chance Qualifier, maintaining competitiveness for fresh challengers.<\/p>\n<p>With these exciting changes, the 2025 RLCS season promises to deliver more opportunities, intense rivalries, and unforgettable moments.<\/p>\n<p>Fans and players alike can look forward to what could be the most dynamic season in Rocket League history.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psyonix has unveiled exciting changes for the 2025 Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS), with a massive prize pool and format updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":21008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[62,2425,34,1030],"class_list":["post-38454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-psyonix","tag-rlcs-world-championship","tag-rocket-league","tag-rocket-league-championship-series"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38454"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38454"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38457,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38454\/revisions\/38457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}