RLCS World Championship 2026 Schedule and Teams
This year’s RLCS season is about to come to an end with the Rocket League World Championship taking place this week.Hosted in Fort Worth, Texas once again, the esports tournament promises six days of intense Rocket…
This year’s RLCS season is about to come to an end with the Rocket League World Championship taking place this week.
Hosted in Fort Worth, Texas once again, the esports tournament promises six days of intense Rocket League action.
Reigning World Champions NRG, Esports World Cup winners Team Falcons, and 2026 Major winners Gentle Mates and Karmine Corp will be amongst the title favourites.
Plus, there will be 1v1 and 2v2 tournaments with big names like Alexis ‘zen’ Bernier, Saleh Abdullah ‘Rw9’ Bakhashwin, and Nassim ‘nass’ Bali competing.
RLCS World Championship 2026 Teams, 2v2 Duos and 1v1 Competitors
The World Championship will see a total of 20 teams, four duos, and four singles competitors competing to become world champions.
The full line-up for this year’s event includes:
Qualified Teams:
EU
- Team Vitality
- Karmine Korp
- Gentle Mates
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Manchester City
- Mate y Tapa
NA
- Spacestation Gaming
- Shopify Rebellion
- Virtus.pro
- NRG
- FUT Esports
SAM
- Made In Brazil
- FURIA
- Bigodes
MENA
- Twisted Minds
- Team Falcons
- R8 Esports
OCE
- Wildcard
APAC
- TSM
SSA
- Five Fears
Virtus Pro, Team Falcons, TSM, Five Fears, Mate y Tapa, R8 Esports, FUT Esports, and Bigodes are the eight teams battling through the Play-In to try and qualify for the Group Stage.
Qualified Players for 2v2
- Rw9 & Kiileerz
- Zen & Atow
- Reveal & zach
- yANXNZ & swiftt
Qualified Players for 1v1
- Nwpo
- Nass
- Diaz
- Kv1
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RLCS World Championship Schedule
The RLCS World Championships 2026 will begin on Tuesday, September 15 and end on Sunday, September 20.
Here is the full schedule for the most important week in the Rocket League esports calendar with CDT, EDT, and CEST time zones.
- September 15 (Play-ins)
- 10:30 CDT / 11:30 EDT / 17:30 CEST on Main stream
- 11:00 CDT / 12:00 EDT / 18:00 CEST on Alternate stream
- September 16 (Group Stage day 1)
- 11:00 CDT / 12:00 EDT / 18:00 CEST on Main stream
- 11:00 CDT / 12:00 EDT / 18:00 CEST on Alternate stream
- September 17 (Group Stage day 2)
- 11:00 CDT / 12:00 EDT / 18:00 CEST on Main stream
- 11:00 CDT / 12:00 EDT / 18:00 CEST on Alternate stream
- September 18 (Playoffs & 1v1 Grand Final)
- 11:00 CDT / 12:00 EDT / 18:00 CEST on Main stream
- September 19 (Playoffs & 2v2 Grand Final)
- 11:00 CDT / 12:00 EDT / 18:00 CEST on Main stream
- September 20 (Championship Sunday)
- 11:00 CDT / 12:00 EDT / 18:00 CEST on Main stream
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