One of esports’ biggest competitions, the Rocket League Championship Series, is back for a sixth season and it promises to be bigger than ever. Open to all Rocket League PlayStation Plus and Steam users, the format is undergoing one major change. Hint: it involves (Dr Evil voice) one million dollars. Excited" You should be.
While the cut of the $1m prize pool won’t be revealed until later this summer, Psyonix has announced the return of the Rival Series open qualifiers, which lets Joe Schmoes like you or I join the big time.
You can register now to join the ranks for two of the four qualifiers open to the public. Perform well enough in those and rank in the top 128 teams and you’ll be through to a nail-biting playoff to whittle the teams down to four. If you’re curious, here’s when the qualifiers (and the eventual Rocket League Championship Series proper) begin:
Sign-ups Open

Now through August 6, 2018

North American Qualifiers

August 11 – 10:00 AM PDT
August 18 – 10:00 AM PDT
August 21 – 3:00 PM PDT
August 25 – 10:00 AM PDT

European Qualifiers

August 12 – 11:00 AM GMT
August 19 – 11:00 AM GMT
August 22 – 3:00 PM GMT
August 26 – 11:00 AM GMT

Rival Series Play-in

North America – September 1, 2018
Europe – September 2, 2018

RLCS League Play Begins

North America – September 8, 2018
Europe – September 9, 2018

Rival Series League Play Begins

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