After nine seasons and more than four years of steady growth and expansion, the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) is changing dramatically for its upcoming Season X.
Rather than have a few-month season cycle capped by a biannual World Championship, Psyonix has unveiled a larger-scale events circuit format that will span three splits across four regions before eventually culminating in an expanded World Championship in 2021. And it’ll award more than $4.5 million (£3.6 million) along the way.
The new format brings flexibility to Rocket League esports as the world continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, plus it creates a larger ecosystem and a potentially smoother on-ramp for up-and-coming players to enter pro competition.