Team Falcons Claim the World Champion Title: RLCS 2026 World Championship Results

21.09.2026
Віталій Головатюк

The S-Tier Rocket League tournament — the RLCS 2026 World Championship, organized by Epic Games and BLAST — has concluded at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, USA. The 3v3 offline event took place from September 15 to 20, 2026, featuring a total prize pool of $1,200,000 USD.

Team Falcons emerged as the tournament winners, claiming the grand prize of $300,000. In the grand final, they convincingly swept Spacestation Gaming with a 4:0 score (3:2 on Mannfield, 2:1 on Forbidden Temple, 3:2 in overtime on Futura Garden, and 2:1 on Utopia Coliseum). The runners-up, Spacestation Gaming, received $153,000 for their performance.

Credit: instagram/rlesports
Credit: instagram/rlesports

The playoffs were held from September 18 to 20 using a 12-team Hybrid Elimination bracket, with all matches played as Best-of-7. On their way to the title, Team Falcons defeated FURIA (4:1), Shopify Rebellion (4:1), NRG (4:1), and Karmine Corp (4:2). FUT Esports and Karmine Corp shared 3rd–4th place, earning $99,000 each.

Based on the performances, a panel of RLCS analysts and administrators determined the individual award winners:

  • RLCS 2026 Worlds MVP: Kiileerrz (Team Falcons)
  • RLCS 2026 Grand Finals MVP: Rw9 (Team Falcons)
  • RLCS 2026 Breakthrough Player: CHEESE (FUT Esports)
  • RLCS 2026 Striker of the Season: Atomic (NRG)
  • RLCS 2026 Saviour of the Season: 2Piece (Virtus.pro)
  • RLCS 2026 Playmaker of the Season: Daniel (NRG)

The remaining top-eight placements were distributed as follows: Virtus.pro and NRG took 5th–6th place ($84,000), while Gentle Mates and Shopify Rebellion secured 7th–8th positions ($66,000).

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