All Rocket League teams qualified for the Birmingham Major: Introduction

Eugene Bozhenko

Eugene Bozhenko

After three intense qualifiers in seven regions, 16 teams made it to the RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major. Who has a better chance of victory?

One aspect makes all Rocket League offline Majors especially great. We can finally witness the top teams from different regions battling each other on one field. This is exactly the esports show not to miss at the RLCS 2025 Major 1 — in Birmingham, UK, the 16 best teams in the world should decide who is stronger of them all.

The Birmingham Major happens from March 27 to March 30. Through the Swiss Stage and the Playoff marches, only one team will be crowned the Champions. Who are the contenders? All the Birmingham Major teams are listed here, with their rosters and current competitive achievements.

RLCS 2025 Major 1 teams and the starting matchups

The best way to introduce the Birmingham Major teams is to show the starting matchups. Not only does it reveal who qualified for the RLCS 2025 Major 1, but it also hints at what to expect on the first day of the tournament. Are there some deadly matchups in the very beginning?

The Birmingham Major teams: Swiss Stage Round 1 (image via Rocket League esports)

Tournament format

The Swiss Stage Round 1 matchups are only the start. The RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major consists of many Rocket League esports matches — in two main stages.

  • Swiss Stage, March 27–28: 16 teams play through five rounds. Those who achieve three wins advance further. 
  • Playoffs, March 29–30: It’s AFL final eight system brackets.
The Swiss Stage system explained (image via Rocket League Esports)
The Swiss Stage system explained (image via Rocket League Esports)

16 teams from seven Rocket League esports regions

The full list of the RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major includes 16 Rocket League esports teams. They come from seven regions, which have different numbers of slots.

Region
Qualified teams
North AmericaNRG;
The Ultimates;
Gen.G Mobil1 Racing;
Complexity Gaming
EuropeKarmine Corp;
Team Vitality;
Dignitas;
Geekay Esports
Middle East & North AfricaTeam Falcons;
Twisted Minds
South AmericaFURIA;
Team Secret
OceaniaWildcard;
Helfie Chiefs
Asia-PacificLuminosity Gaming
Sub-Saharan AfricaFUT Esports
All teams at the RLCS 2025 Major 1 (image via Rocket Leagues Esports)
All teams at the RLCS 2025 Major 1 (image via Rocket Leagues Esports)

Energetic North America

Like in some other Rocket League regions, one team strongly dominated the competition in North America. NRG is formed with the players from G2 Stride, the previous NA Champions. They qualified for the RLCS 2025 Major 1 after two first Opens.

The second team in the region is The Ultimates. After finishing 5th-6th at Open 1, the team achieved two confident second placements. They even eliminated NRG in Open 3.

Gen.G Mobil1 Racing boosted themselves to the Birmingham Major thanks to their Open 3 victory. Complexity Gaming had stable performance even if not too prominent results in the qualifiers: 3rd-4th and 5th-6th.

Team
Players
NRGMassimo “Atomic” Franceschi
Landon “BeastMode” Konerman
Daniel “Daniel” Piecenski
The UltimatesJason “Firstkiller” Corral
Nick “Chronic” Iwanski
Logan “Lj” Wilt
Gen.G Mobil1 RacingSlater “Retals” Thomas
Christopher “MaJicBear” Acevedo
Carlos “CHEESE.” Aguado
Complexity GamingVictor “Reysbull” Duran
Cristian “crr” Fernandez
João “diaz” Henrique
NRG Rocket League roster (image via NRG)
The Ultimates Rocket League roster (image via The Ultimates)
Gen.G Rocket League roster (image via Gen.G)
Complexity Gaming Rocket League roster (image via RocketStreet)

World Champions across two EU teams

Europe is a realm of the Rocket League World Champions 2024. They are not playing in one team, though. Team BDS quit the competition: two players and the coach are in Team Vitality, and one player is in Karmine Corp.

It was logical to expect these teams to battle for the top placement, and it was the case in the beginning. But the current Karmine Corp roster turned out to be too powerful for Team Vitality. KC won two first EU Opens to qualify for the Birmingham Major.

Team Vitality had a shaky performance, especially in Open 2. They still are the second team in the region. Dignitas joined the EU scene this year by purchasing Stormtroopers. They had stable top 6 placements in the qualifiers and reached the top 2 in the second one.

The biggest heroes of the RLCS 2025 Split 1 in Europe are Geekay Esports. They unexpectedly won Open 3 and defeated all other top teams: Vitality, Dignitas, and Karmine Corp.

Team
Players
Karmine CorpAxel “Vatira” Touret
Tristan “Atow.” Soyez
Samy “dralii” Hajji
Team VitalityAlexis “zen” Bernier
Evan “M0nkey M00n” Rogez
Brice “ExoTiiK” Bigeard
DignitasGaspar “stizzy” Rosalen
Jack “ApparentlyJack” Benton
Joris “Joreuz” Robben
Geekay EsportsArchie “Archie” Pickthall
Joe “Joyo” Young
Ole “oaly.” van Doorn
Karmine Corp Rocket League roster (image via Karmine Corp)
Team Vitality Rocket League roster (image via Team Vitality)
Dignitas Rocket League roster (image via Dignitas)
Geekay Esports Rocket League roster (image via Geekay Esports)

Furious secret of South America

FURIA Esports are pretty much uncontested champions of the South American Rocket League scene. They won all the RLCS 2025 SA Opens. Previous year, FURIA players were 5th-6th at the World Championship and at the Rocket League Esports World Cup.

Team Secret is strongly second in the region. They could reach the grand final in Open 2 only because they faced FURIA one match earlier.

Team
Players
FURIA EsportsYan “yanxnz” Xisto Nolasco
Gabriel “Lostt” Buzon
Arthur “drufinho” Langsch Miguel
Team SecretDanilo “kv1” Michelini
João “Motta” Motta
Pedro Henrique “swiftt” Lewy Gomes
FURIA Esports Rocket League roster (image via FURIA Esports)
Team Secret Rocket League roster (image via Team Secret)

Falcons fly over the Middle East & North Africa

Team Falcons are among the best Rocket League esports players in the world, and it’s no surprise to see them dominating their regional competition. However, the Falcons have got nice opponents! Twisted Minds won Open 2. The current roster of Twisted Mind was formed in 2025.

Team
Players
Team FalconsMohammed “trk511”" Alotaibi
Saleh “Rw9” Bakhashwin
Yazid “Kiileerrz” Bakhashwin
Twisted MindHisham “Nwpo” Alqadi
Finlay “rise.” Ferguson
Sergio “AtomiK” Pérez
Team Falcons Rocket League roster (image via Team Falcons)
Twisted Mind Rocket League roster (image via Twisted Mind)

Wildcards of Oceania, Asia-Pacific, and Sub-Saharan Africa

These regions have pretty dedicated communities, but they still should prove themselves internationally. Luminosity Gaming won all three Opens in Asia-Pacific. FUT Esports achieved the same, but the organization changed the name in the process: it was Maestros Del Esférico in Opens 1 and 2.

In Oceania, the Australian team Wildcard won two qualifiers and was second in Open 2. Helfie Chiefs had a shakier performance, but they still were ahead of the closest competitor by 5 points on the regional leaderboard.

Team
Players
WildcardLachlan “Fever” Aitchison
Daniel “Torsos” Parsons
Jon “bananahead” Anastasakis
Helfie ChiefsHunter “hntr” Tomeski
Ezequiel “Fibérr” Aranda-Lovito
David “Rezears” Wünsch
Luminosity GamingSphinx
Gianluca “sosa” Petrozza
Leonardo “Catalysm” Christ Ramos
Maestros Del EsféricoDiego “VKSailen” Isla
Pablo “Leoro” León
Pablo “TORRES8232” Torres

The favorites of the RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major

Sure, Rocket League esports is wild and unpredictable. Geekay Esports in EU Open 3 proved that underdogs certainly can eliminate the favorites.

However, we certainly can highlight some expectations.

  • NRG, Karmine Corp, Team Vitality, and Team Falcons seem to be the strongest at the moment and have good chances to succeed at the RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major.

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