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?

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.
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 |
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North America | NRG; The Ultimates; Gen.G Mobil1 Racing; Complexity Gaming |
Europe | Karmine Corp; Team Vitality; Dignitas; Geekay Esports |
Middle East & North Africa | Team Falcons; Twisted Minds |
South America | FURIA; Team Secret |
Oceania | Wildcard; Helfie Chiefs |
Asia-Pacific | Luminosity Gaming |
Sub-Saharan Africa | FUT 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 |
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NRG | Massimo “Atomic” Franceschi Landon “BeastMode” Konerman Daniel “Daniel” Piecenski |
The Ultimates | Jason “Firstkiller” Corral Nick “Chronic” Iwanski Logan “Lj” Wilt |
Gen.G Mobil1 Racing | Slater “Retals” Thomas Christopher “MaJicBear” Acevedo Carlos “CHEESE.” Aguado |
Complexity Gaming | Victor “Reysbull” Duran Cristian “crr” Fernandez João “diaz” Henrique |




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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 |
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Karmine Corp | Axel “Vatira” Touret Tristan “Atow.” Soyez Samy “dralii” Hajji |
Team Vitality | Alexis “zen” Bernier Evan “M0nkey M00n” Rogez Brice “ExoTiiK” Bigeard |
Dignitas | Gaspar “stizzy” Rosalen Jack “ApparentlyJack” Benton Joris “Joreuz” Robben |
Geekay Esports | Archie “Archie” Pickthall Joe “Joyo” Young Ole “oaly.” van Doorn |




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 |
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FURIA Esports | Yan “yanxnz” Xisto Nolasco Gabriel “Lostt” Buzon Arthur “drufinho” Langsch Miguel |
Team Secret | Danilo “kv1” Michelini João “Motta” Motta Pedro Henrique “swiftt” Lewy Gomes |


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 |
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Team Falcons | Mohammed “trk511”" Alotaibi Saleh “Rw9” Bakhashwin Yazid “Kiileerrz” Bakhashwin |
Twisted Mind | Hisham “Nwpo” Alqadi Finlay “rise.” Ferguson Sergio “AtomiK” Pérez |


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 |
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Wildcard | Lachlan “Fever” Aitchison Daniel “Torsos” Parsons Jon “bananahead” Anastasakis |
Helfie Chiefs | Hunter “hntr” Tomeski Ezequiel “Fibérr” Aranda-Lovito David “Rezears” Wünsch |
Luminosity Gaming | Sphinx Gianluca “sosa” Petrozza Leonardo “Catalysm” Christ Ramos |
Maestros Del Esférico | Diego “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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