The RLCS 2022-23 Winter Open has concluded for Europe, South America, Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa regions. Here are the winners and the RLCS Standings for all four regions.

The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Winter Split is finally done with its first qualifier of the split, the Winter Open. The intense qualifier has concluded for four regions and we have seen four winners emerging from the frozen field! These winners have gone through quite an opening for the Winter Split that happened last weekend from Jan. 27 to Jan 29.

The results from this qualifier will be used to determine rankings for the upcoming RLCS Winter Major in April as well as the RLCS World Championship this August. Let's take a look at our winners and the updated standings in the RLCS Rankings.

All-time favorite Karmine Corp is looking strong during RLCS EU Winter Open

Karmine Corp champion of the RLCS 2022-23 EU Winter Open. Image via <a href="https://twitter.com/KarmineCorp/status/1619770698603569153/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Karmine Corp</a>.
Karmine Corp champion of the RLCS 2022-23 EU Winter Open. Image via Karmine Corp.

Karmine Corp is usually on everyone's lips when asked about the strongest team in Rocket League. No one can deny they are a powerful team, especially with the lineup of Amine "itachi" Benayachi, Brice "ExoTiiK" Bigeard, and Axel "vatira." Touret. They had a successful Fall Split with them getting two runner-ups and one first place in the Fall qualifiers.

The French team survived the round-robin group stage of the Winter Open with a loss against Team Vitality. They went against Vertigo Esports and G1 in the playoffs before meeting up with German Amigos in the semifinals. German Amigos failed to bring down the French Titan, leading Karmine Corp to meet up again with Team Vitality, this time in the Grand Final. Team Vitality, previously wounded by their intense matchup against Oxygen Esports, ended up falling to Karmine Corp's aggressiveness. Karmine Corp emerges as the champion of the RLCS EU Winter Open with a score of 4:1.

The team is currently at the top of the overall RLCS EU Ranking with 86 points. They are also at the top of the RLCS EU Winter Ranking at 23 points, strengthening their possible invite to the Winter Major.

Overall
Ranking
Team
Points
Winter
Ranking
Team
Points
1
Karmine Corp
86
1
Karmine Corp
23
2
Moist Esports
60
2
Team Vitality
19
3
Oxygen Esports
56
3
German Amigos
15
4
Team Liquid
52
3
Oxygen Esports
15
5
Quadrant
41
5
G1
11
6
Team Vitality
37
5
Moist Esports
11
7
Greman Amigos
36
8
Team Liquid
11
8
G1
33
8
Quadrant
8
9
Team BDS
21
9
Soniqs
8
10
Soniqs
19
10
Team BDS
5
RLCS EU Rankings

Team Secret finally got a first place in RLCS qualifier

Team Secret was consistent throughout last Fall Major, staying in the top four but always short of becoming the champion of any qualifier. This time, they managed to snatch the championship, proving their improvement and consistency in the scene. Their current roster is Roberto Lima "Sad" de Souza, Olímpio "nxghtt" Torres, and Danilo "kv1" Michelini.

The team made a clean swipe in the round-robin stage of the Winter Open. They proceeded to go against the newly acquired The Club, beating them with a score of 4:1. Team Secret then defeated w7m esports in the semifinal before advancing to the grand final to face off Exceed. They didn't deter as no one can stop them from getting the crown and they took down Exceed with a score of 4:1.

In the overall RLCS SA Ranking, Team Secret stays at the top of the list with 86 points. They are also currently number one in the RLCS SA Winter Ranking at 23 points, working their way to get an invite for the RLCS Winter Major in San Diego.

Overall
Ranking
Team
Points
Winter
Ranking
Team
Points
1
Team Secret
86
1
Team Secret
23
2
Ninjas in Pyjamas
80
2
Exeed
19
3
KRÜ Esports
52
3
KRÜ Esports
15
4
Exeed
32
4
w7m esports
12
5
Final Form
30
5
Final Form
11
6
Parabellum Esports
29
5
Ninjas in Pyjamas
11
7
The Club
28
5
Parabellum Esports
11
8
EndGame
27
5
The Club
11
9
True Neutral
21
9
EndGame
8
10
Lotus
20
10
God Speed
5
RLCS SAM Rankings

DeToNator defeated APAC champion Elevate during RLCS APAC Winter Open

DeToNator wins the RLCS 2022-23 APAC Winter Open. Image via DeTonator.
DeToNator wins the RLCS 2022-23 APAC Winter Open. Image via DeTonator.

The Japanese esports organization had quite a hard time in the Fall Split. They got second place in Fall Open, followed by 3rd-4th place for the Fall Cup, and top eight for the Fall Invitational. In this RLCS Winter Open, they managed to bring down Elevate, previously James Cheese, who had won all three Fall qualifiers this season. DeToNator's victory spells a new challenge for the APAC giant in the region.

In the Winter Open's round-robin group stage, DeToNator took down all three teams before meeting with Rezi's Minions in the playoffs. They proceeded smoothly with a score of 4:0 leading them to meet with Elevate in the semifinals. With two overtimes in the first two games, Detonator had their head straight and managed to take down the APAC champion. They then met up with Gaimin Gladiators and had an intense back-and-forth matchup leading to Game 7 when DeToNator finally takes the crown.

DeToNator is currently first on the APAC Winter Ranking at 23 points. The team is second on the overall APAC Ranking just behind team Elevate, with 61 points.

Overall
Ranking
Team
Points
Winter
Ranking
Team
Points
1
Elevate
82
1
DeToNator
23
2
DeToNator
61
2
Gaimin Gladiators
19
3
Gaimin Gladiators
53
3
Elevate
15
4
Lycus Empire
45
4
Lycus Empire
15
5
Decimate Gaming
35
5
Decimate Gaming
11
6
Nimmt55
35
5
Nimmt55
11
7
UHUH
32
7
Brokoli
8
8
Brokoli
27
7
Lotus Gaming
8
9
Vainshoes
13
7
Rezi's Minions
8
10
Team GanDerS
9
7
UHUH
8
RLCS APAC Rankings

Limitless stays powerful in SSA region

The American esports organization acquired the South African team, May contain nuts, in the Fall season. The team took all three of the Fall regionals, and it is to no one's surprise when they take their throne in this Winter Open. It's a tough team to take down, especially with a roster that emerged as the top three players of the SSA region last season, which are David "2Die4" Morgenrood, Gareth "Snowyy" Spiers, and Ethan "Darth." Deysel.

In the RLCS SSA Winter Open, Limitless has not lost a single game through the event. In a post-match interview, 2Die4 was asked how they maintain being on top of every team in the scene without a better team to compete and scrim against. 2Die4 answered, "We just constantly playing together, trying to improve, working on our chemistry. Because that's always the most important part-playing together as a team."

Limitless stays on top of the overall RLCS SSA Ranking with 86 points. They, unfortunately, will not be making it to the Winter Major in San Diego as the SSA region has not received any team quota for the majors this season.

Overall
Ranking
Team
Points
Winter
Ranking
Team
Points
1
Limitless
86
1
Limitless
26
2
Orlando Pirates Exdee
60
2
Orlando Pirates Exdee
22
3
ATK
42
3
ATK
18
4
White Rabbit Gaming
42
3
White Rabbit Gaming
14
5
Nixuh
41
5
AIPX Gaming
14
6
AIPX Gaming
30
5
Nixuh
14
7
SRZ
30
5
Red Crown Esports
9
8
Red Crown Esports
29
8
SRZ
8
9
Digital Devils
20
9
Astronic Esports
8
10
Astronic Esports
19
9
Digital Devils
8
RLCS SSA Rankings

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