EU domination and disaster for NA! Swiss stage finals at RLCS 2025 Raleigh Major

North American fans rejoiced for a short period as their guys performed great at the start of RLCS 2025 Raleigh Major Swiss stage. In round 2, The Ultimates even defeated the Birmingham Major Champions, Karmine Corp. Then, the Swiss finals turned out to be totally disastrous for the region, as only one NA team made it to the playoffs. Still, just one team is needed to win the Rocket League esports Major, right?

The second day of this Rocket League esports Major was packed with high-stakes matches! Top teams from Europe and the Middle East reached the comfort zone of upper finals early. Eventually, all of them are in final brackets, despite a surprisingly shaky play from Karmine Corp.

South America lost one representative, and it's #1 seed. Smaller regions battled intensely to survive this stage and play in front of the big crowd — it did not work out for them.

Everything about the final matches of the RLCS 2025 Raleigh Major Swiss stage is here.

The official YouTube channel of Rocket League Esports broadcasted the Raleigh Major. You can watch the main stream of Swiss stage Day 2 right here.

Check out the matchups and results in the image below. It reflects five rounds of the RLCS 2025 Raleigh Major Swiss stage.

The initial matches happened on Day 1 of the Rocket League Major in Raleigh. Each round of Day 2 included advancement and elimination matches. At the end of the Swiss stage, eight teams proceed to the final brackets — to play in front of a live audience. Eight teams are eliminated.

Both North American teams lost their first advancement matches.

Teams Falcons and Vitality advance to the Playoffs stage of the RLCS 2025 Raleigh Major from round 3. Thanks to this result, they go to the upper brackets.

NRG and The Ultimates recieved another chance in Round 4. They played against Twisted Minds and Gentle M8.

In an extremely close match against Karmine Corp, with two intense overtimes, Dignitas earned their playoffs spots at the Rocket League Raleigh Major 2025. Seeing KC going to the final round is quite unexpectedly.

In a similar five-game match, NRG qualified for the final brackets as well. They defeated Twisted Minds.

Gentle Mates Alpine joined the qualified teams after that clash vs The Ultimates. They literally stole victory in game 3: two goals in the final seconds.

Two tournament favorites should battle for their life in Round 5: Karmine Corp and The Ultimates.

The Swiss stage started promising for the North American Rocket League esports teams, but it ended up to be a disaster. Three out of four region representatives are out of the Raleigh Major, including The Ultimates. Spacestation Gaming got eliminated by Gen.G in Round 4.

Gen.G Mobil1 Racing generally struggled throughout the tournament, and they received the finishing blow from Twisted Minds. Not only did Gen.G lose 0:3, but they also experienced a bitter score 1:6 in the final game.

The Ultimates battled vs Team Secret, and this match vaguely reflected their Swiss stage run: A great start, troubles in the middle, and an awful finish. Two overtimes in the final games went both ways. First, The Ultimates survived after 2 minutes of extra gameplay. But then, Team Secret scored a crucial goal in eight seconds only.

Karmine Corp were cruel enough to eliminate #1 South American seed. FURIA lost 0:3 even if the goal difference wasn't too big in each game.

Four qualified teams start the Playoffs stage of the RLCS 2025 Raleigh Major in the upper brackets. This means they have a space for misstep and potentially a shorter path to the grand final. Vitality vs NRG is a fire match!

Karmine Corp fell to the lower brackets due to their Swiss stage performance. Alongside three other teams, they should make it through a series of elimination matches.

Karmine Corp is generally considered one of the best Rocket League teams in the world. They won the RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major, and they dominate the EU pro scene. It is pretty surprising to see them falling to the 2:2 group in the Raleigh Major Swiss stage.

The Ultimates defeated Karmine Corp with a confident 3:1. Thanks to this victory and also thanks to a successful NA duel vs Spacestation Gaming, The Ultimates entered the final matches in the advancement group. All three remaining rounds were a chance for them to reach the playoffs — and they needed one victory only.

This premise makes the elimination even more disappointing. However, The Ultimates are strong enough to recover before the Rocket League World Championship 2025 Finals!

The other teams that reached the qualification matches early are among the tournament favorites.

Two South American teams, FURIA and Team Secret found themselves in the 1:1 zone after two first rounds. FURIA lost to Vitality. Secret experienced a loss from Falcons. Having Ls from the tournament favorites is not the end of the world, though.

FURIA got unlucky to face Karmine Corp in the decisive match. Team Secret played amazingly to eliminate The Ultimates.

Four teams from the smaller Rocket League regions fell to the elimination zone after the first two rounds of the Rocket League esports Major in Raleigh.

It’s great to see these teams participating in a big event — with such a competitive level. It could be a decent achievement for them to advance to the playoffs but the tournament rule are cruel. All of them are out.

The final brackets of the RLCS 2025 Raleigh Major happen from June 28 to June 29. The next big tournament is the Esports World Cup 2025, from Aug. 14 to Aug. 17.

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